If the director of health determines that any facility has violated, is violating, has failed to comply with, or is failing to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under it, the director may request in writing that the attorney general bring an action for civil penalties in the court of common pleas of the county in which the alleged violation or failure to comply has occurred or is occurring. Upon a showing that the person against whom the action is brought has violated, is violating, has failed to comply with, or is failing to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under it, the court may impose upon the person a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each day of violation or failure to comply.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3748.19

  • Director of health: includes a designee or authorized representative of the director. See Ohio Code 3748.01
  • facility: means the state, any political subdivision, person, public or private institution, or group, or any unit of one of those entities, but does not include the federal government or any of its agencies. See Ohio Code 3748.01
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59

Any action under this section is a civil action governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure.

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