(a) No person shall recklessly violate the terms of any of the following:
(1) A protection order issued or consent agreement approved pursuant to Sections 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the Ohio Revised Code, or 537.20 of the Toledo Municipal Code;
(2) A protection order issued pursuant to Sections 2903.213 or 2903.214 of the Ohio Revised Code, or 537.26 of the Toledo Municipal Code;
(3) A protection order issued by a court of another state.
(b) Whoever violates this Section is guilty of violating a protection order. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2919.27(B)(1)(b) or 2919.27(B)(2)(b) of the Ohio Revised Code, violating a protection order is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (a)(3) of this Section that the protection order issued by a court of another state does not comply with the requirements specified in 18 USC 2265(b) for a protection order that must be accorded full faith and credit by a court of this state or that it is not entitled to full faith and credit under 18 USC 2265(c).
(d) As used in this Section, “protection order issued by a court of another state” means an injunction or another order issued by a criminal court of another state for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to another person, including a temporary order, and means an injunction or order of that nature issued by a civil court of another state, including a temporary order and a final order issued by an independent action or as a pendente lite order in a proceeding or other relief, if the court issued it in response to a complaint, petition, or motion file by or on behalf of a person seeking protection. “Protection order issued by a court of another state” does not include an order for support or for custody of a child.
(ORC 2919.27; Ord. 622-00. Passed 6-20-00.)