Ohio Rev. Code § 124.135

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) State employees are entitled to paid leave when summoned for jury duty by a court of competent jurisdiction. (B) State employees are entitled to paid leave when subpoenaed to appear before any court, commission, board, or other legally constituted body authorized by law to compel the attendance of witnesses. This division does not apply if the state employee is a party to the action or proceeding involved or is subpoenaed as a result of secondary employment outside the service of the state. (C) A state employee shall not be required, as a condition of receiving paid leave under divisions (A) or (B) of this section, to remit to the employee's appointing authority or another officer, commission, board, or body any portion of the compensation or reimbursement paid to the employee for serving on a jury or for appearing in court pursuant to a subpoena. (D) Each full-time permanent state employee paid in accordance with section 124.152 of the Revised Code and those employees described in divisions (B)(2) and (4) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code also may be entitled, in their appointing authority's discretion, to paid leave when appointed to serve on advisory boards or commissions or when soliciting for charities for which payroll deductions are made. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM