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(a) No person, with purpose to defraud, shall issue or transfer or cause to be issued or transferred a check or other negotiable instrument, knowing that it will be dishonored.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person who issues or transfers a check or other negotiable instrument is presumed to know that it will be dishonored if either of the following occurs:
(1) The drawer had no account with the drawee at the time of issue or the stated date, whichever is later.
(2) The check or other negotiable instrument was properly refused payment for insufficient funds upon presentment within thirty days after issue or the stated date, whichever is later, and the liability of the drawer, indorser or any party who may be liable thereon is not discharged by payment or satisfaction within ten days after receiving notice of dishonor.
(c) For purposes of this section, a person who issues or transfers a check, bill of exchange or other draft is presumed to have the purpose to defraud if the drawer fails to comply with Ohio R.C. 1349.16 by doing any of the following when opening a checking account intended for personal, family or household purposes at a financial institution.
(1) Falsely stating that he or she has not been issued a valid driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.50;
(2) Furnishing such license or card or another identification document that contains false information; or
(3) Making a false statement with respect to his or her current address or any additional relevant information reasonably required by the financial institution. (A.O.)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of passing bad checks, a misdemeanor of the first degree, provided the check or other negotiable instrument is for payment of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(Ord. 13-12. Passed 3-5-2012.)
(a) No person shall knowingly do either of the following:
(1) Forge an identification card;
(2) Sell or otherwise distribute a card that purports to be an identification card, knowing it to have been forged.
As used in this section, “identification card” means a card that includes personal information or characteristics of an individual, a purpose of which is to establish the identity of the bearer described on the card, whether or not the words “identity,” “identification,” “identification card” or other similar words appear on the card.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of forging identification cards or selling or distributing forged identification cards, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, forging identification cards or selling or distributing forged identification cards is a misdemeanor of the first degree and, in addition, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
(ORC 2913.31)
(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Practice deception for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card, when a credit card is issued in actual reliance thereon;
(2) Knowingly buy or sell a credit card from or to a person other than the issuer.
(b) No person, with purpose to defraud, shall do any of the following:
(1) Obtain control over a credit card as security for a debt;
(2) Obtain property or services by the use of a credit card, in one or more transactions, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such card has expired or been revoked, or was obtained, is retained, or is being used, in violation of law;
(3) Furnish property or services upon presentation of a credit card, knowing that such card is being used in violation of law;
(4) Represent or cause to be represented to the issuer of a credit card that property or services have been furnished, knowing that such representation is false.
(c) No person, with purpose to violate this section, shall receive, possess, control or dispose of a credit card. (A.O.)
(d) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of misuse of credit cards, a misdemeanor of the first degree, provided that the cumulative retail value of the property and services involved in one or more violations, involving one or more credit cards and occurring within a period of ninety days, is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (Ord. 13-12. Passed 3-15-2012.)
(a) No person shall record or cause to be recorded either of the following:
(1) A credit card account number of the other party to a transaction, when a check, bill of exchange or other draft is presented for payment; or
(2) The telephone number or social security account number of the other party to a transaction, when payment is made by credit card charge agreement, check, bill of exchange or other draft.
(b) Subsection (a) hereof does not apply to a transaction, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The credit card account number, social security account number or telephone number is recorded for a legitimate business purpose, including collection purposes.
(2) The other party to the transaction consents to the recording of the credit card account number, social security account number or telephone number.
(3) The credit card account number, social security account number or telephone number that is recorded during the course of the transaction is not disclosed to any third party for any purposes other than collection purposes and is not used to market goods or services unrelated to the goods or services purchased in the transaction.
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the recording of the number of a credit card account when given in lieu of a deposit to secure payment in the event of default, loss, damage or other occurrence, or requires a person to accept a check presented for payment, if the other party to the transaction refuses to consent to the recording of the number of the party's social security account or license to operate a motor vehicle.
(ORC 1349.17)
(d) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 1349.99)
(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Insert or deposit a slug in a coin machine, with purpose to defraud;
(2) Make, possess or dispose of a slug, with purpose of enabling another to defraud by inserting or depositing it in a coin machine.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making or using slugs, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(ORC 2913.33)
(a) No person, with purpose to commit theft or to defraud, shall knowingly enter, force an entrance into, tamper with or insert any part of an instrument into any coin machine.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with coin machines, a misdemeanor of the first degree, if the offender has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section, Ohio R. C. 2911. 32 or of any theft offense.
(ORC 2911.32)
(a) No person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud, shall do either of the following:
(1) Hire an aircraft, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, sailboat, camper, trailer, horse or buggy, or keep or operate any of the same which has been hired;
(2) Engage accommodations at a hotel, motel, inn, campground or other hostelry.
(b) It is prima-facie evidence of purpose to defraud if the offender does any of the following:
(1) Uses deception to induce the rental agency to furnish the offender with any of the property listed in subsection (a)(1) hereof, or uses deception to induce the hostelry to furnish him with accommodations;
(2) Hires any of the property named in subsection (a)(1) hereof, or engage accommodations, knowing he is without sufficient means to pay the hire or rental;
(3) Absconds without paying the hire or rental;
(4) Knowingly fails to pay the hire or rental as required by the contract of hire or rental, without reasonable excuse for such failure;
(5) Knowingly fails to return hired property as required by the contract of hire, without reasonable excuse for such failure.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of defrauding a livery or hostelry, a misdemeanor of the first degree, if the offender has not previously been convicted of an offense under this section, Ohio R. C. 2913.41 or of any other theft offense.
(ORC 2913.41)
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