Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

I'm a bartender who works at a smaller bar and as such we are typically alone on our shifts. I typically have no problems but a few days ago a customer tried for hours to insult me and drag me into a physical confrontation. I heavily suspect he will be there on my next shift and I have no intention of serving him, however, I do not suspect he will leave peacefully. Without a legal bouncer; what measures may I take to get him out of my bar? Is my only option to call the police if I tell him to leave and he says 'no'?


Asked on 1/20/14, 12:21 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Eric Willison Eric Eastman Willison

In Ohio, no one has a right to be anywhere that is not his own property. So if he is on private property like the bar at which you work and you ask him to leave, and if he does not leave, then he is trespassing. If you call the police they will remove him and even charge him with trespassing if you wish.

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Answered on 1/20/14, 4:58 am


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