Ohio Code § 2907.23

§ 2907.23.

(A) No person, knowingly and for gain, shall do either of the following: (1) Entice or solicit another to patronize a prostitute or brothel; (2) Procure a prostitute for another to patronize, or take or direct another at the other's

request to any place for the purpose of patronizing a prostitute. (B) No person, having authority or responsibility over the use of premises, shall knowingly

permit such premises to be used for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity for

hire. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of procuring.  Except as otherwise provided in this division, procuring is a misdemeanor of the

first degree.  If the prostitute who is procured, patronized, or otherwise involved in a violation

of division (A)(2) of this section is under sixteen years of age at the time of the

violation, regardless of whether the offender who violates division (A)(2) of this

section knows the prostitute's age, or if a prostitute who engages in sexual activity

for hire in premises used in violation of division (B) of this section is under sixteen

years of age at the time of the violation, regardless of whether the offender who

violates division (B) of this section knows the prostitute's age, procuring is a felony

of the fourth degree.  If the prostitute who is procured, patronized, or otherwise involved in a violation

of division (A)(2) of this section is sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time

of the violation or if a prostitute who engages in sexual activity for hire in premises

used in violation of division (B) of this section is sixteen or seventeen years of

age at the time of the violation, procuring is a felony of the fifth degree.