(A)
No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another, to spy or eavesdrop upon another.
(B) No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or otherwise record another person, in a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the private areas of that person.
(C) No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or otherwise record a minor, in a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the private areas of the minor.
(D) No person shall secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, or otherwise record another person above, under, or through the clothing being worn by that other person for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person.
(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of voyeurism.
(1) A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(2) A violation of division (B) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(3) A violation of division (D) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(4) A violation of division (C) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2907.08) (Rev. eff. with 2024 S-27) (Ord. 79-1973, passed 12-19-73)