1711.131 Use of credit card for expenses. - Ohio Statutes

1711.131 Use of credit card for expenses.

(A) The board of directors of a county agricultural society or an independent agricultural society may authorize by resolution an officer or employee of the agricultural society to use a credit card held by the board to pay for expenses related to the purposes of the agricultural society. If a board elects to authorize the use of a credit card held by the board as described in this section, the board first shall adopt a policy specifying the purposes for which the credit card may be used.

(B) An officer or employee of an agricultural society who makes unauthorized use of a credit card held by the society’s board of directors is personally liable for the unauthorized use. The prosecuting attorney of the appropriate county shall recover the amount of any unauthorized expenses incurred by the officer or employee through the misuse of the credit card in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. This section does not limit any other liability of the officer or employee for the unauthorized use of a credit card held by the board of directors.

(C) An officer or employee who is authorized to use a credit card held by the board of directors of an agricultural society and who suspects the loss, theft, or possibility of unauthorized use of the credit card immediately shall notify the board in writing of the suspected loss, theft, or possible unauthorized use. The officer or employee may be held personally liable for not more than fifty dollars in unauthorized debt incurred before the board receives the notification.

(D) The misuse by an officer or employee of an agricultural society of a credit card held by the society’s board of directors is a violation of section 2913.21 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 09-26-2003