Ohio Code § 5301.012

§ 5301.012.

(A) As used in this section, “ agency ” means every organized body, office, or agency established by the laws of the state

for the exercise of any function of state government. (B) Any instrument by which the state or an agency of the state acquires an interest

in real property, including any deed, transfer, grant, reservation, agreement creating

an easement, or lease, shall identify the agency for whose use and benefit the interest

in the real property is acquired. (C)(1) If the instrument conveys less than a fee simple interest in real property and if

the agency has authority to hold an interest in property in its own name, the instrument

shall state that the interest in the real property is conveyed “to _____ (the name of the agency).” Otherwise, the instrument shall state that the interest in the real property is

conveyed “to the State of Ohio for the use and benefit of _____ (name of agency).” (2) If the instrument conveys a fee simple interest in real property and if the agency

has authority to hold a fee simple interest in real property in its own name, the

instrument shall state that the interest in the real property is conveyed “to the

_____ (name of agency) and its successors and assigns.”  Otherwise, the instrument that conveys a fee simple interest in the real property

shall state “to the State of Ohio and its successors and assigns for the use and benefit

of _____ (name of agency).” (D) The purpose of specifying the name of the agency in the instrument is to identify

the agency that has the use and benefit of the real property.  The identification of the agency pursuant to this section does not confer on that

agency any additional property rights in regard to the real property.