§ 2317.41. Misconduct involving a public transportation system.
(A)
No person shall fail to comply with the lawful order of a public transportation system police officer, and no person shall resist, obstruct, or abuse a public transportation system police officer in the performance of the officer's duties.
(B)
No person shall evade the payment of the known fares of a public transportation system.
(C)
No person shall alter any transfer, pass, ticket or token of a public transportation system with the purpose of evading the payment of fares or of defrauding the system.
(D)
No person shall write, deface, draw or otherwise mark on any property, vehicle, seats, or walls of a public transportation system.
(E)
No person shall throw a rock, stone, bottle, missile, projectile, snowball or other hard substance at, within or from a public transportation system vehicle.
(F)
No person shall knowingly strike, push, shove, assault, or unlawfully touch the driver or operator of a public transportation system vehicle.
(G)
No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly tamper with any equipment, accessories, or operator's controls on a public transportation system vehicle.
(H)
No person shall knowingly cause a passenger, driver, or operator of a public transportation system vehicle to believe that the offender will cause physical harm to such passenger, driver, or operator.
(I)
No person, without privilege to do so, and while on a public transportation system vehicle, shall negligently fail or refuse to leave such vehicle upon being notified to do so by the operator, driver, or an authorized agent of the public transportation system.
(J)
No person shall cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to an operator, driver, or passenger on a public transportation system vehicle, by doing any of the following:
(1)
Engaging in fighting, in threatening harm to persons or property, or in violent or turbulent behavior;
(2)
Insulting, taunting, or challenging another under circumstances, in which such conduct is objectively likely to provoke a violent response;
(3)
Purposely hindering or preventing the ingress, egress, or movement of an operator, driver or passenger.
(K)
No person shall enter or remain inside a public transportation system vehicle while voluntarily intoxicated, or under the influence of alcohol or a drug of abuse, and engage in conduct likely to be offensive or cause inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm to the driver, operator, or any passenger of such vehicle.
(L)
No person shall do any of the following while in any facility or on any vehicle of a public transportation system:
(1)
Play sound equipment without the proper use of a private earphone;
(2)
Smoke, eat, or drink in any area where the activity is clearly marked as being prohibited;
(3)
Expectorate upon a person, facility, or vehicle.
(M)
No person shall enter upon a public transportation system vehicle, as to which notice against unauthorized access or presence is given by actual communication to the offender.
(N)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of misconduct involving a public transportation vehicle, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(O)
As used in this section, "public transportation system" means a county transit system operated in accordance with Sections 306.01 to 306.13 of the Revised Code, a regional transit authority operated in accordance with Sections 306.30 to 306.71 of the Revised Code, or a regional transit commission operated in accordance with Sections 306.80 to 306.90 of the Revised Code.
(ORC 2917.41; Ord. 2535-94; Ord. 1686-03 § 3 (part); Ord. No. 1229-2014, § 1, 6-16-2014)