Ohio Public Records

To begin, add a public record or view a list of counties, locations and resources for Ohio public records.

Public offices are required to prepare all public records in Ohio and to have them available for viewing within a reasonable period of time and during regular business hours according to the Ohio Public Records Law. The same offices are responsible for making copies available at the cost of making such copies and for providing those copies by mail when and if such is requested.

Ohio public records must be provided in duplicated form either on paper or on the same medium in which the record is kept. The choice of medium is at the discretion of the individual requester and must be fulfilled in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost.

For the purposes of the Ohio Public Records Law, the definition of 'public records' is: "any record that is kept by any public office, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township, and school district units and any record pertaining to the delivery of educational services by an alternative school in Ohio kept by a nonprofit or for-profit entity operating the school."

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The state Attorney General's office is a key element to any Ohio public records search that will be performed successfully. This is because of what they pleasantly refer to as the Sunshine Laws, which entitle everyone to open access to private matters of citizens as they interact with the government. It carefully balances people's private information with what should be available to all.

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