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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.431

Acquiring real estate

Effective: September 30, 2025; Latest Legislation: House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly

When it is necessary for a state institution under the jurisdiction of the department of behavioral health to acquire any real estate, right of way, or easement in real estate in order to accomplish the purposes for which it was organized or is being conducted, and the department is unable to agree with the owner of such property upon the price to be paid therefor, such property may be appropriated in the manner provided for the appropriation of property for other state purposes.

Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.