What Does a Menacing Charge Mean in Ohio?

Full question:

In the state of Ohio, what would the charge of MENACING M4 2903-22 ORCN MEAN?

  • Category: Criminal
  • Date:
  • State: Indiana

Answer:

Please see the Ohio statute below:

2903.22 Menacing.
(A) No person shall knowingly cause another to believe that the offender will cause physical harm to the person or property of the other person, the other person’s unborn, or a member of the other person’s immediate family.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of menacing. Except as otherwise provided in this division, menacing is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the victim of the offense is an officer or employee of a public children services agency or a private child placing agency and the offense relates to the officer’s or employee’s performance or anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, menacing is a misdemeanor of the first degree or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense of violence, the victim of that prior offense was an officer or employee of a public children services agency or private child placing agency, and that prior offense related to the officer’s or employee’s performance or anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, a felony of the fourth degree.

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FAQs

An M4 charge in Ohio refers to a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. This classification applies to certain offenses, including menacing under Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.22. Misdemeanors of the fourth degree are less serious than higher degree misdemeanors or felonies but can still result in penalties such as fines and jail time.