Ohio § 2911.21

§ 2911.21.

(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall do any of the following: (1) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another; (2) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, the use of which is

lawfully restricted to certain persons, purposes, modes, or hours, when the offender

knows the offender is in violation of any such restriction or is reckless in that

regard; (3) Recklessly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, as to which notice

against unauthorized access or presence is given by actual communication to the offender,

or in a manner prescribed by law, or by posting in a manner reasonably calculated

to come to the attention of potential intruders, or by fencing or other enclosure

manifestly designed to restrict access; (4) Being on the land or premises of another, negligently fail or refuse to leave upon

being notified by signage posted in a conspicuous place or otherwise being notified

to do so by the owner or occupant, or the agent or servant of either; (5) Knowingly enter or remain on a critical infrastructure facility. (B) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the land or premises involved

was owned, controlled, or in custody of a public agency. (C) It is no defense to a charge under this section that the offender was authorized

to enter or remain on the land or premises involved, when such authorization was secured

by deception. (D)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of criminal trespass.  Criminal trespass in violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section

is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.  Criminal trespass in violation of division (A)(5) of this section is a misdemeanor

of the first degree. (2) Notwithstanding section 2929.28 of the Revised Code , if the person, in committing the violation of this section, used a snowmobile, off-highway

motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, the court shall impose a fine of two times the

usual amount imposed for the violation. (3) If an offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more

violations of this section or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, and

the offender, in committing each violation, used a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle,

or all-purpose vehicle, the court, in addition to or independent of all other penalties

imposed for the violation, may impound the certificate of registration of that snowmobile

or off-highway motorcycle or the certificate of registration and license plate of

that all-purpose vehicle for not less than sixty days.  In such a case, section 4519.47 of the Revised Code applies. (E) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code, if the offender, in committing

the violation of this section, used an all-purpose vehicle, the clerk of the court

shall pay the fine imposed pursuant to this section to the state recreational vehicle

fund created by section 4519.11 of the Revised Code . (F) As used in this section: (1) “All-purpose vehicle,” “off-highway motorcycle,” and “snowmobile” have the same meanings

as in section 4519.01 of the Revised Code . (2) “ Land or premises ” includes any land, building, structure, or place belonging to, controlled by, or

in custody of another, and any separate enclosure or room, or portion thereof. (3) “Production operation,” “well,” and “well pad” have the same meanings as in section 1509.01 of the Revised Code . (4) “ Critical infrastructure facility ” means: (a) One of the following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical barrier

that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if clearly marked with signs that

are reasonably likely to come to the attention of potential intruders and that indicate

entry is forbidden without site authorization: (i) A petroleum or alumina refinery; (ii) An electric generating facility, substation, switching station, electrical control

center, or electric transmission and distribution lines and associated equipment; (iii) A chemical, polymer, or rubber manufacturing facility; (iv) A water intake structure, water treatment facility, waste water facility, drainage

facility, water management facility, or any similar water or sewage treatment system

and its water and sewage piping; (v) A natural gas company facility or interstate natural gas pipeline, including a pipeline

interconnection, a natural gas compressor station and associated facilities, city

gate or town border station, metering station, above-ground piping, regulator station,

valve site, delivery station, fabricated assembly, or any other part of a natural

gas storage facility involved in the gathering, storage, transmission, or distribution

of gas; (vi) A telecommunications central switching office or remote switching facility or an

equivalent network facility that serves a similar purpose; (vii) Wireline or wireless telecommunications infrastructure, including telecommunications

towers and telephone poles and lines, including fiber optic lines; (viii) A port, trucking terminal, or other freight transportation facility; (ix) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the processing, treatment, or fractionation

of natural gas or natural gas liquids; (x) A transmission facility used by a federally licensed radio or television station; (xi) A steel-making facility that uses an electric arc furnace to make steel; (xii) A facility identified and regulated by the United States department of homeland security's

chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program under 6 C.F.R. part 27 ; (xiii) A dam that is regulated by the state or federal government; (xiv) A crude oil or refined products storage and distribution facility, including valve

sites, pipeline interconnections, pump station, metering station, below- or above-ground

pipeline, or piping and truck loading or off-loading facility; (xv) A video service network and broadband infrastructure, including associated buildings

and facilities, video service headends, towers, utility poles, and utility lines such

as fiber optic lines.  As used in this division, “video service network” has the same meaning as in section 1332.21 of the Revised Code . (xvi) Any above-ground portion of an oil, gas, hazardous liquid or chemical pipeline, tank,

or other storage facility; (xvii) Any above-ground portion of a well, well pad, or production operation; (xviii) A laydown area or construction site for pipe and other equipment intended for use

on an interstate or intrastate natural gas or crude oil pipeline; (xix) Any mining operation, including any processing equipment, batching operation, or

support facility for that mining operation. (b) With respect to a video service network or broadband or wireless telecommunications

infrastructure, the above-ground portion of a facility installed in a public right-of-way

on a utility pole or in a conduit; (c) Any railroad property; (d) An electronic asset of any of the following: (i) An electric light company that is a public utility under section 4905.02 of the Revised Code ; (ii) An electric cooperative, as defined in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code ; (iii) A municipal electric utility, as defined in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code ; (iv) A natural gas company that is a public utility under section 4905.02 of the Revised Code ; (v) A telephone company that is a public utility under section 4905.02 of the Revised Code ; (vi) A video service provider, including a cable operator, as those terms are defined

in section 1332.21 of the Revised Code . (5) “ Electronic asset ” includes, but is not limited to, the hardware, software, and data of a programmable

electronic device;  all communications, operations, and customer data networks;  and

the contents of those data networks.