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Ohio Rev. Code § 149.35 (2026)

Laws prohibiting the destruction of records

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Effective:
September 26, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly
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If any law prohibits the destruction of records, the director of administrative services, the director's designee, or the boards of trustees of state-supported institutions of higher education shall not order their destruction or other disposition. If any law provides that records shall be kept for a specified period of time, the director of administrative services, the director's designee, or the boards shall not order their destruction or other disposition prior to the expiration of that period.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2014 · leading case: State ex rel. Toledo Blade Co. v. Seneca Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 899 N.E.2d 961 (Ohio 2008).
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State ex rel. Toledo Blade Co. v. Seneca Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 899 N.E.2d 961 (Ohio 2008). “Further, a construction of R.C. 149.35 and 149.38, in conjunction with R.”
State ex rel. Pine Tree Towing & Recovery, Inc. v. McCauley, 2014 Ohio 4331 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “{¶10} In their first assignment of error, appellants argue that the court erred in granting summary judgment because there are disputed facts as to whether the records were destroyed, manipulated, or withheld within the meaning of R.C. 149.35 and 149.351. {¶11} The instant…”
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