About
A small tool for asking Ohio for its records.
Sunfile is built and run by WeldonPC, an Ohio computer and web company, at newsinohio.com. The news in Ohio often starts with a record someone asked for; Sunfile helps with the asking and the waiting.
What it does
- Writes a plain request letter from what you type, citing ORC 149.43 where it helps. Nothing from the writer is stored.
- Keeps a private Request File on a link only you hold: dates, weekday counts, status, a dated log, your follow-up dates.
- Drafts the next letter (a follow-up, or a reply to a denial) from what is in your file.
How the numbers work
Weekdays waiting counts Monday to Friday after the day you sent the request, up to today (or up to the day the request closed). Holidays are not removed. Your follow-up date is your chosen number of weekdays (3 to 30, 10 unless you change it) after the last contact: the day you sent it, or the newest acknowledgment, cost quote, partial delivery or follow-up in the log. These are yardsticks you choose. Ohio law sets no fixed number of days.
The status follows the log: “All the records arrived”, “They denied all or part of it” and “I withdrew the request” close a request on the date you log; “I reopened it” opens it again.
Sources
- Ohio Revised Code 149.43 (effective September 7, 2026), read October 13, 2026.
- Ohio Revised Code 2743.75 (effective April 9, 2025), read October 13, 2026.
- Ohio Sunshine Laws, Ohio Attorney General.
Laws change. If a quotation here no longer matches the statute, the statute wins; WeldonPC reviews the quotations when Ohio amends section 149.43.
Who it is not
Sunfile is an independent site. It is not a newspaper, not a law firm, and not the Ohio Attorney General, the Court of Claims or any public office. It gives general information, not legal advice, and it sends nothing on your behalf. It has no connection with any newspaper or news outlet, and newsinohio.com is only its address.