Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3761 | Assemblies; Mobs
Section 3761.16 | Areas Threatened by Riot May Be Cordoned Off.

Effective: July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
The chief administrative officer of a political subdivision with police powers, when engaged in suppressing a riot or when there is a clear and present danger of a riot, may cordon off any area or areas threatened by the riot and prohibit persons from entering the cordoned off area or areas except when carrying on necessary and legitimate pursuits and may prohibit the sale, offering for sale, dispensing, or transportation of firearms or other dangerous weapons, ammunition, dynamite, or other dangerous explosives in, to, or from the cordoned off areas.