OH HB427

Attorney General must select a qualified third party to receive court notices of sealed or expunged criminal records from courts under sections 2953.32, 2953.37, 2953.38, and 2953.53 of the Revised Code.

Qualified third party must have expertise in Fair Credit Reporting Act, experience with consumer reporting agencies, relationships with data aggregators, at least two years' experience processing sealed/expunged records notices, and meet security requirements.

Upon receiving notice of a sealed or expunged record, the qualified third party must notify identified data repositories and websites known to display such records, which must then remove all records and references within that database.

Applicants seeking to seal or expunge records may opt to pay an additional fee to have the court send notice to the qualified third party and utilize removal procedures, or opt out of the process entirely.

Attorney General enters into contract with qualified third party specifying duties, fee amounts, and proportions of fees retained by the third party versus remitted to courts, the Attorney General, and state treasury.