CHAPTER 543
Securities

543.01   Deceptive publication.

543.02   False memorandum of purchase or sale.

543.99   Penalty.

   CROSS REFERENCES

   Falsification - see GEN. OFF. 525.02

   Tampering with records - see GEN. OFF. 545.14

   Revelation of confidential matters - see GEN. OFF. 545.19

543.01. Deceptive publication.

   (a)   No person, with purpose to deceive, shall make, publish or cause to be made or published, a report of any transaction in securities, when no such transaction has taken place.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(ORC 1708.03, 1708.99)

543.02. False memorandum of purchase or sale.

   (a)   No person shall deliver any memorandum of purchase or sale of securities, knowing that such memorandum is false in any material respect.

   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(ORC 1708.04, 1708.99)

543.99. Penalty.

   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification.)