Ohio R. Superi. Ct. 46

As amended through October 29, 2024
Rule 46 - Court Records - Bulk Distribution
(A) Requests for bulk distribution and new compilations
(1) Bulk distribution
(a) Any person, upon request, shall receive bulk distribution of information in court records, provided that the bulk distribution does not require creation of a new compilation. The court or clerk of court shall permit the requestor to choose that the bulk distribution be provided upon paper, upon the same medium upon which the court or clerk keeps the information, or upon any other medium the court or clerk determines it can be reasonably duplicated as an integral part of its normal operations, unless the choice requires a new compilation.
(b) The bulk distribution shall include a time or date stamp indicating the compilation date. A person who receives a bulk distribution of information in court records for redistribution shall keep the information current and delete inaccurate, sealed, or expunged information in accordance with Sup. R. 26.
(2) New compilation
(a) A court or clerk of court may create a new compilation customized for the convenience of a person who requests a bulk distribution of information in court records.
(b) In determining whether to create a new compilation, a court or clerk of court may consider if creating the new compilation is an appropriate use of its available resources and is consistent with the principles of public access.
(c) If a court or clerk of court chooses to create a new compilation, it may require personnel costs in addition to actual costs. The court or the clerk may require a deposit of the estimated actual and personnel costs to create the new compilation.
(d) A court or clerk of court shall maintain a copy and provide public access to any new compilation. After recouping the personnel costs to create the new compilation from the original requestor, the court or clerk may later assess only actual costs.
(B) Contracts with providers of information technology support

A court or clerk of court that contracts with a provider of information technology support to gather, store, or make accessible court records shall require the provider to comply with requirements of Sup. R. 44 through 47, agree to protect the confidentiality of the records, notify the court or clerk of court of all bulk distribution and new compilation requests, including its own, and acknowledge that it has no ownership or proprietary rights to the records.

Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 46