Ohio AG Adds Public Records Mediation

Ohio Public Records Law Author: Stephen Alexander – The Ohio Attorney General established a new mediation policy to reduce lawsuits filed to get public records and make it easier for government officials to handle open record requests.

Mike DeWine, the Attorney General, said in a press release that the “Public Records Mediation Program will protect the rights and interests of both Ohioans and their local officials by helping resolve disputes before parties turn to time consuming and costly litigation.”

The offer of free mediation services through the attorney general’s office provides an alternative resolution to litigation when a public records request is denied by a government agency. The dispute must be with a city, county, township or other state entity and both parties in the dispute must agree to participate in mediation to be eligible for the program.

Mediation requests can be made by filling out a form on the attorney general’s website: www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov.

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