Ohio Code § 5525.18

§ 5525.18.

No contract shall be entered into by the director of transportation, if the bidder

awarded the contract is a foreign corporation, until the secretary of state has certified

that the corporation is authorized to do business in this state, and, if the bidder

awarded the contract is a person or partnership nonresident of the state, until the

person or partnership has filed with the secretary of state a power of attorney designating

the secretary of state as its agent for the purpose of accepting service of summons

in any action brought in this state against the person, firm, or corporation relating

to the contract, or under the highway laws or under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code.  No estimate shall be paid to any contractor by the director until the administrator

of workers' compensation has certified that the contractor has complied with every

condition of Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code, and all acts amendatory thereof and

supplementary thereto.  The certificate of compliance shall be valid for fifteen days following the period

for which the employer has paid an advance premium, and shall warrant and require

the payment of all estimates dated during the fifteen-day period, other than final

estimates, unless the certificate is revoked by the administrator.  Upon the request of any contractor upon state highway work, or person, firm, or

corporation intending to engage in contracting upon such work, the administrator,

upon the receipt of any premium due, shall forward the certificate to the director.