Senate Bill 202
Possessor of real property to tresspassers-liability for death/injury
To enact section 2305.402 of the Revised Code to specify the responsibility of a possessor of real property to a trespasser and the circumstances in which the possessor may be liable in a tort action for the death or injury of a trespasser, and to specify that it is the intent of the General Assembly to declare that the American Law Institute's finalized "Restatement Third of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm" does not constitute the public policy of the state of Ohio and to codify the current law of Ohio regarding the duties owed to trespassers by those who own, occupy, or control premises.
Current Version
Effective Date
September 6, 2012
Primary Sponsors
Bill Seitz
Cosponsors
Senators
Kevin Bacon
Troy Balderson
Bill Beagle
Dave Burke
Bill Coley
John Eklund
Keith Faber
Timothy Grendell
Cliff Hite
Jim Hughes
Shannon Jones
Kris Jordan
Frank LaRose
Peggy Lehner
Gayle Manning
Thomas Niehaus
Tom Patton
Tim Schaffer
Chris Widener
Representatives
Richard Adams
William Batchelder
Peter Beck
Louis Blessing
Danny Bubp
Jim Buchy
Courtney Combs
Margaret Conditt
Rex Damschroder
Timothy Derickson
Nancy Garland
Cheryl Grossman
Robert Hackett
Dave Hall
Bill Hayes
Terry Johnson
Craig Newbold
Gary Scherer
Lynn Slaby
Andy Thompson
Joseph Uecker
Lynn Wachtmann
Ron Young
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