Effective: April 10, 2001
Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 - 123rd General Assembly
In a prosecution of a person for a theft offense that alleges that the person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that the person was facilitating a fraud, hired or rented an aircraft, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, sailboat, camper, trailer, horse, buggy, or other property or equipment, kept or operated any of the same that has been hired or rented, or engaged accommodations at a hotel, motel, inn, campground, or other hostelry, it is prima-facie evidence of purpose to defraud if the person did any of the following:
(A) Used deception to induce the rental agency to furnish the person with the aircraft, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, sailboat, camper, trailer, horse, buggy, or other property or equipment, or used deception to induce the hostelry to furnish the person with accommodations;
(B) Hired or rented any aircraft, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motorboat, sailboat, camper, trailer, horse, buggy, or other property or equipment, or engaged accommodations, knowing the person was without sufficient means to pay the hire or rental;
(C) Absconded without paying the hire or rental;
(D) Knowingly failed to pay the hire or rental as required by the contract of hire or rental, without reasonable excuse for such failure;
(E) Knowingly failed to return hired or rented property as required by the contract of hire or rental, without reasonable excuse for the failure.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 2913 | Theft and Fraud
Section 2913.01 | Theft and Fraud General Definitions.
Section 2913.03 | Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.
Section 2913.04 | Unauthorized Use of Property - Computer, Cable, or Telecommunication Property.
Section 2913.041 | Possession or Sale of Unauthorized Cable Television Device.
Section 2913.05 | Telecommunications Fraud.
Section 2913.06 | Unlawful Use of Telecommunications Device.
Section 2913.07 | Motion Picture Piracy.
Section 2913.11 | Passing Bad Checks.
Section 2913.21 | Misuse of Credit Cards.
Section 2913.30 | Counterfeiting.
Section 2913.32 | Criminal Simulation.
Section 2913.33 | Making or Using Slugs.
Section 2913.34 | Trademark Counterfeiting.
Section 2913.40 | Medicaid Fraud.
Section 2913.401 | Medicaid Eligibility Fraud.
Section 2913.41 | Defrauding a Rental Agency or Hostelry.
Section 2913.42 | Tampering With Records.
Section 2913.43 | Securing Writings by Deception.
Section 2913.44 | Personating an Officer.
Section 2913.441 | Unlawful Display of Law Enforcement Emblem.
Section 2913.45 | Defrauding Creditors.
Section 2913.46 | Illegal Use of Food Stamps or Wic Program Benefits.
Section 2913.47 | Insurance Fraud.
Section 2913.48 | Workers' Compensation Fraud.
Section 2913.49 | Identity Fraud.
Section 2913.51 | Receiving Stolen Property.
Section 2913.61 | Finding of Value of Stolen Property as Part of Verdict.
Section 2913.71 | Felony of Fifth Degree Regardless of the Value of the Property.
Section 2913.72 | Evidence of an Intent to Commit Theft of Rented Property.
Section 2913.73 | Evidence That Victim Lacked Capacity to Give Consent.