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23 Disorderl Conduct and Peace Disturbance 509.07 <br />(d) As used in this section: <br />(1) "Economic harm" means all direct, incidental, and consequential pecuniary <br />harm suffered by a victim as a result of criminal conduct. "Economic <br />harm" includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: <br />A. All wages, salaries, or other compensation lost as a result of the <br />criminal conduct; <br />B. The cost of all wages, salaries, or other compensation paid to <br />employees for time those employees are prevented from working as <br />a result of the criminal conduct; <br />C. The overhead costs incurred for the time that a business is shut <br />down as a result of the criminal conduct; <br />D. The loss of value to tangible or intangible property that was <br />damaged as a result of the criminal conduct. <br />(2) "School" means any school operated by a board of education or any school <br />for which the State Board of Education prescribes minimum standards <br />under Ohio R.C. 3301.07, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular <br />activities, or training provided by the school is being conducted at the time <br />a violation of this section is committed. (ORC 2917.31) <br />509.07 MAKING FALSE ALARMS. <br />(a) No person shall do any of the following: <br />(1) Initiate or circulate a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, <br />explosion, crime or other catastrophe, knowing that the report or warning <br />is false and likely to cause public inconvenience or alarm; <br />(2) Knowingly cause a false alarm of fire or other emergency to be <br />transmitted to or within any organization, public or private, for dealing <br />with emergencies involving a risk of physical harm to persons or <br />property; <br />(3) Report to any law enforcement agency an alleged offense or other incident <br />within its concern, knowing that such offense did not occur. <br />(b) This section does not apply to any person conducting an authorized fire or <br />emergency drill. <br />(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making false alarms, a misdemeanor of <br />the first degree. If a violation of this section results in economic harm of five hundred dollars <br />($500.00) or more, making false alarms is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State <br />law. <br />(d) As used in this section, "economic harm" means all direct, incidental, and <br />consequential pecuniary harm suffered by a victim as a result of criminal conduct. "Economic <br />harm" includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: <br />(1) All wages, salaries, or other compensation lost as a result of the criminal <br />conduct; <br />(2) The cost of all wages, salaries, or other compensation paid to employees for <br />time those employees are prevented from working as a result of the criminal <br />conduct; <br />(3) The overhead costs incurred for the time that a business is shut down as a <br />result of the criminal conduct; <br />(4) The loss of value to tangible or intangible property that was damaged as a <br />result of the criminal conduct. <br />(ORC 2917.32) <br />1999 Replacement C <br />