Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 149.33 (2026)

State records program - office of state records administration

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September 26, 2003

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House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly

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(A) The department of administrative services shall have responsibility for establishing and administering a state records program for all state agencies, except for state-supported institutions of higher education. The department shall apply efficient and economical management methods to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposition of state records.

There is hereby established within the department of administrative services a state records program, which shall be under the control and supervision of the director of administrative services or the director's appointed deputy.

(B) The boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education shall have full responsibility for establishing and administering a records program for their respective institutions. The boards shall apply efficient and economical management methods to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposition of the records of their respective institutions.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Prosecutor's Off. (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-5371, 170 N.E.3d 768.

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Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Prosecutor's Off. (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-5371, 170 N.E.3d 768. “” R.C. 149.33(A)(1). We accordingly reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.”

Rhodes v. City of New Philadelphia, 2011-Ohio-3279, 951 N.E.2d 782. · cites it 2× “42 of the Revised Code or under the records programs established by the *305 boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education under section 149.33 of the Revised Code. Such records shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors…”

Mayer v. Bodnar, 2022-Ohio-4705, 204 N.E.3d 731. · cites it 2× “22 CAE 05 0041 29 under section 149.33 of the Revised Code. Those records shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and shall not be otherwise removed, destroyed, mutilated, or transferred unlawfully.”

Cwynar v. Jackson Twp. Bd. of Trs., 897 N.E.2d 1181 (Ohio Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2008). · cites it 2× “42 of the Revised Code or under the records programs established by the boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education under section 149.33 of the Revised Code. Such records shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and…”

State ex rel. Crenshaw v. King, 2021-Ohio-4433. · cites it 2× “42 of the Revised Code or under the records programs established by the boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education under section 149.33 of the Revised Code. The statute goes on to set forth an exclusive private right of action in the appropriate…”

Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Elections v. Bardwell, 2025-Ohio-4669, 273 N.E.3d 359. · cites it 2× “42 of the Revised Code or under the records programs established by the boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education under section 149.33 of the Revised Code. Moreover, this court renders no opinion regarding whether the Board, pursuant to its retention…”

State ex rel. Verhovec v. Dennison, 2014-Ohio-4847. · cites it 2× “42 of the Revised Code or under the records programs established by the boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education under section 149.33 of the Revised Code. Those records shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and…”

State ex rel. Verhovec v. Uhrichsville, 2014-Ohio-4848. · cites it 2× “42 of the Revised Code or under the records programs established by the boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education under section 149.33 of the Revised Code. Those records shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and…”

Ohio Rev. Code § 149.33(A)(1): 1 case

Welsh-Huggins v. Jefferson Cty. Prosecutor's Off. (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-5371, 170 N.E.3d 768. “” R.C. 149.33(A)(1). We accordingly reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.”

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