DR 1-103. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUTHORITIES

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Ohio Rules of Court › Judges and Attorneys › Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility (Disciplinary Rules) › Ohio DR 1-103

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A lawyer possessing unprivileged knowledge of a violation of DR 1-102 shall

report such knowledge to a tribunal or other authority empowered to investigate or act upon such

violation.

(B)

A lawyer possessing unprivileged knowledge or evidence concerning another

lawyer or a judge shall reveal fully such knowledge or evidence upon proper request of a tribunal

or other authority empowered to investigate or act upon the conduct of lawyers or judges.

(C)

Any knowledge obtained by a member of a committee or subcommittee of a bar

association, or by a member, employee, or agent of a nonprofit corporation established by a bar

association, designed to assist lawyers with substance abuse or mental health problems shall be

privileged for all purposes under DR 1-103, provided the knowledge was obtained while the

member, employee, or agent was performing duties as a member, employee, or agent of the

committee, subcommittee, or nonprofit corporation.

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