Ohio § 2921.32

§ 2921.32.

(A) No person, with purpose to hinder the discovery, apprehension, prosecution, conviction,

or punishment of another for crime or to assist another to benefit from the commission

of a crime, and no person, with purpose to hinder the discovery, apprehension, prosecution,

adjudication as a delinquent child, or disposition of a child for an act that if committed

by an adult would be a crime or to assist a child to benefit from the commission of

an act that if committed by an adult would be a crime, shall do any of the following: (1) Harbor or conceal the other person or child; (2) Provide the other person or child with money, transportation, a weapon, a disguise,

or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension; (3) Warn the other person or child of impending discovery or apprehension; (4) Destroy or conceal physical evidence of the crime or act, or induce any person to

withhold testimony or information or to elude legal process summoning the person to

testify or supply evidence; (5) Communicate false information to any person; (6) Prevent or obstruct any person, by means of force, intimidation, or deception, from

performing any act to aid in the discovery, apprehension, or prosecution of the other

person or child. (B) A person may be prosecuted for, and may be convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent

child for committing, a violation of division (A) of this section regardless of whether

the person or child aided ultimately is apprehended for, is charged with, is convicted

of, pleads guilty to, or is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing the crime

or act the person or child aided committed.  The crime or act the person or child aided committed shall be used under division

(C) of this section in determining the penalty for the violation of division (A) of

this section, regardless of whether the person or child aided ultimately is apprehended

for, is charged with, is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is adjudicated a delinquent

child for committing the crime or act the person or child aided committed. (C)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of obstructing justice. (2) If the crime committed by the person aided is a misdemeanor or if the act committed

by the child aided would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, obstructing justice

is a misdemeanor of the same degree as the crime committed by the person aided or

a misdemeanor of the same degree that the act committed by the child aided would be

if committed by an adult. (3) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(4), (5), and (6) of this section, if

the crime committed by the person aided is a felony or if the act committed by the

child aided would be a felony if committed by an adult, obstructing justice is a felony

of the fifth degree. (4) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(6) of this section, if the crime committed

by the person aided is aggravated murder, murder, or a felony of the first or second

degree or if the act committed by the child aided would be one of those offenses if

committed by an adult and if the offender knows or has reason to believe that the

crime committed by the person aided is one of those offenses or that the act committed

by the child aided would be one of those offenses if committed by an adult, obstructing

justice is a felony of the third degree. (5) If the crime or act committed by the person or child aided is an act of terrorism,

obstructing justice is one of the following: (a) Except as provided in division (C)(5)(b) of this section, a felony of the second

degree; (b) If the act of terrorism resulted in the death of a person who was not a participant

in the act of terrorism, a felony of the first degree. (6) If the crime committed by the person is trafficking in persons or if the act committed

by the child aided would be trafficking in persons if committed by an adult, obstructing

justice is a felony of the second degree. (D) As used in this section: (1) “Adult” and “child” have the same meanings as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code . (2) “Delinquent child” has the same meaning as in section 2152.02 of the Revised Code . (3) “Act of terrorism” has the same meaning as in section 2909.21 of the Revised Code .