State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. Johnson

{¶ 1} In this case, we determine whether state-employee home addresses are public records for purposes of the Public Records Act. For the reasons specified, we hold that in general, state-employee home addresses are not “records” under R.C. 149.011(G) and 149.43 because they do not document the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the state and its agencies. Consequently, state-employee home addresses are not subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act, and the Dispatch is not entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel disclosure of…