Effective: September 26, 2003
Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly
No state agency shall retain, destroy, or otherwise transfer its state records in violation of this section. This section does not apply to state-supported institutions of higher education.
Each state agency shall submit to the state records program under the director of administrative services all applications for records disposal or transfer and all schedules of records retention and destruction. The state records program shall review the applications and schedules and provide written approval, rejection, or modification of an application or schedule. The state records program shall then forward the application for records disposal or transfer or the schedule for retention or destruction, with the program's recommendation attached, to the auditor of state for review and approval. The decision of the auditor of state to approve, reject, or modify the application or schedule shall be based upon the continuing administrative and fiscal value of the state records to the state or to its citizens. If the auditor of state disapproves the action by the state agency, the auditor of state shall so inform the state agency through the state records program within sixty days, and the records shall not be destroyed.
At the same time, the state records program shall forward the application for records disposal or transfer or the schedule for retention or destruction to the state archivist for review and approval. The state archivist shall have sixty days to select for custody the state records that the state archivist determines to be of continuing historical value. Records not selected shall be disposed of in accordance with this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records
Section 149.01 | Official Reports - Number - Filing.
Section 149.011 | Documents, Reports, and Records Definitions.
Section 149.02 | Annual Reports in Triplicate.
Section 149.03 | Governor's Authority as to Reports.
Section 149.04 | Printing of Messages and Inaugural Addresses.
Section 149.05 | Number of Reports Printed.
Section 149.07 | Final Journals Available to Members of General Assembly.
Section 149.09 | Distributing Pamphlet Laws.
Section 149.091 | Publishing and Distributing Session Laws.
Section 149.10 | Submission of Audit Reports.
Section 149.12 | Distributing Legislative Publications to Libraries.
Section 149.16 | Secretary of State or State Library Board Shall Distribute Law and Journals.
Section 149.17 | Highway Maps of Ohio.
Section 149.21 | Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act; Definitions; Applicability.
Section 149.22 | Designation of Official Record.
Section 149.23 | Authentication.
Section 149.24 | Preservation and Security.
Section 149.25 | Implementation.
Section 149.26 | Construction.
Section 149.27 | Construction With Other Laws.
Section 149.30 | Public Functions of Ohio History Connection.
Section 149.301 | Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board.
Section 149.302 | National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture.
Section 149.304 | Historic Homestead Register Program.
Section 149.305 | Ohio African-American Hall of Fame.
Section 149.306 | Ohio African-American Hall of Fame Governing Board.
Section 149.307 | Ohio History License Plate Contribution Fund.
Section 149.308 | Ohio History Fund.
Section 149.309 | Ohio Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.
Section 149.31 | Archives Administration for the State.
Section 149.311 | Application for Rehabilitation Tax Credit Certificate.
Section 149.33 | State Records Program - Office of State Records Administration.
Section 149.331 | State Record Administration Program.
Section 149.333 | Applying for Record Disposal or Transfer.
Section 149.34 | Records Management Procedures.
Section 149.35 | Laws Prohibiting the Destruction of Records.
Section 149.351 | Prohibiting Destruction or Damage of Records.
Section 149.352 | Replevin of Public Records.
Section 149.36 | Authority Not Restricted.
Section 149.38 | County Records Commission.
Section 149.39 | Records Commission - Municipal Corporation.
Section 149.40 | Making Only Necessary Records.
Section 149.41 | School District Records Commission - Educational Service Center Records Commission.
Section 149.411 | Library Records Commission.
Section 149.412 | Special Taxing District Records Commission.
Section 149.42 | Township Records Commission.
Section 149.43 | Availability of Public Records for Inspection and Copying.
Section 149.431 | Records of Governmental or Nonprofit Organizations Receiving Governmental Funds.
Section 149.432 | Releasing Library Record or Patron Information.
Section 149.433 | Exempting Security and Infrastructure Records.
Section 149.434 | Public Offices to Maintain Employee Database.
Section 149.435 | Confidentiality of Records Regarding Abused Children.
Section 149.436 | Written Request for Records for Occupant of School Vehicle Involved in Accident.
Section 149.45 | Public Office Redaction of Personal Information From Internet.
Section 149.52 | Filing Articles of Dedication.
Section 149.53 | Archaeological and Historic Survey and Salvage Work.
Section 149.54 | Archaeological and Historic Survey and Salvage Work Permit.