(a) No person shall violate Ohio R.C. 2903.21, 2903.22, 2909.06, or 2909.07, or Ohio R.C. 2917.21(A)(3), (4), or (5), by reason of a person or group's membership in a Protected Class, as defined in Section 559.01 of this chapter.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of intimidation. Intimidation is an offense of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of intimidation. In the case of an offense that is a misdemeanor of the first degree, intimidation is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(Ord. 2019-10. Passed 1-27-19; Approved by voters 11-3-20.)