Ohio Code § 2911.12
Ohio Code § 2911.12. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2911.12.
(A) No person, by force, stealth, or deception, shall do any of the following: (1) Trespass in an occupied structure or in a separately secured or separately occupied
portion of an occupied structure, when another person other than an accomplice of
the offender is present, with purpose to commit in the structure or in the separately
secured or separately occupied portion of the structure any criminal offense; (2) Trespass in an occupied structure or in a separately secured or separately occupied
portion of an occupied structure that is a permanent or temporary habitation of any
person when any person other than an accomplice of the offender is present or likely
to be present, with purpose to commit in the habitation any criminal offense; (3) Trespass in an occupied structure or in a separately secured or separately occupied
portion of an occupied structure, with purpose to commit in the structure or separately
secured or separately occupied portion of the structure any criminal offense. (B) No person, by force, stealth, or deception, shall trespass in a permanent or temporary
habitation of any person when any person other than an accomplice of the offender
is present or likely to be present. (C) As used in this section, “occupied structure” has the same meaning as in section 2909.01 of the Revised Code . (D) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of burglary. A violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is a felony of the second
degree. A violation of division (A)(3) of this section is a felony of the third degree. (E) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of trespass in a habitation
when a person is present or likely to be present, a felony of the fourth degree.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2911.12
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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