(a) As used in this section, “homeless person” means either of the following:
(1) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate night-time residence;
(2) An individual who has a primary nighttime residence that meets any of the following criteria:
A. A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
B. An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized;
C. A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular accommodation for human beings.
(b) No person shall violate RC 2903.05, 2903.13, 2903.14, 2903.21, 2903.22, 2903.211, 2903.31, 2905.03, 2905.12, 2907.06, 2909.03, 2909.06, 2909.07, 2913.01, 2913.02 or Sections 619.04, 621.01, 621.03, 621.04, 621.06, 621.07, 621.071, 621.08, 621.09, 621.14, 623.01, 623.02, 623.03, 625.01, 625.05 of the Codified Ordinances if the offender commits the violation with the intent to cause harm to any victim of the violation because that victim is a homeless person.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of intimidation of a homeless person. Intimidation of a homeless person is an offense of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of intimidation of a homeless person. If the offense committed under section (b) is a misdemeanor of the first degree, Intimidation of a Homeless Person is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. No. 830-08. Passed 8-6-08, eff. 8-12-08)