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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LOVELAND, OHIO
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PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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545.17 DEFRAUDING CREDITORS.
   (a)   No person, with purpose to defraud one or more of the person’s creditors, shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Remove, conceal, destroy, encumber, convey or otherwise deal with any of the person’s property.
      (2)   Misrepresent or refuse to disclose to a fiduciary appointed to administer or manage the person’s affairs or estate, the existence, amount or location of any of the person’s property, or any other information regarding such property that the person is legally required to furnish to the fiduciary.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of defrauding creditors, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property involved is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, defrauding creditors is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(ORC 2913.45)
545.18 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.
   (a)   No person shall receive, retain or dispose of property of another, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the property has been obtained through commission of a theft offense.
   (b)   It is not a defense to a charge of receiving stolen property in violation of this section that the property was obtained by means other than through the commission of a theft offense if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being obtained through the commission of a theft offense.
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Receiving stolen property is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law if:
      (1)   The value of the property involved is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more; or
      (2)   The property involved is:
         A.   Listed in Section 545.03 ; or
         B.   A motor vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01; or
         C.   A dangerous drug as defined in Ohio R.C. 4729.01.
         D.   A special purchase article as defined in Ohio R.C. 4737.04 or a bulk merchandise container as defined in Ohio R.C. 4737.012.
            (ORC 2913.51)
545.19 POSSESSION OF CRIMINAL TOOLS.
   (a)   No person shall possess or have under the person’s control any substance, device, instrument, or article, with purpose to use it criminally.
   (b)   Each of the following constitutes prima-facie evidence of criminal purpose:
      (1)   Possession or control of any dangerous ordnance, or the materials or parts for making dangerous ordnance, in the absence of circumstances indicating the dangerous ordnance, materials, or parts are intended for legitimate use;
      (2)   Possession or control of any substance, device, instrument, or article designed or specially adapted for criminal use;
      (3)   Possession or control of any substance, device, instrument, or article commonly used for criminal purposes, under circumstances indicating the item is intended for criminal use.
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of possessing criminal tools, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the circumstances indicate that the substance, device, instrument, or article involved in the offense was intended for use in the commission of a felony, possessing criminal tools is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(ORC 2923.24)
545.20 FORGERY OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
   (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.
      (3)   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 the words "identity," "identification," "identification card" or other similar words appear on the card.
   (b)   Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of forging identification cards or selling or distributing forged identification cards. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, forging or selling or distributing forged identification cards is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section or Ohio R.C. 2913.31 (B), 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)
545.21 IDENTITY FRAUD.
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 545.21 has been deleted from the Codified Ordinances. Ohio R.C. 2913.49, from which Section 545.21 was derived, has been reclassified from a misdemeanor to a felony offense.)
545.22 UNLAWFUL USE OF HYDRANTS.
   Whoever, not being an authorized agent, employee, or officer of the City, shall open, close or interfere with any fire hydrant, valve, regulator, gauge, curbcock, or any other appurtenance of a water main, service pipe, or other type of apparatus, used or intended for the conducting of water, or shall tap, open or make any unauthorized connection with any such water main or pipe, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. However, nothing contained herein shall apply to anything done by or under the authority of the Fire Department.
(Ord. 1974-10. Passed 3-12-74.)
545.23 THEFT FROM RECYCLING BIN OR RECEPTACLE.
   No person shall pilfer, steal, or otherwise remove any item from any City-sponsored recycling collection bin or receptacle. This section shall not apply to the owner of such bin or receptacle nor to any City employee, agent, or contractor acting in its behalf in a waste collection capacity. Whoever is convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense and of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on any subsequent conviction. (Ord. 1992-38. Passed 5-26-92.)
545.99 PENALTY.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification.)