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Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.361 (2026)

Furnishing false information to officer issuing traffic ticket

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January 1, 2004
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Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
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(A) No person shall knowingly present, display, or orally communicate a false name, social security number, or date of birth to a law enforcement officer who is in the process of issuing to the person a traffic ticket or complaint.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2026 · leading case: State v. Alexander-Lindsey, 2016-Ohio-3033, 65 N.E.3d 129.
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State v. Alexander-Lindsey, 2016-Ohio-3033, 65 N.E.3d 129. “12(A)(1)(B), a felony of the third degree; (4) furnishing false information to an officer issuing a traffic ticket, R.C. 4513.361(B) a misdemeanor of the first degree; and (5) possession of marijuana, R.”
State v. Hunter, 783 N.E.2d 991 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 2002). “02(B)(1); and falsification, a violation of R.C. 4513.361. Appellant entered a plea of not guilty to the charges and filed a motion to suppress, challenging the basis for the initial traffic stop.”
State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publ'g Co. v. City of Akron, 640 N.E.2d 164 (Ohio 1994). “05; see, also, R.C. 4513.361, which prohibits the giving of a false social security number to a law enforcement officer who is in the process of issuing a traffic ticket or complaint.”
State v. Drake, 2012-Ohio-3718. · cites it 19× “Drake asserted in his brief that R.C. 4513.361, which prohibits furnishing false information to an officer issuing a traffic ticket, is more specific than the statutes pursuant to which he was charged and accordingly must control.”
State v. Filchock, 688 N.E.2d 1063 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1996). “202, one count of falsification, in violation of R.C. 4513.361, and one count of carrying a concealed weapon, in violation of R.”
State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publ'g Co. v. Akron, 70 Ohio St. 3d 605 (1994). “05; see, also, R.C. 4513.361, which prohibits the giving of a false social security number to a law enforcement officer who is in the process of issuing a traffic ticket or complaint.”
State ex rel. Wright v. State, 2026-Ohio-1832. · cites it 2× “{¶ 1} Relator, Ramone Wright, filed this original action seeking a writ of mandamus ordering respondent, the Franklin County Municipal Court, to vacate the guilty plea he entered to one count of furnishing false information to avoid a traffic citation, in violation of R.C.…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.361(A): 1 case
State v. Drake, 2012-Ohio-3718. “Drake asserted in his brief that R.C. 4513.361, which prohibits furnishing false information to an officer issuing a traffic ticket, is more specific than the statutes pursuant to which he was charged and accordingly must control.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.361(B): 1 case
State v. Alexander-Lindsey, 2016-Ohio-3033, 65 N.E.3d 129. “12(A)(1)(B), a felony of the third degree; (4) furnishing false information to an officer issuing a traffic ticket, R.C. 4513.361(B) a misdemeanor of the first degree; and (5) possession of marijuana, R.”
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