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(a) No person shall:
(1) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with the property of another;
(2) With purpose to interfere with the use or enjoyment of property of another, employ a tear gas device, stink bomb, smoke generator or other device releasing a substance which is harmful or offensive to persons exposed, or which tends to cause public alarm;
(3) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with a bench mark, triangular station, boundary marker or other survey station, monument or marker;
(4) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with any safety device, the property of another, or the property of the offender when required or placed for the safety of others, so as to destroy or diminish its effectiveness or availability for its intended purpose.
(b) As used in this section, "safety device" means any fire extinguisher, fire hose or fire axe, or any fire escape, emergency exit or emergency escape equipment, or any life line, life-saving ring, life preserver or life boat or raft, or any alarm, light, flare, signal, sign or notice intended to warn of danger or emergency, or intended for other safety purposes, or any guard railing or safety barricade, or any traffic sign or signal, or any railroad grade crossing sign, signal or gate, or any first aid or survival equipment, or any other device, apparatus, or equipment intended for protecting or preserving the safety of persons or property.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor of the third degree, provided the property involved is not an aircraft, an aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, fuel, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, any other equipment, implement or material used or intended to be used in the operation of an aircraft, or any cargo carried or intended to be carried in an aircraft and if the violation does not create a risk of physical harm to any person, and if the property involved is not an occupied aircraft. If violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, criminal mischief is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 2909.07; Ord. 134-86. Passed 2-25-86.)
(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another;
(2) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, the use of which is lawfully restricted to certain persons, purposes, modes or hours, when the offender knows he is in violation of any such restriction or is reckless in that regard;
(3) Recklessly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, as to which notice against unauthorized access or presence is given by actual communication to the offender, or in a manner prescribed by law, or by posting in a manner reasonably calculated to come to the attention of potential intruders, or by fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed to restrict access;
(4) Being on the land or premises of another, negligently fail or refuse to leave upon being notified to do so by the owner or occupant, or the agent or servant of either.
(b) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the land or premises involved was owned, controlled or in custody of a public agency.
(c) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the offender was authorized to enter or remain on the land or premises involved when such authorization was secured by deception.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal trespass, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(e) As used in this section, "land or premises" includes any land, building, structure or place belonging to, controlled by or in custody of another, and any separate enclosure or room, or portion thereof.
(ORC 2911.21)
(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall recklessly cut down, destroy, girdle or otherwise injure a vine, bush, shrub, sapling, tree or crop standing or growing on the land of another or upon public land.
(b) In addition to any penalty provided, whoever violates this section is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.
(ORC 901.51)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 901.99(A))
(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall purposely deface, damage, pollute or otherwise physically mistreat any of the following:
(1) The flag of the United States or of this State;
(2) Any public monument;
(3) Any historical or commemorative marker, or any structure, Indian mound or earthwork, thing or site of great historical or archaeological interest;
(4) A place of worship or its furnishings;
(5) A work of art or museum piece;
(6) Any other object of reverence or sacred devotion.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of desecration, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(ORC 2927.11)
(a) Except for purposes of maintenance only, and except for the operation of motorized and pull golf carts, no person shall drive or operate, or cause to be driven or operated, any motor vehicle of any type, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, mini-bikes and skimobiles, or any bicycle, wagon or any other type of wheeled vehicle, or ride horseback, on, over or across the fairways of a municipal golf course, or operate or cause to be operated any of the above described vehicles, including sleighs, sleds and winter vehicles of any type on, over or across the greens of any municipal golf course.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(1952 Code § 17-5-124; Ord. 919-73)
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