Informal Advisory Opinions

Commission guidance for a specific situation

Informal Advisory Opinions provide guidance on how the Ohio Ethics Law applies to specific situations presented to the Ohio Ethics Commission. Issued by the Commission’s advisory staff after review and approval by the Commission, these written responses explain how the law may apply to the facts described.

All advisory opinions provide the individual, and any person similarly situated, with both criminal and civil immunity as described in Section 102.08(E) of the Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code 102-3-01(C).

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