Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of engaging in prohibited solicitation.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, engaging in prohibited solicitation is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(B) If within 1 year, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of engaging in prohibited solicitation or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance of another jurisdiction, engaging in prohibited solicitation shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(1974 Code, § 110.99) (Ord. 50-80, passed 8-18-1980; Am. Ord. 24-12, passed 10-1-2012)