{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-505.61","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 505.61","heading":"Liability insurance for police personnel.","body":"A board of township trustees may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to indemnify township constables appointed under Chapter 509. of the Revised Code or the chief of police, patrol officers, and other employees of a township police district established under sections 505.48 to 505.55 of the Revised Code against liability arising from the performance of their official duties.\nA joint police district board may purchase a policy or policies of insurance to indemnify the chief of police, patrol officers, and other employees of a joint police district established under section 505.482 of the Revised Code against liability arising from the performance of their duties.","path":["Title 5 Townships","Chapter 505 Trustees"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-505.61","current_through":"2011-09-29 (House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:27Z","sha256":"7588a181f6009e72f4f08fff8877558ee8f6a090bfd3a8c1d9515adf9161e146","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-505.603","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-505.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}