Ohio § 2917.46 Unauthorized use of a block parent symbol

Ohio Statutes

§ 2917.46 — Unauthorized use of a block parent symbol

Ohio § 2917.46

Title 29Crimes-Procedure

Ch. 2917Offenses Against the Public Peace

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2917.46 (2026).

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(A)No person shall, with intent to identify a building as a block parent home or building, display the block parent symbol adopted by the former state board of education pursuant to former section3301.076of the Revised Code prior to its repeal on July 1, 2007.

(B)No person shall, with intent to identify a building as a block parent home or building, display a symbol that falsely gives the appearance of being the block parent symbol adopted by the former state board of education pursuant to former section3301.076of the Revised Code prior to its repeal on July 1, 2007.

(C)No person, with intent to identify a home or building as a mcgruff house program home or building, shall display the mcgruff house symbol adopted by the division of criminal justice services in the state department of

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(A) No person shall, with intent to identify a building as a block parent home or building, display the block parent symbol adopted by the former state board of education pursuant to former section3301.076of the Revised Code prior to its repeal on July 1, 2007.

(B) No person shall, with intent to identify a building as a block parent home or building, display a symbol that falsely gives the appearance of being the block parent symbol adopted by the former state board of education pursuant to former section3301.076of the Revised Code prior to its repeal on July 1, 2007.

(C) No person, with intent to identify a home or building as a mcgruff house program home or building, shall display the mcgruff house symbol adopted by the division of criminal justice services in the state department of public safety pursuant to section5502.62of the Revised Code unless authorized in accordance with that section, any rule adopted pursuant to that section, or former section3313.206of the Revised Code prior to its repeal on April 8, 2019.

(D) No person, with intent to identify a home or building as a mcgruff house program home or building, shall display a symbol that falsely gives the appearance of being the mcgruff house symbol adopted by the division of criminal justice services in the state department of public safety pursuant to section5502.62of the Revised Code or any rule adopted pursuant to that section.

(E)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of unauthorized use of a block parent symbol, a minor misdemeanor.

(2) Whoever violates division (C) or (D) of this section is guilty of unauthorized use of a mcgruff house symbol, a minor misdemeanor.

Last updated September 15, 2023 at 1:56 PM