Ohio Code § 2901.41
Ohio Code § 2901.41. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2901.41.
(A) As used in this section and section 2901.42 of the Revised Code , “ missing person ” means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older, whose temporary or permanent
residence is in Ohio, and who meets one of the following characteristics: (1) The individual has a physical or mental disability. (2) The individual is missing under circumstances indicating that the individual's safety
may be in danger. (3) The individual is missing under circumstances indicating that the individual's disappearance
was not voluntary. (B) The attorney general shall publish and distribute to all law enforcement agencies
in this state a best practices protocol for addressing reports of missing persons. Upon receipt of the best practices protocol from the attorney general, each law
enforcement agency in this state shall develop and adopt a written policy establishing
reasonable procedures to be followed by the law enforcement agency when the agency
is informed that a person is or may be a missing person. (C) After a law enforcement agency adopts a written policy as required by division (B)
of this section, the peace officers that are employed by that agency shall make a
good faith effort to follow the procedures contained in the policy. (D) The requirements of this section do not create a private cause of action for damages
against the state or any law enforcement agency, political subdivision, peace officer,
or other person who fails to comply with the requirements of this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2901.41
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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