Opinions

The Opinions Section of the Attorney General’s Office provides written opinions on legal questions in response to requests from the office’s clients. These clients are:

• The agencies, departments and officers of state government.
• County prosecuting attorneys and law directors of home rule townships.
• The Ohio House and Senate, when requested by resolution.

Opinions issued in 1993 or later are available online at the Attorney General’s searchable opinions database . If you are looking for a formal opinion issued before 1993, you may write the Opinions Section at:

The Opinions Section can be reached at 614-752-6417. 

Attorney General
c/o Opinions Section
30 East Broad Street, 15th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

The Attorney General’s Office does not offer opinions to private citizens.