(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 applies:
(1) The conduct takes place under circumstances that create a clear and present danger that any offense of violence will be committed;
(2) The conduct proximately results in the commission of any offense of violence.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of inciting to violence, a misdemeanor of the first degree, provided the offense of violence that the other person is being urged or incited to commit is a misdemeanor. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(ORC 2917.01)