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Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.09 (2026)

Vehicular vandalism

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Effective:

September 8, 2016

Latest Legislation:

Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly

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(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Highway" means any highway as defined in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code or any lane, road, street, alley, bridge, or overpass.

(2) "Alley," "street," "streetcar," "trackless trolley," and "vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.

(3) "Vessel" and "waters in this state" have the same meanings as in section 1546.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of any of the following:

(1) Any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley on a highway;

(2) Any boat or vessel on any of the waters in this state.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of vehicular vandalism. Except as otherwise provided in this division, vehicular vandalism is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the violation of this section creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person or the violation of this section causes serious physical harm to property, vehicular vandalism is a felony of the fourth degree. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the violation of this section causes physical harm to any person, vehicular vandalism is a felony of the third degree. If the violation of this section causes serious physical harm to any person, vehicular vandalism is a felony of the second degree.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 2008–2018 · leading case: State v. Allsup, 2011 Ohio 405 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).

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State v. Allsup, 2011 Ohio 405 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “11(A)(2), (D)(1); count three (3) of vehicular vandalism in violation of R.C. 2909.09(B)(1), a fourth degree felony; count four (4) of complicity to vandalism in violation of R.”

Zachariah v. Roby, 898 N.E.2d 998 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). “{¶ 41} R.C. 2909.09(B) provides: No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of any of the following: (1) Any vehicle * * * on a highway.”

State v. Richardson, 2018 Ohio 947 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “] follows: A) No person, by means of fire or explosion, shall knowingly do any of the following: {¶28} (1) Create a substantial risk of serious physical harm to any person other than the offender; {¶29} (2) Cause physical harm to any occupied structure; {¶30} R.”

State v. Bair, 2011 Ohio 6798 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “06 (A)(1)(B), a second-degree misdemeanor, as indicated in the trial court’s Final Appealable Order filed December 17, 2009. The defendant was placed on community control 2 and transported to a local community based correctional facility as a sanction.”

State v. Junod, 2009 Ohio 2817 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “The case also proceeded to jury trial on the charge of Vehicular Vandalism R.C. 2909.09 in case 2008 CRB 281. At the close of the State’s case the Court dismissed the charge of Carrying a Concealed Weapon holding that the weapon by its very nature was not a concealed weapon.”

In re Spencer, 2011 Ohio 4421 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “{¶1} Appellant Jermel Spencer was adjudicated a delinquent child for acts that would have constituted vehicular vandalism under R.C. 2909.09 if committed OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS by an adult.”

— Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.09(B) — 1 case

Zachariah v. Roby, 898 N.E.2d 998 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). “{¶ 41} R.C. 2909.09(B) provides: No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of any of the following: (1) Any vehicle * * * on a highway.”

— Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.09(B)(1) — 3 cases

State v. Allsup, 2011 Ohio 405 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “11(A)(2), (D)(1); count three (3) of vehicular vandalism in violation of R.C. 2909.09(B)(1), a fourth degree felony; count four (4) of complicity to vandalism in violation of R.”

State v. Junod, 2009 Ohio 2817 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). “The case also proceeded to jury trial on the charge of Vehicular Vandalism R.C. 2909.09 in case 2008 CRB 281. At the close of the State’s case the Court dismissed the charge of Carrying a Concealed Weapon holding that the weapon by its very nature was not a concealed weapon.”

In re Spencer, 2011 Ohio 4421 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “{¶1} Appellant Jermel Spencer was adjudicated a delinquent child for acts that would have constituted vehicular vandalism under R.C. 2909.09 if committed OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS by an adult.”

— Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.09(B)(1)(B) — 1 case

State v. Bair, 2011 Ohio 6798 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “06 (A)(1)(B), a second-degree misdemeanor, as indicated in the trial court’s Final Appealable Order filed December 17, 2009. The defendant was placed on community control 2 and transported to a local community based correctional facility as a sanction.”

— Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.09(C) — 1 case

In re Spencer, 2011 Ohio 4421 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “{¶1} Appellant Jermel Spencer was adjudicated a delinquent child for acts that would have constituted vehicular vandalism under R.C. 2909.09 if committed OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS by an adult.”

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