545.20 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)

545.21 IDENTITY FRAUD.

   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 545.21 has been deleted from the Codified Ordinances. Ohio R.C. 2913.49, from which Section 545.21 was derived, has been reclassified from a misdemeanor to a felony offense.)

545.99 PENALTY.

   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification.)