Ohio Code § 2953.60
Ohio Code § 2953.60. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2953.60.
(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 section 2953.57 of 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 section 2953.57 of the Revised Code , is guilty of divulging confidential information, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2953.60
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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