545.21 TAKING THE IDENTITY OF ANOTHER.
   (a)   As used in this section, “personal identifying information” includes, but is not limited to, the following: the name, address, telephone number, driver’s license, driver’s license number, commercial driver’s license, commercial driver’s license number, state identification card, state identification card number, social security card, social security number, place of employment, employee identification number, mother’s maiden name, demand deposit account number, savings account number, money market account number, mutual fund account number, other financial account number, personal identification number, password or credit card number of an individual.
   (b)   No person shall obtain, possess, or use any personal identifying information of another with the intent to fraudulently obtain credit, property or services or avoid the payment of a debt or any other legal obligation.
   (c)   No person shall create, obtain, possess, or use the personal identifying information of another with the intent to aid or abet another person in violating subsection (b) hereof.
   (d)   (1)   If the violation of subsection (b) hereof occurs as part of a course of conduct involving other violations of subsection (b) hereof or violations of, attempts to violate, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of subsection (c) hereof or Ohio R.C. 2913.02, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2921.13, the court, in determining the degree of the offense pursuant to subsection (e) hereof, may aggregate all credit, property, or services obtained or sought to be obtained by the offender and all debts or other legal obligations avoided or sought to be avoided by the offender in the violations involved in that course of conduct. The course of conduct may involve one victim or more than one victim.
      (2)   If the violation of subsection (c) hereof occurs as part of a course of conduct involving other violations of subsection (c) hereof, or violations of, attempts to violate, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of subsection (b) hereof or Ohio R.C. 2913.02, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2921.13, the court in determining the degree of the offense pursuant to subsection (e) hereof, may aggregate all credit, property or services obtained or sought to be obtained by the person aided or abetted and all debts or other legal obligations avoided or sought to be avoided by the person aided or abetted in the violations involved in that course of conduct. The course of conduct may involve one victim or more than one victim. (Ord. 54-02. Passed 4-15-2002.)
   (e)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of taking the identity of another, a misdemeanor of the first degree, provided the value of the credit, property, services, debt, or other legal obligation involved in the violation or course of conduct is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (Ord. 13-12. Passed 3-5-2012.)