(a) No person, who is the owner, operator or person in charge of a locomotive, watercraft, aircraft or other vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01(A), shall knowingly permit the vehicle to be used for the commission of a felony drug abuse offense.
(b) No person, who is the owner, lessee or occupant, or who has custody, control or supervision of premises, or real estate, including vacant land, shall knowingly permit the premises, or real estate, including vacant land, to be used for the commission of a felony drug abuse offense by another person.
(c) No person, being the owner, lessee, occupant or having custody, control or supervision of premises, or real estate, including vacant land, shall knowingly permit such premises to be used for the commission of a drug offense under any provision of this chapter or Ohio R.C. Chapter 2925 or 3719, after the receipt of written notice from a law enforcement officer that a drug offense under any provision of this chapter or Ohio R.C. Chapter 2925 or 3719 has previously occurred on the premises or real estate. In multiple unit dwellings, including hotels or motels, the notice provided for in this subsection shall be in writing and shall state the names of the parties and the specific unit involved.
(d) Premises or real estate, including vacant land, used in violation of divisions (b) or (c) above and where a felony violation of this section and where a felony violation of Ohio R.C. Chapter 2925 or 3719 occurs constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 3767.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of permitting drug abuse, a misdemeanor if the offender has not previously been convicted of a drug abuse offense.
(f) Vehicles used in violation of division (a) hereof shall be seized and forfeited to the municipality, upon motion to the common pleas court. Forfeiture shall not apply to common carriers or innocent owners, nor shall they affect the rights of a holder of a valid lien.
(g) Whoever violates division (c) above is guilty of recklessly permitting drug abuse, a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 28-89, passed 7-18-1989) Penalty, see § 513.99