Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.06

Current with legislation from 2024 received as of August 15, 2024.
Section 2913.06 - Unlawful use of telecommunications device
(A) No person shall knowingly manufacture, possess, deliver, offer to deliver, or advertise a counterfeit telecommunications device with purpose to use it criminally.
(B) No person shall knowingly manufacture, possess, deliver, offer to deliver, or advertise a counterfeit telecommunications device with purpose to use that device or to allow that device to be used, or knowing or having reason to know that another person may use that device, to do any of the following:
(1) Obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service or information service with purpose to avoid a lawful charge for that service or aid or cause another person to obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service or information service with purpose to avoid a lawful charge for that service;
(2) Conceal the existence, place of origin, or destination of a telecommunications service or information service.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful use of a telecommunications device, a felony of the fifth degree.
(D) This section does not prohibit or restrict a person who holds an amateur service license issued by the federal communications commission from possessing a radio receiver or transceiver that is intended primarily or exclusively for use in the amateur radio service and is used for lawful purposes.
(E) This section does not preclude a person from disputing charges imposed for telecommunications service or information service by the provider of that service.

R.C. §2913.06

Effective Date: 3/30/1999.