OH SB124

Assault against an Ohio transit system bus or rail car operator becomes a fifth-degree felony (up from first-degree misdemeanor), with fines up to $5,000 and potential 6-month ban from transit systems

Repeat offenders with prior assault or homicide convictions against transit operators face a fourth-degree felony and potential lifetime ban from Ohio transit systems

Evading public transit fares increases from a fourth-degree misdemeanor to a second-degree misdemeanor

Ohio transit systems are authorized to post notices in buses and rail cars warning that assaults against staff may result in felony convictions

Amends Ohio Revised Code sections 2903.13 and 2917.41 and enacts new section 306.20