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OH SB219
Bill
Status
1/14/2014
Primary Sponsor
Larry Obhof
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AI Summary
SB 219 Summary
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Abolishes the office of Court of Claims commissioner and transfers all powers to Court of Claims judges, eliminating the two-tier appellate structure for crime victims compensation claims.
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Consolidates judge disqualification procedures by requiring affidavits for municipal, county, and Court of Claims judges to be filed with the Supreme Court clerk under the same process used for probate, appeals, and common pleas judges.
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Changes per diem compensation for retired judges serving on the Court of Claims from a rate based on Court of Appeals judge annual salary to a rate based on Court of Common Pleas judge annual salary.
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Conforms reparations claim filing requirements to eliminate the two-year statute of limitations for adult victims, aligning with existing law allowing claims to be filed at any time.
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Modifies the Attorney General's annual report on the crime victims compensation program to reflect the elimination of commissioners and streamline administrative cost reporting.
Legislative Description
To abolish the office of the Court of Claims commissioner, to transfer the powers of a judge of the Court of Claims to the court; to specify certain powers of a Court of Claims magistrate, to modify the Attorney General's annual report on the crime victims compensation program, to conform existing law to the existing filing period for filing a claim for reparations by an adult, to eliminate the procedure for filing an affidavit of disqualification for a judge of a municipal or county court and instead include the disqualification of a judge of a municipal or county court and a judge of the court of claims within the procedure for filing an affidavit of disqualification for a probate judge, a judge of a court of appeals, and a judge of the court of common pleas, and to change the basis of the per diem compensation of a retired judge who serves on the Court of Claims from the annual compensation of a judge of a court of appeals to the annual compensation of a judge of a court of common pleas.
Court of Claims/crime victim compensation/ judicial disqualification
Last Action
Passed 3rd Consideration House
1/14/2014