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Ohio Rev. Code § 4721.01 (2026)

Liability for loss of property

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October 1, 1953

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House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

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An innkeeper, whether a person, partnership, or corporation, having in his inn a metal safe or vault in good order suitable for the custody of money, bank notes, jewelry, articles of gold and silver manufacture, precious stones, personal ornaments, railroad mileage books or tickets, negotiable or valuable papers, and bullion, and keeping on the doors of the sleeping rooms used by his guests suitable locks or bolts, and on the transoms and windows of such rooms suitable fastenings, and keeping a copy of this section printed in distinct type conspicuously suspended in the office, ladies' parlor or sitting room, barroom, washroom, and five other conspicuous places in such inn, or not less than ten conspicuous places in all, shall not be liable for loss or injury suffered by a guest, unless such guest has offered to deliver such property to such innkeeper for custody in such metal safe or vault, and the innkeeper has omitted or refused to take and deposit it in the safe or vault for custody and give the guest a receipt therefor.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1958–2015 · leading case: World Diamond, Inc. v. Hyatt Corp., 699 N.E.2d 980 (Ohio Ct. App. 1997).

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World Diamond, Inc. v. Hyatt Corp., 699 N.E.2d 980 (Ohio Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 48× “The plaintiffs also requested a declaration as to the interpretation and constitutionality of and their rights under R.C. 4721.01, 4721.02, and 4721.03, Ohio’s innkeeper liability statutes.”

Heimberger v. Zeal Hotel Grp., Ltd., 2015 Ohio 3845 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “02 where losses are occasioned by negligence of an innkeeper or by theft by employees of an innkeeper).”

H.K. Mallak, Inc. v. Fairfield FMC Corp., 33 F. Supp. 2d 748 (E.D. Wis. 1999). · cites it 2× “71; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4721.01 . It is possible that the last sentence of Wis.”

Rappaport v. Akron West Hilton Inn, 622 N.E.2d 400 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 9× “Hilton claimed that R.C. 4721.01 controlled this action. The statute shields hotels from liability for the theft of certain items of personal property if they provide a safe for their guests’ possessions and give adequate notice of this safe and the effect of failure to place…”

Chase Rand Corp. v. Pick Hotels Corp., 167 Ohio St. (N.S.) 299 (Ohio 1958). · cites it 15× “(2d), 386, this court held: *304 “An innkeeper is liable as at common law for tbe loss on his premises of a guest’s property, except as such liability is modified by Sections 5981, 5982 and 5983, General Code [now Sections 4721.01, 4721.02 and 4721.03, Revised Code].”

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