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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A) As used in this section:
(1) “Health care provider” has the same meaning as in section 2317.02 of the Revised Code.
(2) “Drug of abuse” has the same meaning as in section 4506.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) If an official criminal investigation has begun regarding a person or if a criminal action or proceeding is commenced against a person, any law enforcement officer who wishes to obtain from any health care provider a copy of any records the provider possesses that pertain to any test or the result 1 of any test administered to the person to determine the presence or concentration of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse in the person's blood, breath, or urine at any time relevant to the criminal offense in question shall submit to the health care facility a written statement in the following form:
“WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUESTING THE RELEASE OF RECORDSTo: .................... (insert name of the health care provider in question).
I hereby state that an official criminal investigation has begun regarding, or a criminal action or proceeding has been commenced against .................... (insert the name of the person in question), and that I believe that one or more tests has been administered to that person by this health care provider to determine the presence or concentration of alcohol, a drug of abuse, a combination of them, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in that person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine at a time relevant to the criminal offense in question. Therefore, I hereby request that, pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code, this health care provider supply me with copies of any records the provider possesses that pertain to any test or the results of any test administered to the person specified above to determine the presence or concentration of alcohol, a drug of abuse, a combination of them, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in that person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine at any time relevant to the criminal offense in question.
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(Name of officer)
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(Officer's title)
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(Officer's employing agency)
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(Officer's telephone number)
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(Agency's address)
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(Date written statement submitted)”
(C) A health care provider that receives a written statement of the type described in division (B) of this section shall comply with division (B)(2) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code relative to the written statement.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XXIII. Courts Common Pleas § 2317.022 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxiii-courts-common-pleas/oh-rev-code-sect-2317-022/
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