Section 5149.102
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Member of the victim's family" has the same meaning as in section 2930.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Person entitled to receive the electronic recording of a specified parole board hearing" means any of the following persons who are entitled to receive the electronic recording of a revocation hearing under section 2967.15 of the Revised Code or a post-release control revocation hearing under section 2967.28 of the Revised Code:
(a) The person who is the subject of the hearing;
(b) The attorney of the person who is the subject of the hearing;
(c) The prosecuting attorney;
(d) The victim.
(3) "Protected health information" means a medical, mental health, substance abuse, recovery services, or behavioral health record.
(4) "Specified parole board hearing" means a revocation hearing under section 2967.15 of the Revised Code or post-release control violation hearing under section 2967.28 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) Subject to division (C) of this section, only upon request of a person entitled to receive the electronic recording of a specified parole board hearing, the department of rehabilitation and correction shall provide the electronic recording of the specified parole board hearing to the person entitled to receive the electronic recording. If the person entitled to receive the electronic recording of a specified parole board hearing wishes to have a recording transcribed, the person entitled to receive the electronic recording of the specified parole board hearing shall do so at the expense of the person entitled to receive the electronic recording of the specified parole board hearing.
(2) A person entitled to receive the electronic recording of specified parole board hearings who receives the electronic recording of a specified parole board hearing shall not make copies of the electronic recording of the specified parole board hearing, shall keep the electronic recording of the specified parole board hearing confidential, and shall not post the electronic recording of the specified parole board hearing on the internet.
(C) The electronic recordings of full parole board hearings provided as public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code shall exclude victim and victim representative statements and shall not include the following personal identifying information of any victim of a crime or a member of the victim's family:
(1) Name;
(2) Date of birth;
(3) Home or work address;
(4) Social security number;
(5) Age;
(6) Telephone number;
(7) Electronic mail address;
(8) Any other information that is likely to identify the victim or a member of the victim's family.
(D)(1) An incarcerated person whose protected health information is disclosed in a recording, summary, or other communication related to a parole board hearing in violation of this section has a civil cause of action for damages against the person who disclosed that information.
(2) A victim whose personal identifying information is disclosed in a recording, summary, or other communication related to a parole board hearing in violation of this section has a civil cause of action for damages against the person who disclosed that information.
Last updated June 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 7, 2026 – Enacted by House Bill 31 - 136th General Assembly [ View September 7, 2026 Version ]