(A) No person shall cause or knowingly permit any minor to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway as an operator, unless the minor has first obtained a license or permit to drive a motor vehicle under R.C. Chapter 4507.
(B) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If within six years of the offense, the offender has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more violations of this section, or R.C. 4507.31, a municipal ordinance relating to prohibiting a minor to operate a motor vehicle, the offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(R.C. § 4507.31) ('81 Code § 71.06) (Am. Ord. 1998-O-54, passed 10-10-98)