{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-120.38","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 120.38","heading":"Attorney-client privilege.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 1 State Government","Chapter 120 Public Defenders"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-120.38","current_through":"1976-01-13 (House Bill 164 - 111th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:24Z","sha256":"f2e2c304643e0085bd5bef7d949209356d35b7f23e17fc3cd8f88da9117879d6","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-120.36","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-120.39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}