Ohio Legal Guide

Welcome to the DMLP's Ohio summary page!

This page collects information involving Ohio from across the Digital Media Law Project website. On the right you will find listings of recent legal threats and blog posts that concern Ohio residents or law. As we add new content to the site that pertains to Ohio, you will be able to find it all right here.

Many of the pages in the legal guide discuss law that is applicable in Ohio. For that reason, the Ohio specific pages are interspersed throughout the guide. You can access the Ohio pages in a number of ways.

First, you can browse the legal guide section by section. You will find Ohio pages inserted in the guide at points where Ohio law diverges from the general summary of law included in the guide or where a more detailed explanation of Ohio law is warranted. The list of legal guide sections appears at the bottom of this page.

Second, you can search for Ohio specific information by going to our Search Page and limiting your keyword search to pages that are tagged with Ohio. You can also search in multiple jurisdictions or limit your search by subject area.

Third, you can click on one of the page titles listed below. Doing so will take you directly to that page in the guide.

To jump to a specific Ohio page, select one of the titles below:

Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Anonymous Speech

Becoming a Sole Proprietor in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Becoming a Sole Proprietor

Forming a Partnership in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Partnership

Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations in Ohio
Found under the section:
Nonprofit Legal Assistance Organizations by State

Forming an LLC in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming an LLC

Forming a Corporation in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Corporation

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Nonprofit

Business Pursuits Exclusion in Ohio
Found under the section:
Insurance Exclusions for Business Pursuits

Ohio Intrusion Law
Found under the section:
Elements of an Intrusion Claim

Ohio Statute of Limitations for Intrusion Claims
Found under the section:
Statute of Limitations for Intrusion

Ohio Recording Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Recording

Ohio Protections for Sources and Source Material
Found under the section:
State Law: Legal Protections for Sources and Source Material

Access to Public Records in Ohio
Found under the section:
Access to Records from State Governments

Open Meetings Laws in Ohio
Found under the section:
Access to State and Local Government Meetings

Access to Ohio Court Proceedings
Found under the section:
State Court Proceedings

Ohio State Court Records
Found under the section:
State Court Records

Trade Secrets Law in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Trade Secrets

Publication of Private Facts in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Publication of Private Facts

Retraction Law in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Retractions

Anti-SLAPP Law in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: SLAPPs

Ohio Defamation Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Defamation

Ohio: False Light
Found under the section:
State Law: False Light

Ohio: Documenting Your Vote (2008)
Found under the section:
State Law: Documenting Your Vote

Ohio Right of Publicity Law
Found under the section:
State Law: Right of Publicity

Forming a Journalism Cooperative in Ohio
Found under the section:
State Law: Forming a Cooperative