642.07 REPORT OF FALSE TRANSACTION IN SECURITIES.
   (a)   No person, with purpose to deceive, shall make, publish or cause to be made or published, a report of any transaction in securities, when no transaction has taken place.
(ORC 1708.03)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(ORC 1708.99(B))