Obstructing justice.
Columbus City Codes § 2321.32
in effect2321.32 - Obstructing justice.
(A) No person, with purpose to hinder the discovery, apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of another for crime, or to assist another to benefit from the commission of a crime, shall do any of the following:
(1) Harbor or conceal such other person;
(2) Provide such other person with money, transportation, a weapon, a disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension;
(3) Warn such other person of impending discovery or apprehension;
(4) Destroy or conceal physical evidence of the crime, or induce any person to withhold testimony or information or to elude legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence;
(5) Communicate false information to any person.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of obstructing justice, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(C) This section shall not apply if the crime committed by the person aided is a felony.
(ORC 2921.32; Ord. 2535-94; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT23GEOFCO_CH2321LAENPUOF_2321.32OBJUFetched: 10/27/2026