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CITY OF MASON, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS of the CITY OF MASON, OHIO
ADOPTING ORDINANCES
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PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE: TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE: GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
CHAPTER 501: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PENALTY
CHAPTER 505: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 509: DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND PEACE DISTURBANCE
CHAPTER 511: NOISE CONTROL
CHAPTER 513: DRUG ABUSE CONTROL
CHAPTER 517: GAMBLING
CHAPTER 521: HEALTH, SAFETY AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 525: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC OFFICE
CHAPTER 529: LIQUOR CONTROL
CHAPTER 533: OBSCENITY AND SEX OFFENSES
CHAPTER 537: OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS
CHAPTER 541: PROPERTY OFFENSES
CHAPTER 545: THEFT AND FRAUD
CHAPTER 549: WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES
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
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 545.15 SECURING WRITINGS BY DECEPTION.
   (a)   No person, by deception, shall cause another to execute any writing that disposes of or encumbers property, or by which a pecuniary obligation is incurred.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of securing writings by deception. Except as otherwise provided in this division, securing writings by deception is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property or the obligation involved is $1,000 or more, securing writings by deception is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate to state law. If the victim of the offense is an elderly person, disabled adult, active duty service member, or spouse of an active duty service member, securing writings by deception is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2913.43)
§ 545.16 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.
(R.C. § 2913.44)
§ 545.17 DEFRAUDING CREDITORS.
   (a)   No person, with purpose to defraud one or more of his or her creditors, shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Remove, conceal, destroy, encumber, convey or otherwise deal with any of his or her property; or
      (2)   Misrepresent or refuse to disclose to a fiduciary appointed to administer or manage his or her affairs or estate, the existence, amount or location of any of his or her property, or any other information regarding the property which he or she is legally required to furnish to the fiduciary.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of defrauding creditors. Except as otherwise provided in this division, defrauding creditors is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property involved is $1,000 or more, defrauding creditors is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 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. Except as otherwise provided in this division, receiving stolen property is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If any of the following criteria are met, then a violation of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law:
      (1)   The value of the property involved is $1,000 or more;
      (2)   The property involved is any of the property listed in R.C. § 2913.71;
      (3)   The property involved is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, as defined in R.C. § 2923.11;
      (4)   The property involved is a motor vehicle as defined in R.C. § 4501.01;
      (5)   The property involved is any dangerous drug, as defined in R.C. § 4729.01; or
      (6)   The property involved in violation of this section is a special purchase article as defined in R.C. § 4737.04 or a bulk merchandise container as defined in R.C. § 4737.012.
(R.C. § 2913.51)
§ 545.19 POSSESSION OF CRIMINAL TOOLS.
   (a)   No person shall possess or have under his or her 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 a dangerous ordnance, in the absence of circumstances indicating the dangerous ordnance, materials or parts are intended for a 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. Except as otherwise provided in this division, possessing criminal tools is 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 to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 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 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 $250.
      (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 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 R.C. § 2307.64
§ 545.21 POSSESSION OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY.
   (a)   No person shall, without being authorized, have in his or her control or possession any equipment, tools, implements or other property belonging to the municipality.
(R.C. § 5589.12)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 5589.99(B))
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