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Document Updated June 2008
Ohio Revised Code Pertaining to
Public Records (pdf)
Recent Updates
HB
204 COUNTY RECORDS COMMISSIONS - Requires that County Records Commissions
(149.38 ORC) provide notice to county historical societies and other local
entities that county records are being sent to the Ohio Historical Society
for potential distribution. Effective November 5,
2004
HB
148 TOWNSHIP CLERKS - Requires that the township clerk personally
attend meetings of the board of township trustees, sets a minimum amount
for the township clerk's bond, and requires that township records be kept
at the township hall or the board's meeting place. Effective
November 5, 2004
HB
53 COUNTY RECORDERS - Allows a county recorder to maintain registered
land records by the use of photographic, magnetic, electronic, or certain
other processes, means, or displays. Effective October
29, 2003
SB
258 FIREFIGHTERS & EMT/PUBLIC RECORDS - Requires background checks
on firefighters and exempts from the Public Records Law (149.43) specified
residential and familial information about an EMT or a member of a fire
department and certain security-related information. Effective
April 9, 2003
HB
247 JUVENILE RECORDS - Ensures that prior delinquent child adjudication
and disposition records are available for use in preparing presentence
investigation reports for persons convicted of a criminal offense. Effective
May 30, 2002
SB
184 TERRORISM - Exempts certain security-related information from
the Public Records Law and revises the Open Meetings Law provision regarding
executive sessions to consider security matters. Effective
May 15, 2002
HB
412 MENACING/PUBLIC RECORDS - Increases penalties for assaulting or
menacing personnel of public children services agencies and private child
placing agencies and declares their residential addresses to be confidential
information that is not subject to disclosure by specified persons or
obtainable as a part of a public record. Effective:
April 10, 2001
HB
701 DOG REGISTRATION - Authorizes county auditors to allow for the
registration of dogs via the Internet and accept the payment of dog registration
fees by financial transaction devices. Effective:
April 9, 2001
HB
196 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS - Adds additional language involving alternative
school services to the definition of a "public record" in 149.43
ORC. Effective November 20, 2001
HB
499 AUTOPSY RECORDS - Authorizes coroners, deputy coroners, or their
representatives to request medical and psychiatric records in connection
with an autopsy, protects those records from disclosure as public records,
and requires coroners to complete continuing education requirements. Effective:
February 13, 2001
HB
389 LIBRARY RECORDS - Provides that library records and patron information
are confidential except if the parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor
child requests a library record or patron information pertaining to that
child and in certain other situations. Effective:
October 5, 2000
HB
488 ELECTRONIC RECORDS - Enacts the Electronic Transactions Act by
providing for regulation of electronic records and signatures, provides
for consumer electronic transactions and security procedures between parties,
and provides for the use of electronic records and signatures by state
agencies. Effective: September 14, 2000
HB
539 PUBLIC RECORDS - Excludes from the Public Records Law information
pertaining to the recreational activities of a person under 18 years of
age, to exclude from the exception to the definition of a "public
record" certain peace officer residential and familial information,
includes the Superintendent and troopers of the State Highway Patrol within
the definition of a peace officer for purposes of the peace officer residential
and familial information exception, and declares an emergency. Effective:
June 21, 2000
SB
78 PUBLIC RECORDS - Generally grants members of the public the option
of choosing the medium in which they will receive copies of public records,
requires a public office to transmit copies of a public record through
the United States mail if so requested, and generally excludes peace officer
residential and familial information from the scope of the Open Records
Law. Effective: December 16, 1999
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