The department of developmental disabilities shall require any of its employees and each officer and employee of every institution under its control who may be charged with custody or control of any money or property belonging to the state or who is required to give bond to give a surety company bond, properly conditioned, in a sum to be fixed by the department which, when approved by the department, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The cost of such bonds, when approved by the department, shall be paid from funds available for the department. The bonds required or authorized by this section may, in the discretion of the director of developmental disabilities, be individual, schedule, or blanket bonds.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5123.10

  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Institution: means a public or private facility, or a part of a public or private facility, that is licensed by the appropriate state department and is equipped to provide residential habilitation, care, and treatment for persons with intellectual disabilities. See Ohio Code 5123.01
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59