Ohio § 2919.231 Interfering with action to issue or modify support order

Ohio Statutes

§ 2919.231 — Interfering with action to issue or modify support order

Ohio § 2919.231

Title 29Crimes-Procedure

Ch. 2919Offenses Against the Family

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2919.231 (2026).

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(A)No person, by using physical harassment or threats of violence against another person, shall interfere with the other person's initiation or continuance of, or attempt to prevent the other person from initiating or continuing, an action to issue or modify a support order under Chapter 3115. or under section2151.23,2151.231,2151.232,2151.33,2151.36,2151.361,2151.49,3105.18,3105.21,3109.05,3109.19,3111.13,3113.04,3113.07, or3113.31of the Revised Code.

(B)Whoever violates this section is guilty of interfering with an action to issue or modify a support order, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or of section3111.19of the Revised Code, interfering with an action to issue or modify a support o

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(A) No person, by using physical harassment or threats of violence against another person, shall interfere with the other person's initiation or continuance of, or attempt to prevent the other person from initiating or continuing, an action to issue or modify a support order under Chapter 3115. or under section2151.23,2151.231,2151.232,2151.33,2151.36,2151.361,2151.49,3105.18,3105.21,3109.05,3109.19,3111.13,3113.04,3113.07, or3113.31of the Revised Code.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of interfering with an action to issue or modify a support order, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or of section3111.19of the Revised Code, interfering with an action to issue or modify a support order is a felony of the fifth degree.