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Two Bits of News on Ohio Law

Ohio Provisions for Intimidation of Homeless Persons

This post was written by Chuck Kallendorf: "A bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives last Wednesday would bring some 30 existing statutes of the Revised Code, including involuntary manslaughter, four types of assault, menacing & stalking, hazing, unlawful restraint, arson, vandalism, and three types of sex offenses under additional provisions "if the offender commits the violation with the intent to cause harm to any victim of the violation because that victim is a homeless person."

"Violation of the new section would be 'intimidation of a homeless person,' carrying a penalty of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of intimidation of a homeless person."

HB 509"

IRS Non-Profit Filing Requirements

This post was written by Chuck Kallendorf: "Thousands of small non-profits, from Little League teams to community soup kitchens, could lose their tax-exempt status on Monday because of an IRS filing requirement that was part of the 2006 Pension Protection Act, a USAToday article this morning said.

"Previously, non-profits with annual revenue of less than $25,000 were excluded," the article said. "Non-profits that fail to file a return for three consecutive years lose their tax-exempt status. On May 17, the three-year clock runs out for non-profits that haven't filed a return since 2007."

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Source: Hamilton County Law Library Blog, 14 May 2010. Reproduced with permission.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on May 17, 2010 (boomark / email).