642.13 TAMPERING WITH COIN MACHINES.

   (a)   No person, with purpose to commit theft or to defraud, shall knowingly enter, force an entrance into, tamper with or insert any part of an instrument into any coin machine.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with coin machines, a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender has previously been convicted of a violation of Ohio R.C. 2911.32 or of any theft offense, tampering with coin machines is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.

(ORC 2911.32)

642.14 PASSING BAD CHECKS.

   (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 nonnegotiable 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)   For purposes of this section, a person who issues or transfers a check, bill of exchange or other draft is presumed to have the purpose to defraud if the drawer fails to comply with Ohio R.C. 1349.16 by doing any of the following when opening a checking account intended for personal, family or household purposes at a financial institution:

      (1)   Falsely stating that the drawer has not been issued a valid driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.50;

      (2)   Furnishing such license or card, or another identification document that contains false information;

      (3)   Making a false statement with respect to the drawer’s current address or any additional relevant information reasonably required by the financial institution.

   (e)   In determining the value of the payment for purposes of subsection (f) 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 subsection (a) of this section within a period of one hundred eighty consecutive days.

   (f)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of passing bad checks.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 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 ($1,000) or more 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 ($1,500) or more, passing bad checks is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. 

(ORC 2913.11)

642.145 FORGERY OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

   (a)   No person shall knowingly do either of the following:

      (1)   Forge an identification card;

      (2)   Sell or otherwise distribute a card that purports to be an identification card, knowing it to have been forged.

      (3)   As used in this section, "identification card" means a card that includes personal information or characteristics of an individual, a purpose of which is to establish the identity of the bearer described on the card, whether the words "identity," "identification," "identification card" or other similar words appear on the card.

   (b)   Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of forging identification cards or selling or distributing forged identification cards.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, forging or selling or distributing forged identification cards is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section or Ohio R.C. 2913.31 (B), forging identification cards or selling or distributing forged identification cards is a misdemeanor of the first degree and, in addition, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(ORC 2913.31)

642.15 MISUSE OF CREDIT CARDS.

   (a)   No person shall do any of the following:

      (1)   Practice deception for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card, when a credit card is issued in actual reliance thereon;

      (2)   Knowingly buy or sell a credit card from or to a person other than the issuer.

      (3)   As an officer, employee, or appointee of a political subdivision or as a public servant as defined under Section 525.01, knowingly misuse a credit card account held by a political subdivision.

   (b)   No person, with purpose to defraud, shall do any of the following:

      (1)   Obtain control over a credit card as security for a debt;

      (2)   Obtain property or services by the use of a credit card, in one or more transactions, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the card has expired or been revoked, or was obtained, is retained or is being used in violation of law;

      (3)   Furnish property or services upon presentation of a credit card, knowing that the card is being used in violation of law;

      (4)   Represent or cause to be represented to the issuer of a credit card that property or services have been furnished, knowing that the representation is false.

   (c)   No person, with purpose to violate this section, shall receive, possess, control or dispose of a credit card.

   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of misuse of credit cards, a misdemeanor of the first degree.  Misuse of credit cards is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law if:

      (1)   The cumulative retail value of the property and services involved in one or more violations of subsection (b)(2), (3) or (4) hereof, which violations involve one or more credit card accounts and occur within a period of ninety consecutive days commencing on the date of the first violation, is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more; or

      (2)   The victim of the offense is an elderly person or disabled adult and the offense involves a violation of subsection (b)(1) or (2) hereof.

         (ORC 2913.21)

642.155 RECORDING CREDIT CARD, TELEPHONE OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.

   (a)    No person shall record or cause to be recorded either of the following:

      (1)    A credit card account number of the other party to a transaction, when a check, bill of exchange or other draft is presented for payment; or

      (2)    The telephone number or social security account number of the other party to a transaction, when payment is made by credit card charge agreement, check, bill of exchange or other draft.

   (b)    Subsection (a) hereof does not apply to a transaction, if all of the following conditions are met:

      (1)    The credit card account number, social security account number or telephone number is recorded for a legitimate business purpose, including collection purposes.

      (2)    The other party to the transaction consents to the recording of the credit card account number, social security account number or telephone number.

      (3)    The credit card account number, social security account number or telephone number that is recorded during the course of the transaction is not disclosed to any third party for any purposes other than collection purposes and is not used to market goods or services unrelated to the goods or services purchased in the transaction.

   (c)    Nothing in this section prohibits the recording of the number of a credit card account when given in lieu of a deposit to secure payment in the event of default, loss, damage or other occurrence, or requires a person to accept a check presented for payment, if the other party to the transaction refuses to consent to the recording of the number of the party's social security account or license to operate a motor vehicle. (ORC 1349.17)

642.16 MAKING OR USING SLUGS.

   No person shall do any of the following:

   (a)    Insert or deposit a slug in a coin machine, with purpose to defraud;

   (b)    Make, possess or dispose of a slug, with purpose of enabling another to defraud by inserting or depositing it in a coin machine.

      (ORC 2913.33)

642.17 CRIMINAL SIMULATION.

   (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 Ohio R.C. Chapters 4301 and 4303, 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 Ohio R.C. Chapters 4301 and 4303, or use more than once any wrapper, label, stamp, cork, or cap prescribed by the Liquor Control Commission under Ohio R.C. Chapters 4301 and 4303.

      (4)   Utter, or possess with purpose to utter, any object that the person knows to have been simulated as provided in subsection (a)(1), (2) or (3) of this section.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal simulation, a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the loss to the victim is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, criminal simulation is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.

(ORC 2913.32)