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(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 was forged.
(b) 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.
(c) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of forging identification cards or selling or distributing forged identification cards. Except as otherwise provided in this division, forging identification cards 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 division (a) of this section or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, 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 not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(2) If the victim of a violation of this section is an elderly person, R.C. § 2913.31(C)(2)(b) applies and the offense shall be prosecuted under R.C. § 2913.31.
(R.C. § 2913.31(B), (C)(2))
Statutory reference:
Forgery, felony provisions, see Ohio R.C. 2913.31(A), (C)(1)
Forgery of originating address or other routing information in connection with the transmission of an electronic mail advertisement, felony provisions, see Ohio R.C. 2307.64
(a) No person, with purpose to defraud, or knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud, shall do any of the following:
(1) Make or alter any object so that it appears to have value because of antiquity, rarity, curiosity, source, or authorship, which it does not in fact possess.
(2) Practice deception in making, retouching, editing, or reproducing any photograph, movie film, video tape, phonograph record, or recording tape.
(3) Falsely or fraudulently make, simulate, forge, alter, or counterfeit any wrapper, label, stamp, cork or cap prescribed by the Liquor Control Commission under Ohio R.C. Chapters 4301 and 4303, falsely or fraudulently cause to be made, simulated, forged, altered, or counterfeited any wrapper, label, stamp, cork or cap prescribed by the Liquor Control Commission under Ohio R.C. Chapters 4301 and 4303, or use more than once any wrapper, label, stamp, cork or cap prescribed by the Liquor Control Commission under Ohio R.C. Chapters 4301 and 4303.
(4) Offer, or possess with the purpose to offer, any object that the person knows to have been simulated as provided in divisions (a)(1), (2) or (3) of this section.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal simulation. Except as otherwise provided in this division, criminal simulation is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the loss to the victim is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, criminal simulation is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(ORC 2913.32)
(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Practice deception for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit card, when a credit card is issued in actual reliance thereon;
(2) Knowingly buy or sell a credit card from or to a person other than the issuer;
(3) As an officer, employee, or appointee of a political subdivision or as a public servant as defined under R.C. § 2921.01, knowingly misuse a credit card account held by a political subdivision.
(b) No person, with purpose to defraud, shall do any of the following:
(1) Obtain control over a credit card as security for a debt;
(2) Obtain property or services by the use of a credit card, in one or more transactions, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the card has expired or been revoked, or was obtained, is retained, or is being used in violation of law;
(3) Furnish property or services upon presentation of a credit card, knowing that the card is being used in violation of law;
(4) Represent or cause to be represented to the issuer of a credit card that property or services have been furnished, knowing that the representation is false.
(c) No person, with purpose to violate this section, shall receive, possess, control, or dispose of a credit card.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of misuse of credit cards.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (d)(3) of this section, a violation of division (a), (b)(1), or (c) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division or division (d)(3) of this section, a violation of division (b)(2), (3), or (4) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the cumulative retail value of the property and services involved in one or more violations of division (b)(2), (3), or (4) of this section which violations involve one or more credit card accounts and occur within a period of 90 consecutive days commencing on the date of the first violation, is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, misuse of credit cards is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(3) If the victim of the offense is an elderly person or disabled adult, and if the offense involves a violation of division (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section, misuse of credit cards is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(ORC 2913.21)
(a) No person shall record or cause to be recorded either of the following:
(1) A credit card account number of the other party to a transaction, when a check, bill of exchange or other draft is presented for payment; or
(2) The telephone number or Social Security account number of the other party to a transaction, when payment is made by credit card charge agreement, check, bill of exchange or other draft.
(b) Division (a) of this section does not apply to a transaction, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The credit card account number, Social Security account number or telephone number is recorded for a legitimate business purpose, including collection purposes.
(2) The other party to the transaction consents to the recording of the credit card account number, Social Security account number or telephone number.
(3) The credit card account number, Social Security account number or telephone number that is recorded during the course of the transaction is not disclosed to any third party for any purposes other than collection purposes and is not used to market goods or services unrelated to the goods or services purchased in the transaction.
(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the recording of the number of a credit card account when given in lieu of a deposit to secure payment in the event of default, loss, damage or other occurrence, or requires a person to accept a check presented for payment, if the other party to the transaction refuses to consent to the recording of the number of the party's Social Security account or license to operate a motor vehicle.
(ORC 1349.17)
(d) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 1349.99)
(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Insert or deposit a slug in a coin machine, with purpose to defraud;
(2) Make, possess, or dispose of a slug, with purpose of enabling another to defraud by inserting or depositing it in a coin machine.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making or using slugs, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(ORC 2913.33)
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