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Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.31 (2026)

Safecracking

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July 1, 1996
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Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
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(A) No person, with purpose to commit an offense, shall knowingly enter, force an entrance into, or tamper with any vault, safe, or strongbox.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of safecracking, a felony of the fourth degree.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 65 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: State v. Foster, 845 N.E.2d 470 (Ohio 2006).
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State v. Foster, 845 N.E.2d 470 (Ohio 2006). “R.C. 2911.31(A). . R.C. 2913.02(A)(1). . R.”
State v. Myers (Slip Opinion), 2018 Ohio 1903 (Ohio 2018). “12(A)(1)) Count 8 safecracking (R.C. 2911.31(A)) Count 9 abuse of a corpse (R.”
State v. Richardson, 2013 Ohio 1953 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “{¶ 12} This case presents a question of statutory construction because R.C. 2911.31 does not define "tamper." Statutory construction presents a legal issue, which we review de novo.”
State v. Flack, 2024 Ohio 4622 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “12(A)(2), a felony of the second degree, one count of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a felony of the fourth degree, one count of possessing criminal tools in violation of R.”
State v. Blankenship, 2017 Ohio 7267 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “13(A); Count Three, Safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A); Count Four, Breaking and Entering in violation of R.”
In re J.S., 2020 Ohio 3413 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “02(A)(1), a third-degree felony if committed by an adult; Count Three of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a fourth-degree felony if committed by an adult; and Count Four of possessing criminal tools in violation of R.”
State v. Stevens, 2017 Ohio 498 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “" As to the safecracking under R.C. 2911.31, provides that no person shall "knowingly enter, force an entrance into, or tamper with any vault, safe, or strongbox" with the purpose to commit an offense.”
State v. Henslee, 2017 Ohio 5786 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “02(A)(1), a felony of the fifth degree, and one count of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a felony of the fourth degree.”
State v. Williams, 2011 Ohio 995 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “13(A), felonies of the fifth degree; one count of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a felony of the fourth degree; and, one count of receiving stolen property in violation of R.”
State v. Howard, 2020 Ohio 5057 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “03(A)(4) and R.C. 2911.31(A); and Identity Fraud (Count 5), a felony of the fifth degree in violation of R.”
State v. Knerr, 2014 Ohio 3988 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “{¶3} In 2009 CR 0073, the Auglaize County Grand Jury indicted Knerr on July 23, 2009, with one count of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a felony of the fourth degree; one count of breaking and entering in violation of R.”
State v. Hall, 2017 Ohio 2577 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “02(A)(1), one felony of the fifth degree and one misdemeanor of the first degree; and, one count of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a felony of the fourth degree.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.31(A) — 52 cases
State v. Foster, 845 N.E.2d 470 (Ohio 2006). “R.C. 2911.31(A). . R.C. 2913.02(A)(1). . R.”
State v. Myers (Slip Opinion), 2018 Ohio 1903 (Ohio 2018). “12(A)(1)) Count 8 safecracking (R.C. 2911.31(A)) Count 9 abuse of a corpse (R.”
State v. Richardson, 2013 Ohio 1953 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “{¶ 12} This case presents a question of statutory construction because R.C. 2911.31 does not define "tamper." Statutory construction presents a legal issue, which we review de novo.”
State v. Blankenship, 2017 Ohio 7267 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “13(A); Count Three, Safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A); Count Four, Breaking and Entering in violation of R.”
State v. Flack, 2024 Ohio 4622 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “12(A)(2), a felony of the second degree, one count of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a felony of the fourth degree, one count of possessing criminal tools in violation of R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.31(A)(1) — 1 case
State v. Flack, 2024 Ohio 4622 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “12(A)(2), a felony of the second degree, one count of safecracking in violation of R.C. 2911.31(A), a felony of the fourth degree, one count of possessing criminal tools in violation of R.”
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