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(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another;
(2) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, the use of which is lawfully restricted to certain persons, purposes, modes or hours, when the offender knows the offender is in violation of any such restriction or is reckless in that regard;
(3) Recklessly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, as to which notice against unauthorized access or presence is given by actual communication to the offender, or in a manner prescribed by law, or by posting in a manner reasonably calculated to come to the attention of potential intruders, or by fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed to restrict access;
(4) Being on the land or premises of another, negligently fail or refuse to leave upon being notified by signage posted in a conspicuous place or otherwise being notified to do so by the owner or occupant, or the agent or servant of either.
(5) Knowingly enter or remain on a critical infrastructure facility.
(b) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the land or premises involved was owned, controlled or in custody of a public agency.
(c) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the offender was authorized to enter or remain on the land or premises involved when such authorization was secured by deception.
(d) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal trespass. Criminal trespass in violation of division (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(4) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Criminal trespass in violation of division (a)(5) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) Notwithstanding Section
(3) If an offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of this section or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or state law, and the offender, in committing each violation, used a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, the court, in addition to or independent of all other penalties imposed for the violation, may impound the certificate of registration of that snowmobile or off-highway motorcycle or the certificate of registration and license plate of that all-purpose vehicle for not less than sixty days. In such a case, Ohio R.C. 4519.47 applies.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the Ohio Revised Code, if the offender, in committing the violation of this section, used an all-purpose vehicle, the Clerk of the Court shall pay the fine imposed pursuant to this section to the State Recreational Vehicle Fund created by R.C. § 4519.11.
(f) As used in divisions (a) through (e) of this section:
(1) “All-purpose vehicle”, “off-highway motorcycle”, and “snowmobile”. Have the same meanings as in R.C. § 4519.01.
(2) “Critical infrastructure facility.” Means:
A. One of the following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if clearly marked with signs that are reasonably likely to come to the attention of potential intruders and that indicate entry is forbidden without site authorization:
1. A petroleum or alumina refinery;
2. An electric generating facility, substation, switching station, electrical control center, or electric transmission and distribution lines and associated equipment;
3. A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility;
4. A water intake structure, water treatment facility, waste water facility, drainage facility, water management facility, or any similar water or sewage treatment system and its water and sewage piping;
5. A natural gas company facility or interstate natural gas pipeline, including a pipeline interconnection, a natural gas compressor station and associated facilities, city gate or town border station, metering station, above-ground piping, regulator station, valve site, delivery station, fabricated assembly, or any other part of a natural gas storage facility involved in the gathering, storage, transmission, or distribution of gas;
6. A telecommunications central switching office or remote switching facility or an equivalent network facility that serves a similar purpose;
7. Wireline or wireless telecommunications infrastructure, including telecommunications towers and telephone poles and lines, including fiber optic lines;
8. A port, trucking terminal, or other freight transportation facility;
9. A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas or natural gas liquids;
10. A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station;
11. A steel-making facility that uses an electric arc furnace to make steel;
12. A facility identified and regulated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program under 6 C.F.R. part 27;
13. A dam that is regulated by the state or federal government;
14. A crude oil or refined products storage and distribution facility, including valve sites, pipeline interconnections, pump station, metering station, below- or above-ground pipeline, or piping and truck loading or off-loading facility;
15. A video service network and broadband infrastructure, including associated buildings and facilities, video service headends, towers, utility poles, and utility lines such as fiber optic lines. As used in this division, “video service network” has the same meaning as in R.C. § 1332.21.
16. Any above-ground portion of an oil, gas, hazardous liquid or chemical pipeline, tank, or other storage facility;
17. Any above-ground portion of a well, well pad, or production operation;
18. A laydown area or construction site for pipe and other equipment intended for use on an interstate or intrastate natural gas or crude oil pipeline;
19. Any mining operation, including any processing equipment, batching operation, or support facility for that mining operation.
B. With respect to a video service network or broadband or wireless telecommunications infrastructure, the above-ground portion of a facility installed in a public right-of-way on a utility pole or in a conduit;
C. Any railroad property;
D. An electronic asset of any of the following:
1. An electric light company that is a public utility under R.C. § 4905.02;
2. An electric cooperative, as defined in R.C. § 4928.01;
3. A municipal electric utility, as defined in R.C. § 4928.01;
4. A natural gas company that is a public utility under R.C. § 4905.02;
5. A telephone company that is a public utility under R.C. § 4905.02;
6. A video service provider, including a cable operator, as those terms are defined in R.C. § 1332.21.
(3) “Electronic asset.” Includes, but is not limited to, the hardware, software, and data of a programmable electronic device; all communications, operations, and customer data networks; and the contents of those data networks.
(4) “Land” or “premises.” Includes any land, building, structure, or place belonging to, controlled by, or in custody of another, and any separate enclosure or room, or portion thereof.
(5) “Production operation”, “well,” and “well pad.” Have the same meanings as in R.C. § 1509.01.
(R.C. § 2911.21)
(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 division (a)(1) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Aggravated trespass in violation of division (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 R.C. § 2911.21.
(R.C. § 2911.211)
(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))
(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)
(a) No person shall paint, print, paste, stencil or otherwise mark, place upon or affix to a building, fence, wall, post, pole, tree, billboard, sidewalk or street, or other similar structure, whether public or private, without the consent of the owner, lessee or agent in charge, a word, letter, character, figure, sentence or device, or a handbill, notice, advertisement, sign or poster.
(b) No person shall place or affix or cause to be placed or affixed in or upon any vehicle parked or standing upon a public place, any card, ticket, advertisement or paper. Any person, firm or corporation whose name appears upon any such card, ticket, advertisement, or paper as the owner or marker of or dealer in the things advertised shall be prima facie evidence deemed to have caused the distribution of such card, ticket, advertisement or paper.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) No person, by reason of carelessness, willful or wanton conduct in smoking, or in the use of lighters or matches for smoking shall set fire to any bedding, carpet, curtain, drapes, furniture, household equipment or other goods or chattels or to any building.
(Ord. 785. Passed 3-3-64.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) No person shall do any of the acts set forth in this section affecting plants, property and improvements growing or situated in any public park, playground, woods or other public place under the supervision or control of the Municipality, except when performed in accordance with the terms of a permit used by the Village Administrator.
(1) Climb, swing on or break the branches of any tree or shrub;
(2) Damage, destroy, cut down, dig, move, remove, carry away or prune any plant, flower, shrub or tree;
(3) Dig or remove earth and sod;
(4) Damage, destroy, move or carry away playground equipment;
(5) Deposit trash, garbage, building materials or soil therein;
(6) Place, build or install on any public grounds any fence, outdoor grill, doghouse, shack or refuse container, or
(7) Operate a motor vehicle except on roads established for motor vehicle traffic.
(8) Skateboard, rollerskate or ride a bicycle on tennis courts; or otherwise engage in activity, other than tennis, that damages or is likely to damage such tennis courts.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(Ord. 91-51R. Passed 12-3-91.)
(a) No person shall do any of the following acts in the park areas of the Municipality:
(1) Play, practice or in any way engage in the sport of golf;
(2) Play, practice or in any way engage in the sport of archery;
(3) Start or maintain a fire;
(4) Use sling shots or similar hurling devices;
(5) Drink intoxicating liquors or beer;
(6) Shoot guns, rifles, pistols or any other types of firearms;
(7) Operate model airplanes, or
(8) Any other act not consistent with permitted uses posted or in conformity with the exercise of due care for the life, limb and general welfare of others using the park areas.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
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