Ohio's Laws Regarding Adoptions Records

Ohio

Statute: § 2151.421(H)(1),(2)

Records Confidential: Yes

Persons with access to records

Not addressed in statutes reviewed.

Persons without access to records

• CPS/State Agencies

• Agencies From Other States

• Courts/Judges

• Grand Juries

• Law Enforcement

• Attorneys General/Prosecutors

• Attorneys, GAL's

• Physicians

• Reporters of Abuse

• Researchers

• Employers

• Parents/Guardians

• Coroners

• Review Teams

• Treatment Providers

• Subject of Reports

• Public/Any Person

Other The report shall only be disclosed as evidence in a criminal proceeding, in accordance with the Rules of Evidence, and subject to discovery in accordance with the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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