Ohio HB236 addresses crimes committed while masked or disguised, including masked harassment and masked trespassing.

Ohio HB236 amends the Revised Code to address crimes committed while masked or disguised. It creates the offense of masked harassment, a misdemeanor of the first degree, for anyone who purposely harasses, intimidates, abuses, or threatens another person while wearing a mask or other device that hides or conceals the person's face. It also modifies the offense of aggravated riot to include additional penalties when the offender is wearing a mask or is otherwise concealing or attempting to conceal the offender's face.

Ohio HB236 addresses crimes committed while masked or disguised, including masked harassment and masked trespassing.

Ohio HB236 amends the Revised Code to address crimes committed while masked or disguised. It creates the offense of masked harassment, a misdemeanor of the first degree, for anyone who purposely harasses, intimidates, abuses, or threatens another person while wearing a mask or other device that hides or conceals the person's face. It also modifies the offense of aggravated riot to include additional penalties when the offender is wearing a mask or is otherwise concealing or attempting to conceal the offender's face.