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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 96 – 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to another by doing any of the following: (1) Engaging in fighting, in threatening harm to persons or property, or in violent or turbulent behavior; (2) Making unreasonable noise or an offensively […]
Effective: January 1, 1974 Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 – 109th 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 […]
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 […]
Effective: August 16, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 151 – 131st General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly make or cause to be made a telecommunication, or knowingly permit a telecommunication to be made from a telecommunications device under the person’s control, to another, if the caller does any of the following: (1) Makes the […]
Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 497 – 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Disseminate” means to post, distribute, or publish on a computer device, computer network, web site, or other electronic device or medium of communication. (2) “Image” means a photograph, film, videotape, digital recording, or other depiction […]
Effective: September 30, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 86 – 129th General Assembly (A) No person shall cause the evacuation of any public place, or otherwise cause serious public inconvenience or alarm, by doing any of the following: (1) Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or […]
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 33 – 133rd General Assembly (A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Initiate or circulate a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe, knowing that the report or warning is false and likely to cause public inconvenience […]
Effective: April 3, 2023 Latest Legislation: House Bill 462 – 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Emergency response” means an action taken by a law enforcement agency to preserve the life, health, safety, or property of any person. (2) “Public safety answering point” and “emergency service provider” have the same meanings […]
Effective: September 27, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 411 – 124th General Assembly (A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall manufacture, possess, sell, deliver, display, use, threaten to use, attempt to use, conspire to use, or make readily accessible to others a hoax weapon of mass destruction with the intent to deceive or […]
Effective: September 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 – 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Live entertainment performance” means any live speech; any live musical performance, including a concert; any live dramatic performance; any live variety show; and any other live performance with respect to which the primary intent of […]
Effective: September 26, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 – 125th General Assembly (A) No person shall evade the payment of the known fares of a public transportation system. (B) No person shall alter any transfer, pass, ticket, or token of a public transportation system with the purpose of evading the payment of fares or […]
Effective: April 8, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 477 – 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall, with intent to identify a building as a block parent home or building, display the block parent symbol adopted by the state board of education pursuant to former section 3301.076 of the Revised Code prior to its repeal […]
Effective: September 10, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 456 – 121st General Assembly As used in this section, “infectious agent” means a microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, or similar agent that causes disease or death in human beings. (A) No person shall knowingly possess, send, receive, or cause to be sent or received an […]
