541.051 AGGRAVATED TRESPASS.

   (a)   (1)   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 that person.

      (2)   No person shall enter or remain on a critical infrastructure facility with purpose to destroy or tamper with the facility.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated trespass. Aggravated trespass in violation of subsection (a)(1) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Aggravated trespass in violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.

   (c)   As used in this section, “Critical infrastructure facility” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2911.21.

(ORC 2911.211)

541.06 DESTRUCTION OF SHRUBS, TREES OR CROPS.

   (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)   In addition to any penalty provided, whoever violates this section is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.

(ORC 901.51)

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (ORC 901.99(A))

541.07 DESECRATION.

   (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 misdemeanor of the second degree.

   (c)   As used in this section, “cemetery” means any place of burial and includes burial sites that contain American Indian burial objects placed with or containing American Indian human remains.

(ORC 2927.11)

541.08 VANDALISM.

   (a)   No person shall knowingly cause serious physical harm to an occupied structure or any of its contents.

   (b)   No person shall knowingly cause serious physical harm to property owned or possessed by another, when either of the following applies:

      (1)   Such property is used by its owner or possessor in his profession, business, trade or occupation, and the value of the property or the amount of physical harm involved is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) or more.

      (2)   Regardless of its value or the amount of damage done, such property or its equivalent is necessary in order for its owner or possessor to engage in his profession, business, trade or occupation.

   (c)   Where the person violating this section is a juvenile under the age of eighteen years, the parent or parents of such child shall be liable and responsible for reimbursement to the Village or other owner of personal property for any damage done to such property in the course of violating this section.

   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of vandalism, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(Ord. 9-84. Passed 4-16-84.)

541.09 TAMPERING WITH OR REMOVING MUNICIPAL PROPERTY.

   (a)   No person shall maliciously tamper with, injure, destroy, steal or remove any lamp, lantern, lamp post, pole, cable, electric line, tool, hose, pipe, conduit, road material, earth, stone, ordinance or other posted notice, street sign or any other property or material owned or under the supervision or control of this Municipality or any department thereof.

   (b)   Where the person violating this section is a juvenile under the age of eighteen years, the parent or parents of such child or children shall be liable and responsible for reimbursement to the Village or other owner of personal property for any damage done to such property in the course of violating this section.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(Ord. 9-84. Passed 4-16-84.)

541.10 ETHNIC INTIMIDATION.

   (a)   No person shall violate Ohio R.C. 2903.21, 2903.22, 2909.06, 2909.07 or 2917.21(A)(3) to (5) or Sections 537.05, 537.06, 537.10(a)(3) to (5), 541.03 or 541.04 of the General Offenses Code by reason of the race, color, religion or national origin of another person or group of persons.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of ethnic intimidation. Ethnic intimidation is an offense of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of ethnic intimidation.

(ORC 2927.12)