Ohio Code § 2113.04
Ohio Code § 2113.04. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2113.04.
(A) Any employer, including the state or a political subdivision, at any time after the
death of an employee, may pay all wages or personal earnings due to the deceased employee
to the following, preference being given in the order named, without requiring letters
testamentary or letters of administration to be issued upon the estate of the deceased
employee, and without requiring an Ohio estate tax release if the wages or personal
earnings do not exceed five thousand dollars: (1) The surviving spouse; (2) Any one or more of the children eighteen years of age or older; (3) The father or mother of the deceased employee. (B) The payment of wages or personal earnings under division (A) of this section is a
full discharge and release to the employer from any claim for the wages or personal
earnings. If letters testamentary or letters of administration are thereafter issued upon
the estate of the deceased employee, any person receiving payment of wages or personal
earnings under that division is liable to the executor or administrator for the sum
received by the person.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2113.04
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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