Ohio Code § 4173.02
Ohio Code § 4173.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4173.02.
(A) Any retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees is encouraged
to permit a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if the toilet
facility is reasonably safe and all of the following conditions are met: (1) The customer requesting the use of the employee toilet facility has an eligible medical
condition or utilizes an ostomy device. (2) The employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would
create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer or an obvious security risk
to the retail establishment. (3) A public restroom or employee restroom normally available to the public is not immediately
accessible to the customer. (B) This section does not require a retail establishment to make any physical changes
to an employee toilet facility. (C) No restroom facility, by reason of being made available to a customer pursuant to
this section, shall be considered a public facility for the purpose of laws or regulations
that generally govern facilities available to the public. That restroom facility shall be governed by the laws and regulations that otherwise
would govern the facility if it were not made available to a customer pursuant to
this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
At a glance
- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4173.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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