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Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.21 (2026)

Board of trustees to maintain law and order on campus - administration and enforcement of rules

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July 21, 2022
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Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
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The board of trustees of any college or university which receives any state funds in support thereof, shall regulate the use of the grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities of such college or university and the conduct of the students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the campus so that law and order are maintained and the college or university may pursue its educational objectives and programs in an orderly manner.

The board of trustees of each such college or university shall adopt rules for the conduct of the students, faculty, visitors, and staff, and may provide for the ejection from college or university property, suspension or expulsion of a person who violates such regulations. All such rules shall be published in a manner reasonably designed to come to the attention of, and be available to, all faculty, staff, visitors, and students.

The board of trustees shall provide for the administration and enforcement of its rules and may authorize the use of state university law enforcement officers provided for in section 3345.04 of the Revised Code to assist in enforcing the rules and the law on the campus of the college or university. The board of trustees, or appropriate officials of such college or university when the authority to do so has been delegated by the board of trustees, may seek the assistance of other appropriate law enforcement officers to enforce the rules and to enforce laws for the preservation of good order on the campus, and to prevent the disruption of the educational functions of the college or university.

In accordance with sections 3345.0213 and 3345.0215 of the Revised Code, the rules of the board of trustees shall not restrict freedom of speech nor the right of persons on the campus to assemble peacefully.

Last updated April 27, 2022 at 12:36 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2023 · leading case: Doe v. Ohio State Univ., 136 F. Supp. 3d 854 (S.D. Ohio 2016).
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Doe v. Ohio State Univ., 136 F. Supp. 3d 854 (S.D. Ohio 2016). · cites it 6× “Doe also argues that the statute empowering OSU to regulate student conduct should be read to apply a geographical limit on OSU’s- power, delimiting its jurisdiction by its campus boundaries because the section is entitled “Authority to maintain law and order on campus.”
A.M. v. Miami Univ., 2017-Ohio-8586, 88 N.E.3d 1013. “R.C. 3345.21. Only arrest or conviction of one of its students or employees triggers a statutory obligation to take certain, minimum actions.”
Doe v. Ohio State Univ., 239 F. Supp. 3d 1048 (S.D. Ohio 2017). “the college or university may pursue its educational objectives and programs in an orderly manner” found in Ohio Revised Code § 3345.21; and (3) OSU’s interest in providing a safe environment for all of its students, including taking seriously charges of sexual misconduct by one…”
State v. Wood, 679 N.E.2d 735 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1996). “Under R.C. 3345.21, we find similar authority for a state-funded institution to take administrative action to regulate access by the public in a reasonable manner.”
In re B.J.M., 2017-Ohio-8202, 98 N.E.3d 867. “Additionally, university trustees are authorized by statute to "adopt rules for the conduct of the students, faculty, visitors, and staff, and * * * provide for the ejection from college or university property, suspension or expulsion of a person who violates such regulations.”
Meolatate v. Ohio State Univ., 2023-Ohio-3805. “Pursuant to R.C. 3345.21, any institution that receives state funds in support thereof, “shall regulate the use of the grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities of such college or university and the conduct of the students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the campus so that…”
Thyen v. McKee, 584 N.E.2d 23 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1990). “R.C. 3345.21 further provides that the board of trustees “shall regulate the use of the grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities of such college or university and the conduct of the students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the campus so that law and order are maintained”…”
Solid Rock Found. v. Ohio State Univ., 478 F. Supp. 96 (S.D. Ohio 1979). “Distribution of newspapers is not inconsistent with the goals of maintenance of law and order and the pursuit of educational objectives in an orderly manner set forth in R.C. 3345.21. Nor does it conflict with a serene atmosphere conducive to the study and sober reflection…”
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