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| To enact section 9.601 of the Revised Code to require | 1 |
| a person who enters a street or highway that is | 2 |
| clearly marked as closed due to flooding to | 3 |
| reimburse the person's rescuer for up to $2,000 of | 4 |
| the cost of the person's rescue. | 5 |
| Section 1. That section 9.601 of the Revised Code be enacted | 6 |
| to read as follows: | 7 |
| Sec. 9.601. (A) As used in this section: | 8 |
| (1) "Emergency medical service organization," "firefighting | 9 |
| agency," and "private fire company" have the same meanings as in | 10 |
| section 9.60 of the Revised Code. | 11 |
| (2) "Rescuer" means a state agency, political subdivision, | 12 |
| firefighting agency, private fire company, or emergency medical | 13 |
| service organization. | 14 |
| (B) A person who enters a portion of a street or highway that | 15 |
| is clearly marked as being closed due to flooding and who, as a | 16 |
| result, requires rescue is liable to one or more rescuers for the | 17 |
| cost any such rescuer incurred in rescuing the person, excluding | 18 |
| any cost of transporting the rescued person to a hospital or other | 19 |
| facility for treatment of injuries, up to a cumulative maximum of | 20 |
| two thousand dollars. | 21 |