552.25   INTIMIDATION.
   (a)   No person shall violate Section 537.05, 537.051, 537.06, 537.10(a)(3), (a)(4) or (a)(5), 541.03 or 541.04 by reason of age, race, creed, color, religious belief, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, recipient of public assistance, ethnic group, military status, or physical characteristic.
   (b)   Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of intimidation. A violation of intimidation under division (a) of this section is an offense of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of intimidation. In case of an offense that is a misdemeanor of the first degree, whoever violates this section may be prosecuted under R.C. § 2927.12.
(Ord. 12-17. Passed 4-9-18.)