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Common Pleas Courts Rule State Law Prohibiting Residency Requirements Constitutional

Jan Novak, Associate Director jan.novak@law.csuohio.edu | February 27, 2007 - 09:19

On Friday, February 23, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Peter Corrigan ruled R.C. 9.481 ( 126th General Assembly S.B. 82), prohibiting cities from imposing residency requirements for city employees, is constitutional. The declaratory judgment in City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio, Case No. 2006-590414 and State of Ohio ex rel. Cleveland Fire Fighters Assoc. Loc. 93 v. Jackson, Case No. 2006-590463 follows a February 16 decision by the Allen County Court of Common Pleas in City of Lima v. State of Ohio, Case No. CV20060518 also upholding the statute.

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