Section
654.01 Falsification
654.02 False report of child abuse or neglect
654.03 Compounding a crime
654.04 Failure to report a crime or death
654.05 Failure to aid a law enforcement officer
654.06 Obstructing official business
654.07 Obstructing justice
654.08 Resisting arrest
654.09 Compliance with lawful order of police officer; fleeing
654.10 Having an unlawful interest in a public contract
654.11 Soliciting or receiving improper compensation
654.12 Dereliction of duty
654.13 Interfering with civil rights
654.14 Impersonating an officer
654.15 Display of law enforcement agency emblem
654.16 Disposition of unclaimed or forfeited property held by Police Department
654.17 Detention of shoplifters and those committing motion picture piracy; protection of institutional property
654.18 Failure to disclose personal information
654.19 Misuse of 9-1-1 system
654.20 Using sham legal process
654.21 Crossing a police line
Cross-reference:
Declaratory judgment in sex related offenses, see § 666.15
Injunction and abatement of nuisance in sex related offenses, see § 666.16
Justifiable use of force to suppress riot, see § 648.03
License or permit to possess dangerous ordnance, see § 678.06
Making false alarms, see § 648.08
Misconduct at an emergency, see § 648.06
Penalties and sentencing, see Ch. 698
Rabies quarantine, see § 618.12
Registration of dogs, see § 618.08
Rules of evidence in sex related offenses, see § 666.10
Statutory reference:
Arrest without warrant for misdemeanor, see R.C. § 2935.03
Criteria for probation; conditions of probation, see R.C. § 2951.02
Degree of offense; charge and verdict; prior conviction, see R.C. § 2945.75
Discharge for delay in trial, see R.C. § 2945.73
Extension of time for hearing or trial, see R.C. § 2945.72
Procedure on affidavit or complaint; withdrawal of unexecuted warrants, see R.C. § 2935.10
Registration of sex offenders in cities and counties, see R.C. §§ 2950.01 et seq.
Right of trial by jury, see R.C. § 2945.17
Satisfaction of fine; credit for time served, see R.C. § 2947.14
Time within which hearing or trial must be held, see R.C. § 2945.71
Treatment of drug dependent persons in lieu of conviction, see R.C. § 2951.041
(a) No person shall knowingly make a false statement, or knowingly swear or affirm the truth of a false statement previously made, when any of the following applies:
(1) The statement is made in any official proceeding.
(2) The statement is made with purpose to incriminate another.
(3) The statement is made with purpose to mislead a public official in performing his or her official function.
(4) The statement is made with purpose to secure the payment of unemployment compensation; Ohio Works First; prevention, retention and contingency benefits and services; disability financial assistance; retirement benefits or health care coverage from a state retirement system; economic development assistance as defined in R.C. § 9.66; or other benefits administered by a governmental agency or paid out of a public treasury.
(5) The statement is made with purpose to secure the issuance by a governmental agency of a license, permit, authorization, certificate, registration, release or provider agreement.
(6) The statement is sworn or affirmed before a notary public or another person empowered to administer oaths.
(7) The statement is in writing on or in connection with a report or return that is required or authorized by law.
(8) The statement is in writing, and is made with purpose to induce another to extend credit to or employ the offender, or to confer any degree, diploma, certificate of attainment, award of excellence or honor on the offender, or to extend to or bestow upon the offender any other valuable benefit or distinction, when the person to whom the statement is directed relies upon it to his or her detriment.
(9) The statement is made with purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a theft offense.
(10) The statement is knowingly made to a probate court in connection with any action, proceeding or other matter within its jurisdiction, either orally or in a written document, including but not limited to an application, petition, complaint or other pleading, or an inventory, account or report.
(11) The statement is made on an account, form, record, stamp, label or other writing that is required by law.
(12) The statement is made in connection with the purchase of a firearm, as defined in R.C. § 2923.11, and in conjunction with the furnishing to the seller of the firearm of a fictitious or altered driver’s or commercial driver’s license or permit, a fictitious or altered identification card, or any other document that contains false information about the purchaser’s identity.
(13) The statement is made in a document or instrument of writing that purports to be a judgment, lien or claim of indebtedness and is filed or recorded with the Secretary of State, a County Recorder, or the clerk of a court of record.
(14) The statement is made in an application filed with a county sheriff pursuant to R.C. § 2923.125 in order to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license or is made in an affidavit submitted to a county sheriff to obtain a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis under R.C. § 2923.1213.
(15) The statement is required under R.C. § 5743.71 in connection with the person’s purchase of cigarettes or tobacco products in a delivery sale.
(b) No person, in connection with the purchase of a firearm as defined in R.C. § 2923.11, shall knowingly furnish to the seller of the firearm a fictitious or altered driver’s or commercial driver’s license or permit, a fictitious or altered identification card, or any other document that contains false information about the purchaser’s identity.
(c) No person, in an attempt to obtain a concealed handgun license under R.C. § 2923.125, shall knowingly present to a sheriff a fictitious or altered document that purports to be certification of the person’s competence in handling a handgun as described in division (B)(3) of that section.
(d) It is no defense to a charge under division (a)(6) of this section that the oath or affirmation was administered or taken in an irregular manner.
(e) If contradictory statements relating to the same fact are made by the offender within the period of the statute of limitations for falsification, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove which statement was false, but only that one or the other was false.
(f) (1) Whoever violates division (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(10), (a)(11), (a)(13) or (a)(15) of this section is guilty of falsification. Except as otherwise provided in this division, falsification is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (a)(9) of this section is guilty of falsification in a theft offense. Except as otherwise provided in this division, falsification in a theft offense is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property or services stolen is $1,000 or more, falsification in a theft offense is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(3) Whoever violates division (a)(12) or (b) of this section is guilty of falsification to purchase a firearm, a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(4) Whoever violates division (a)(14) or (c) of this section is guilty of falsification to obtain a concealed handgun license, a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(5) Whoever violates division (a) of this section in removal proceedings under R.C. § 319.26, 321.37, 507.13 or 733.78 is guilty of falsification regarding a removal proceeding, a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2921.13)
(g) (1) No person who has knowingly failed to maintain proof of financial responsibility in accordance with R.C. § 4509.101 shall produce any document or present to a peace officer an electronic wireless communications device that is displaying any text or images with the purpose to mislead a peace officer upon the request of a peace officer for proof of financial responsibility made in accordance with R.C. § 4509.101(D)(2).
(2) Whoever violates this division (g) is guilty of falsification, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(R.C. § 4509.102)
Statutory reference:
Civil liability for violations of this section, see R.C. § 2921.13(G)
(a) No person shall knowingly make or cause another person to make a false report under R.C. § 2151.421(B) alleging that any person has committed an act or omission that resulted in a child being an abused child as defined in R.C. § 2151.031 or a neglected child as defined in R.C. § 2151.03.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making or causing a false report of child abuse or child neglect, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(R.C. § 2921.14)
(a) No person shall knowingly demand, accept or agree to accept anything of value in consideration of abandoning or agreeing to abandon a pending criminal prosecution.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section when both of the following apply:
(1) The pending prosecution involved is for a violation of R.C. § 2913.02, 2913.11, 2913.21(B)(2) or 2913.47, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, of which the actor under this section was the victim.
(2) The thing of value demanded, accepted or agreed to be accepted, in consideration of abandoning or agreeing to abandon the prosecution, did not exceed an amount that the actor reasonably believed due him or her as restitution for the loss caused him or her by the offense.
(c) When a prosecuting witness abandons or agrees to abandon a prosecution under division (b) of this section, the abandonment or agreement in no way binds the state to abandoning the prosecution.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of compounding a crime, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(R.C. § 2921.21)
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