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Fq Law Enforcement and Public Office 525.02 (8) The statement is in writing, and is made with purpose to induce another to extend credit to or employ the offender, or to confer any degree, diploma, certificate of attainment, award of excellence or honor on the offender, or to extend to or best,ow upon the offender any other valuable ' benefit or distinction, when the person to whom such statement is directed relies upon it to his detriment. (9) The statement is made with purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a theft offense involving the proceeds of an insurance policy. (10) The statement is knowingly made to a probate court in connection with any action, proceeding or other matter within its jurisdiction, either orally or in a writeen document, including, but not limited to, an applica- tion, petition, complaint or other pleading, or an inventory account or report. (11) The statement is made on an application for a marriage license under Ohio R. C. 3101.05. (12) The statement is made, either orally or in writing, in connection with an application for legal representation submitted to a court, the state public defender, a county public defender or a joint county public defender by a defendant in a criminal case for the purpose of a determination of indigency and eligibility for legal representation by the state public defender, a county public defender, a joint county public defender or a court-appointed counsel. (b) It is no defense to a charge under subsection (a)(4) hereof that the oath or affirmation was administered or taken in an irregular manner. (c) Where contradictory statements relating to the same fact are made by the offender within the period of the statute of limitations for falsification, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove which statement was false, but only that one or the other was false. (d) (1) Whoever violates any provision of subsection (a)(1) to (8), (10) or (11) hereof is guilty of falsification, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (2) Whoever violates subsection (a)(9) hereof is guilty of falsification of an insurance claim, a misdemeanor of the first degree if the amount of the claim is less than three hundred dollars ($300.00), if the offender has not prevlously been convicted of a theft offense and if the claim is not made for the theft of a motor vehicle. (3) Whoever violates subsection (a)(12) hereof is guilty of falsification, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If as a result of the false statement that is the basis of the conviction under subsection (a)(12) hereof the offender received legal representation to which he was not entitled from the state public defender, a county public defender, a joint county public defender or court-appointed counsel, ehe court shall order the offender to make restitution in an amount equal to the value of the legal representation provided by the state public defender, county public defender, joint county public defender or court-appointed counsel, to the public entity that paid for the legal representation. (ORC 2921.13) 1994 Replacement