Ohio Code § 5543.01
Ohio Code § 5543.01. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5543.01.
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall have
general charge of the following: (1) Construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of all bridges
and highways within the engineer's county, under the jurisdiction of the board of
county commissioners, except for those county roads the board places on nonmaintained
status pursuant to section 5541.05 of the Revised Code ; (2) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of roads by boards of township
trustees under sections 5571.01 , 5571.06 , 5571.07 , 5571.15 , 5573.01 to 5573.15 , and 5575.02 to 5575.09 of the Revised Code ; (3) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of the roads of a road
district under section 5573.21 of the Revised Code . (B) For any particular project, after notifying the county engineer, the board of township
trustees of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter
504. of the Revised Code may hire an independent professional engineer to be in charge
of those activities listed in division (A)(2) of this section. The county engineer shall review all of the independent professional engineer's
plans for improvements and provide the board of township trustees with comments on
those plans within ten working days after receiving them. The county engineer shall monitor all plans for improvements in order to maintain
compliance with existing construction standards and thoroughfare plans, and coordinate
construction timelines within the county. (C) The county engineer may not perform any duties in connection with the repair, maintenance,
or dragging of roads by boards of township trustees, except that, upon the request
of any board of township trustees, the county engineer shall inspect any road designated
by it and advise as to the best methods of repairing, maintaining, or dragging that
road.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5543.01
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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