What is the DMA?
The DMA is a questionnaire that must
be completed by certain applicants
to certify that they have not provided
“material assistance” to a terrorist
organization (Sections 2909.32,
2909.33, and 2909.34 of the Ohio
Revised Code).
DMA DECLARATION REGARDING MATERIAL
ASSISTANCE / NONASSISTANCE TO A
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
Ohio Homeland Security
is a division within the
Ohio Department of Public Safety
1970 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43223
www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov
Bob Taft, Governor
State of Ohio
Kenneth Morckel, Director
Ohio Department of Public Safety
John Overly, Executive Director
Ohio Division of Homeland Security
HLS 0046 4/06
Basic Information and Instructions
for Administrators
Who Must Complete and Who Retains the Completed DMA training for
Submit the DMA? Forms once they are administrators is available
The DMA form applies to applicants
Submitted? online at:
for: The issuing agency or entity will http://www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/
• Certain state issued licenses retain the completed forms along with
• All candidates under final the application. The DMA forms, review request forms and
consideration for public reference documents are available online
employment at:
• Business contracts with, and What Procedures are to be
funding from, any state, county Followed if an Applicant http://www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/
or local government entity in an Provides a Positive Indication?
annual aggregate amount greater Please direct questions to Ohio Homeland
than $100,000.00 The issuing agency must deny the Security.
• Private entities that wish to do application and notify the Department
business with any state, county of Public Safety’s Homeland Security DMA Information Hotline: (614) 644-3892
or local government entity that Division of the positive indication. Fax: (614) 752-2419
adopts procedures requiring pre- Email: dma-info@dps.state.oh.us
certification
Can an Applicant Request
a Review of a Denial of their
How are the DMA Forms Application based on a
Distributed? Positive Indication on the
All DMA forms and reference DMA?
information can be found on the Ohio
Homeland Security Division Web site. An applicant may request a review
The forms are in PDF format. The of the denial of their application.
issuing agency or entity is responsible The request must be made to the
for either directing applicants to the Department of Public Safety’s
forms on the Web site, or printing Homeland Security Division.
and providing hard copies to the Instructions for filing a request
applicant. appear on the DMA forms.