Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If a mob carries a prisoner into another county, or comes from another county to commit violence on a prisoner brought from such county for safekeeping, the county in which the lynching is committed may recover the amount of the judgment and costs, rendered against it under sections 3761.01 to 3761.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code, from the county from which the mob came, unless there was contributory negligence on the part of officials of the county bringing the action in failing to protect such prisoner or to disperse such mob.
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.