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118A Theft and Fraud 545.99 (b) No person shall obtain, possess, or use any personal identifying information of. another with the intent to fraudulently obtain credit, property, or services or avoid the payment of a debt or any other legal obligation. (c) No person shall create, obtain, possess, or use the personal identifying information of another with the intent to aid or abet another person in violating subsection (b) hereof. (d) (1) If the violation of subsection (b) hereof occurs as part of a course of conduct involving other violations of subsection (b) hereof or violations of, attempts to violate, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of subsection (c) hereof or Ohio R.C. 2913.02, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.42, 2913.43, or 2921.13, the court, in determining the degree of the offense pursuant to subsection (e) hereof, may aggregate all credit, property, or services obtained or sought to be obtamed by the offender and all debts or other legal obligations avoided or sought to be avoided by the offender in the violations involved in that course of conduct. The course of conduct may involve one victim or more than one victim. (2) If the violation of subsection (c) hereof occurs as part of a course of conduct involving other violations of subsection (c) hereof, or violations of, attempts to violate, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of subsection (b) hereof or Ohio R.C. 2913.02, 2913.04, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.42, 2913.43 or 2921.13, the court, in determining the degree of the offense pursuant to subsection (e) hereof, may aggregate all credit, property, or services obtained or sought to be obtained by the person aided or abetted and all debts or other legal obligations avoided or sought to be avoided by the person aided or abetted in the violations involved in that course of conduct. The course of conduct may involve one victim or more than one victim. (e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of taking the identity of another. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, taking the identity of another is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the value of the credit, property, services, debt, or other legal obligation involved in the violation or course of conduct is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, taking the identity of another is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. (ORC 2913.49) 545.99 PENALTY. (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification. ) 2000 Replacement