Effective: July 30, 2019
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 57 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Whoever recklessly violates section 928.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of the following:
(1) For a first offense, a minor misdemeanor ;
(2) For each subsequent offense, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
The court shall order an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a third or subsequent offense ineligible to receive a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license under this chapter. The court shall provide written notice of that order to the director of agriculture. Upon receipt of the notice, the director shall revoke any hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license that the offender holds and shall refuse to issue a hemp cultivation license or hemp processing license to the offender beginning on the date of the court order.
(B) The prosecuting attorney of the applicable county or the attorney general may prosecute an action under this section.