Ohio Code § 737.05

Ohio Code § 737.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 737.05.

The police department of each city shall be composed of a chief of police and such

other officers, patrolmen, and employees as the legislative authority thereof provides

by ordinance. The director of public safety of such city shall have the exclusive management and

control of all other officers, surgeons, secretaries, clerks, and employees in the

police department as provided by ordinances or resolution of such legislative authority.  He may commission private policemen, who may not be in the classified list of the

department, under such rules and regulations as the legislative authority prescribes.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 737.05
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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