Ohio § 5589.22 Damages

Ohio Statutes

§ 5589.22 — Damages

Ohio § 5589.22

Title 55Roads-Highways-Bridges

Ch. 5589Offenses Relating To Highways

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5589.22 (2026).

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A corporation or person shall be liable for all damages arising to a person from an obstruction or injury to a road or highway as provided by section5589.21of the Revised Code, which damage shall be recovered by an action at the suit of the board of township trustees of the township in which the offense is committed, or of any person suing therefor before a judge of a county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction where the offense is committed, or by indictment in the court of common pleas in the proper county. Each twenty-four hours the person or corporation, after being notified, permits such obstruction to remain, shall be an additional offense against such section.

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A corporation or person shall be liable for all damages arising to a person from an obstruction or injury to a road or highway as provided by section5589.21of the Revised Code, which damage shall be recovered by an action at the suit of the board of township trustees of the township in which the offense is committed, or of any person suing therefor before a judge of a county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction where the offense is committed, or by indictment in the court of common pleas in the proper county. Each twenty-four hours the person or corporation, after being notified, permits such obstruction to remain, shall be an additional offense against such section.