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541.02 GENERAL OFFENSES CODE 104 541.02 ARSON. (a) No person, by means of fire or explosion, .shall knowingly cause or create a substantial risk of physical harm to any property of another without the other person's consent. (b) This section does not apply if the violation is done with purpose to defraud or the property involved is a statehouse or a courthouse, school building or. other building or structure that is owned or controlled by the State, any political subdivision; or any department, agency or instrumentality of the State or a political subdivision, and that is used for public purposes. (c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of arson, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the property or the amount of physical harm involved is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, arson is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. (ORC 2909.03) 541.03 CRIMINAL DAMAGING OR ENDANGERING. (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 material, or other inherently dangerous agency or substance. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal damaging or endangering, a misdemeanor of the second degree. If violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, criminal damaging or endangering is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the property involved in a violation is an aircraft, an aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, or any other equipment or implement used or intended to be used in the operation of an aircraft and if the violation creates a risk of physical harm to any person or if the property involved in a violation is an occupied aircraft, crimimal damaging or endangering is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. (ORC 2909.06) 541.04 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. (a) No person shall: (1) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with the property of another; (2)_ With purpose to interfere with the use or enjoyment of property of another employ a tear gas device, stink bomb, smoke generator or other device releasing a substance that is harmful or offensive to persons exposed, or that tends to cause public alarm; (3) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with a bench mark, triangulation station, . boundary marker or other survey station, monument or marker. (4) Without privilege to do so, knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise improperly tamper with any safety device, the property of another or the property of the offender when required or placed for the safety of others, so as to destroy or diminish its effectiveness or availability for-its intended purpose; 2003 Replacement