Rule 47 - Court Records - Application, Remedies, and Liability(A) Application(1) The provisions of Sup.R. 44 through 47 requiring redaction or omission of information in case documents or restricting public access to case documents shall apply only to case documents in actions commenced on or after July 1, 2009. Access to case documents in actions commenced prior to July 1, 2009, shall be governed by federal and state law. (2) The provisions of Sup.R. 44 through 47 restricting public access to administrative documents shall apply to all documents regardless of when created. (3) The provisions of Sup.R. 44(C)(2)(h) restricting public access to certain case documents of a court of common pleas or a division thereof with domestic relations or juvenile jurisdiction shall apply only to case documents in actions commenced on or after January 1, 2016.(B) Denial of public access - remedy A person aggrieved by the failure of a court or clerk of court to comply with the requirements of Sup. R. 44 through 47 may pursue an action in mandamus pursuant to Chapter 2731. of the Revised Code.
(C) Liability and immunitySup. R. 44 through 47 do not affect any immunity or defense to which a court, court agency, clerk of court, or their employees may be entitled under section 9.86 or Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code.
(D) ReviewSup. R. 44 through 47 shall be subject to periodic review by the Commission on the Rules of Superintendence.
Last amended effective 1/1/2016.