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Does a public office have to work with the requester to find public records?

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Does a public office have to work with the requester to find public records?
If a requester makes an ambiguous or overly broad request that the public office denies, the Public Records Act provides for negotiation between the parties to help identify, locate, and deliver the requested records. ORC 149.43(B)(2). Unless a specific law says otherwise, a requester does not have to give the reason for wanting the records, give his or her name, or make the request in writing, but the request does have to be clear and specific enough for the public office to reasonably identify what public records are being requested. ORC 149.43(B)(5).