Ohio § 3797.12 Persons immune from civil liability for acts or omissions

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§ 3797.12 — Persons immune from civil liability for acts or omissions

Ohio § 3797.12

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3797Childhood Sexual Abuse Registration and Community Notification

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3797.12 (2026).

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(A)Except as provided in division (B) of this section, any of the following persons shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly caused by an act or omission in connection with a power, duty, responsibility, or authorization under sections3797.01to3797.10of the Revised Code or under rules adopted under authority of those sections:

(1)The attorney general, a deputy, officer, or employee of the office of the attorney general, a sheriff, or a deputy, officer, or employee of the office of the sheriff;

(2)A prosecutor and an officer or employee of the office of a prosecutor;

(3)A person identified in division (A)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) of section3797.06of the Revised Code or the agent of that person

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, any of the following persons shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly caused by an act or omission in connection with a power, duty, responsibility, or authorization under sections3797.01to3797.10of the Revised Code or under rules adopted under authority of those sections:

(1) The attorney general, a deputy, officer, or employee of the office of the attorney general, a sheriff, or a deputy, officer, or employee of the office of the sheriff;

(2) A prosecutor and an officer or employee of the office of a prosecutor;

(3) A person identified in division (A)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) of section3797.06of the Revised Code or the agent of that person;

(4) A person identified in division (A)(2) of section3797.05of the Revised Code, regarding the person's provision of information pursuant to that division to a sheriff.

(B) The immunity described in division (A) of this section does not apply to a person described in divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section if, in relation to the act or omission in question, any of the following applies:

(1) The act or omission was manifestly outside the scope of the person's employment or official responsibilities.

(2) The act or omission was with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.

(3) Liability for the act or omission is expressly imposed by a section of the Revised Code.

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