(a) No person shall knowingly make or cause to be made a telephone call, or knowingly permit a telephone call to be made from a telephone under his control, to another, if the caller does any of the following:
(1) Fails to identify himself to the recipient of the telephone call and makes the telephone call with purpose to harass, abuse or annoy any person at the premises to which the telephone call is made, whether or not conversation takes place during the telephone call.
(2) Describes, suggests, requests, or proposes that the caller, recipient of the telephone call, or any other person, engage in any sexual activity as defined in Section 533.01 (c), and the recipient of the telephone call, or another person at the premises to which the telephone call is made, has requested, in a previous telephone call or in the immediate telephone call, the caller not to make a telephone call to the recipient of the telephone call or to the premises to which the telephone call is made;
(3) During the telephone call, violates Section 537.05;
(4) Knowingly states to the recipient of the telephone call that he intends to cause damage to or destroy public or private property, and the recipient of the telephone call, any member of the family of the recipient of the telephone call, or any other person who resides at the premises to which the telephone call is made owns, leases, resides, or works in, will at the time of the destruction or damaging be near or in, has the responsibility of protecting, or insures the property that will be destroyed or damaged;
(5) Knowingly makes the telephone call to the recipient of the telephone call, to another person at the premises to which the telephone call is made, or to the premises to which the telephone call is made, and the recipient of the telephone call, or another person at the premises to which the telephone call is made, has previously told the caller not to call the premises to which the telephone call is made or not to call any persons at the premises to which the telephone call is made.
(b) No person shall make or cause to be made a telephone call, or permit a telephone call to be made from a telephone under his control, with purpose to abuse, threaten, annoy, or harass another person.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of telephone harassment, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 2917.21; Ord. 70-83. Passed 2-1-83.)