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537.15 GENERAL OFFENSES CODE 102 2. A parent or a child of the offender, or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to the offender; 3. A parent, or a child of a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the offender; or another person related by consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person living as a spouse or former spouse of the offender. B. The natural parent of any child of whom the offender is the other natural parent or is the putative other natural parent. (2) "Person living as a spouse" means a person who is living or has lived with the offender in a common law marital relationship, who otherwise is cohabiting with the offender, or who otherwise has cohabited with the offender within five years prior to the date of the alleged commission of the act in question. (ORC 2919.25) (g) The same relief available under the Ohio Revised Code for filing a complaint for violation of Ohio R.C. 2919.25 shall be available for filing a complaint for violation of this section. 537.15 TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER. (a) No person shall recklessly violate the terms of any of the following: (1) A protection order issued or consent agreement approved pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2919.26 or 3113.31; (2) A protection order issued pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2903.213 or 2903.214; (3) A protection order issued by a_court of another state. . (b) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of violating a protection order. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b)(3). of this section, violating a protection order is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (3) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of a protection order issued pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2903.213 or 2903.214, two or more violations of Ohio R.C. 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, or 2911.211 that involved the same person who is the subject of the protection order or consent agreement, or one or more violations of this section, violating a protection order is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law. (4) If the offender violates a protection order or consent agreement while committing a felony offense, violating a protection order is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law. (c) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under subsection (a)(3) of this section that the protection order issued by a court of another state does not comply with the requirements specified in 18 U.S.C. 2265(b) for a protection order that must be accorded full faith and credit by a court of this State or that it is not entitled to full faith and credit under 18 U.S.C. 2265(c). (d) As used in this section, "protection order issued by a court of another state" means an injunction or another order issued by a criminal court of another state for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to another person, including a temporary order, and means an injunction or order of that nature issued by a civil court of another state, including a temporary order and a final order issued in an independent action or as a pendente lite order in a proceeding for other relief, if the court issued it in response to a complaint, petition or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection. "Protection order issued by a court of another state" does not include an order for support or for custody of a child. (ORC 2919.27) 2003 Replacement