Ohio Rev. Code § 120.38

Attorney-client privilege.

Ohio · Chapter 120 | Public Defenders · Status: effective

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Citation: Ohio Rev. Code § 120.38, Attorney-client privilege, Ohio, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1163390
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(A) All information obtained by a public defender when determining if a person is indigent, shall be held confidential within the ethical standards of attorney-client communications, unless previously on public record, or made available to the court as provided in section 120.05 of the Revised Code. (B) All communications between the individual defendant and a public defender shall be fully protected by the attorney-client privilege to the same extent and degree as though counsel had been privately engaged.