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541.05 CRIMINAL TRESPASS.
   (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 he 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 to do so by the owner or occupant, or the agent or servant of either.
      (5)   Enter or be upon a motor vehicle which is the property of another.
      (6)   Negligently leave an unoccupied motor vehicle on the land or premises of another without the consent and knowledge of the owner or occupant of such premises, or his agent or servant. If any motor vehicle is found upon the land or premises of another in violation of this section and the identity of the driver cannot be determined, the owner or person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be held prima-facie responsible for such violation.
         (Ord. 37-74. Passed 4-15-74.)
(7)   Enter or remain on the land owned by the City, situated generally north of Madison Avenue, east of Rocky River and west of Riverside Drive, and bounded and described as follows:
Situated in the City of Lakewood, County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio and being bounded on the west by the easterly bank of Rocky River, bounded on the east by the westerly line of Riverside Drive, bounded on the south by a line which is the extension of the center line of Madison Avenue (which line is also the northerly boundary of a parcel of land owned by the State of Ohio) and forming an arc in a northwesterly direction along the easterly line of Rocky River to the boundary of a certain parcel of land owned by the Board of Park Commissioners, the aforesaid premises being further known as Permanent Parcel No. 313-1-3 of the Records of Cuyahoga County. (Ord. 37-75. Passed 6-2-75.)
      (8)   Enter or remain on the land owned by the City of Lakewood, bounded and described as follows:
The entire width of right-of-way of Webb Road (fifty feet wide) beginning at a point located a distance of 385.7 feet northerly from the intersection of the centerline of Webb Road with the northerly right-of-way boundary of Lake Avenue and extending northerly to the shoreline of Lake Erie.
            (Ord. 107-78. Passed 12-18-78.)
      (9)   Enter or remain on the land owned by the City of Lakewood, bounded and described as follows:
The entire width of right-of-way of Summit Avenue (sixty feet wide) beginning at a point located a distance of 232.80 feet northerly from the centerline intersection of Summit Avenue and Edgewater Drive and extending northerly to the shoreline of Lake Erie. (Ord. 108-78. Passed 12-18-78.)
      (10)   Enter or remain on the land owned by the City of Lakewood, bounded and described as follows:
The entire width of right-of-way of Nicholson Avenue (sixty feet wide) beginning at a point located a distance of 24 feet northerly from the centerline intersection of Cliff Drive and Nicholson Avenue and extending northerly to the shoreline of Lake Erie. (Ord. 109-78. Passed 12-18-78.)
   The prohibition provided in subsections (a)(7) to (a)(10) hereof shall not apply to on-duty employees of the City nor to other persons as may be authorized to enter such area by the Director of Public Works. The Director is hereby authorized and directed to erect appropriate signs giving notice of the prohibition, as set forth herein, at such places as may be determined by the Director. (Ord. 37-75. Passed 6-2-75. )
   (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)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal trespass, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
   (e)   As used in this section, “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.
(ORC 2911.21)