537.17 RESERVED.

   (Editor’s note: This section was formerly 537.17 Criminal Child Enticement, based on Ohio R.C. 2905.05, Criminal Child Enticement. The Ohio Supreme Court held that Ohio R.C. 2905.05(A) was unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment. See State v. Romage, 138 Ohio St. 3d. 390 (2014).)

537.18 CONTRIBUTING TO UNRULINESS OR DELINQUENCY OF A CHILD.

   (a)   As used in this section:

      (1)   “Delinquent child” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2152.02.

      (2)   “Unruly child” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2151.022.

   (b)   No person, including a parent, guardian or other custodian of a child, shall do any of the following:

      (1)   Aid, abet, induce, cause, encourage, or contribute to a child or a ward of the juvenile court becoming an unruly child or a delinquent child;

      (2)   Act in a way tending to cause a child or a ward of the juvenile court to become an unruly child or a delinquent child;

      (3)   Act in a way that contributes to an adjudication of the child as a delinquent child based on the child’s violation of a court order adjudicating the child an unruly child for being an habitual truant;

      (4)   If the person is the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child who has the duties under Ohio R.C. Chapters 2152 and 2950 to register, register a new residence address, and periodically verify a residence address and, if applicable, to send a notice of intent to reside, and if the child is not emancipated, as defined in Ohio R.C. 2919.121, fail to ensure that the child complies with those duties under Ohio R.C. Chapters 2152 and 2950.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day of violation of this section is a separate offense. (ORC 2919.24)

537.181 ASSAULTING A TEACHER, STUDENT, SCHOOL EMPLOYEE; DISRUPTING CLASSES.

   (a)   No person shall assault, strike, threaten or menace a teacher, instructor, professor, person in charge of a class of students, or any employee of any school, college or university, while in the performance of their duties, nor disrupt, disturb or interfere with the teaching of any class of students, nor disrupt, disturb or interfere with any activity conducted in a school, college or university building, or upon the campus or grounds thereof, or in any public place, nor improperly and unlawfully assault, strike, threaten, menace, follow, pursue or lay hands upon a student or other person in a school, college or university building, or upon the grounds or campus thereof, or upon the way to or from any school, college or university, or on the way to or from any school, college or university sponsored activity.

   (b)   No person shall use improper, indecent or obscene language toward a teacher, instructor, professor, person in charge of a class of students or employee of any school, college or university, while in the performance of their duties, or toward a student or other person in a school, college or university building, or upon the campus or grounds thereof, or upon the way to or from any school, college or university, or the way to or from any school, college or university-sponsored activity.

(Ord. 69-252. Passed 5-20-69.)

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

537.19 CURFEW.

   (a)   No child under the age of twelve years shall be upon the streets, sidewalks or other public places during the period from darkness to dawn, nor shall any child between the ages of twelve and sixteen years be upon the streets, sidewalks or other public places between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. nor shall any child between the ages of sixteen years and eighteen years be upon the streets, sidewalks or other public places between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or some responsible person over the age of twenty-one years, or a member of his family eighteen years of age or older, or unless he has a legitimate excuse therefor.

   (b)   No parent or guardian of any child under the age of twelve years shall allow such child to be upon the streets, sidewalks or other public places during the period from darkness to dawn, nor shall any parent or guardian of any child between the ages of twelve years and sixteen years allow such child to be upon the streets, sidewalks or other public places between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. nor shall any parent or any guardian of any child between the ages of sixteen years and eighteen years allow such child to be upon the streets, sidewalks or other public places between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by his parent, guardian or some responsible person over the age of twenty-one years; or a member of his family eighteen years of age or older, unless such child has a legitimate excuse therefor.

(Ord. 69-292. Passed 6-17-69.)

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense.

537.20 HAZING PROHIBITED.

   (a)   As used in this section:

      (1)   “Hazing” means doing any act or coercing another, including the victim, to do any act of initiation into any student or other organization or any act to continue or reinstate membership in or affiliation with any student or other organization that causes or creates a substantial risk of causing mental or physical harm to any person, including coercing another to consume alcohol or a drug of abuse, as defined in Ohio R.C. 3719.011.

      (2)   “Organization” includes a national or international organization with which a fraternity or sorority is affiliated.

   (b)   (1)   No person shall recklessly participate in the hazing of another.

      (2)   No administrator, employee, faculty member, teacher, consultant, alumnus, or volunteer of any organization, including any primary, secondary, or post-secondary school or any other educational institution, public or private, shall recklessly permit the hazing of any person associated with the organization.

   (c)   (1)   No person shall recklessly participate in the hazing of another when the hazing includes coerced consumption of alcohol or drugs of abuse resulting in serious physical harm to the other person.

      (2)   No administrator, employee, faculty member, teacher, consultant, alumnus, or volunteer of any organization, including any primary, secondary, or post-secondary school or other educational institution, public or private, shall recklessly permit the hazing of any person associated with the organization when the hazing includes coerced consumption of alcohol or drugs of abuse resulting in serious physical harm to that person.

   (d)   Whoever violates subsections (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of hazing. A violation of subsections (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree. A violation of subsections (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. (ORC 2903.31)

   (e)   Reckless failure to immediately report knowledge of hazing.

      (1)   No administrator, employee, faculty member, teacher, consultant, alumnus, or volunteer of any organization, including any primary, secondary, or post-secondary school or any other public or private educational institution, who is acting in an official and professional capacity shall recklessly fail to immediately report the knowledge of hazing to a law enforcement agency in the county in which the victim of hazing resides or in which the hazing is occurring or has occurred.

      (2)   A violation of subsection (e)(1) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, except that the violation is a misdemeanor of the first degree if the hazing causes serious physical harm.

         (ORC 2903.311(B), (C))

537.99 PENALTY.

   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification.)