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537.06 UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT.
   (a)   No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly restrain another of his or her liberty.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful restraint, a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 2905.03)
537.07 CHILD STEALING. (REPEALED)
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 537.07 was repealed as part of the 1999 updating and revision these Codified Ordinances because substantially equivalent State law (Ohio R.C. 2905.04) was repealed by the Ohio General Assembly by Am. S.B. No. 2, effective July 1, 1996.)
537.08 CRIMINAL CHILD ENTICEMENT.
   (a)   No person, by any means and without privilege to do so, shall knowingly solicit, coax, entice, or lure any child under 14 years of age to accompany the person in any manner, including entering into any vehicle or onto any vessel, whether or not the offender knows the age of the child, if both of the following apply:
      (1)   The actor does not have the express or implied permission of the parent, guardian, or other legal custodian of the child in undertaking the activity.
      (2)   The actor is not a law enforcement officer, medic, firefighter, or other person who regularly provides emergency services, and is not an employee or agent of, or a volunteer acting under the direction of, any board of education, or the actor is any such person, but at the time the actor undertakes the activity, the actor is not acting within the scope of the actor’s lawful duties in that capacity.
   (b)   It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (a) of this section that the actor undertook the activity in response to a bona fide emergency situation or that the actor undertook the activity in a reasonable belief that it was necessary to preserve the health, safety, or welfare of the child.
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal child enticement, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, Ohio R.C. 2907.02, 2907.03, or former Ohio R.C. 2907.12, or Ohio R.C. 2905.01 or 2907.05 when the victim of that prior offense was under 17 years of age at the time of the offense, criminal child enticement is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
   (d)   As used in this section:
      (1)   “Vehicle” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4501.01.
      (2)   “Vessel” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 1547.01.
(ORC 2905.05)
537.09 COERCION.
   (a)   No person, with purpose to coerce another into taking or refraining from action concerning which he or she has a legal freedom of choice, shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Threaten to commit any offense.
      (2)   Utter or threaten any slander against any person.
      (3)   Expose or threaten to expose any matter tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to damage his or her personal or business repute, or to impair his or her credit.
      (4)   Institute or threaten criminal proceedings against any person.
      (5)   Take or withhold, or threaten to take or withhold official action, or cause or threaten to cause official action to be taken or withheld.
   (b)   Divisions (a)(4) and (5) of this section shall not be construed to prohibit a prosecutor or court from doing any of the following in good faith and in the interests of justice:
      (1)   Offering or agreeing to grant, or granting immunity from prosecution pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2945.44.
      (2)   In return for a plea of guilty to one or more offenses charged or to one or more other or lesser offenses, or in return for the testimony of the accused in a case to which he or she is not a party, offering or agreeing to dismiss, or dismissing one or more charges pending against an accused, or offering or agreeing to impose, or imposing a certain sentence or modification of sentence.
      (3)   Imposing probation on certain conditions, including without limitation requiring the offender to make restitution or redress to the victim of his or her offense.
   (c)   It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (a)(3), (4), or (5) of this section that the actor’s conduct was a reasonable response to the circumstances which occasioned it, and that his or her purpose was limited to:
      (1)   Compelling another to refrain from misconduct or to desist from further misconduct.
      (2)   Preventing or redressing a wrong or injustice.
      (3)   Preventing another from taking action for which the actor reasonably believed the other person to be disqualified.
      (4)   Compelling another to take action which the actor reasonably believed the other person to be under a duty to take.
   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of coercion, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
   (e)   As used in this section, "threat" includes a direct threat and a threat by innuendo.
(ORC 2905.12)
537.10 NONSUPPORT OF DEPENDENTS.
   (a)   No person shall abandon, or fail to provide adequate support to:
      (1)   His or her spouse, as required by law;
      (2)   His or her legitimate or illegitimate child who is under age 18, or mentally or physically disabled child who is under age 21;
      (3)   His or her aged or infirm parent or adoptive parent, who from lack of ability and means is unable to provide adequately for his or her own support.
   (b)   No person shall abandon or fail to provide support as established by court order to another person whom, by court order or decree, the person is legally obligated to support.
   (c)   No person shall aid, abet, induce, cause, encourage, or contribute to a child or a ward of the juvenile court becoming a dependent child, as defined in Ohio R.C. 2151.04, or a neglected child, as defined in Ohio R.C. 2151.03.
   (d)   It is an affirmative defense to a charge of failure to provide adequate support under division (a) of this section or a charge of failure to provide support established by a court order under division (b) of this section that the accused was unable to provide adequate support or the established support, but did provide the support that was within his or her ability and means.
   (e)   It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (a)(3) of this section that the parent abandoned the accused, or failed to support the accused as required by law, while the accused was under age 18, or was mentally or physically disabled and under age 21.
   (f)   It is not a defense to a charge under division (b) of this section that the person whom a court has ordered the accused to support is being adequately supported by someone other than the accused.
   (g)   (1)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of nonsupport of dependents, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (a)(2) or (b) of this section or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, or if the offender has failed to provide support under division (a)(2) or (b) of this section for a total accumulated period of 26 weeks out of 104 consecutive weeks, whether or not the 26 weeks were consecutive, then a violation of division (a)(2) or (b) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony violation of this section or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, a violation of division (a)(2) or (b) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law. If the offender is guilty of nonsupport of dependents by reason of failing to provide support to his or her child as required by a child support order issued on or after April 15, 1985, pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2151.23, 2151.231, 2151.232, 2151.33, 3105.21, 3109.05, 3111.13, 3113.04, 3113.31, or 3115.31, the court, in addition to any other sentence imposed, shall assess all court costs arising out of the charge against the person and require the person to pay any reasonable attorney’s fees of any adverse party other than the State, as determined by the court, that arose in relation to the charge.
      (2)   Whoever violates division (c) of this section is guilty of contributing to the nonsupport of dependents, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day of a violation of division (c) of this section is a separate offense.
(ORC 2919.21)
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