Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Outlet Communications, Inc. v. Lancaster Police Department
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 2, 1988No. 87-1708PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
The Public Records Law, R.C. 149.43(B), in pertinent part, provides that “[a]ll public records shall be promptly prepared and made available for inspection to any person at all reasonable times during regular business hours. * * *” More pointedly applicable to the questions of law presented here is the definition and exception section to this law, R.C. 149.43(A), which states in pertinent part:
“As used in this section:
“(1) ‘Public record’ means any record that is kept by any public office, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township, and school district units, except…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. National Broadcasting Co. v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. WellsOhio Supreme Court · 1985
- State ex rel. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers v. GosserOhio Supreme Court · 1985
- State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. University of AkronOhio Supreme Court · 1980
- Wooster Republican Printing Co. v. City of WoosterOhio Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State ex rel. Steckman v. JacksonOhio Supreme Court · 1994
- State ex rel. Master v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1996
- John R. Hicks v. Terry Collins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- State ex rel. Scanlon v. DetersOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Caledonian-Record Publishing Co. v. WaltonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
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