Any state records center or archival institution established pursuant to sections 149.31 and 149.331 of the Revised Code is an extension of the departments, offices, and institutions of the state and all state and local records transferred to records centers and archival institutions shall be available for use under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The state records administration, assisted by the state archivist, shall establish rules and procedures for the operation of state records centers and archival institutions holding public records, respectively.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 149.44

  • Records: includes any document, device, or item, regardless of physical form or characteristic, including an electronic record as defined in section 1306. See Ohio Code 149.011
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59