(b) No person shall, knowing the sham legal process to be a sham legal process, do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly issue, display, deliver, distribute or otherwise use sham legal process;
(2) Knowingly use sham legal process to arrest, detain, search or seize any person or the property of another person;
(3) Knowingly commit or facilitate the commission of an offense using sham legal process; or
(4) Knowingly commit a felony by using sham legal process.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section that the use of sham legal process was for a lawful purpose.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of using sham legal process. A violation of subsection (b)(1) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. A violation of subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree, except that if the purpose of a violation of subsection (b)(3) of this section is to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony, a violation of subsection (b)(3) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. A violation of subsection (b)(4) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(ORC 2921.52(A) - (D))