Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3307-9-01 | Division of property orders.

                                                
(A) For purposes of this
		  rule:
(1) "Order"
			 means an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Alternate
			 payee," "benefit," "lump sum payment" and
			 "participant" have the meanings set forth in divisions (A) to (D) of
			 section 3105.80 of the Revised Code.
(B)  The retirement system may retain an
		  order that provides the last four digits of the participant's or alternate
		  payee's social security numbers. After the retirement system retains an
		  order, the alternate payee shall provide information required on a form
		  provided by the retirement system. The retirement system shall not issue
		  payment to the alternate payee until the retirement system receives the
		  information required for payment. The alternate payee shall notify this
		  retirement system in writing of any change in the information.
(C) The retirement system shall charge a
		  fee to defray the cost of administering an order as follows:
(1) The fee hereby
			 established shall be deducted prior to calculation of the limit specified by
			 section 3105.85 of the Revised Code.
(2) The fee hereby
			 established shall be divided between the participant and the alternate payee.
			 The fee shall be deducted from the first payment made after retention of an
			 order, except to the extent that the deduction in such manner would exceed the
			 limitation specified by section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, in which case fees
			 shall be paid by deduction from future payments.
(3) The fee shall be
			 calculated under the terms of this rule in effect at the time payment is
			 made.
(a) The fee shall be calculated as an amount equal to the lesser
				of four hundred dollars or one per cent of the amount a participant in the
				defined benefit plan is or would be eligible to receive as a lump sum payment
				under section 3307.56 of the Revised Code.
(b) In the case of a participant in the defined contribution
				plan, the fee shall be calculated as an amount equal to the lesser of four
				hundred dollars or one per cent of the amount the participant is or would be
				eligible to receive as a lump sum payment under the plan in which he or she
				participates.
(c) In the event a participant is ineligible for a lump sum
				distribution because benefits have been granted prior to the retention of an
				order, the fee shall be four hundred dollars.
(D) Pursuant to section 3105.90 of the
		  Revised Code, an order shall be on the form prescribed by the appendix to this
		  rule.
(E) Any benefit or lump sum payment that
		  is owed and unpaid to an alternate payee at the time of the alternate
		  payee's death shall be paid to the estate of the alternate
		  payee.
(F) Any beneficiary designations previously received by the
		  retirement system from an alternate payee shall be voided as of the effective
		  date of this rule and all due and unpaid payments shall be paid as outlined in
		  paragraph (E) of this rule.

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