Ohio Court Records

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All Ohio court records are available for viewing by the general public unless specific law causes them to be exempt or otherwise unavailable for public disclosure. The court records of Ohio which are generally exempt for public examination include those which relate, or contain information such as investigative records, certain personnel records, confidential legal advice, or any other information that has been ordered to remain confidential by federal or state statutes.

Each court custodian or clerk may choose to charge a small fee in order to fulfill any requests for Ohio court records. In the event that any document requests are denied, a written notice will be provided in a timely manner. The court records of Ohio are official documents which records historical occurrences for any court actions which take place in the state of Ohio. In the event that there is a delay in providing any documents which are truly available for viewing, the clerks will provide an estimated date when those records will become available.