Ohio Code § 2305.43
Ohio Code § 2305.43. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2305.43.
(A) A law enforcement officer who finds an incapacitated person shall make a diligent
effort to determine whether the person has a physical or mental illness that would
cause the incapacitated condition. Whenever feasible, this effort shall be made before the person is charged with a
crime or taken to a place of detention. (B) In seeking to determine whether an incapacitated person has an illness, a law enforcement
officer may make a prompt and reasonable search for an identifying device and identification
card. The law enforcement officer may not search for an identifying device or identification
card in a manner or to an extent that would appear to a reasonable person in the circumstances
to cause an unreasonable risk of worsening the incapacitated person's condition. If an identifying device or identification card is found, the law enforcement officer
may scan or examine it for emergency information. In doing so, the law enforcement officer may inspect both sides of the device or
card. (C) A law enforcement officer who finds an incapacitated person without an identifying
device or identification card is not relieved of the duty to that person to make a
diligent effort to ascertain the existence of any illness causing the incapacitated
condition. (D) A cause of action against a law enforcement officer does not arise from the officer
making a reasonable search of the incapacitated person to locate an identifying device
or identification card, even though the person is not wearing an identifying device
or carrying an identification card. (E) A law enforcement officer who determines or has reason to believe that an incapacitated
person has an illness causing the person's condition shall promptly notify the person's
physician, if practicable. If the officer is unable to ascertain the physician's identity or to communicate
with the physician, the officer shall make a reasonable effort to cause the incapacitated
person to be transported immediately to a health care practitioner or facility where
medical treatment is available. If the officer believes it unduly dangerous to move the incapacitated person, the
officer shall make a reasonable effort to obtain the assistance of an emergency medical
service provider or health care practitioner.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2305.43
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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