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TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
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§ 132.09   MAKING FALSE ALARMS.
   (A)   No person shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Initiate or circulate a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe, knowing that the report or warning is false and likely to cause public inconvenience or alarm;
      (2)   Knowingly cause a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any organization, public or private, for dealing with emergencies involving a risk of physical harm to persons or property; or
      (3)   Report to any law enforcement agency an alleged offense or other incident within its concern, knowing that the offense did not occur.
   (B)   This section does not apply to any person conducting an authorized fire or emergency drill.
   (C)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of making false alarms. Except as otherwise provided in this division, making false alarms is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If a violation of this section results in economic harm of $1,000 or more, making false alarms is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. If a violation of this section pertains to a purported, threatened, or actual use of a weapon of mass destruction, making false alarms is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
   (D)   (1)   It is not a defense to a charge under this section that pertains to a purported or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction that the offender did not possess or have the ability to use a weapon of mass destruction or that what was represented to be a weapon of mass destruction was not a weapon of mass destruction.
      (2)   Any act that is a violation of this section and any other section of the Ohio Revised Code or this Code of Ordinances may be prosecuted under this section, the other section, or both sections.
   (E)   As used in this section, ECONOMIC HARM and WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION have the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. § 2917.31.
(ORC § 2917.32) (1995 Code, § 132.09)
§ 132.10   PERSONATING AN OFFICER.
   (A)   No person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that he or she is facilitating a fraud, or with purpose to induce another to purchase property or services, shall personate a law enforcement officer, or an inspector, investigator, or agent of any governmental agency.
   (B)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of personating an officer, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC § 2913.44) (1995 Code, § 132.10)
Cross-reference:
   Impersonating an officer (non-fraud offense), see § 132.12
§ 132.11   UNLAWFUL DISPLAY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EMBLEM.
   (A)   Generally. No person who is not entitled to do so shall knowingly display on a motor vehicle the emblem of a law enforcement agency or an organization of law enforcement officers.
   (B)   Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of the unlawful display of the emblem of a law enforcement agency or an organization of law enforcement officers, a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC § 2913.441)
   (C)   Possessing a law enforcement insignia.
      (1)   No person shall, without authority, make, sell, or have in his or her possession any law enforcement officer's wreath, number, manual, badge, button, belt, whistle, or other insignia of office.
      (2)   Whoever violates division (1) above is guilty of illegally possessing a law enforcement officer's insignia and equipment, a minor misdemeanor.
(1995 Code, § 132.11) Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 132.12   IMPERSONATING A PEACE OFFICER.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An employee of the United States who serves in a position the duties of which are primarily the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses under the criminal laws of the United States.
      IMPERSONATE. To act the part of, assume the identity of, wear the uniform or any part of the uniform of, or display the identification of a particular person or of a member of a class of persons with purpose to make another person believe that the actor is that particular person or is a member of that class of persons.
      INVESTIGATOR OF THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION. Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. § 2903.11.
      PEACE OFFICER. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, member of the organized police department of a municipal corporation, or township constable, who is employed by a political subdivision of this state; a member of a police force employed by a metropolitan housing authority under Ohio R.C. § 3735.31(D); a member of a police force employed by a regional transit authority under Ohio R.C. § 306.35(Y); a state university law enforcement officer appointed under Ohio R.C. § 3345.04; a veterans’ home police officer appointed under Ohio R.C. § 5907.02; a special police officer employed by a port authority under Ohio R.C. § 4582.04 or 4582.28; an officer, agent, or employee of the state or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions, upon whom, by statute, a duty to conserve the peace or to enforce all or certain laws is imposed and the authority to arrest violators is conferred, within limits of that statutory duty and authority; or a state highway patrol trooper whose primary duties are to preserve the peace, to protect life and property, and to enforce the laws, ordinances, or rules of the state or any of its political subdivisions.
      PRIVATE POLICE OFFICER. Any security guard, special police officer, private detective, or other person who is privately employed in a police capacity.
   (B)   No person shall impersonate a peace officer, private police officer, investigator of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, or federal law enforcement officer.
   (C)   No person, by impersonating a peace officer, private police officer, investigator of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, or federal law enforcement officer, shall arrest or detain any person, search any person, or search the property of any person.
   (D)   No person, with purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of an offense, shall impersonate a peace officer, private police officer, federal law enforcement officer, an officer, agent or employee of the municipality or the state, or investigator of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
   (E)   No person shall commit a felony while impersonating a peace officer, private police officer, federal law enforcement officer, an officer, agent or employee of the municipality or of the state, or investigator of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
   (F)   It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (B) of this section that the impersonation of the peace officer, private police officer, federal law enforcement officer, an officer, agent or employee of the municipality or of the state, or investigator of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation was for a lawful purpose.
   (G)   Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Whoever violates division (C) or (D) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the purpose of a violation of division (D) of this section is to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony, a violation of division (D) is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. Whoever violates division (E) of this section is guilty of a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(ORC § 2921.51) (1995 Code, § 132.12)
Cross-reference:
   Personating an officer (fraud offense), see § 132.10
§ 132.13   LOUD NOISES.
   (A)   No person, firm, or corporation shall operate or cause to be operated any whistle, rattle, bell, gong, clapper, hammer, drum, horn, radio, phonograph, or other sound-producing or sound-amplifying instrument so as to emit loud and raucous noises or in any other way create noise or sound in such a manner as to disturb the peace and quiet of a neighborhood or as to interfere with the transaction of business or other ordinary pursuits.
   (B)   Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the reasonable giving of information for religious, educational, cultural, or political purposes or the usual and reasonable operation of railways, airplanes, and motor vehicles or to prohibit the reasonable use of automobile warning devices, the reasonable ringing of church bells, the reasonable and ordinary noises attendant on athletic contests, or lawful public or semipublic meetings, parades, or celebrations or the right of free speech guaranteed to the citizens of the United States.
   (C)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of making loud noises, a minor misdemeanor, except that if the offender persists in the violation of this section after reasonable warning or request to desist, he or she is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(1995 Code, § 132.13) (Ord. 95-O-10, passed 10-23-1995) Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 132.14   LOUD MUSICAL NOISES.
   (A)   No person, association, firm, or corporation, operating a restaurant, hotel, summer garden, or other place of refreshment or entertainment, shall permit, nor shall any person in or about such restaurant, hotel, summer garden, or other place of refreshment or entertainment to engage in playing or rendition of music of any kind, singing, loud talking, amplification of sound, or other noises on or about the premises, in such manner as to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, having due regard for the proximity of places of residence, hospitals, or other residential institutions and to any conditions affected by such noises.
   (B)   It shall be prima facie unlawful for any person, association, firm, or corporation operating a restaurant, hotel, summer garden, or other place of refreshment or entertainment to permit, or for any person in or about such restaurant, hotel, summer garden, or other place of refreshment or entertainment to engage in the playing or rendition of music of any kind, singing, loud talking, amplification of sound, or other noises on or about the premises during the night season after 11:00 p.m.
   (C)   In every charge of violation of this section the affidavit shall state the hour at which the offense is alleged to have occurred.
   (D)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of making loud musical noises, a minor misdemeanor, except that if the offender persists in the violation of this section after reasonable warning or request to desist, he or she is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(1995 Code, § 132.14) (Ord. 95-O-10, passed 10-23-1995) Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 132.15   PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
   (A)   No person shall be found in a public place in a state of voluntary intoxication.
   (B)   When to an ordinary observer a person appears to be intoxicated, it is probable cause to believe such person is voluntarily intoxicated.
   (C)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of public intoxication, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(1995 Code, § 132.15) Penalty, see § 130.99
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