Ohio Code § 3109.14

§ 3109.14.

(A) As used in this section, “ birth record ” and “ certification of birth ” have the meanings given in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code . (B)(1) The director of health, a person authorized by the director, a local commissioner

of health, or a local registrar of vital statistics shall charge and collect a fee

for each certified copy of a birth record, for each certification of birth, and for

each copy of a death record.  The fee shall be three dollars.  The fee is in addition to the fee imposed by section 3705.24 or any other section

of the Revised Code.  A local commissioner of health or a local registrar of vital statistics may retain

an amount of each additional fee collected, not to exceed three per cent of the amount

of the additional fee, to be used for costs directly related to the collection of

the fee and the forwarding of the fee to the department of health. The additional fees collected by the director of health or a person authorized by

the director and the additional fees collected but not retained by a local commissioner

of health or a local registrar of vital statistics shall be forwarded to the department

of health not later than thirty days following the end of each quarter.  Not later than two days after the fees are forwarded to the department each quarter,

the department shall deposit the collected fees in the state treasury to the credit

of the children's trust fund.  A person or government entity that fails to forward the fees in a timely manner,

as determined by the department, shall send to the department, in addition to the

fees, a penalty equal to ten per cent of the fees.  The department also shall deposit any penalty received in the state treasury to

the credit of the children's trust fund. (2) Upon the filing for a divorce decree under section 3105.10 or a decree of dissolution

under section 3105.65 of the Revised Code , a court of common pleas shall charge and collect a fee.  The fee shall be eleven dollars.  The fee is in addition to any other court costs or fees.  The county clerk of courts may retain an amount of each additional fee collected,

not to exceed three per cent of the amount of the additional fee, to be used for costs

directly related to the collection of the fee and the forwarding of the fee to the

treasurer of state.  The additional fees collected, but not retained, under division (B)(2) of this section

shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state not later than twenty days following

the end of each month. The treasurer of state shall deposit the fees received under division (B)(2) of this

section in the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund.  A county clerk of courts that fails to forward the fees in a timely manner, as determined

by the treasurer of state, shall send to the treasurer of state, in addition to the

fees, a penalty equal to ten per cent of the fees.  The treasurer of state also shall deposit any penalty received in the state treasury

to the credit of the children's trust fund. (C) The children's trust fund is created in the state treasury.  The treasurer of state shall invest the moneys in the fund, and all earnings resulting

from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund, except that actual administrative

costs incurred by the treasurer of state in administering the fund may be deducted

from the earnings resulting from investments.  The amount that may be deducted shall not exceed three per cent of the total amount

of fees credited to the fund in each fiscal year, except that the children's trust

fund board may approve an amount for actual administrative costs exceeding three per

cent but not exceeding four per cent of such amount.  The balance of the investment earnings shall be credited to the fund.  Moneys credited to the fund shall be used only for the purposes described in sections 3109.13 to 3109.179 of the Revised Code .