Effective: September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 337 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 4301.47, 4301.48, 4301.49, 4301.62, or 4301.70 or division (C) of section 4301.65 or division (B) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(B) Whoever violates section 4301.15, division (A)(2) or (C) of section 4301.22, division (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I) of section 4301.631, or section 4301.64 or 4301.67 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
If an offender who violates section 4301.64 of the Revised Code was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense, the court, in addition to any other penalties it imposes upon the offender, may suspend the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license for a period of not less than six months and not more than one year. In lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license, the court instead may require the offender to perform community service for a number of hours determined by the court. If the offender is fifteen years and six months of age or older and has not been issued a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued such a license or permit for a period of six months. If the offender has not attained the age of fifteen years and six months, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued a temporary instruction permit until the offender attains the age of sixteen years.
(C) Whoever violates division (D) of section 4301.21, section 4301.251, 4301.58, 4301.59, 4301.60, 4301.633, 4301.66, 4301.68, or 4301.74, division (B), (C), (D), (E)(1), or (F) of section 4301.69, or division (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), or (I) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
If an offender who violates division (E)(1) of section 4301.69 of the Revised Code was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense and the offense occurred while the offender was the operator of or a passenger in a motor vehicle, the court, in addition to any other penalties it imposes upon the offender, shall suspend the offender's temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license for a period of not less than six months and not more than one year. If the offender is fifteen years and six months of age or older and has not been issued a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued such a license or permit for a period of six months. If the offender has not attained the age of fifteen years and six months, the offender shall not be eligible to be issued a temporary instruction permit until the offender attains the age of sixteen years.
(D) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4301.14, or division (A)(1) or (3) or (B) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(E) Whoever violates section 4301.63 or division (B) of section 4301.631 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. The court imposing a fine for a violation of section 4301.63 or division (B) of section 4301.631 of the Revised Code may order that the fine be paid by the performance of public work at a reasonable hourly rate established by the court. The court shall designate the time within which the public work shall be completed.
(F)(1) Whoever violates section 4301.634 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If, in committing a first violation of that section, the offender presented to the permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty and not more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months.
(2) On a second violation in which, for the second time, the offender presented to the permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months. The court also may impose a class seven suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(7) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.
(3) On a third or subsequent violation in which, for the third or subsequent time, the offender presented to the permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months. Except as provided in this division, the court also may impose a class six suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code, and the court may order that the suspension or denial remain in effect until the offender attains the age of twenty-one years. The court, in lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license, instead may order the offender to perform a determinate number of hours of community service, with the court determining the actual number of hours and the nature of the community service the offender shall perform.
(G) Whoever violates section 4301.636 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
(H) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than five hundred and not more than one thousand dollars, and, in addition to the fine, may be imprisoned for a definite term of not more than sixty days.
(I) Whoever violates division (A) of section 4301.69 or division (H) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than five hundred and not more than one thousand dollars, and, in addition to the fine, may be imprisoned for a definite term of not more than six months.
(J) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4301.65 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. For a second or subsequent violation occurring within a period of five consecutive years after the first violation, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4301 | Liquor Control Law
Section 4301.01 | Liquor Control Definitions.
Section 4301.011 | General Assembly Finding - Sole and Exclusive Regulation of Alcohol.
Section 4301.02 | Division of Liquor Control Organization.
Section 4301.021 | Superintendent of Liquor Control Powers.
Section 4301.022 | Liquor Control Commission.
Section 4301.03 | Liquor Control Commission Rules.
Section 4301.04 | Liquor Control Commission Powers.
Section 4301.041 | Minimum Percentage Mark-Up for Sales at Retail of Beer.
Section 4301.042 | Pricing Practices Rules for Beer Sales.
Section 4301.06 | Division of Liquor Control Publications and Hearings.
Section 4301.07 | Liquor Control Commission Members.
Section 4301.08 | Bond of Liquor Control Commission, Superintendent, Employees.
Section 4301.10 | Division of Liquor Control Powers and Duties.
Section 4301.101 | Superintendent of Liquor Control Rules.
Section 4301.102 | Administration, Collection, and Enforcement of County Sports Facility Liquor Tax.
Section 4301.11 | Leases of State Liquor Stores.
Section 4301.12 | Custody, Safekeeping, and Deposit of Funds.
Section 4301.13 | Rules for Dealing in and Distributing and Selling Bottled Wine.
Section 4301.14 | Rules for Equitable Distribution of Supplies of Spirituous Liquor.
Section 4301.15 | Violating Rules for Equitable Distribution.
Section 4301.16 | Accounting for Moneys Received From the Sale of Liquor.
Section 4301.17 | State Liquor Stores or Agencies.
Section 4301.171 | Tasting Samples of Spirituous Liquor.
Section 4301.172 | Agency Store Hours of Sale.
Section 4301.19 | Sale of Spirituous Liquor by Division of Liquor Control.
Section 4301.20 | Exemptions From Liquor Control Law.
Section 4301.201 | Homemade Beer and Wine.
Section 4301.21 | Rules for Sale of Beer or Intoxicating Liquor for Consumption on the Premises.
Section 4301.23 | Sales of Sacramental Wine for Religious Rites.
Section 4301.24 | Rules for Manufacturers and Wholesale Distributors.
Section 4301.241 | Sales Area or Territory for B-1 Permit Holder to Be Brand Distributor.
Section 4301.242 | Manufacturers and Wholesale Distributors - Permitted Conduct.
Section 4301.243 | Giving Things of Value in Connection With Purchase of Alcoholic Beverage.
Section 4301.244 | Beer Not Intoxicating Liquor.
Section 4301.245 | Use of Social Media for Advertising.
Section 4301.246 | Gifts of Glassware.
Section 4301.25 | Suspension or Revocation of Liquor Permit.
Section 4301.252 | Option of Paying Forfeiture Rather Than Suspending Operations.
Section 4301.253 | Training Program.
Section 4301.26 | No-Fault Cancellation of Permits.
Section 4301.27 | Revoking or Cancelling Permits.
Section 4301.28 | Appeals to Liquor Control Commission.
Section 4301.29 | Seizure of Beer, Intoxicating Liquor or Alcohol.
Section 4301.30 | Deposit and Distribution of Fees.
Section 4301.31 | Jurisdiction - Immunity.
Section 4301.32 | Local Option Privilege.
Section 4301.323 | Conditions for Exercising Privilege of Local Option at a Particular Location.
Section 4301.324 | Local Option - Community Facility.
Section 4301.33 | Local Option Petition.
Section 4301.331 | Local Option - Premises Adjudged a Nuisance.
Section 4301.333 | Local Option Petition Contesting a Particular Location.
Section 4301.334 | Local Option Petition Contesting Community Facility.
Section 4301.34 | Petition Requirements.
Section 4301.35 | Election and Form of Ballots on Four Question Election.
Section 4301.351 | Election and Form of Ballots on Sunday Sales.
Section 4301.352 | Election and Form of Ballots Concerning Particular Permit Premises.
Section 4301.355 | Election and Form of Ballots Contesting a Particular Location.
Section 4301.356 | Election and Form of Ballots Contesting Community Facility.
Section 4301.36 | Effect of Four Question Election.
Section 4301.361 | Effect of Sunday Sales Election.
Section 4301.362 | Effect of Particular Permit Premises Election.
Section 4301.365 | Effect of Election Concerning Particular Location.
Section 4301.366 | Effect of Election Concerning Community Facility.
Section 4301.37 | Local Option Elections Effective for Four Years.
Section 4301.39 | Notification and Results of Local Option Elections.
Section 4301.391 | Operation Inconsistent With Results of Local Option Election.
Section 4301.40 | Local Option Elections Not to Affect or Prohibit Certain Permits.
Section 4301.401 | Permits Issued in Premises Located in Annexed Territory Valid.
Section 4301.404 | Center for Preservation of Wild Animals Exemptions.
Section 4301.41 | Refund of Permit Fee Upon Cancellation.
Section 4301.42 | Tax on Sale of Beer in Sealed Bottles and Cans.
Section 4301.421 | Tax Levies to Finance Sports Facilities.
Section 4301.422 | Retail Sellers Liable for County Tax.
Section 4301.423 | Crediting and Distribution of Tax Receipts.
Section 4301.424 | Tax Levies to Finance Construction or Renovation of Sports Facility.
Section 4301.43 | Tax on Sale and Distribution of Wine and Mixed Beverages.
Section 4301.433 | Out-of State Wine Bottlers to Furnish Invoices.
Section 4301.44 | Tax Commissioner to Administer Liquor Taxes.
Section 4301.441 | Disclosure of Information Provided by Department of Taxation.
Section 4301.45 | Seizure of Beer or Intoxicating Liquors Transported or Possessed Illegally.
Section 4301.46 | Credit of Moneys Received.
Section 4301.47 | Record Retention.
Section 4301.48 | False Entries on Invoices or Containers Prohibited.
Section 4301.49 | Prevention or Hindrance of Inspection.
Section 4301.50 | Distribution or Sale of Beverages Without Tax Prohibited.
Section 4301.52 | Seizure of Wine, Mixed Beverage, or Beer Upon Which Tax Has Not Been Paid.
Section 4301.53 | Search Warrants - Seizure of Property.
Section 4301.54 | Retaliatory Tax on Liquor Products Sold In, Delivered, or Shipped Into Ohio.
Section 4301.57 | Fines and Forfeited Bonds.
Section 4301.58 | Permits Required.
Section 4301.59 | False or Fraudulent Statement in Warehouse Receipts.
Section 4301.60 | Illegal Transportation of Beer, Intoxicating Liquor, or Alcohol Prohibited.
Section 4301.62 | Opened Container of Beer or Intoxicating Liquor Prohibited at Certain Premises.
Section 4301.63 | Purchase of Beer or Intoxicating Liquor by Persons Under Twenty-One Prohibited.
Section 4301.635 | Compliance Check.
Section 4301.637 | Warning Cards as to Underage Persons and Person Carrying Firearms.
Section 4301.638 | Modification on Other Sections Not Intended.
Section 4301.639 | False Identification Accepted in Good Faith.
Section 4301.64 | Prohibition Against Consumption of Beer or Intoxicating Liquor in Motor Vehicle.
Section 4301.65 | Sale, Purchase, or Use of Alcohol Vaporizing Device Prohibited.
Section 4301.66 | Obstructing Inspection or Search of Premises Prohibited.
Section 4301.67 | Illegal Possession of Spirituous or Intoxicating Liquor or Beer Prohibited.
Section 4301.68 | Sale of Liquor in Diluted, Refilled, or Partly Refilled Containers Prohibited.
Section 4301.69 | Underage Persons Offenses Concerning.
Section 4301.70 | Violations Not Otherwise Specified.
Section 4301.71 | Sale of Powdered or Crystalline Alcohol.
Section 4301.72 | Liquor Taxes Are Lien on Property of Permit Holder.
Section 4301.74 | Violation of Nuisance Injunction.
Section 4301.77 | Providing Social Security Numbers.
Section 4301.80 | Community Entertainment District Application.
Section 4301.81 | Application for Revitalization District Designation.
Section 4301.82 | Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas.
Section 4301.83 | Waiver to Serve Alcohol at Major Event.
Section 4301.991 | Notice of Conviction or Acquittal of Liquor Control Violations.