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Ohio bill would protect people from legal trouble for breaking into car to save a child or a pet

A new bill could protect Ohioans from legal trouble if they break into a car to save a child or a pet. Senators Jim Hughes and Frank LaRose are sponsoring Senate Bill 215, which states a person would be granted immunity from civil liability for any damage resulting from the forcible entry of a motor vehicle for the purpose of removing a minor or an animal from the vehicle because the minor or the animal is in imminent danger of suffering harm.

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