Ohio Code § 5101.899
Ohio Code § 5101.899. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5101.899.
(A) The youth and family ombudsmen office shall have access to the records of the
department of children and youth and the department of job and family services that
are necessary for the administration of sections 5101.89 to 5101.899 of the Revised Code and in the performance of its official duties, including any records maintained in
the uniform statewide automated child welfare information system under section 5180.40 of the Revised Code . The office has the right to request of the director of children and youth and the
director of job and family services necessary information from any work unit of the
department having information. The collection, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of information by the office
shall be performed in a manner that protects complainants, individuals providing information
about a complaint, public entities, and confidential records. (B) The office shall have access to any necessary records in the control of a public
children services agency, a Title IV-E agency, or a private provider agency that administers
or oversees foster care or placement services for the children services system. (C) Files of the office and any records contained in those files are not public records
subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code . Information contained in investigative and other files maintained by the office
shall be disclosed only at the discretion of the office or if disclosure is required
by a court order.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5101.899
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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