Sec. 2911.23. (A) As used in this section, "place of public | 12 |
amusement" means a stadium, theater, or other facility, whether | 13 |
licensed or not, at which a live performance, sporting event, or | 14 |
other activity takes place for entertainment of the public and to | 15 |
which access is made available to the public, regardless of | 16 |
whether admission is charged. | 17 |
(B) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly | 18 |
enter or remain on any restricted portion of a place of public | 19 |
amusement after notice has been given as provided in division | 20 |
(D)(1) of this section that the general public is restricted from | 21 |
access to that restricted portion of the place of public | 22 |
amusement. A restricted portion of a place of public amusement may | 23 |
include, but is not limited to, a playing field, an athletic | 24 |
surface, a stage, a locker room, or a dressing room located at the | 25 |
place of public amusement. | 26 |
(C) An owner or lessee of a place of public amusement, an | 27 |
agent of the owner or lessee, or a performer or participant at a | 28 |
place of public amusement may use reasonable force to restrain and | 29 |
remove a trespasser from a restricted portion of the place of | 30 |
public amusement. This division does not provide immunity from | 31 |
criminal liability for any use of force beyond reasonable force by | 32 |
an owner or lessee of a place of public amusement, an agent of | 33 |
either the owner or lessee, or a performer or participant at a | 34 |
place of public amusement. | 35 |
(2) If notice that the general public is restricted from | 48 |
access to a portion of a place of public amusement is provided as | 49 |
described in division (D)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section, the | 50 |
state, in a criminal prosecution for a violation of division (B) | 51 |
of this section, is not required to prove that the defendant | 52 |
received actual notice that the general public is restricted from | 53 |
access to a portion of a place of public amusement. | 54 |