§ 72.08  PROHIBITION AGAINST ALTERATION, DEFACING, OR REMOVAL.
   No person, without lawful authority, shall do any of the following:
   (A)   Knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with any traffic-control device, any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield, or insignia on the device, sign, or signal, or any part of the device, sign, or signal;
   (B)   Knowingly drive upon or over any freshly applied pavement marking material on the surface of a roadway while the marking material is in an undried condition, and is marked by flags, markers, signs, or other devices intended to protect it;
   (C)   Knowingly move, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with a manhole cover.
(R.C. § 4511.17)  Penalty, see § 70.99