Jennifer Johnson

Guernsey County Clerk of Courts

801 Wheeling Avenue, D200
Cambridge, Ohio 43725
(740) 432-9230

We look forward to serving you!

“The Public is not dependent on us, but rather we on them.

The pledge of the Clerk of Courts is to provide quality service with efficiency and courtesy.

PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS
PUBLIC NOTICE
Effective July 1, 2009

The Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on the Rules of Superintendence has developed

Public Access Rules 44 through 47
with the intent to “Strike a balance between the fundamental principal of openness of Court records and the importance of privacy rights of individuals”.

SUPERINTENDENCE RULE 45
Requires the filing party to omit “Personal identifiers” when filing a case document with the court. These identifiers include:
1. Social security numbers, except last 4 digits
2. Financial account numbers
3. Employer and employee identification numbers
4. Juvenile’s name in abuse, neglect and dependency cases

THE COURT OR CLERK OF COURTS
1. Are not required to review documents to find personal identifiers.
2. May not refuse to file a document because personal identifiers are contained in said document.
3. May provide a form for placement of personal identifiers which will be confidential.

    Any person may request access to documents that have been restricted or redacted through written Motion to the Court.