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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.07 | Motion Picture Piracy.

Effective:
March 9, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 57 - 125th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Audiovisual recording function" means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part of a motion picture by means of any technology existing on, or developed after, the effective date of this section.
(2) "Facility" means a movie theater.
(B) No person, without the written consent of the owner or lessee of the facility and of the licensor of the motion picture, shall knowingly operate an audiovisual recording function of a device in a facility in which a motion picture is being shown.
(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of motion picture piracy, a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first offense and a felony of the fifth degree on each subsequent offense.
(D) This section does not prohibit or restrict a lawfully authorized investigative, law enforcement, protective, or intelligence gathering employee or agent of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state, or of the federal government, when acting in an official capacity, from operating an audiovisual recording function of a device in any facility in which a motion picture is being shown.
(E) Division (B) of this section does not limit or affect the application of any other prohibition in the Revised Code. Any act that is a violation of both division (B) of this section and another provision of the Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, under the other provision of the Revised Code, or under both this section and the other provision of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.11 | Passing Bad Checks.

Effective:
September 1, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 133 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Check" includes any form of debit from a demand deposit account, including, but not limited to any of the following:
(a) A check, bill of exchange, draft, order of withdrawal, or similar negotiable or non-negotiable instrument;
(b) An electronic check, electronic transaction, debit card transaction, check card transaction, substitute check, web check, or any form of automated clearing house transaction.
(2) "Issue a check" means causing any form of debit from a demand deposit account.
(B) No person, with purpose to defraud, shall issue or transfer or cause to be issued or transferred a check or other negotiable instrument, knowing that it will be dishonored or knowing that a person has ordered or will order stop payment on the check or other negotiable instrument.
(C) For purposes of this section, a person who issues or transfers a check or other negotiable instrument is presumed to know that it will be dishonored if either of the following occurs:
(1) The drawer had no account with the drawee at the time of issue or the stated date, whichever is later;
(2) The check or other negotiable instrument was properly refused payment for insufficient funds upon presentment within thirty days after issue or the stated date, whichever is later, and the liability of the drawer, indorser, or any party who may be liable thereon is not discharged by payment or satisfaction within ten days after receiving notice of dishonor.
(D) In determining the value of the payment for purposes of division (E) of this section, the court may aggregate all checks and other negotiable instruments that the offender issued or transferred or caused to be issued or transferred in violation of division (A) of this section within a period of one hundred eighty consecutive days.
(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of passing bad checks. Except as otherwise provided in this division, passing bad checks is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the check or checks or other negotiable instrument or instruments are issued or transferred to a single vendor or single other person for the payment of one thousand dollars or more but less than seven thousand five hundred dollars or if the check or checks or other negotiable instrument or instruments are issued or transferred to multiple vendors or persons for the payment of one thousand five hundred dollars or more but less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, passing bad checks is a felony of the fifth degree. If the check or checks or other negotiable instrument or instruments are for the payment of seven thousand five hundred dollars or more but less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, passing bad checks is a felony of the fourth degree. If the check or checks or other negotiable instrument or instruments are for the payment of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, passing bad checks is a felony of the third degree.
Last updated June 15, 2021 at 5:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.30 | Counterfeiting.

Effective:
January 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 405 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Access device" means any debit or credit card representing a monetary security or retail amount by any financial institution, including a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or business entity.
(2) "Obligation or other security" means an instrument recognized as currency or legal tender or that is issued by the United States treasury, including bills, coins, bonds, or checks.
(B) No person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud, shall do any of the following:
(1) Falsely make, forge, counterfeit, or alter any obligation or other security of the United States;
(2) Pass, utter, sell, purchase, conceal, or transfer any counterfeit obligation or other security of the United States;
(3) Possess with the purpose to utter any obligation or other security of the United States, knowing that the obligation or other security has been counterfeited;
(4) Without authorization of the issuer, falsely make, forge, counterfeit, alter, or knowingly possess any access device.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of counterfeiting. Except as otherwise provided in this division, counterfeiting is a felony of the fourth degree, and in addition, the court shall impose on the offender a fine from the range of fines for a felony of the fourth degree that is not less than five hundred dollars.
(1) If the value of the counterfeited obligations or other securities or access devices is five thousand dollars or more and is less than one hundred thousand dollars, or if the offense involves five or more access devices, counterfeiting is a felony of the third degree.
(2) If the value of the counterfeited obligations or other securities or access devices is one hundred thousand dollars or more and is less than one million dollars, counterfeiting is a felony of the second degree.
(3) If the value of the counterfeited obligations or other securities or access devices is one million dollars or more, counterfeiting is a felony of the first degree.
(D) A prosecution for a violation of this section does not preclude a prosecution for a violation of section 2913.02, 2913.31, or 2913.32 of the Revised Code based on the same conduct. However, if an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section and is also convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2913.02, 2913.31, or 2913.32 of the Revised Code based on the same conduct involving the same victim that was the basis of the violation of this section, the two or more offenses are allied offenses of similar import under section 2941.25 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.32 | Criminal Simulation.

Effective:
September 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person, with purpose to defraud, or knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud, shall do any of the following:
(1) Make or alter any object so that it appears to have value because of antiquity, rarity, curiosity, source, or authorship, which it does not in fact possess;
(2) Practice deception in making, retouching, editing, or reproducing any photograph, movie film, video tape, phonograph record, or recording tape;
(3) Falsely or fraudulently make, simulate, forge, alter, or counterfeit any wrapper, label, stamp, cork, or cap prescribed by the liquor control commission under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, falsely or fraudulently cause to be made, simulated, forged, altered, or counterfeited any wrapper, label, stamp, cork, or cap prescribed by the liquor control commission under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code, or use more than once any wrapper, label, stamp, cork, or cap prescribed by the liquor control commission under Chapters 4301. and 4303. of the Revised Code.
(4) Utter, or possess with purpose to utter, any object that the person knows to have been simulated as provided in division (A)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal simulation. Except as otherwise provided in this division, criminal simulation is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the loss to the victim is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, criminal simulation is a felony of the fifth degree. If the loss to the victim is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, criminal simulation is a felony of the fourth degree. If the loss to the victim is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, criminal simulation is a felony of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.33 | Making or Using Slugs.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
(A) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Insert or deposit a slug in a coin machine, with purpose to defraud;
(2) Make, possess, or dispose of a slug, with purpose of enabling another to defraud by inserting or depositing it in a coin machine.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making or using slugs, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.41 | Defrauding a Rental Agency or Hostelry.

Effective:
April 10, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 123rd General Assembly
In a prosecution of a person for a theft offense that alleges that the person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that the person was facilitating a fraud, hired or rented an aircraft, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, sailboat, camper, trailer, horse, buggy, or other property or equipment, kept or operated any of the same that has been hired or rented, or engaged accommodations at a hotel, motel, inn, campground, or other hostelry, it is prima-facie evidence of purpose to defraud if the person did any of the following:
(A) Used deception to induce the rental agency to furnish the person with the aircraft, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, sailboat, camper, trailer, horse, buggy, or other property or equipment, or used deception to induce the hostelry to furnish the person with accommodations;
(B) Hired or rented any aircraft, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, sailboat, camper, trailer, horse, buggy, or other property or equipment, or engaged accommodations, knowing the person was without sufficient means to pay the hire or rental;
(C) Absconded without paying the hire or rental;
(D) Knowingly failed to pay the hire or rental as required by the contract of hire or rental, without reasonable excuse for such failure;
(E) Knowingly failed to return hired or rented property as required by the contract of hire or rental, without reasonable excuse for the failure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.42 | Tampering With Records.

Effective:
September 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person, knowing the person has no privilege to do so, and with purpose to defraud or knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud, shall do any of the following:
(1) Falsify, destroy, remove, conceal, alter, deface, or mutilate any writing, computer software, data, or record;
(2) Utter any writing or record, knowing it to have been tampered with as provided in division (A)(1) of this section.
(B)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with records.
(2) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, if the offense does not involve data or computer software, tampering with records is whichever of the following is applicable:
(a) If division (B)(2)(b) of this section does not apply, a misdemeanor of the first degree;
(b) If the writing or record is a will unrevoked at the time of the offense, a felony of the fifth degree.
(3) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, if the offense involves a violation of division (A) of this section involving data or computer software, tampering with records is whichever of the following is applicable:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3)(b), (c), or (d) of this section, a misdemeanor of the first degree;
(b) If the value of the data or computer software involved in the offense or the loss to the victim is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, a felony of the fifth degree;
(c) If the value of the data or computer software involved in the offense or the loss to the victim is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, a felony of the fourth degree;
(d) If the value of the data or computer software involved in the offense or the loss to the victim is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more or if the offense is committed for the purpose of devising or executing a scheme to defraud or to obtain property or services and the value of the property or services or the loss to the victim is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more, a felony of the third degree.
(4) If the writing, data, computer software, or record is kept by or belongs to a local, state, or federal governmental entity, a felony of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.43 | Securing Writings by Deception.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 158 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No person, by deception, shall cause another to execute any writing that disposes of or encumbers property, or by which a pecuniary obligation is incurred.
(B)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of securing writings by deception.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division or division (B)(3) of this section, securing writings by deception is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property or the obligation involved is one thousand dollars or more and less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, securing writings by deception is a felony of the fifth degree. If the value of the property or the obligation involved is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, securing writings by deception is a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the property or the obligation involved is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, securing writings by deception is a felony of the third degree.
(3) If the victim of the offense is an elderly person, disabled adult, active duty service member, or spouse of an active duty service member, division (B)(3) of this section applies. Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3) of this section, securing writings by deception is a felony of the fifth degree. If the value of the property or obligation involved is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, securing writings by deception is a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the property or obligation involved is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and is less than thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, securing writings by deception is a felony of the third degree. If the value of the property or obligation involved is thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars or more, securing writings by deception is a felony of the second degree. If the victim of the offense is an elderly person, in addition to any other penalty imposed for the offense, the offender shall be required to pay full restitution to the victim and to pay a fine of up to fifty thousand dollars. The clerk of court shall forward all fines collected under division (B)(3) of this section to the county department of job and family services to be used for the reporting and investigation of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation or for the provision or arrangement of protective services under sections 5101.61 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.44 | Personating an Officer.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
(A) No person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud, or with purpose to induce another to purchase property or services, shall personate a law enforcement officer, or an inspector, investigator, or agent of any governmental agency.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of personating an officer, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.441 | Unlawful Display of Law Enforcement Emblem.

Effective:
January 11, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1363 - 111th General Assembly
(A) No person who is not entitled to do so shall knowingly display on a motor vehicle the emblem of a law enforcement agency or an organization of law enforcement officers.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of the unlawful display of the emblem of a law enforcement agency or an organization of law enforcement officers, a minor misdemeanor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.45 | Defrauding Creditors.

Effective:
September 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person, with purpose to defraud one or more of the person's creditors, shall do any of the following:
(1) Remove, conceal, destroy, encumber, convey, or otherwise deal with any of the person's property;
(2) Misrepresent or refuse to disclose to a fiduciary appointed to administer or manage the person's affairs or estate, the existence, amount, or location of any of the person's property, or any other information regarding such property that the person is legally required to furnish to the fiduciary.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of defrauding creditors. Except as otherwise provided in this division, defrauding creditors is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property involved is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, defrauding creditors is a felony of the fifth degree. If the value of the property involved is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, defrauding creditors is a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the property involved is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, defrauding creditors is a felony of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.51 | Receiving Stolen Property.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
(A) No person shall receive, retain, or dispose of property of another knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained through commission of a theft offense.
(B) It is not a defense to a charge of receiving stolen property in violation of this section that the property was obtained by means other than through the commission of a theft offense if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being obtained through the commission of a theft offense.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of receiving stolen property. Except as otherwise provided in this division or division (D) of this section, receiving stolen property is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property involved is one thousand dollars or more and is less than seven thousand five hundred dollars, if the property involved is any of the property listed in section 2913.71 of the Revised Code, receiving stolen property is a felony of the fifth degree. If the property involved is a motor vehicle, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, if the property involved is a dangerous drug, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, if the value of the property involved is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more and is less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars, or if the property involved is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, receiving stolen property is a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the property involved is one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, receiving stolen property is a felony of the third degree.
(D) Except as provided in division (C) of this section with respect to property involved in a violation of this section with a value of seven thousand five hundred dollars or more, if the property involved in violation of this section is a special purchase article as defined in section 4737.04 of the Revised Code or a bulk merchandise container as defined in section 4737.012 of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is receiving a stolen special purchase article or articles or receiving a stolen bulk merchandise container or containers, a felony of the fifth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.71 | Felony of Fifth Degree Regardless of the Value of the Property.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
Regardless of the value of the property involved and regardless of whether the offender previously has been convicted of a theft offense, a violation of section 2913.02 or 2913.51 of the Revised Code is a felony of the fifth degree if the property involved is any of the following:
(A) A credit card;
(B) A printed form for a check or other negotiable instrument, that on its face identifies the drawer or maker for whose use it is designed or identifies the account on which it is to be drawn, and that has not been executed by the drawer or maker or on which the amount is blank;
(C) A motor vehicle identification license plate as prescribed by section 4503.22 of the Revised Code, a temporary motor vehicle license registration as prescribed by section 4503.182 of the Revised Code, or any comparable temporary motor vehicle license registration as prescribed by the applicable law of another state or the United States;
(D) A blank form for a certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to a motor vehicle, as prescribed by section 4505.07 of the Revised Code;
(E) A blank form for any license listed in section 4507.01 of the Revised Code.
Last updated April 9, 2021 at 1:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.72 | Evidence of an Intent to Commit Theft of Rented Property.

Effective:
April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 320 - 127th General Assembly
(A) Each of the following shall be considered evidence of an intent to commit theft of rented property or rental services:
(1) At the time of entering into the rental contract, the rentee presented the renter with identification that was materially false, fictitious, or not current with respect to name, address, place of employment, or other relevant information.
(2) After receiving a notice demanding the return of rented property as provided in division (B) of this section, the rentee neither returned the rented property nor made arrangements acceptable with the renter to return the rented property.
(B) To establish that a rentee has an intent to commit theft of rented property or rental services under division (A)(2) of this section, a renter may issue a notice to a rentee demanding the return of rented property. The renter shall mail the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the rentee at the address the rentee gave when the rental contract was executed, or to the rentee at the last address the rentee or the rentee's agent furnished in writing to the renter.
(C) A demand for the return of rented property is not a prerequisite for the prosecution of a rentee for theft of rented property or rental services. The evidence specified in division (A) of this section does not constitute the only evidence that may be considered as evidence of intent to commit theft of rented property or rental services.
(D) As used in this section:
(1) "Renter" means a person who owns rented property.
(2) "Rentee" means a person who pays consideration to a renter for the use of rented property.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.73 | Evidence That Victim Lacked Capacity to Give Consent.

Effective:
November 10, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 2 - 123rd General Assembly
In a prosecution for any alleged violation of a provision of this chapter, if the lack of consent of the victim is an element of the provision that allegedly was violated, evidence that, at the time of the alleged violation, the victim lacked the capacity to give consent is admissible to show that the victim did not give consent.
As used in this section, "lacks the capacity to consent" means being impaired for any reason to the extent that the person lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make and carry out reasonable decisions concerning the person or the person's resources.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud › Section 2913.82 | Towing or Storage Fees to Be Paid by Person Convicted of Theft Offense That Involves Motor Vehicle.

Effective:
March 25, 1987
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 546 - 116th General Assembly
If a person is convicted of a theft offense that involves a motor vehicle, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, or any major part of a motor vehicle, and if a local authority, as defined in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code, the owner of the vehicle or major part, or a person, acting on behalf of the owner, was required to pay any towing or storage fees prior to recovering possession of the motor vehicle or major part, the court that sentences the offender, as a part of its sentence, shall require the offender to repay the fees to the local authority, the owner, or the person who paid the fees on behalf of the owner.
As used in this section, "major part" has the same meaning as in the "Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984," 98 Stat. 2754, 15 U.S.C. 2021 (7), as amended.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.03 | Operating a Gambling House.

Effective:
July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
(A) No person, being the owner or lessee, or having custody, control, or supervision of premises, shall:
(1) Use or occupy such premises for gambling in violation of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code;
(2) Recklessly permit such premises to be used or occupied for gambling in violation of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of operating a gambling house, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a gambling offense, operating a gambling house is a felony of the fifth degree.
(C) Premises used or occupied in violation of this section constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to sections 3767.01 to 3767.99 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.04 | Public Gaming.

Effective:
July 1, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 512 - 124th General Assembly
(A) No person, while at a hotel, restaurant, tavern, store, arena, hall, or other place of public accommodation, business, amusement, or resort shall make a bet or play any game of chance or scheme of chance.
(B) No person, being the owner or lessee, or having custody, control, or supervision, of a hotel, restaurant, tavern, store, arena, hall, or other place of public accommodation, business, amusement, or resort shall recklessly permit those premises to be used or occupied in violation of division (A) of this section.
(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not prohibit conduct in connection with gambling expressly permitted by law.
(D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of public gaming. Except as otherwise provided in this division, public gaming is a minor misdemeanor. If the offender previously has been convicted of any gambling offense, public gaming is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(E) Premises used or occupied in violation of division (B) of this section constitute a nuisance subject to abatement under Chapter 3767. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.05 | Cheating - Corrupting Sports.

Effective:
September 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud, shall engage in conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of any of the following:
(1) The subject of a bet;
(2) A contest of knowledge, skill, or endurance that is not an athletic or sporting event;
(3) A scheme or game of chance;
(4) Bingo.
(B) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:
(1) Offer, give, solicit, or accept anything of value to corrupt the outcome of an athletic or sporting event;
(2) Engage in conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of an athletic or sporting event.
(C)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of cheating. Except as otherwise provided in this division, cheating is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the potential gain from the cheating is one thousand dollars or more or if the offender previously has been convicted of any gambling offense or of any theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, cheating is a felony of the fifth degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of corrupting sports. Corrupting sports is a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense and a felony of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.06 | Skill-Based Amusement Machine Prohibited Conduct.

Effective:
June 11, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 386 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person shall give to another person any item described in division (VV)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code in exchange for a noncash prize, toy, or novelty received as a reward for playing or operating a skill-based amusement machine or for a free or reduced-price game won on a skill-based amusement machine.
(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of skill-based amusement machine prohibited conduct. A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree for each redemption of a prize that is involved in the violation. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (A) of this section, a violation of that division is a felony of the fifth degree for each redemption of a prize that is involved in the violation. The maximum fine authorized to be imposed for a felony of the fifth degree shall be imposed upon the offender.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.061 | Regulation of Skill-Based Amusement Machines.

Effective:
October 25, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 177 - 127th General Assembly
Any regulation of skill-based amusement machines shall be governed by this chapter and not by Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.07 | Conducting Illegal Bingo.

Effective:
July 1, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 512 - 124th General Assembly
(A) No person, except a charitable organization that has obtained a license pursuant to section 2915.08 of the Revised Code, shall conduct or advertise bingo. This division does not apply to a raffle that a charitable organization conducts or advertises.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of conducting illegal bingo, a felony of the fourth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.092 | Raffles - Illegal Conduct of Raffle - Penalties.

Effective:
April 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 45 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) Subject to division (A)(2) of this section, a person or entity may conduct a raffle to raise money for the person or entity and does not need a license to conduct bingo in order to conduct a raffle drawing that is not for profit if the person or entity is any of the following:
(a) Exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(b) A school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, or chartered nonpublic school;
(c) Exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(4), 501(c)(6), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) If a person or entity that is described in division (A)(1)(c) of this section conducts a raffle, the person or entity shall distribute at least fifty per cent of the net profit from the raffle to a charitable purpose described in division (V) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision.
(B) Except as provided in division (A) of this section, no person shall conduct a raffle drawing that is for profit or a raffle drawing that is not for profit.
(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of illegal conduct of a raffle. Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal conduct of a raffle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (B) of this section, illegal conduct of a raffle is a felony of the fifth degree.
Last updated February 28, 2023 at 10:47 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.094 | Owner or Lessor Conducting Instant Bingo Other Than at Bingo Session at Location Where Primary Activity Is Instant Bingo.

Effective:
June 11, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 386 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No owner or lessor of a location shall assist a charitable instant bingo organization in the conduct of instant bingo other than at a bingo session at that location unless the owner or lessor has entered into a written contract, as described in section 2915.093 of the Revised Code, with the charitable instant bingo organization to assist in the conduct of instant bingo other than at a bingo session.
(B) The location of the lessor or owner shall be designated as a location where the charitable instant bingo organization conducts instant bingo other than at a bingo session.
(C) No owner or lessor of a location that enters into a written contract as prescribed in division (A) of this section shall violate any provision of Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code, or permit, aid, or abet any other person in violating any provision of Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code.
(D) No owner or lessor of a location that enters into a written contract as prescribed in division (A) of this section shall violate the terms of the contract.
(E)(1) Whoever violates division (C) or (D) of this section is guilty of illegal instant bingo conduct. Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal instant bingo conduct is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (C) or (D) of this section, illegal instant bingo conduct is a felony of the fifth degree.
(2) If an owner or lessor of a location knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates division (C) or (D) of this section, any license that the owner or lessor holds for the retail sale of any goods on the owner's or lessor's premises that is issued by the state or a political subdivision is subject to suspension, revocation, or payment of a monetary penalty at the request of the attorney general.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.095 | Standard Contract for the Conduct of Instant Bingo Other Than at Bingo Session.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The attorney general, by rule adopted pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall establish a standard contract to be used by a charitable instant bingo organization, a veteran's organization, a fraternal organization, or a sporting organization for the conduct of instant bingo, electronic instant bingo, or both other than at a bingo session under a type III license issued under section 2915.08 of the Revised Code. The terms of the contract shall be limited to the provisions in Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 4, 2021 at 4:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2915 | Gambling › Section 2915.11 | Bingo Game Operator Requirements.

Effective:
December 15, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 72 - 112th General Assembly
(A) No person shall be a bingo game operator unless he is eighteen years of age or older.
(B) No person who has been convicted of a felony or a gambling offense in any jurisdiction shall be a bingo game operator.
(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(D) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.01 | Inciting to Violence.

Effective:
July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
(A) No person shall knowingly engage in conduct designed to urge or incite another to commit any offense of violence, when either of the following apply:
(1) The conduct takes place under circumstances that create a clear and present danger that any offense of violence will be committed;
(2) The conduct proximately results in the commission of any offense of violence.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of inciting to violence. If the offense of violence that the other person is being urged or incited to commit is a misdemeanor, inciting to violence is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offense of violence that the other person is being urged or incited to commit is a felony, inciting to violence is a felony of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.02 | Aggravated Riot.

Effective:
July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
(A) No person shall participate with four or more others in a course of disorderly conduct in violation of section 2917.11 of the Revised Code:
(1) With purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony;
(2) With purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of any offense of violence;
(3) When the offender or any participant to the knowledge of the offender has on or about the offender's or participant's person or under the offender's or participant's control, uses, or intends to use a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) No person, being an inmate in a detention facility, shall violate division (A)(1) or (3) of this section.
(2) No person, being an inmate in a detention facility, shall violate division (A)(2) of this section or section 2917.03 of the Revised Code.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated riot. A violation of division (A)(1) or (3) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree. A violation of division (A)(2) or (B)(1) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree. A violation of division (B)(2) of this section is a felony of the third degree.
(D) As used in this section, "detention facility" has the same meaning as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.03 | Riot.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
(A) No person shall participate with four or more others in a course of disorderly conduct in violation of section 2917.11 of the Revised Code:
(1) With purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a misdemeanor, other than disorderly conduct;
(2) With purpose to intimidate a public official or employee into taking or refraining from official action, or with purpose to hinder, impede, or obstruct a function of government;
(3) With purpose to hinder, impede, or obstruct the orderly process of administration or instruction at an educational institution, or to interfere with or disrupt lawful activities carried on at such institution.
(B) No person shall participate with four or more others with purpose to do an act with unlawful force or violence, even though such act might otherwise be lawful.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of riot, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.031 | Required Proof for Offenses of Riot and Aggravated Riot.

Effective:
March 22, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 57 - 125th General Assembly
For the purposes of prosecuting violations of sections 2917.02 and 2917.03 of the Revised Code, the state is not required to allege or prove that the offender expressly agreed with four or more others to commit any act that constitutes a violation of either section prior to or while committing those acts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.04 | Failure to Disperse.

Effective:
March 22, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 57 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Where five or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct in violation of section 2917.11 of the Revised Code, and there are other persons in the vicinity whose presence creates the likelihood of physical harm to persons or property or of serious public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, a law enforcement officer or other public official may order the participants and such other persons to disperse. No person shall knowingly fail to obey such order.
(B) Nothing in this section requires persons to disperse who are peaceably assembled for a lawful purpose.
(C)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to disperse.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(3) of this section, failure to disperse is a minor misdemeanor.
(3) Failure to disperse is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree if the failure to obey the order described in division (A) of this section creates the likelihood of physical harm to persons or is committed at the scene of a fire, accident, disaster, riot, or emergency of any kind.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.05 | Use of Force to Suppress Riot or in Protecting Persons or Property During Riot.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
A law enforcement officer or fireman, engaged in suppressing riot or in protecting persons or property during riot:
(A) Is justified in using force, other than deadly force, when and to the extent he has probable cause to believe such force is necessary to disperse or apprehend rioters;
(B) Is justified in using force, including deadly force, when and to the extent he has probable cause to believe such force is necessary to disperse or apprehend rioters whose conduct is creating a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.12 | Disturbing a Lawful Meeting.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288, House Bill 504 - 134th General Assembly
(A) No person, with purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, shall do either of the following:
(1) Do any act which obstructs or interferes with the due conduct of such meeting, procession, or gathering;
(2) Make any utterance, gesture, or display which outrages the sensibilities of the group.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of disturbing a lawful meeting. Except as otherwise provided in this division, disturbing a lawful meeting is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Disturbing a lawful meeting is a misdemeanor of the first degree if either of the following applies:
(1) The violation is committed with the intent to disturb or disquiet any assemblage of people met for religious worship at a tax-exempt place of worship, regardless of whether the conduct is within the place at which the assemblage is held or is on the property on which that place is located and disturbs the order and solemnity of the assemblage.
(2) The violation is committed with the intent to prevent, disrupt, or interfere with a virtual meeting or gathering of people for religious worship, through use of a computer, computer system, telecommunications device, or other electronic device or system, or in any other manner.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "Computer," "computer system," and "telecommunications device" have the same meanings as in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Virtual meeting or gathering" means a meeting or gathering by interactive video conference or teleconference, or by a combination thereof.
Last updated March 6, 2023 at 9:30 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2917 | Offenses Against the Public Peace › Section 2917.13 | Misconduct at Emergency.

Effective:
March 22, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 57 - 125th General Assembly
(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:
(1) Hamper the lawful operations of any law enforcement officer, firefighter, rescuer, medical person, emergency medical services person, or other authorized person, engaged in the person's duties at the scene of a fire, accident, disaster, riot, or emergency of any kind;
(2) Hamper the lawful activities of any emergency facility person who is engaged in the person's duties in an emergency facility;
(3) Fail to obey the lawful order of any law enforcement officer engaged in the law enforcement officer's duties at the scene of or in connection with a fire, accident, disaster, riot, or emergency of any kind.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access or deny information to any news media representative in the lawful exercise of the news media representative's duties.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of misconduct at an emergency. Except as otherwise provided in this division, misconduct at an emergency is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to persons or property, misconduct at an emergency is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(D) As used in this section:
(1) "Emergency medical services person" is the singular of "emergency medical services personnel" as defined in section 2133.21 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Emergency facility person" is the singular of "emergency facility personnel" as defined in section 2909.04 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Emergency facility" has the same meaning as in section 2909.04 of the Revised Code.