03/12/2018

Social Media Collides With Ohio Laws

Elected officials could be in violation of the Open Meetings Act

Social media use by elected officials has become a hot-button topic due to concerns over possible violations of Ohio’s Sunshine Laws.

“Social media is a good place to get information out,” said Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O’Brien. “The best thing to do is make sure it’s not running into the Sunshine Laws.”

Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General, states in the introduction of the Sunshine Laws 2017 Manual, “… Ohio’s Public Records Law and Open Meetings Law … are known as the ‘Ohio Sunshine Laws.’”

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Delaware Gazette.