Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The county, in which a lynching occurs, may recover from any of the persons composing a mob the amount of a judgment and costs rendered against it, under sections 3761.01 to 3761.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code, in favor of the legal representatives of a person killed or seriously injured by such mob. A person present, with hostile intent, at a lynching is a member of the mob and is liable under this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3761 | Assemblies; Mobs
Section 3761.01 | Assemblies - Mob Definitions.
Section 3761.02 | Damages in Case of Assault.
Section 3761.03 | Damages in Case of Lynching.
Section 3761.05 | Person Suffering Death or Injury From a Mob Trying to Lynch Another.
Section 3761.06 | Order to Include Amount of Judgment.
Section 3761.07 | County's Right of Action Against Member of Mob.
Section 3761.08 | County's Right of Action Against Another County.
Section 3761.09 | Limitations of Action.
Section 3761.10 | Person Concerned in Lynching Not Immune From Prosecution.
Section 3761.12 | Prohibition Against Conspiracy While Wearing Disguise.
Section 3761.16 | Areas Threatened by Riot May Be Cordoned Off.