Legal Research

The Supreme Court of Ohio is accepting public comments until December 19, 2007 on proposed amendments addressing access to court records per the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.

The proposed amendment list is extensive and includes among other items: 1) modifications to the current process of sealing court records; 2) partial redaction (only the year on the DOB) or omission of personal identifiers when a case is filed; 3) any party to the case or any individual who is the subject of information in a case record may request that the court limit public access to the case information.

To view the proposed amendments, go to  http://rules.supremecourtofohio.gov/rules/ and click on the third item down on the list.  Comments on the proposed amendments should be submitted in writing to:  Jo Ellen Cline, Legislative Counsel, Supreme Court of Ohio, 65 S. Front St, 7th Floor, Columbus, Ohio  43215-3431, or Clinej@sconet.state.oh.us not later than December 19, 2007. The Courts asks to please include your full name and mailing address in any comments submitted by e-mail.