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<br />(5) With purpose to interfere with the use or enjoyment of the property of
<br />another, set a fire on the land of another or place personal property that
<br />has been set on fire on the land of another, which fire or personal property
<br />is outside and apart from any building, other structure or personal
<br />property that is on that land.
<br />(b) As used in this section, "safety device" means any fire extinguisher, fire hose or
<br />fire axe, or any fire escape, emergency exit or emergency escape equipment, or any life line,
<br />life-saving ring, life preserver or life boat or raft, or any alarm, light, flare, signal, sign or notice
<br />intended to warn of danger, or emergency, or intended for other safety purposes, or any guard
<br />railing or safety barricade, or any traffic signor signal, or any railroad grade crossing sign, signal
<br />or gate, or any first aid or survival equipment, or any other device, apparatus, or equipment
<br />intended for protecting or preserving the safety of persons or property.
<br />(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor of the
<br />third degree. If violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, criminal
<br />mischief is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the property involved in a violation of this
<br />section is an aircraft, an aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, fuel, lubricant, hydraulic
<br />fluid, any other equipment, implement, or material used or intended to be used in the operation
<br />of an aircraft, or any cargo carried or intended to be carried in an aircraft and if the violation
<br />creates a risk of physical harm to any person or if the property involved in a violation of this
<br />section is an occupied aircraft, criminal mischief is a felony and shall be prosecuted under
<br />appropriate State law. (ORC 2909.07)
<br />541.05 CRIMINAL TRESPASS.
<br />(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall do any of the following:
<br />(1) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another;
<br />(2) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, the use of
<br />which is lawfully restricted to certain persons, purposes, modes or hours,
<br />when the offender knows he is in violation of any such restriction or is
<br />reckless in that regard;
<br />(3) Recklessly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, as to which
<br />- notice against unauthorized access or presence is given by actual
<br />communication to the offender, or in a manner prescribed by law, or by
<br />posting in a manner reasonably calculated to come to the attention of
<br />potential intruders, or by fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed
<br />to restrict access;
<br />(4) Being on the land or premises of another, negligently fail or refuse to
<br />leave upon being notified to do so by the owner or occupant, or the agent
<br />or servant of either.
<br />(b) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the land or premises involved was
<br />owned, controlled or in custody of a public agency.
<br />(c) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the offender was authorized to
<br />enter or remain on the land or premises involved when such authorization was secured by
<br />deception.
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