Publications for Environmental

General

• Concealed Handgun Licenses Special Report
• Facial-Recognition Inquiries Report

Special Reports

• Concealed Handgun Licenses Special Report
• Facial-Recognition Inquiries Report

• 100 Years - A Century of Excellence and Advancement
• 2-71 Form with Field Descriptions
• BCI Background Check Procedures
• BCI Overview Booklet
• BCI Palm Card
• BCI Reason Fingerprint Codes
• BCI Science School Palm Card
• Building a Better NIBIN
• Cold Case Unit Palm Card
• Computerized Criminal History Acronyms and Definitions
• Child Abduction Response Team Palm Card
• Crimes Against Children Initiative Palm Card
• Facial Reconstruction Poster
• Criminal Intelligence Unit Flyer
• Cyber Crimes Unit Palm Card
• FBI Background Check Procedures
• FBI Background Check Processing Memo
• FBI Reason Fingerprint Codes
• Fingerprint Card Field Definition
• Forensic Accounting Unit
• Guidelines for Preservation and Retention of Biological Evidence
• Making the Most of NIBIN Brochure
• Missing Persons Unit Flyer
• Offenses Requiring DNA Sample Submission
• Officer-Involved Critical Incident Booklet
• Post Conviction DNA Protocol
• Post Conviction Application
• Post Conviction Testing Authorities List
• Project L.I.N.K. for Law Enforcement
• Project L.I.N.K. for Families
• Public Notice Of CALEA Reaccreditation Assessment
• Relief from Disability
• Request for Challenge and Review of Criminal History Records
• Requesting Your Own Criminal Records
• Special Prosecutions and BCI: Here to Help
• SSN Misuse (Out of State)
• SSN Misuse Procedure

• A Liquor Permit Guide for Charities
• Avoiding Theft in Your Nonprofit
• Be a Wise Donor Palm Card
• Be a Wise Donor Palm Card (Spanish)
• Beware of Bid Rigging Poster
• Charitable Guide for Businesses
• Charitable U Palm Card
• Complying With Ohio Consumer Law - A Guide for Businesses
• Consumer Sales Practices Act
• Data Breach Prevention and Response Guide for Small Businesses and Charities
• Economic Development Manual
• Fair Employment Guide for Business Owners
• Fair Housing Guide for Landlords
• Guide for Charity Board Members
• Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Advertising
• Ohio for Responsible Gambling Poster
• Ohio Nonprofit COVID-19 Survey Report
• Online Charitable Registration Information Sheet
• Policy 201 Games of Chance

• Beware of Phone Call Scams During COVID-19 Flyer
• Consumer Scams Brochure
• Cybersecurity Help, Information and Protection Program (CHIPP)
• Homebuyers' Protection Act
• Lemon Law Booklet
• Moving Ohio Forward Program Summary
• Protect Your Financial Information Flyer
• Recognize and Report Medicaid Fraud
• Recovering From a Natural Disaster Flyer
• Robocall Basics Flyer
• Steer Clear of COVID-19 Scams Flyer
• The Do's and Don'ts of Unwanted Calls
• TSSA Application Instructions
• We All Play a Part To Stay Cyber Smart Postcard

Quick Tips

• Consumer Tips & Resources on Avoiding Scams
• Identity Theft Basics
• Notario Scams
• Notario Scams (Spanish)
• Used Car Buyer Checklist

• Keeping the Environment Safe
• Special Report: This Land Was Made for You and Me
• Quick Reference Guide for Law Enforcement Officers

• Active Shooter Response Companion Workbook
• Campus Sexual Assault Initiative Report
• Consumer Guide for Students: Know Your Rights
• D.A.R.E Review and Evaluation Report
• Drug Use Prevention Education Resource Guide
• Ohio Joint Study Committee on Drug Use Prevention Education Report
• Ohio School Threat Assessment Training Reference Guide
• Parent Resource Guide: Apps to Watch
• Parent Resource Guide: Protecting Kids When They Go Online
• Student Loan Debt Collection Advisory Group Report
• School Safety Task Force Report

• Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Advisory Group on Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuits
• Cold Case Grant Information
• Force Multiplier
• Force Multiplier Factsheet
• The Future of Police Training in Ohio
• The Future of Police Training in Ohio Factsheet
• Help for Active-Duty Military, Veterans and Their Families Palm Card
• Keep Your Children Safe: Missing Children Palm Card
• Missing Persons Palm Card
• Ohio Attorney General's Advisory Group on Law Enforcement Training Report
• Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Unit Overview Brochure
• Ohio Property and Evidence Room Best Practices Manual
• OHLEG Advisory Group Report of Recommendations
• OHLEG: Get More from New SWIFT RMS Factsheet
• OHLEG: New and Improved Factsheet
• OHLEG Palm Card
• OHLEG: SWIFT Share Palm Card
• OOCIC A/V Lab
• Sexual Assault Kit Commission Recommendation
• School Threat Assessment Training Factsheet
• Unsolved Homicides Palm Card
• Veterans Response Program Guide

Concealed Carry

• Concealed Carry Laws Manual
• Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreements
• How to Know if a Gun is Stolen Palm Card
• Personal Firearms Inventory Booklet
• Model Concealed Carry Sign

Ohio Peace Officer Training

• How to Become a Peace Officer in Ohio
• OPOTA Drone Program Palm Card
• OPOTA Online Factsheet
• OPOTA Overview Palm Card
• Peace Officer Basic Training Weapon Disabilities and Disqualifying Offenses
• Policing in the 21st Century Resource Guide
• Scenario Training Equipment Program (STEP) Palm Card

• 2018 Report To The General Assembly
• Administrative Law Handbook
• Bid Rigging Hotline Poster

Sunshine Law

• 2024 Sunshine Law Manual
• 2024 Sunshine Law Manual: Appendix A
• 2024 Sunshine Law Manual: Appendix B
• 2024 Sunshine Law Manual: Appendix C
• 2024 Sunshine Law Manual (Accessible)

• CyberSmarts for Older Adults Flyer
• Elder Abuse Commission
• Elder Justice Unit Palm Card
• Elder Fraud and Financial Exploitation Brochure
• Elder Abuse Commission Palm Card
• Financial Fraud and Exploitation Affecting Older Adults Brochure
• Phone Scams Checklist
• Recognize and Report Patient Abuse and Neglect

• 2012 Child Safety Summit Report of Findings
• Crime Can Be Costly Palm Card
• Crime Victim Bill of Rights
• Crime Victim Bill of Rights Palm Card
• Crime Victims Compensation Poster
• Demand Reduction Conversation Piece
• Demand Reduction White Paper
• Drug Addiction Affects All Ohioans
• A Hand in Healing Palm Card for Sexual Assault Survivors
• How to Keep You and Your Family Safe Brochure
• Human Trafficking Fact Sheet for Educators
• Human Trafficking Prevention Education Manual
• Human Trafficking: An Online Threat
• John School: Guidelines for Sex Buyer Education Programs
• Join the Fight Postcard
• Kids Against Bullying Fortune Teller Flier
• Ohio Community Solutions Guide
• Protect Your Family from Addiction: Safe Drug Disposal Palm Card
• Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education: Prevention Techniques and Strategies Report
• Recovery Ohio Plan
• Standards of Service for Trafficked Persons
• VINE Brochure
• VINE Brochure (Spanish)