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(a) No person shall cause, or create a substantial risk of physical harm to any property of another without his or her consent:
(1) Knowingly, by any means;
(2) Recklessly, by means of fire, explosion, flood, poison gas, poison, radioactive material, caustic or corrosive material, or other inherently dangerous agency or substance.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal damaging or endangering, a misdemeanor if the property involved is not an aircraft, an aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, spare part or any other equipment or implement used or intended to be used in the operation of an aircraft and if the violation does not create a risk of physical harm to any person, and if the property involved is not an occupied aircraft. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree. If violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, criminal damaging or endangering is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(RC 2909.06; Ord. No. 1414-86. Passed 11-3-86, eff. 11-5-86)
(a) No person shall:
(1) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with the property of another;
(2) With purpose to interfere with the use or enjoyment of property of another employ a tear gas device, stink bomb, smoke generator or other device releasing a substance which is harmful or offensive to persons exposed or which tends to cause public alarm;
(3) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with a bench mark, triangulation station, boundary marker or other survey station, monument or marker;
(4) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with any safety device, the property of another or the property of the offender when required or placed for the safety of others, so as to destroy or diminish its effectiveness or availability for its intended purpose;
(5) With purpose to interfere with the use or enjoyment of the property of another, set a fire on the land of another or place personal property that has been set on fire on the land of another, which fire or personal property is outside and apart from any building, other structure or personal property that is on that land.
(b) As used in this section, “safety device” means any fire extinguisher, fire hose or fire axe, or any fire escape, emergency exit or emergency escape equipment, or any life line, life-saving ring, life preserver or life boat or raft, or any alarm, light, flare, signal, sign or notice intended to warn of danger, or emergency, or intended for other safety purpose, or any guard railing or safety barricade, or any traffic sign or signal, or any railroad grade crossing sign, signal or gate, or any first aid or survival equipment, or any other device, apparatus, or equipment intended for protecting or preserving the safety of persons or property.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor if the property involved is not an aircraft, an aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, fuel, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, any other equipment, implement or material used or intended to be used in the operation of an aircraft, or any cargo carried or intended to be carried in an aircraft and if the violation does not create a risk of physical harm to any person, and if the property involved is not an occupied aircraft. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree. If violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, criminal mischief is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(RC 2909.07; Ord. No. 2823-89. Passed 3-19-90, eff. 3-22-90)
(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another;
(2) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, the use of which is lawfully restricted to certain persons, purposes, modes or hours, when the offender knows he or she is in violation of any such restriction or is reckless in that regard.
(3) Recklessly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, as to which notice against unauthorized access or presence is given by actual communication to the offender, or in a manner prescribed by law, or by posting in a manner reasonably calculated to come to the attention of potential intruders, or by fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed to restrict access;
(4) Being on the land or premises of another, negligently fail or refuse to leave upon being notified to do so by the owner or occupant, or the agent or servant of either;
(5) Knowingly enter or remain in any vacant and vandalized building or structure, including, but not limited to, a formerly occupied residential dwelling or dwelling unit, without having on his or her person the written permission of the owner of such structure granting permission to be in any such building or structure. This paragraph does not apply to governmental officers or employees when carrying out a lawful governmental function.
(6) After first being warned to desist, knowingly enter or remain on vacant land of another, or outdoors on the land or premises of another on which any vacant and vandalized building or structure is situated, including, but not limited to, a formerly occupied residential dwelling or dwelling unit, without having on his or her person a writing such as, by way of example only, a contract or work order for work at the land or premises, or a writing signed by the owner, lessee or other person entitled to possession of the land or premises, that shows that the person has a lawful reason to enter or remain there.
(b) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the land or premises involved was owned, controlled or in custody of a public agency.
(c) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the offender was authorized to enter or remain on the land or premises involved when such authorization was secured by deception.
(d) Whoever violates divisions (a)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of this section is guilty of criminal trespass, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(e) Whoever violates division (a)(5) of this section is guilty of trespassing on a vacant and vandalized building, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(f) Whoever violates division (a)(6) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on the second and any subsequent offense.
(g) As used in this section, “land or premises” includes any land, building, structure of place belonging to, controlled by or in custody of another, and any separate enclosure or room, or portion thereof.
(RC 2911.21; Ord. No. 1076-09. Passed 5-10-10, eff. 5-20-10)
(a) No person shall enter or remain on the land or premises of another with purpose to commit on that land or those premises a misdemeanor, the elements of which involve causing physical harm to another person or causing another person to believe that the offender will cause physical harm to him or her.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated trespass, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(RC 2911.211; Ord. No. 1298-93. Passed 6-14-93, eff. 6-23-93)
(a) No person shall enter upon any portion of the right-of-way, owned or leased by the Regional Transit Authority or any other transit system, upon which are located rail tracks of any rapid transit system, without proper authority.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of trespass on RTA property, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. No. 1020-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall recklessly cut down, destroy, girdle or otherwise injure a vine, bush, shrub, sapling, tree or crop standing or growing on the land of another or upon public land.
(b) Whoever violates this section is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.
(RC 901.51)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(RC 901.99(A); Ord. No. 90-96. Passed 3-18-96, eff. 3-26-96)
(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall purposely deface, damage, pollute or otherwise physically mistreat any of the following:
(1) The flag of the United States or of this State;
(2) Any public monument;
(3) Any historical or commemorative marker, or any structure, Indian mound or earthwork, cemetery thing or site of great historical or archeological interest;
(4) A work of art or museum piece;
(5) Any other object of reverence or sacred devotion.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of desecration. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(RC 2927.11; Ord. No. 834-03. Passed 6-10-03, eff. 6-12-03)
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