(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly restrain another of the other person’s liberty.

Attorney's Note

Under the Ohio Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Misdemeanor of the third degreeup to 60 daysup to $500
For details, see Ohio Code § 2929.24(A)
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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2905.03

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02

(B) No person, without privilege to do so and with a sexual motivation, shall knowingly restrain another of the other person’s liberty.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful restraint, a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(D) As used in this section, “sexual motivation” has the same meaning as in section 2971.01 of the Revised Code.