Ohioâs âStand Your Groundâ law goes into effect Tuesday as the debate continues Ohioâs âStand Your Groundâ law goes into effect Tuesday which is getting a big reaction in the community By Syeda Abbas | April 5, 2021 at 7:26 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 4:39 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Stand your ground. Itâs a controversial, Republican-backed law that goes into effect across the state on Tuesday. The new law takes away the legal requirement that people try to retreat from a situation before using deadly force. Ohioans remain divided over whether the bill will make us safer or lead to unwarranted deaths.