# Ohio DR 1-103: DR 1-103. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUTHORITIES

> Ohio · Court rules · Superseded

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_DR_R1_103

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio DR 1-103
- **Heading:** DR 1-103. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUTHORITIES
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** Superseded
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Rules of Court / Judges and Attorneys / Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility (Disciplinary Rules) / Ohio DR 1-103

## Text

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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