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Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.041 (2026)

Possession or sale of unauthorized cable television device

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Effective:
July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
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(A) No person shall knowingly possess any device, including any instrument, apparatus, computer chip, equipment, decoder, descrambler, converter, software, or other device specially adapted, modified, or remanufactured for gaining access to cable television service, without securing authorization from or paying the required compensation to the owner or operator of the system that provides the cable television service.

(B) No person shall knowingly sell, distribute, or manufacture any device, including any instrument, apparatus, computer chip, equipment, decoder, descrambler, converter, software, or other device specially adapted, modified, or remanufactured for gaining access to cable television service, without securing authorization from or paying the required compensation to the owner or operator of the system that provides the cable television service.

(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of possession of an unauthorized device, a felony of the fifth degree. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of sale of an unauthorized device, a felony of the fourth degree.

(D) A person commits a separate violation of this section with regard to each device that is sold, distributed, manufactured, or possessed in violation of division (A) or (B) of this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1999–2016 · leading case: Jacobson v. Kaforey (Slip Opinion), 2016-Ohio-8434, 75 N.E.3d 203.
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Jacobson v. Kaforey (Slip Opinion), 2016-Ohio-8434, 75 N.E.3d 203. · cites it 8× “04 or division (A) or (B) of section 2913.041 of the Revised Code may elect to commence a civil action for damages in accordance with division (A) of section 2307.”
State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 715 N.E.2d 1062 (Ohio 1999). “See R.C. 2913.041. . See R.C. 181.25. . See R.”
State v. Darling, 744 N.E.2d 1256 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 2000). · cites it 26× “, of possession of an unauthorized device, in violation of R.C. 2913.041, a fifth-degree felony. On appeal, appellant argues that R.”
State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 86 Ohio St. 3d 451 (1999). “See R.C. 2913.041. 23. See R.C. 181.25. 24. See R.”
Directtv, Inc. v. Lorenzen, 299 F. Supp. 2d 789 (N.D. Ohio 2004). · cites it 2× “041(A) of the Ohio Revised Code provides that: No person shall knowingly possess any device, including any instrument, apparatus, computer chip, equipment, decoder, de-scrambler, converter, software, or other device specially adapted, modified, or re-manufactured for gaming…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2913.041(A): 2 cases
Directtv, Inc. v. Lorenzen, 299 F. Supp. 2d 789 (N.D. Ohio 2004). “041(A) of the Ohio Revised Code provides that: No person shall knowingly possess any device, including any instrument, apparatus, computer chip, equipment, decoder, de-scrambler, converter, software, or other device specially adapted, modified, or re-manufactured for gaming…”
State v. Darling, 744 N.E.2d 1256 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 2000). “, of possession of an unauthorized device, in violation of R.C. 2913.041, a fifth-degree felony. On appeal, appellant argues that R.”
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