Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person engaged in the work of, or connected with, or employed by any newspaper or any press association for the purpose of gathering, procuring, compiling, editing, disseminating, or publishing news shall be required to disclose the source of any information procured or obtained by such person in the course of his employment, in any legal proceeding, trial, or investigation before any court, grand jury, petit jury, or any officer thereof, before the presiding officer of any tribunal, or his agent, or before any commission, department, division, or bureau of this state, or before any county or municipal body, officer or committee thereof.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 27 | Courts-General Provisions-Special Remedies
Section 2739.01 | Libel and Slander.
Section 2739.02 | Defenses in Actions for Libel or Slander.
Section 2739.04 | Disclosure of New Source.
Section 2739.11 | Newspaper Defined.
Section 2739.12 | Newspaper Reporters Not Required to Reveal Source of Information.
Section 2739.13 | Correction of False Statement Formerly Published.
Section 2739.14 | Publishing Corrected Statements.
Section 2739.15 | Published Statements Shall Be Sworn To.
Section 2739.16 | Refusal or Failure to Publish.
Section 2739.18 | Prohibition Against Threats of Publication to Influence Official Action.