§ 131.20 DEGREE OF OFFENSE WHEN CERTAIN PROPERTY INVOLVED.

   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 § 131.08 or § 131.18 is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law 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 R.C. § 4503.22, a temporary license placard or windshield sticker as prescribed by R.C. § 4503.182, or any comparable license plate, placard, or sticker 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 R.C. § 4505.07;

   (E)   A blank form for any license listed in R.C. § 4507.01.

(R.C. § 2913.71) ('69 Code, § 132.20) (Ord. C-417, passed 1-12-76)