Section 4513.36 | Prohibition against resisting or interfering with official.
(A) As used in this section, "peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person shall resist, hinder, obstruct, or abuse any peace officer while that peace officer is attempting to arrest an offender for a violation of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code.
(C)(1)(a) No operator of a motor vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, motorcycle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, watercraft, or aircraft shall refuse to disclose the operator's name, address, or date of birth when requested by a peace officer who reasonably suspects that the operator has committed a violation of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code.
(b) No passenger of a motor vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, motorcycle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, watercraft, or aircraft shall refuse to disclose the passenger's name, address, or date of birth when requested by a peace officer who reasonably suspects that the passenger has committed a violation of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code.
(2) Nothing in division (C)(1) of this section requires an operator or a passenger to answer any questions beyond that operator's or passenger's name, address, or date of birth.
(3) It is not a violation of division (C)(1) of this section for an operator or passenger to refuse to answer a question that would reveal that operator's or passenger's age or date of birth if age is an element of the crime that the operator or passenger is suspected of committing.
(D)(1) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (C)(1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Last updated July 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- January 1, 2004 – Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2004 Version ]
- October 6, 2026 – Amended by House Bill 492 - 136th General Assembly [ View October 6, 2026 Version ]