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Ohio Statutes, Title 29

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Title 29, Crimes-Procedure

36 chapters · 1,154 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 291,154 Ch 2941, Indictment87 Ch 2945, Trial83 Ch 2929, Penalties and Sentencing53 Ch 2933, Peace Warrants; Search Warrants53 Ch 2919, Offenses Against the Family52 Ch 2923, Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity;…50 Ch 2937, Preliminary Examination; Bail49 Ch 2907, Sex Offenses46 Ch 2953, Appeals; Other Postconviction Remedies43 Ch 2903, Homicide and Assault40 Ch 2935, Arrest, Citation, and Disposition Al…39 Ch 2913, Theft and Fraud36 Ch 2930, Victim's Rights35 Ch 2949, Execution of Sentence35

27 sections·Filtered byTitle 29✕Ch 2909✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.01 Arson and related offenses definitions
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As used in sections 2909.01 to 2909.07 of the Revised Code: (A) To "create a substantial risk of serious physical harm to any person" includes the creation of a substantial risk of serious physical harm to any emergency personnel. (B) "Emergency personnel" means any of the follow…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.02 Aggravated arson
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(A) No person, by means of fire or explosion, shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Create a substantial risk of serious physical harm to any person other than the offender; (2) Cause physical harm to any occupied structure; (3) Create, through the offer or acceptance of a…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.03 Arson
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(A) No person, by means of fire or explosion, shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Cause, or create a substantial risk of, physical harm to any property of another without the other person's consent; (2) Cause, or create a substantial risk of, physical harm to any propert…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.04 Disrupting public services
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(A) No person, purposely by any means or knowingly by damaging or tampering with any property, shall do any of the following: (1) Interrupt or impair television, radio, telephone, telegraph, or other mass communications service; police, fire, or other public service communication…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.05 Vandalism

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(A) No person shall knowingly cause serious physical harm to an occupied structure or any of its contents. (B)(1) No person shall knowingly cause physical harm to property that is owned or possessed by another, when either of the following applies: (a) The property is used by its…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.06 Criminal damaging or endangering

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(A) No person shall cause, or create a substantial risk of physical harm to any property of another without the other person's consent: (1) Knowingly, by any means; (2) Recklessly, by means of fire, explosion, flood, poison gas, poison, radioactive material, caustic or corrosive …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.07 Criminal mischief

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(A) No person shall: (1) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with either of the following: (a) The property of another; (b) One's own residential real property with the purpose to decrease the value of or enjoyment o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.08 Endangering aircraft or airport operations

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Air gun" means a hand pistol or rifle that propels its projectile by means of releasing compressed air, carbon dioxide, or other gas. (2) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (3) "Spring-operated gun" means a …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.081 Interfering with operation of aircraft with laser

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(A) No person shall knowingly discharge a laser or other device that creates visible light into the cockpit of an aircraft that is in the process of taking off or landing or is in flight. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of interfering with the operation of an aircraft…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.09 Vehicular vandalism

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Highway" means any highway as defined in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code or any lane, road, street, alley, bridge, or overpass. (2) "Alley," "street," "streetcar," "trackless trolley," and "vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4511.0…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.10 Railroad vandalism - criminal trespass - interference with operation of train

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(A) 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. (B) No person, without pri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.101 Railroad grade crossing device vandalism

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(A) 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 advance pavement…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.11 Property value or amount of physical harm findings

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(A) When a person is charged with a violation of division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of section 2909.03 of the Revised Code involving property value or an amount of physical harm of one thousand dollars or more or with a violation of section 2909.05 of the Revised Code involving property v…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.13 Definitions for RC sections 2909.13 to 2909.15

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As used in sections 2909.13 to 2909.15 of the Revised Code: (A) "Arson-related offense" means any of the following violations or offenses committed by a person: (1) A violation of section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code; (2) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.14 Arson offender registration; notice

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(A) Each arson offender shall be provided notice of the arson offender's duty to register personally with the sheriff of the county in which the arson offender resides or that sheriff's designee. The following persons shall provide the notice at the following times: (1) On or aft…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.15 Arson offender registration; time frames; form

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(A) Each arson offender who has received notice pursuant to section 2909.14 of the Revised Code shall register personally with the sheriff of the county in which the arson offender resides or that sheriff's designee within the following time periods: (1) An arson offender who rec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.21 Terrorism definitions

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As used in sections 2909.21 to 2909.31 of the Revised Code: (A) "Act of terrorism" means an act that is committed within or outside the territorial jurisdiction of this state or the United States, that constitutes a specified offense if committed in this state or constitutes an o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.22 Soliciting or providing support for act of terrorism

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(A) No person shall raise, solicit, collect, donate, or provide any material support or resources, with purpose that the material support or resources will be used in whole or in part to plan, prepare, carry out, or aid in either an act of terrorism or the concealment of, or an e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.23 Making terroristic threat

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(A) No person shall threaten to commit or threaten to cause to be committed a specified offense when both of the following apply: (1) The person makes the threat with purpose to do any of the following: (a) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (b) Influence the policy of a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.24 Terrorism

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(A) No person shall commit a specified offense with purpose to do any of the following: (1) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (2) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion; (3) Affect the conduct of any government by the specified offense. (B)(1…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.25 Expenses of investigation, prosecution, response costs of terrorism

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(A) In addition to the financial sanctions authorized under section 2929.18 of the Revised Code, the court imposing sentence upon an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2909.22, 2909.23, or 2909.24 of the Revised Code or to a violation of secti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.26 Criminal possession of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon or explosive device

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(A) No person shall knowingly possess any chemical weapon, biological weapon, radiological or nuclear weapon, or explosive device with the intent to use it to cause serious physical harm or death to another person. (B) No person shall knowingly possess any chemical weapon, biolog…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.27 Criminal use of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon or explosive device

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(A) No person shall recklessly use, deploy, release, or cause to be used, deployed, or released any chemical weapon, biological weapon, radiological or nuclear weapon, or explosive device that creates a risk of death or serious physical harm to another person not a participant in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.28 Illegal assembly or possession of chemicals or substances for manufacture of prohibited weapons

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(A) No person, with the intent to manufacture a chemical weapon, biological weapon, radiological or nuclear weapon, or explosive device, shall knowingly assemble or possess one or more toxins, toxic chemicals, precursors of toxic chemicals, vectors, biological agents, or hazardou…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.29 Money laundering in support of terrorism

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(A) No person, knowing that property is the proceeds of an act of terrorism or a monetary instrument given, received, or intended to be used in support of an act of terrorism, shall conduct or attempt to conduct any transaction involving that property or transport, transmit or tr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.30 Notification of homeland security department of conviction of suspected alien

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(A) A judge of a court of record shall direct the clerk of that court to notify the immigration and customs enforcement section of the United States department of homeland security when a suspected alien has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony. (B) The department of r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2909.31 Person entering transportation facility to show identification

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(A) No person entering an airport, train station, port, or other similar critical transportation infrastructure site shall refuse to show identification when requested by a law enforcement officer when there is a threat to security and the law enforcement officer is requiring ide…