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STATE, EX REL. PLAIN DEALER PUBLISHING CO., v. LESAK

No. 83-922.

9 Ohio St. 3d 1 (1984)

THE STATE, EX REL. PLAIN DEALER PUBLISHING COMPANY, APPELLEE, v. LESAK, SUPT. OF SCHOOLS, ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Baker & Hostetler, Mr. James P. Garner, Mr. Louis A. Colombo and Ms. Karen B. Newborn, for appellee.

Schwarzwald, Robiner, Wolf & Rock Co., L.P.A., Mr. Donald M. Robiner and Mr. Paul F. Levin, for appellants Lesak et al.

Messrs. Purola & Savage and Mr. Albert L. Purola, for appellant John Doe.

Per Curiam.

The issue is whether the banking records pertaining to the two illicit checking accounts are public records pursuant to R.C. 149.43. For the reasons that follow we affirm the court of appeals' decision to compel disclosure of these records.

Public records must be available and open to inspection within a reasonable period of time pursuant to R.C. 149.43(B). The test for public records is twofold. First, the records must be kept by a governmental...

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