| LexisNexis Anderson Publishing website corrected |
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| Written by Jeff Garvas | |
| Saturday, 10 April 2004 | |
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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. --------------------- 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 |