Columbus |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 23. GENERAL OFFENSES CODE |
Chapter 2321. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC OFFICE |
§ 2321.14. False report of child abuse or neglect.
(A)
No person shall knowingly make or cause another person to make a false report under division (B) of Section 2151.421 of the Revised Code alleging that any person has committed an act or omission that resulted in a child being an abused child as defined in Section 2151.031 of the Revised Code or a neglected child as defined in Section 2151.03 of the Revised Code.
(B)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of making or causing a false report of child abuse or child neglect, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 2921.14; Ord. 2535-94.)