LexisNexis Anderson Publishing website corrected

On Wednesday, April 7, an OFCC exclusive broke the story that LexisNexis Anderson Publishing was displaying the wrong Ohio CHL law on it's website. This website resource is THE location where government officials go to access Ohio Revised Code.

Although the company was notified about the error on Wednesday, it took them two days to respond. The email below refers to this as "immediate action."

The problems this error created are perhaps more grave than the company seems to realize.

OFCC now has verified reports that the Cleveland police department is handing
out copies of the WRONG version of this new law (directly downloaded from
Anderson's) to it's officers. This is likely a problem that is being repeated across the state.

As a direct result of this error, Ohioans are now at risk of being arrested for things
that are not crimes - such as carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle with a person under 18 years of age as an occupant.

While LexisNexis Anderson Publishing has placed the correct ORC on their website, they make no mention of the recent error on that website. Nor are we aware of any attempts by the company to notify Ohio law enforcement or other government entities that this error occurred.

It is OFCC's belief that the company must do all it possibly can to get the word out about this serious error, and subsequent correction.

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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 12:54:25 -0400
From: "Lowe, Christopher"
Subject: LexisNexis Anderson Publishing website corrected

Mr. Baus,

Upon being notified of an issue with the listing of the Ohio concealed
handgun license law, LexisNexis Anderson Publishing took immediate action to
provide the correct version of the law on http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com. The error was a result of
incorrect information being pulled by LexisNexis Anderson Publishing from a
state-maintained source.

LexisNexis is committed to providing the most up-to-date and accurate
information available to the legal and general business industry. Every
effort is taken to ensure that this valuable information is presented to
customers in a timely and reliable manner.

We regret the error and appreciate your feedback.

Sincerely,

LexisNexis
Statutory Content & Publishing