(a) No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, mutilate or alter the frame, serial number, or other identifying marks of any motorized bicycle or any registration certificate, decal or plate issued under the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code or the Traffic Code.
(b) No person shall knowingly possess a motorized bicycle with a mutilated or altered frame or serial number.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 28-84. Passed 6-19-84.)
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.