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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.
(ORC 2923.24) (Ord. 95-96. Passed 7-15-96.)
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 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))
545.21 MOTION PICTURE PIRACY.
   (a)   As used in this section:
      (1)   "Audiovisual recording function" means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part of a motion picture by means of any technology existing on, or developed after, March 9, 2004.
      (2)   "Facility " means a movie theater.
   (b)   No person, without the written consent of the owner or lessee of the facility and of the licensor of the motion picture, shall knowingly operate an audiovisual recording function of a device in a facility in which the motion picture is being shown.
   (c)   Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of motion picture piracy, a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first offense and a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law on each subsequent offense.
   (d)   This section does not prohibit or restrict a lawfully authorized investigative, law enforcement, protective, or intelligence gathering employee or agent of the government of this State or a political subdivision of this State, or of the federal government, when acting in an official capacity, from operating an audiovisual recording function of a device in any facility in which a motion picture is being shown.
   (e)   Division (b) of this section does not limit or affect the application of any other prohibition in this code or the Ohio Revised Code. Any act that is a violation of both division (b) of this section and another provision of this code or the Ohio Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, under the other provision of this code or the Ohio Revised Code, or under both this section and the other provision of this code or the Ohio Revised Code.
(ORC 2913.07)
545.22 DIMINISHING OR INTERFERING WITH FORFEITABLE PROPERTY.
   (a)   No person shall destroy, damage, remove, or transfer property that is subject to forfeiture or otherwise take any action in regard to property that is subject to forfeiture with purpose to do any of the following:
      (1)   Prevent or impair the State’s or political subdivision’s lawful authority to take the property into its custody or control under Ohio R.C. Chapter 2981 or to continue holding the property under its lawful custody or control;
      (2)   Impair or defeat the court’s continuing jurisdiction over the person and property;
      (3)   Devalue property that the person knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is subject to forfeiture proceedings under Ohio R.C. Chapter 2981.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of interference with or diminishing forfeitable property. Except as otherwise provided in this division (b), interference with or diminishing forfeitable property is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, interference with or diminishing forfeitable property is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(ORC 2981.07)
545.99 PENALTY.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification.)