(A) Each public office or person responsible for public records shall maintain a database or a list that includes the name of all public officials and employees elected to or employed by that public office. The database or list is a public record and shall be made available upon a request made pursuant to section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 149.434

  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Public office: includes any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government. See Ohio Code 149.011
  • Records: includes any document, device, or item, regardless of physical form or characteristic, including an electronic record as defined in section 1306. See Ohio Code 149.011

(B) As used in this section:

(1) “Employee” has the same meaning as in section 9.40 of the Revised Code.

(2) “Public official” has the same meaning as in section 117.01 of the Revised Code.

(3) “Public record” has the same meaning as in section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:50 PM