(a) No person, by any means and without privilege to do so, shall knowingly solicit, coax, entice, or lure any child under fourteen years of age to accompany the person in any manner, including entering into any vehicle, as defined in Section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, whether or not the offender knows the age of the child, if both of the following apply:
(1) The actor does not have the express or implied permission of the parent, guardian or other legal custodian of the child in undertaking the activity.
(2) The actor is not a law enforcement officer, medic, firefighter or other person who regularly provides emergency services and is not an employee or agent of, or a volunteer acting under the direction of any Board of Education, or the actor is any of such persons, but, at the time the actor undertakes the activity, he is not acting within the scope of his lawful duties in that capacity.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under subsection (a) hereof that the actor undertook the activity in response to a bona fide emergency situation or that the actor undertook the activity in a reasonable belief that it was necessary to preserve the health, safety, or welfare of the child.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal child enticement, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 247-03. Passed 4-1-03.)