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New Franklin Trespass in the First Degree ordinance (§ 210.320)

Chapter 210: Offenses · Article VII. Offenses Concerning Property

A. A person commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he/she knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure or upon real property.

B. A person does not commit the offense of trespass by entering or remaining upon real property unless the real property is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner designed to exclude intruders or as to which notice against trespass is given by:

1. Actual communication to the actor; or

2. Posting in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders.

Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 74 of the city's PDF

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.