Ohio Code § 4701.12
Ohio Code § 4701.12. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4701.12.
The display or uttering by a person of a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed,
engraved, or written instrument or device, bearing a person's name in conjunction
with the words “ certified public accountant ” or any abbreviation of those words, or “ public accountant ” or any abbreviation of those words, shall be prima-facie evidence in any action
brought under section 4701.18 or 4701.99 of the Revised Code that the person whose name is so displayed caused or procured the display or uttering
of that card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument
or device, and that the person is holding self out to be a certified public accountant
or a public accountant holding an Ohio permit. In any action, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this section
shall be sufficient to justify an injunction or a conviction without evidence of a
general course of conduct.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4701.12
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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