Ohio Code § 2909.06
Ohio Code § 2909.06. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2909.06.
(A) No person shall cause, or create a substantial risk of physical harm to any property
of another without the other person's consent: (1) Knowingly, by any means; (2) Recklessly, by means of fire, explosion, flood, poison gas, poison, radioactive material,
caustic or corrosive material, or other inherently dangerous agency or substance. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal damaging or endangering, a misdemeanor
of the second degree. If a violation of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, criminal
damaging or endangering is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the property involved in a violation of this section is an aircraft, an aircraft
engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, or any other equipment or implement used
or intended to be used in the operation of an aircraft and if the violation creates
a risk of physical harm to any person, criminal damaging or endangering is a felony
of the fifth degree. If the property involved in a violation of this section is an aircraft, an aircraft
engine, propeller, appliance, spare part, or any other equipment or implement used
or intended to be used in the operation of an aircraft and if the violation creates
a substantial risk of physical harm to any person or if the property involved in a
violation of this section is an occupied aircraft, criminal damaging or endangering
is a felony of the fourth degree.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2909.06
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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