Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5735 | Motor Fuel Tax
Section 5735.99 | Penalty.

Effective: January 1, 2018
Latest Legislation: House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates division (F) of section 5735.02, division (D) of section 5735.021, division (B) of section 5735.063, division (B) of section 5735.064, or division (A)(2) of section 5735.20 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 5735.06 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.
(C) Whoever violates section 5735.025 or division (A)(1) of section 5735.20 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, if the tax owed or the fraudulent refund received is not greater than five hundred dollars. If the tax owed or the fraudulent refund received is greater than five hundred dollars but not greater than ten thousand dollars, the offender is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree; for each subsequent offense when the tax owed or the fraudulent refund received is greater than five hundred dollars but not greater than ten thousand dollars, the offender is guilty of a felony of the third degree. If the tax owed or the fraudulent refund received is greater than ten thousand dollars, the offender is guilty of a felony of the second degree.
(D) Whoever violates a provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise prescribed under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(E) Whoever violates division (D)(5) of section 5735.19 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

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