Ohio Code § 1716.21

§ 1716.21.

(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section or as specifically required or

authorized by federal law, no agency or official of this state shall impose any filing

or reporting requirement on a charitable organization, regulated or specifically exempted

from regulation under Chapter 1716. of the Revised Code, that is more stringent, restrictive,

or expansive than the requirements explicitly authorized by the Revised Code. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section shall not be construed as repealing or otherwise

negating any rule or requirement already in existence as of the effective date of

this section. (3) Division (A)(1) of this section shall not be construed as negating or limiting any

of the following: (a) Any civil or criminal right, claim, or defense that the attorney general may assert

under the Revised Code or common law; (b) The authority of the attorney general to institute and prosecute an action to enforce

any provision of the Revised Code the attorney general is authorized to enforce; (c) The independent authority of the attorney general to protect charitable assets in

this state. (B) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) State grants and contracts; (2) Fraud investigations; (3) Any enforcement action taken against a specific charitable organization; (4) Settlement agreements; (5) Assurances of discontinuance; (6) Court judgments; (7) Entities operating under Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code.