Ohio Revised Code Title XXIX. Crimes Procedure § 2923.1214

(C)(1) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section, the owner of an establishment serving the public, the operator of an establishment serving the public, and the employer of persons employed at an establishment serving the public shall be immune from liability in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a law enforcement officer or investigator bringing a weapon into the establishment or onto the premises of the establishment.

(2) The immunity provided in division (C)(1) of this section is not available to an owner, operator, or employer of an establishment serving the public with respect to injury, death, or loss to person or property of the type described in that division if the owner, operator, or employer engaged in an act or omission that contributed to the injury, death, or loss and the owner's, operator's, or employer's act or omission was with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.

(1) “Establishment serving the public” means a hotel, a restaurant or other place where food is regularly offered for sale, a retail business or other commercial establishment or office building that is open to the public, a sports venue, or any other place of public accommodation, amusement, or resort that is open to the public.

(2) “Hotel” has the same meaning as in section 3731.01 of the Revised Code.

(3) “Sports venue” means any arena, stadium, or other facility that is used primarily as a venue for sporting and athletic events for which admission is charged.

(4) “Investigator” has the same meaning as in section 109.541 of the Revised Code.

(5) “Restrictive firearm carrying policy” and “validating identification” have the same meanings as in section 2923.121 of the Revised Code.

(6) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as in section 9.69 of the Revised Code.