Ohio § 2953.60 Questioning regarding, or release of, records sealed under R.C. 2953.57

Ohio Statutes

§ 2953.60 — Questioning regarding, or release of, records sealed under R.C. 2953.57

Ohio § 2953.60

Title 29Crimes-Procedure

Ch. 2953Appeals; Other Postconviction Remedies

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2953.60 (2026).

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(A)In any application for employment, license, or any other right or privilege, any appearance as a witness, or any other inquiry, a person may not be questioned with respect to any record that has been sealed pursuant to section2953.57of the Revised Code. If an inquiry is made in violation of this section, the person whose official record was sealed may respond as if the arrest underlying the case to which the sealed official records pertain and all other proceedings in that case did not occur, and the person whose official record was sealed shall not be subject to any adverse action because of the arrest, the proceedings, or the person's response.

(B)An officer or employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions who knowingly releases, disseminates, or makes avail

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(A) In any application for employment, license, or any other right or privilege, any appearance as a witness, or any other inquiry, a person may not be questioned with respect to any record that has been sealed pursuant to section2953.57of the Revised Code. If an inquiry is made in violation of this section, the person whose official record was sealed may respond as if the arrest underlying the case to which the sealed official records pertain and all other proceedings in that case did not occur, and the person whose official record was sealed shall not be subject to any adverse action because of the arrest, the proceedings, or the person's response.

(B) An officer or employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions who knowingly releases, disseminates, or makes available for any purpose involving employment, bonding, licensing, or education to any person or to any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the state, or of any of its political subdivisions, any information or other data concerning any arrest, complaint, indictment, information, trial, adjudication, or correctional supervision, the records of which have been sealed pursuant to section2953.57of the Revised Code, is guilty of divulging confidential information, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

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