Ohio Code § 4719.04
Ohio Code § 4719.04. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4719.04.
(A) No person shall act as a telephone solicitor without having first obtained a surety
bond issued by a surety company that holds a certificate of authority to do business
in this state issued by the superintendent of insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised
Code, and all of the following conditions are met: (1) A copy of the bond is filed with the attorney general. (2) The bond is in favor of any person, and of the state for the benefit of any person,
that is injured by any violation of any provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections. (3) The bond is in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. (4) The bond is maintained and in effect for at least two years after the date on which
the telephone solicitor ceases to engage in telephone solicitations. (B) Any person making a claim against the bond for a violation of any provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections may maintain a civil action against the telephone
solicitor and against the surety company. The surety company is liable only for damages awarded under division (B) of section 4719.15 of the Revised Code and is not liable for attorney's fees awarded under that division or for punitive
damages awarded under division (C) of that section. The aggregate liability of the surety company to all persons injured by a telephone
solicitor's violation of a provision of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections shall not exceed the amount of the bond. (C) A surety company may cancel a telephone solicitor's bond after giving the telephone
solicitor and the attorney general written notice of the cancellation at least thirty
days before the cancellation takes effect. For two years after the cancellation takes effect, a person may make a claim against
the bond under division (B) of this section for a violation that occurred while the
bond was in effect. (D) The attorney general shall provide to a surety company that issues a bond to a telephone
solicitor information concerning complaints received by the attorney general against
the solicitor for alleged violations of sections 4719.01 to 4719.18 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under those sections.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4719.04
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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