Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Ohio

Can you be banned from a public establishment?

I was about to enter a bar that I frequented where I have a lot of friends who are employees. They were charging a cover charge (which I NEVER paid because my friends would just let in) so I asked the new doorman if I could talk to the manager (who I thought I knew). He said I had to pay and there was nothing he could do (in a very cocky manner). I told him I wasn't paying and he could shove the place up his ***. Granted, I may have overeacted, but I was angry and disgusted.

So I later found out from one of my friends that works there that I was banned from the establishment by the manager. Can I legally be banned from a public establishment for voicing my opinion and leaving when I didn't agree with their policy? There was no crime committed or law broken.

Thanks in advance for any and all responses.

- Mark


Asked on 11/15/05, 2:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph Jacobs Jacobs & Lowder

Re: Can you be banned from a public establishment?

If it's a privately owned bar, then it is not a public place. The owner of any property has the right to exclude anyone, as long as it is not because of race, creed, color, etc.

sorry

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Answered on 11/15/05, 10:40 pm


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