Section 149.412 | Special Taxing District Records Commission.
Effective: January 30, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 – 130th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in each special taxing district that is a public office as defined in section 149.011 of the Revised Code and that is not specifically designated in section 149.38, 149.39, 149.41, 149.411, or 149.42 of the Revised Code […]
Section 149.42 | Township Records Commission.
Effective: September 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 – 129th General Assembly There is hereby created in each township a township records commission, composed of the chairperson of the board of township trustees and the fiscal officer of the township. The commission shall meet at least once every twelve months and upon the call […]
Section 149.43 | Availability of Public Records for Inspection and Copying.
Effective: September 12, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 99 (GA 134) (A) As used in this section: (1) “Public record” means records kept by any public office, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township, and school district units, and records pertaining to the delivery of educational services by an alternative school in […]
Section 149.431 | Records of Governmental or Nonprofit Organizations Receiving Governmental Funds.
Effective: April 5, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 384, Senate Bill 3 – 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in sections 9.833, 2744.081, and 3345.203 of the Revised Code, any governmental entity or agency and any nonprofit corporation or association, except a corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 1719. of the Revised Code prior to […]
Section 149.432 | Releasing Library Record or Patron Information.
Effective: November 5, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 204 – 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Library” means a library that is open to the public, including any of the following: (a) A library that is maintained and regulated under section 715.13 of the Revised Code; (b) A library that is […]
Section 149.433 | Exempting Security and Infrastructure Records.
Effective: September 12, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 99 – 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: “Act of terrorism” has the same meaning as in section 2909.21 of the Revised Code. “Express statement” means a written statement substantially similar to the following: “This information is voluntarily submitted to a public office in […]
Section 149.35 | Laws Prohibiting the Destruction of Records.
Effective: September 26, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 – 125th General Assembly If any law prohibits the destruction of records, the director of administrative services, the director’s designee, or the boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education shall not order their destruction or other disposition. If any law provides that records shall […]
Section 149.351 | Prohibiting Destruction or Damage of Records.
Effective: September 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 – 129th General Assembly (A) All records are the property of the public office concerned and shall not be removed, destroyed, mutilated, transferred, or otherwise damaged or disposed of, in whole or in part, except as provided by law or under the rules adopted by the […]
Section 149.352 | Replevin of Public Records.
Effective: July 1, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 238 – 116th General Assembly Upon request of the department of administrative services, the attorney general may replevin any public records which have been unlawfully transferred or removed in violation of sections 149.31 to 149.44 of the Revised Code or otherwise transferred or removed unlawfully. Such records […]
Section 149.36 | Authority Not Restricted.
Effective: October 19, 1959 Latest Legislation: House Bill 737 – 103rd General Assembly The provisions of sections 149.31 to 149.42, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall not impair or restrict the authority given by other statutes over the creation of records, systems, forms, procedures, or the control over purchases of equipment by public offices.