Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 4175 - Climbing Facilities

• Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
• Climber: includes any person entering a climbing facility as an invitee, whether or not the person pays consideration to enter. See Ohio Code 4175.01
• Climbing facility: means a facility or premises used by the public not located in an amusement park, carnival, or on public land designed and built for the sport of rock climbing, recreational climbing, or competitive climbing, including ascending, descending, and traversing over simulated rock surfaces that use belay systems in their normal operation. See Ohio Code 4175.01
• Climbing facility operator: means a person who owns, manages, controls, directs, or has operational responsibility for a climbing facility. See Ohio Code 4175.01
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Floor supervisor: means an employee of the climbing facility who has responsibility for all of the following:

  (1) Observing, supervising, or monitoring activity in the climbing facility;

  (2) Instructing or assisting climbers in the climbing facility;

  (3) Enforcing the climbing facility's rules. See Ohio Code 4175.01

• Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Personal protective equipment: means clothing, garments, harnesses, or other items designed to protect a climber from injury while rock climbing. See Ohio Code 4175.01
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.