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

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

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

• 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

• List of law enforcement agencies in Ohio

• Ohio Department of Public Safety

• State agencies of Ohio
• State law enforcement agencies of Ohio

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