Ohio Department of Public Safety explained

Agency Name:	Department of Public Safety
Type:	department
Headquarters:	Charles D. Shipley Building 1970 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio
Chief1 Name:	Tom Stickrath
Chief1 Position:	Director of Public Safety

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

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Ohio

External links

• Ohio Department of Public Safety

Notes and References

1. Web site: Title [1] I STATE GOVERNMENT: Chapter 121 STATE DEPARTMENTS ]. . § 121.01 et seq. . June 27, 2017.
2. Book: Ohio State Highway Patrol History, 1933‐1993. Ohio State Highway Patrol. 1993. 39. PDF.
3. Web site: ODPS Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles History. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. September 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194533/http://www.bmv.ohio.gov/history.stm. July 14, 2014. dead. mdy-all.