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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2007 - 71 <br />BY: Mayor O'Grady and Council Members Ryan and Barker <br />AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTION 525.21 OF THE GENERAL <br />OFFENSES CODE ENTITLED "FALSE INFORMATION, " IN ORDER TO <br />PROHIBIT PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION TO PUBLIC OFFICERS OR <br />EMPLOYEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING TUITION FREE <br />ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS. <br />WHEREAS, representatives of the North Olmsted School District have presented complaints <br />to the North Olmsted City Prosecutor regarding persons who have provided false familial or <br />residential information to school officials and employees in order to receive tuition free attendance at <br />North Olmsted public schools; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the City Prosecutor that this Council create a new <br />provision in the City General Offenses Code prohibiting persons from providing false information to <br />public officers or employees to obtain public benefits, including providing such false information in <br />order to obtain tuition free attendance at the North Olmsted public schools; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council, acting upon the recommendation of the City <br />Prosecutor, to prohibit persons from providing false information to public officers or employees to <br />obtain public benefits, including providing such false information in order to obtain tuition free <br />attendance at the North Olmsted public schools, and to provide for criminal penalties for such <br />wrongful acts; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That there be and hereby is created new Section 525.21 of the General <br />Offenses Code, entitled "False Information," which, as created, shall read as follows: <br />525.21 FALSE INFORMATION. <br />(a) No person, for the purpose of obtaining for any person tuition free attendance <br />at a public school or for the purpose of obtaining any other public service, <br />admission or benefit for any person, or to avoid any public duty or obligation of <br />any person, shall knowingly give or assist in giving to any public officer or <br />employee any false or incorrect name, address, family relationship or other false <br />or incorrect information. <br />(b) Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this Section is guilty <br />of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not more than one <br />thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months or both. In <br />