Ohio Department of Public Safety

Department of Public Safety
Department overview
Headquarters	Charles D. Shipley Building; 1970 West Broad Street; Columbus, Ohio
Department executive	Tom Stickrath, Director of Public Safety;
Website	publicsafety.ohio.gov

The Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government^[1] responsible for the protection and safety of residents and visitors. The Department of Public Safety's headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohio.

History

On May 19, 1953, Amended House Bill 243 created the Ohio Department of Highway Safety, consisting of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Ohio State Highway Patrol, effective October 2, 1953.^[2] On September 24, 1992, the department was renamed the Ohio Department of Public Safety.^[3]

Divisions

Ohio School Safety Center
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ohio Emergency Management Agency
Emergency Medical Services
Office of Criminal Justice Services
Ohio Office of Homeland Security
Ohio State Highway Patrol
- Ohio Investigative Unit

References

^ "Title [1] I STATE GOVERNMENT: Chapter 121 STATE DEPARTMENTS". Ohio Rev. Code. § 121.01 et seq. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ Ohio State Highway Patrol History, 1933‐1993 (PDF). Ohio State Highway Patrol. 1993. p. 39.
^ "ODPS Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles History". Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2013.

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