OHIO

Restriction Explanation
Information on report must be relevant to job Any conviction used to make a hiring decision must bear a direct and substantial relationship to the position sought.
State Public Employees – Ban-the-Box Provisions Per an administrative policy, effective June 1, 2015, the Department of Administrative Services removed questions about conviction and arrest history from the initial application for state employment.
Use or inquiry of sealed, expunged, pardoned or erased records Applicant may not be questioned about sealed convictions.