Section 2307.221 | Immunity from tort liability - nonprofit corporations.
(A) As used in this section, "tort action" has the same meaning as in section 2307.60 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person is liable in a tort action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly caused by the person's act of self-defense or defense of another when performed during the commission, or imminent commission, of an offense of violence to protect the members or guests, including the person's self, of a nonprofit corporation against the commission, or imminent commission, of that offense of violence, unless the person's act constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any right to bring a civil action under section 2307.60 of the Revised Code or any other section of the Revised Code.
(D) This section does not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any immunity from civil liability or defense established by another section of the Revised Code or available at common law, to which the person may be entitled under circumstances not covered by this section.
(E) Subject to division (B) of this section, there is a presumption that a person who approaches or enters a nonprofit corporation's premises or event with intent to commit an offense of violence is liable for any injury, death, or loss to person or property resulting from an act of self-defense or defense of another against that person.
Last updated February 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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- April 9, 2025 – Enacted by House Bill 452 - 135th General Assembly [ View April 9, 2025 Version ]