(a) Vehicular Vandalism.
(1) No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of any of the following:
A. Any vehicle on a highway;
B. Any boat or vessel on any of the waters in this State.
(2) Whoever violates division (a)(1) this section is guilty of vehicular vandalism. Except as otherwise provided in this division (a)(2), vehicular vandalism is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation of division (a)(1) of this section creates a substantial risk of physical harm or causes physical harm or serious physical harm to any person or if the violation of division (a)(1) of this section causes serious physical harm to property, vehicular vandalism is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(3) As used in this division:
A. "Alley," "Street," and "Vehicle" have the same meanings as in ORC 4511.01.
B. "Highway" means any highway as defined in ORC 4511.01 or any lane, road, street, alley, bridge or overpass.
C. "Vessel" and "Waters of this State" have the same meanings as in ORC 1546.01.
(ORC 2909.09)
(b) Railroad Vandalism.
(1) No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto or in the path of any railroad rail, railroad track, locomotive, engine, railroad car or other vehicle of a railroad company while such vehicle is on a railroad track.
(2) No person, without privilege to do so, shall climb upon or into any locomotive, engine, railroad car or other vehicle of a railroad company when it is on a railroad track.
(3) No person, without privilege to do so, shall disrupt, delay or prevent the operation of any train or other vehicle of a railroad company while such vehicle is on a railroad track.
(4) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of a railroad company.
(5) Whoever violates division (b)(1) of this section is guilty of railroad vandalism. Whoever violates division (b)(2) of this section is guilty of criminal trespass on a locomotive, engine railroad car or other railroad vehicle. Whoever violates division (b)(3) of this section is guilty of interference with the operation of a train.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this division (b)(6), railroad vandalism; criminal trespass on a locomotive, engine, railroad car or other railroad vehicle; and interference with the operation of a train each is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Except as otherwise provided in this division (b)(6), if the violation of division (b)(1), (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section causes serious physical harm to property or creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person, the violation is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(7) Whoever violates division (b)(4) of this section is guilty of criminal trespass on the land or premises of a railroad company, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(ORC 2909.10)
(c) Railroad Grade Crossing Device Vandalism.
(1) No person shall knowingly deface, damage, obstruct, remove or otherwise impair the operation of any railroad grade crossing warning signal or other protective device, including any gate, bell, light, crossbuck, stop sign, yield sign, advance warning sign or other advance pavement marking.
(2) Whoever violates division (c)(1) this section is guilty of railroad grade crossing device vandalism. Except as otherwise provided in this division, railroad grade crossing device vandalism is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Except as otherwise provided in this division (c)(2), if the violation of this section causes serious physical harm to property or creates substantial risk of physical harm to any person, the violation is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(ORC 2909.101)