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(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.
(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)
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Highway” means any highway as defined in Section
(2) “Alley”, “street”, and “vehicle” have the same meanings as in Chapter 301 of the Traffic Code.
(3) “Vessel” and “waters in this State” have the same meanings as in Ohio R.C. 1546.01.
(b) No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of any of the following:
(1) Any vehicle on a highway;
(2) Any boat or vessel on any of the waters in this State that are located in the Municipality.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of vehicular vandalism. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, vehicular vandalism is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation of this section creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person, serious physical harm to property, physical harm to any person or serious physical harm to any person, vehicular vandalism is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. (ORC 2909.09)
(a) No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of, any railroad rail, railroad track, locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other vehicle of a railroad company while such vehicle is on a railroad track.
(b) No person, without privilege to do so, shall climb upon or into any locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other vehicle of a railroad company when it is on a railroad track.
(c) No person, without privilege to do so, shall disrupt, delay, or prevent the operation of any train or other vehicle of a railroad company while such vehicle is on a railroad track.
(d) Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of railroad vandalism. Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of criminal trespass on a locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other railroad vehicle. Whoever violates division (c) of this section is guilty of interference with the operation of a train. Except as otherwise provided in this division, railroad vandalism; criminal trespass on a locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other railroad vehicle; and interference with the operation of a train each is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation of division (a), (b), or (c) of this section causes serious physical harm to property or creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person, causes physical harm to any person, or causes serious physical harm to any person, the violation is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2909.10)
(e) No person shall knowingly deface, damage, obstruct, remove, or otherwise impair the operation of any railroad grade crossing warning signal or other protective device, including any gate, bell, light, crossbuck, stop sign, yield sign, advance warning sign, or advance pavement marking.
(f) Whoever violates division (e) of this section is guilty of railroad grade crossing device vandalism. Except as otherwise provided in this division, railroad grade crossing device vandalism is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation of division (e) of this section causes serious physical harm to property or creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person, causes physical harm to any person, or causes serious physical harm to any person, railroad grade crossing device vandalism is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2909.10)
(g) No person shall knowingly deface, damage, obstruct, remove, or otherwise impair the operation of any railroad grade crossing warning signal or other protective device, including any gate, bell, light, crossbuck, stop sign, yield sign, advance warning sign, or advance pavement marking.
(h) Whoever violates division (g) of this section is guilty of railroad grade crossing device vandalism. Except as otherwise provided in this division, railroad grade crossing device vandalism is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation of division (g) of this section causes serious physical harm to property or creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person, causes physical harm to any person, or causes serious physical harm to any person, railroad grade crossing device vandalism is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2909.101)
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