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Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
CHAPTER 501 General Provisions and Penalty
CHAPTER 505 Animals and Fowl
CHAPTER 509 Disorderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
CHAPTER 513 Drug Abuse Control
CHAPTER 517 Gambling
CHAPTER 521 Health, Safety and Sanitation
CHAPTER 525 Law Enforcement and Public Office
CHAPTER 529 Liquor Control
CHAPTER 531 Noise Control
CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
533.01 DEFINITIONS.
533.02 PRESUMPTION OF KNOWLEDGE; ACTUAL NOTICE AND DEFENSE.
533.03 UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR.
533.04 SEXUAL IMPOSITION.
533.05 IMPORTUNING.
533.06 VOYEURISM.
533.07 PUBLIC INDECENCY.
533.08 PROCURING; ENGAGEMENT IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY FOR HIRE.
533.09 SOLICITING.
533.091 LOITERING TO ENGAGE IN SOLICITATION.
533.10 PROSTITUTION.
533.11 DISSEMINATING MATTER HARMFUL TO JUVENILES.
533.12 DECEPTION TO OBTAIN MATTER HARMFUL TO JUVENILES.
533.13 DISPLAYING MATTER HARMFUL TO JUVENILES.
533.14 PROHIBITION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
533.15 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES.
533.16 UNLAWFUL DISPLAY OF MATERIALS HARMFUL TO JUVENILES.
533.17 UNLAWFUL EXPOSURE BY WAITERS, WAITRESSES AND ENTERTAINERS.
533.18 COUNSELING OR ASSISTING UNLAWFUL EXPOSURE PROHIBITED.
533.19 EMPLOYMENT OR PAYMENT NOT NECESSARY FOR OFFENSE.
533.20 EXPOSURE TO PERFORMERS IN PUBLIC PROHIBITED.
533.21 COUNSELING OR ASSISTING UNLAWFUL PUBLIC EXPOSURE PROHIBITED.
533.22 EXEMPTION OF THEATRICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
533.23 PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN SEXUALLY ORIENTED OFFENDERS FROM RESIDING WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF SCHOOLS, PARKS OR LIBRARIES.
533.24 UNLAWFUL ADVERTISING OF MASSAGE.
533.25 DISSEMINATION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES.
533.26 GROOMING.
533.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 537 Offenses Against Persons
CHAPTER 541 Property Offenses
CHAPTER 545 Theft and Fraud
CHAPTER 549 Weapons and Explosives
CHAPTER 553 Railroads
CHAPTER 557 Watercraft
CHAPTER 561 Weeds and Grass
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
OH
Sheffield Lake
Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
533.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 533 Obscenity and Sex Offenses
533.25 DISSEMINATION OF PRIVATE SEXUAL IMAGES.
   (a)   As used in this section:
      (1)   “Disseminate” means to post, distribute, or publish on a computer device, computer network, web site, or other electronic device or medium of communication.
      (2)   “Image” means a photograph, film, videotape, digital recording or other depiction or portrayal of a person.
      (3)   “Interactive computer service” has the meaning defined in the “Telecommunications Act of 1996", 47 U.S.C. 230, as amended.
      (4)   “Internet provider” means a provider of internet service, including all of the following:
         A.   Broadband service, however defined or classified by the federal communications commission;
         B.   Information service or telecommunication service, both as defined in the “Telecommunications Act of 1996" 47 U.S.C. 153, as amended.
         C.   Internet protocol-enabled services, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4927.01.
      (5)   “Mobile service” and “telecommunications carrier” have the meanings defined in 47 U.S.C. 153, as amended.
      (6)   “Cable service provider” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 1332.01.
      (7)   “Direct-to-home satellite service” has the meaning defined in 47 U.S.C. 303, as amended.
      (8)   “Video service provider” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 1332.21.
      (9)   “Sexual act” means any of the following:
         A.   Sexual activity;
         B.   Masturbation;
         C.   An act involving a bodily substance that is performed for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification;
         D.   Sado-masochistic abuse.
   
   (b)   No person shall knowingly disseminate an image of another person if all of the following apply:
      (1)   The person in the image is eighteen years of age or older;
      (2)   The person in the image can be identified from the image itself or from information displayed in connection with the image and the offender supplied the identifying information.
      (3)   The person in the image is in a state of nudity or is engaged in a sexual act;
      (4)   The image is disseminated without consent from the person in the image;
      (5)   The image is disseminated with intent to harm the person in the image.
   (c)   This section does not prohibit the dissemination of an image if any of the following apply:
      (1)   The image is disseminated for the purpose of a criminal investigation that is otherwise lawful.
      (2)   The image is disseminated for the purpose of, or in connection with, the reporting of unlawful conduct.
      (3)   The image is part of a news report or commentary or an artistic or expressive work, such as a performance, work of art, literary work, theatrical work, musical work, motion picture, film, or audiovisual work.
      (4)   The image is disseminated by a law enforcement officer, or a corrections officer or guard in a detention facility, acting within the scope of the person’s official duties.
      (5)   The image is disseminated for another lawful public purpose;
      (6)   The person in the image is knowingly and willingly in a state of nudity or engaged in a sexual act and is knowingly and willingly in a location in which the person does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
      (7)   The image is disseminated for the purpose of medical treatment or examination.
   (d)   The following entities are not liable for a violation of this section solely as a result of an image or other information provided by another person:
      (1)   A provider of interactive computer service;
      (2)   A mobile service;
      (3)   A telecommunications carrier;
      (4)   An internet provider;
      (5)   A cable service provider;
      (6)   A direct-to-home satellite service;
      (7)   A video service provider.
   (e)   Any conduct that is a violation of this section and any other section of the General Offenses Code, or the Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, the other section, or both sections.
   (f)   (1)   A.   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f)(1)B., C., or D. of this section, whoever violates this section is guilty of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, a misdemeanor of the third degree.
         B.   If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
         C.   If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of this section, nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
         D.   If the offender is under eighteen years of age and the person in the image is not more than five years older than the offender, the offender shall not be prosecuted under this section.
      (2)   In addition to any other penalty or disposition authorized or required by law, the court may order any person who is convicted of a violation of this section or who is adjudicated delinquent by reason of a violation of this section to criminally forfeit all of the following property to the state under Ohio R.C. Chapter 2981.
         A.   Any profits or proceeds and any property the person has acquired or maintained in violation of this section that the sentencing court determines to have been acquired or maintained as a result of the violation;
         B.   Any interest in, securities of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise that the person has established, operated, controlled or conducted in violation of this section that the sentencing court determines to have been acquired or maintained as a result of the violation.
   (g)   A victim of a violation of this section may commence a civil cause of action against the offender, as described in Ohio R.C. 2307.66.
(ORC 2917.211)
533.26 GROOMING.
   (a)    As used in this section, “pattern of conduct” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2903.211.
   (b)    No person who is eighteen years of age or older shall engage in a pattern of conduct with a minor who is less than sixteen years of age and who is four or more years younger than the person, when the pattern of conduct would cause a reasonable adult person to believe that the person is communicating with the minor with purpose to do either of the following:
      (1)    Entice, coerce, or solicit the minor to engage in sexual activity, and when the person’s purpose in engaging in the pattern of conduct is to entice, coerce, or solicit the minor to engage in sexual activity with the person or a third person;
      (2)    Prepare the minor to engage in sexual activity, and when the person’s purpose in engaging in the pattern of conduct is to prepare the minor to engage in sexual activity with the person or a third person that would be a violation of Ohio R.C. 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, or 2907.07.
   (c)    No person who is eighteen years of age or older shall engage in a pattern of conduct with a minor if the person and the minor are in any of the relationships described in Ohio R.C. 2907.03(A)(5) to (A)(13), when the pattern of conduct would cause a reasonable adult person to believe that the person is communicating with the minor with purpose to do either of the following:
      (1)    Entice, coerce, or solicit the minor to engage in sexual activity, and when the person’s purpose in engaging in the pattern of conduct is to entice, coerce, or solicit the minor to engage in sexual activity with the person or a third person;
      (2)    Prepare the minor to engage in sexual activity, and when the person’s purpose in engaging in the pattern of conduct is to prepare the minor to engage in sexual activity with the person or a third person that would be a violation of Ohio R.C. 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, or 2907.07.
   (d)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of grooming.
      (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this division, a violation of subsection (b) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the victim of the offense is less than thirteen years of age or if the offender supplied alcohol or a drug of abuse to the victim of the offense, a violation of subsection (b) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. If the victim of the offense is less than thirteen years of age and if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense or the offender supplied alcohol or a drug of abuse to the victim of the offense, a violation of subsection (b) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and the offender supplied alcohol or a drug of abuse to the victim of the offense, a violation of subsection (b) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
      (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a violation of subsection (c) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender supplied alcohol or a drug of abuse to the victim of the offense, a violation of subsection (c) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. If the victim of the offense is less than thirteen years of age or if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense, a violation of subsection (c) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. If the victim of the offense is less than thirteen years of age and if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense or the offender supplied alcohol or a drug of abuse to the victim of the offense, a violation of subsection (c) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
      
   (e)    A prosecution for a violation of this section does not preclude a prosecution of a violation of any other section of the this code or the Ohio Revised Code. One or more acts, a series of acts, or a course of behavior that can be prosecuted under this section or any other section of this code or the Ohio Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, the other section of this code or the Revised Code, or both sections.
(ORC 2907.071)
533.99 PENALTY.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 501.99 for penalties applicable to any misdemeanor classification.)

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• Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
• ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
• ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
• ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
• orderly Conduct and Peace Disturbance
• ording or other depiction or portrayal of a person
• amended
• order any person who is convicted of a violation of this section or who is adjudicated delinquent by reason of a violation of this section to criminally forfeit all of the following p
• ording a source of influence over any enterprise that the person has established, operated, controlled or conducted in violation of this section that the sentencing court determines t
• Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality
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