Savransky v. Mahoning Cty. Prosecutor's Office

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 3089

Syllabus

Public Records Retroactivity R.C. 1.48 R.C. 149.43(A)(1) and (3) R.C. 149.43(B) R.C. 2930.07(C) A public office may respond to a public records request through its counsel Records originally qualifying as R.C. 149.43(A)(3) medical records retain that status after being incorporated into a public office's records Records qualifying as R.C. 149.43(A)(3) medical records may be withheld in toto The version of R.C. 149.43 in effect at the time of a records request governs the sufficiency of the public office's response to the request A statute has a retroactive effect for purposes of R.C. 1.48 if it is applied to events occurring before its effective date R.C. 2930.07(C) cannot be applied to records requests predating its effective date.