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Section 120.38 | Attorney-client privilege.

Ohio Revised Code
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Title 1 State Government
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Chapter 120 Public Defenders
 
Effective:
January 13, 1976
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 164 - 111th General Assembly
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(A) All information obtained by a public defender when determining if a person is indigent, shall be held confidential within the ethical standards of attorney-client communications, unless previously on public record, or made available to the court as provided in section 120.05 of the Revised Code.

(B) All communications between the individual defendant and a public defender shall be fully protected by the attorney-client privilege to the same extent and degree as though counsel had been privately engaged.

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