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537.04 GENERAL OFFENSES CODE 94D 537.04 NEGLIGENT ASSAULT. (a) No person shall negligently, by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as defined in Section 549.01 cause physical harm to another or to another's unborn. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of negligent assault, a misdemeanor of the third degree. (ORC 2903.14) 537.05 AGGRAVATED MENACING. (a) No person shall knowingly cause another to believe that the offender will cause serious physical harm to the person or property of the other person, the other person's unborn, or a member of the other person's immediate family. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated menacing. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (b), aggravated menacing is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the victim of the offense is an officer or employee of a public children services agency or a private child placing agency and the offense relates to the officer's or employee's performance or anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense of violence, the victim of that prior offense was an officer or employee of a public children services agency or private child placing agency, and that prior offense related to the officer's or employee's performance or anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, aggravated menacing is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. (ORC 2903.21) 537.051 MENACING BY STALKING. (a) (1) No person by engaging in a pattern of conduct shall knowingly cause another person to believe that the offender will cause physical harm to the other person or cause mental distress to the other person. (2) No person, through the use of any electronic method of remotely transferring information, including, but not limited to, any computer, computer network, computer program, or computer system, shall post a message with purpose to urge or incite another to commit a violation of subsection (a)(1) of this section. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of menacing by stalking. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b)(2) and (3) of this section, menacing by stalking is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (2) Menacing by stalking is a .felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law if any of the following applies: A. The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or a violation of Section 541.051. B. In committing the offense under subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section, the offender made a threat of physical harm to or against the victim, or as a result of an offense committed under subsection (a)(2) of this section, a third person induced by the offender's posted message made a threat of physical harm to or against the victim. 2003 Replacement