Ohio § 1561.261 Immunity of mine safety employees arising from rescue work

Ohio Statutes

§ 1561.261 — Immunity of mine safety employees arising from rescue work

Ohio § 1561.261

Title 15Conservation of Natural Resources

Ch. 1561Division Of Mineral Resources Management - Mines And Quarries

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1561.261 (2026).

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Except for civil actions in which the state is  the plaintiff, no employee of the division of mineral resources  management who performs rescue work at an underground coal mine is  liable in any civil action that arises under the laws of this  state for damage or injury caused in the performance of rescue  work at an underground coal mine unless the employee acted with  malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless  manner.

This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any  immunity from civil liability that is conferred on an employee of  the division by any other provision of the Revised Code or by case  law.

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Except for civil actions in which the state is the plaintiff, no employee of the division of mineral resources management who performs rescue work at an underground coal mine is liable in any civil action that arises under the laws of this state for damage or injury caused in the performance of rescue work at an underground coal mine unless the employee acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.

This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any immunity from civil liability that is conferred on an employee of the division by any other provision of the Revised Code or by case law.