On May 31st, Governor John Kasich officially signed into law a bill that protects people who break into cars to save children and pets in danger.
Ohio Senate Bill 215 legally authorizes a person to break into a vehicle in order to save a human or pet they believe is in immediate danger. Protection from civil liability and damages would apply, but only if the individual calls 911 immediately after the act.
Every year, both children and animals die from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle. It only takes 20 minutes for the temperature in a parked car to reach 120 degrees.
The law goes into effect on August 29th.
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