Ohio Code § 504.16
Ohio Code § 504.16. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 504.16.
(A) Each township that adopts a limited home rule government shall promptly do one of
the following: (1) Establish a police district pursuant to section 505.48 of the Revised Code , except that the district shall include all of the unincorporated area of the township
and no other territory; (2) Establish a joint police district pursuant to section 505.482 of the Revised Code ; (3) Contract pursuant to section 311.29 , 505.43 , or 505.50 of the Revised Code to obtain police protection services, including the enforcement of township resolutions
adopted under this chapter, on a regular basis; (4) Designate one or more police constables under Chapter 509. of the Revised Code. (B) A township that has taken an action described in division (A) of this section before
adopting a limited home rule government need not take any other such action upon adopting
that government. (C) The requirement that a township take one of the actions described in divisions (A)(1),
(2), and (3) of this section does not prevent a township that acts under division
(A)(1) or (2) of this section from contracting under division (A)(3) of this section
to obtain additional police protection services on a regular basis.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 504.16
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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