Ohio § 2919.27

§ 2919.27.

(A) No person shall recklessly violate the terms of any of the following: (1) A protection order issued or consent agreement approved pursuant to section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code ; (2) A protection order issued pursuant to section 2151.34 , 2903.213 , or 2903.214 of the Revised Code ; (3) A protection order issued by a court of another state. (B)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of violating a protection order. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3) or (4) of this section, violating

a protection order is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (3) Violating a protection order is a felony of the fifth degree if the offender previously

has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for

any of the following: (a) A violation of a protection order issued or consent agreement approved pursuant to section 2151.34 , 2903.213 , 2903.214 , 2919.26 , or 3113.31 of the Revised Code ; (b) Two or more violations of section 2903.21 , 2903.211 , 2903.22 , or 2911.211 of the Revised Code , or any combination of those offenses, that involved the same person who is the subject

of the protection order or consent agreement; (c) One or more violations of this section. (4) If the offender violates a protection order or consent agreement while committing

a felony offense, violating a protection order is a felony of the third degree. (5) If the protection order violated by the offender was an order issued pursuant to section 2151.34 or 2903.214 of the Revised Code that required electronic monitoring of the offender pursuant to that section, the

court may require in addition to any other sentence imposed upon the offender that

the offender be electronically monitored for a period not exceeding five years by

a law enforcement agency designated by the court.  If the court requires under this division that the offender be electronically monitored,

unless the court determines that the offender is indigent, the court shall order that

the offender pay the costs of the installation of the electronic monitoring device

and the cost of monitoring the electronic monitoring device. (C) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (A)(3) of this section that

the protection order issued by a court of another state does not comply with the requirements

specified in 18 U.S.C. 2265(b) for a protection order that must be accorded full faith and credit by a court of

this state or that it is not entitled to full faith and credit under 18 U.S.C. 2265(c) . (D) In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is not necessary for the prosecution

to prove that the protection order or consent agreement was served on the defendant

if the prosecution proves that the defendant was shown the protection order or consent

agreement or a copy of either or a judge, magistrate, or law enforcement officer informed

the defendant that a protection order or consent agreement had been issued, and proves

that the defendant recklessly violated the terms of the order or agreement. (E) As used in this section, “ protection order issued by a court of another state ” means an injunction or another order issued by a criminal court of another state

for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, contact

or communication with, or physical proximity to another person, including a temporary

order, and means an injunction or order of that nature issued by a civil court of

another state, including a temporary order and a final order issued in an independent

action or as a pendente lite order in a proceeding for other relief, if the court

issued it in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of

a person seeking protection. ”Protection order issued by a court of another state” does not include an order for

support or for custody of a child issued pursuant to the divorce and child custody

laws of another state, except to the extent that the order for support or for custody

of a child is entitled to full faith and credit under the laws of the United States.