Ohio Code § 737.162

§ 737.162.

(A) As used in this section, “felony” has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code . (B)(1) The mayor shall not appoint a person as a marshal, a deputy marshal, a police officer,

a night watchperson, a special police officer, or an auxiliary police officer on a

permanent basis, on a temporary basis, for a probationary term, or on other than a

permanent basis if the person previously has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty

to a felony. (2)(a) The mayor shall terminate the employment of a marshal, deputy marshal, police officer,

night watchperson, special police officer, or auxiliary police officer who does either

of the following: (i) Pleads guilty to a felony; (ii) Pleads guilty to a misdemeanor pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement as provided

in division (D) of section 2929.43 of the Revised Code in which the marshal, deputy marshal, police officer, night watchperson, special

police officer, or auxiliary police officer agrees to surrender the certificate awarded

to that person under section 109.77 of the Revised Code . (b) The mayor shall suspend from employment a marshal, deputy marshal, police officer,

night watchperson, special police officer, or auxiliary police officer who is convicted,

after trial, of a felony.  If the marshal, deputy marshal, police officer, night watchperson, special police

officer, or auxiliary police officer files an appeal from that conviction and the

conviction is upheld by the highest court to which the appeal is taken or if that

person does not file a timely appeal, the mayor shall terminate that person's employment.  If the marshal, deputy marshal, police officer, night watchperson, special police

officer, or auxiliary police officer files an appeal that results in that person's

acquittal of the felony or conviction of a misdemeanor, or in the dismissal of the

felony charge against that person, the mayor shall reinstate that person.  A marshal, deputy marshal, police officer, night watchperson, special police officer,

or auxiliary police officer who is reinstated under division (B)(2)(b) of this section

shall not receive any back pay unless that person's conviction of the felony was reversed

on appeal, or the felony charge was dismissed, because the court found insufficient

evidence to convict that person of the felony. (3) Division (B) of this section does not apply regarding an offense that was committed

prior to January 1, 1997. (4) The suspension from employment, or the termination of the employment, of a marshal,

deputy marshal, police officer, night watchperson, special police officer, or auxiliary

police officer under division (B)(2) of this section shall be in accordance with Chapter

119. of the Revised Code.