Ohio § 2307.44

§ 2307.44.

Any person who is subjected to hazing, as defined in division (A) of section 2903.31 of the Revised Code , may commence a civil action for injury or damages, including mental and physical

pain and suffering, that result from the hazing.  The action may be brought against any participants in the hazing, any organization

whose local or national directors, trustees, or officers authorized, requested, commanded,

or tolerated the hazing, and any local or national director, trustee, or officer of

the organization who authorized, requested, commanded, or tolerated the hazing.  If the hazing involves students in a primary, secondary, or post-secondary school,

university, college, or any other educational institution, an action may also be brought

against any administrator, employee, or faculty member of the school, university,

college, or other educational institution who knew or reasonably should have known

of the hazing and who did not make reasonable attempts to prevent it and against the

school, university, college, or other educational institution.  If an administrator, employee, or faculty member is found liable in a civil action

for hazing, then notwithstanding Chapter 2743. of the Revised Code, the school, university,

college, or other educational institution that employed the administrator, employee,

or faculty member may also be held liable. The negligence or consent of the plaintiff or any assumption of the risk by the plaintiff

is not a defense to an action brought pursuant to this section.  In an action against a school, university, college, or other educational institution,

it is an affirmative defense that the school, university, college, or other institution

was actively enforcing a policy against hazing at the time the cause of action arose.