545.03. Property exceptions as felony offense.

   Regardless of the value of the property involved, and regardless of whether the offender has previously been convicted of a theft offense, the provisions of Section 545.05 or 545.18 do not apply if the property involved is any of the following:

   (a)   A credit card;

   (b)   A printed form for a check or other negotiable instrument, which on its face identifies the drawer or marker for whose use it is designed or identifies the account on which it is to be drawn, and which has not been executed by the drawer or marker or on which the amount is blank;

   (c)   A firearm or dangerous ordnance as defined in Section 549.01;

   (d)   A motor vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01 or the proceeds of a vehicle insurance policy;

   (e)   A motor vehicle identification license plate as prescribed by Ohio R.C. 4503.22, a temporary license placard or windshield sticker as prescribed by Ohio R.C. 4503.182, or any comparable license plate, placard or sticker or as prescribed by the applicable law of another state or the United States;

   (f)   A blank form for a certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to a motor vehicle, as prescribed by Ohio R.C. 4505.07;

   (g)   A blank form for any license listed in Ohio R.C. 4507.01(A).

(ORC 2913.71; Ord. 134-86. Passed 2-25-86.)