Miller v. Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics

[Cite as Miller v. Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics,

2021-Ohio-996.] ROSANNA L. MILLER Case No. 2020-00618PQ Requester Special Master Jeff Clark v. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, VITAL STATISTICS Respondent {¶1} The Ohio Public Records Act (PRA) requires copies of public records to be made available to any person upon request. The state policy underlying the PRA is that open government serves the public interest and our democratic system. To that end, the public records statute must be construed liberally in favor of broad access, with any doubt resolved in favor of…