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Mar 25, 2025

Avoiding Public Records Litigation – Changes to Ohio Public Records Act

Ohio’s Public Records law is designed to provide for the transparency of government operations by requiring public entities, such as school districts, to provide access to records “promptly” when a request for the inspection of records is made to the entity, and if copies are requested, to provide those “within a reasonable period of time.”  As the public records law has developed, so to have the exceptions. As of April 2025, there will be fifty exceptions identified in the definition of “public record.” Keeping up with the public record definition, alone, can be just as challenging as reviewing, organizing, collecting and responding to a request. To view the complete article, click here.