§ 13.02.07. Intimidation.

(A)

No person shall violate Section 13.02.04, menacing; [Section] 13.03.12, criminal damaging or endangering; or [Section] 13.03.13, criminal mischief, by reason of race, color, creed, religion or national origin or ancestry of another person or group of persons.

(B)

No person shall violate [Section] 13.02.04, menacing; [Section] 13.03.12, criminal damaging or endangering; or [Section] 13.03.13, criminal mischief, by reason of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or familial status, age or disability as defined by Section 3304.11(a) of the Ohio Revised Code, of another person or group of persons.

(C)

Whoever violates subsection (A) hereof is guilty of intimidation. A violation of intimidation under subsection (A) is an offense of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of intimidation when the underlying offense is a second, third or fourth degree misdemeanor.

(D)

Whoever violates subsection (B) of this section is guilty of intimidation. A violation of intimidation under subsection (B) is an offense of the next higher degree than the offense the commission of which is a necessary element of intimidation when the underlying offense is a second, third or fourth degree misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 0-50-11, § I, 6-13-2011)