As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 387

Representatives Hood, Lynch 

Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Adams, J., Brenner, Young, Becker, Roegner, Maag, Retherford 

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A BILL

To amend sections 109.69, 109.731, 1547.69, 2923.11,

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2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124,

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2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210,

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2923.1213, 2923.16, and 4749.10, and to enact

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section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to allow a

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person who has a concealed handgun license to

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carry concealed all firearms other than dangerous

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ordnance or firearms that state or federal law

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prohibits the person from possessing; to provide

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that a person 21 years of age or older and not

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legally prohibited from possessing or receiving a

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firearm by federal law does not need a concealed

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handgun license in order to carry or have

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concealed on the person's person or ready at hand

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a firearm and is subject to the same laws

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regarding carrying a concealed firearm as a person

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who has a concealed handgun license; and to amend

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the versions of sections 2923.124 and 2923.126 of

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the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect

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on January 1, 2014, to continue the provisions of

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this act on and after that effective date.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 109.69, 109.731, 1547.69, 2923.11,	22
2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124, 2923.125,	23
2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1213, 2923.16, and	24
4749.10 be amended and section 2923.111 of the Revised Code be	25
enacted to read as follows:	26

Sec. 109.69. (A)(1) The attorney general shall negotiate and	27
enter into a reciprocity agreement with any other license-issuing	28
state under which a concealed handgun license that is issued by	29
the other state is recognized in this state if the attorney	30
general determines that both of the following apply:	31

(a) The eligibility requirements imposed by that	32
license-issuing state for that license are substantially	33
comparable to the eligibility requirements for a concealed handgun	34
license issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	35

(b) That license-issuing state recognizes a concealed handgun	36
license issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	37

(2) A reciprocity agreement entered into under division	38
(A)(1) of this section also may provide for the recognition in	39
this state of a concealed handgun license issued on a temporary or	40
emergency basis by the other license-issuing state, if the	41
eligibility requirements imposed by that license-issuing state for	42
the temporary or emergency license are substantially comparable to	43
the eligibility requirements for a concealed handgun license	44
issued under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code and	45
if that license-issuing state recognizes a concealed handgun	46
license issued under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code.	47

(3) The attorney general shall not negotiate any agreement	48
with any other license-issuing state under which a concealed	49
handgun license issued by the other state is recognized in this	50
state other than as provided in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this	51
section.	52

(B) As used in this section:

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(1) "Handgun," "firearm," and "concealed handgun license"	54
have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.	55

(2) "License-issuing state" means a state other than this	56
state that, pursuant to law, provides for the issuance of a	57
license to carry a concealed handgun or a license to carry a	58
concealed firearm.	59

Sec. 109.731.  (A) The Ohio peace officer training commission	60
shall prescribe, and shall make available to sheriffs, all of the	61
following:	62

(1) An application form that is to be used under section	63
2923.125 of the Revised Code by a person who applies for a	64
concealed handgun license and an application form that is to be	65
used under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code by a person who	66
applies for the renewal of a license of that nature, both of which	67
shall conform substantially to the forms prescribed in section	68
2923.1210 of the Revised Code;	69

(2) A form for the concealed handgun license that is to be	70
issued by sheriffs to persons who qualify for a concealed handgun	71
license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and that	72
conforms to the following requirements:	73

(a) It has space for the licensee's full name, residence	74
address, and date of birth and for a color photograph of the	75
licensee.	76

(b) It has space for the date of issuance of the license, its	77
expiration date, its county of issuance, the name of the sheriff	78
who issues the license, and the unique combination of letters and	79
numbers that identify the county of issuance and the license given	80
to the licensee by the sheriff in accordance with division (A)(4)	81
of this section.	82

(c) It has space for the signature of the licensee and the	83
signature or a facsimile signature of the sheriff who issues the	84
license.	85

(d) It does not require the licensee to include serial	86
numbers of handgunsfirearms, other identification related to	87
handgunsfirearms, or similar data that is not pertinent or	88
relevant to obtaining the license and that could be used as a de	89
facto means of registration of handgunsfirearms owned by the	90
licensee.	91

(3) A series of three-letter county codes that identify each	92
county in this state;	93

(4) A procedure by which a sheriff shall give each concealed	94
handgun license, replacement concealed handgun license, or renewal	95
concealed handgun license and each concealed handgun license on a	96
temporary emergency basis or replacement license on a temporary	97
emergency basis the sheriff issues under section 2923.125 or	98
2923.1213 of the Revised Code a unique combination of letters and	99
numbers that identifies the county in which the license was issued	100
and that uses the county code and a unique number for each license	101
the sheriff of that county issues;	102

(5) A form for a concealed handgun license on a temporary	103
emergency basis that is to be issued by sheriffs to persons who	104
qualify for such a license under section 2923.1213 of the Revised	105
Code, which form shall conform to all the requirements set forth	106
in divisions (A)(2)(a) to (d) of this section and shall	107
additionally conspicuously specify that the license is issued on a	108
temporary emergency basis and the date of its issuance.	109

(B)(1) The Ohio peace officer training commission, in	110
consultation with the attorney general, shall prepare a pamphlet	111
that does all of the following, in everyday language:	112

(a) Explains the firearms laws of this state;

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(b) Instructs the reader in dispute resolution and explains	114
the laws of this state related to that matter;	115

(c) Provides information to the reader regarding all aspects	116
of the use of deadly force with a firearm, including, but not	117
limited to, the steps that should be taken before contemplating	118
the use of, or using, deadly force with a firearm, possible	119
alternatives to using deadly force with a firearm, and the law	120
governing the use of deadly force with a firearm.	121

(2) The attorney general shall consult with and assist the	122
commission in the preparation of the pamphlet described in	123
division (B)(1) of this section and, as necessary, shall recommend	124
to the commission changes in the pamphlet to reflect changes in	125
the law that are relevant to it. The attorney general shall	126
publish the pamphlet on the web site of the attorney general and	127
shall provide the address of the web site to any person who	128
requests the pamphlet.	129

(C) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall maintain	130
statistics with respect to the issuance, renewal, suspension,	131
revocation, and denial of concealed handgun licenses under section	132
2923.125 of the Revised Code and the suspension of processing of	133
applications for those licenses, and with respect to the issuance,	134
suspension, revocation, and denial of concealed handgun licenses	135
on a temporary emergency basis under section 2923.1213 of the	136
Revised Code, as reported by the sheriffs pursuant to division (C)	137
of section 2923.129 of the Revised Code. Not later than the first	138
day of March in each year, the commission shall submit a	139
statistical report to the governor, the president of the senate,	140
and the speaker of the house of representatives indicating the	141
number of concealed handgun licenses that were issued, renewed,	142
suspended, revoked, and denied under section 2923.125 of the	143
Revised Code in the previous calendar year, the number of	144
applications for those licenses for which processing was suspended	145
in accordance with division (D)(3) of that section in the previous	146
calendar year, and the number of concealed handgun licenses on a	147
temporary emergency basis that were issued, suspended, revoked, or	148
denied under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code in the previous	149
calendar year. Nothing in the statistics or the statistical report	150
shall identify, or enable the identification of, any individual	151
who was issued or denied a license, for whom a license was	152
renewed, whose license was suspended or revoked, or for whom	153
application processing was suspended. The statistics and the	154
statistical report are public records for the purpose of section	155
149.43 of the Revised Code.	156

(D) As used in this section, "concealed handgun license,"	157
"firearm," and "handgun" have the same meanings as in section	158
2923.11 of the Revised Code.	159

Sec. 1547.69.  (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "Firearm," "concealed handgun license," "handgun,"	161
"restricted firearm," and "valid concealed handgun license" have	162
the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.	163

(2) "Unloaded" has the same meanings as in divisions (K)(5)	164
and (6) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, except that all	165
references in the definition in division (K)(5) of that section to	166
"vehicle" shall be construed for purposes of this section to be	167
references to "vessel."	168

(B) No person shall knowingly discharge a firearm while in or	169
on a vessel.	170

(C) No person shall knowingly transport or have a loaded	171
firearm in a vessel in a manner that the firearm is accessible to	172
the operator or any passenger.	173

(D) No person shall knowingly transport or have a firearm in	174
a vessel unless it is unloaded and is carried in one of the	175
following ways:	176

(1) In a closed package, box, or case;

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(2) In plain sight with the action opened or the weapon	178
stripped, or, if the firearm is of a type on which the action will	179
not stay open or that cannot easily be stripped, in plain sight.	180

(E)(1) The affirmative defenses authorized in divisions	181
(D)(1) and (2) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code are	182
affirmative defenses to a charge under division (C) or (D) of this	183
section that involves a firearm other than a handgun if division	184
(H)(2) of this section does not apply to the person charged. It is	185
an affirmative defense to a charge under division (C) or (D) of	186
this section of transporting or having a firearm of any type,	187
including a handgun, in a vessel that the actor transported or had	188
the firearm in the vessel for any lawful purpose and while the	189
vessel was on the actor's own property, provided that this	190
affirmative defense is not available unless the actor, prior to	191
arriving at the vessel on the actor's own property, did not	192
transport or possess the firearm in the vessel or in a motor	193
vehicle in a manner prohibited by this section or division (B) or	194
(C) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code while the vessel was	195
being operated on a waterway that was not on the actor's own	196
property or while the motor vehicle was being operated on a	197
street, highway, or other public or private property used by the	198
public for vehicular traffic.	199

(2) No person who is charged with a violation of division (C)	200
or (D) of this section shall be required to obtain a license or	201
temporary emergency license to carry a concealed handgun under	202
section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code as a condition	203
for the dismissal of the charge.	204

(F) Divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section do not apply	205
to the possession or discharge of a United States coast guard	206
approved signaling device required to be carried aboard a vessel	207
under section 1547.251 of the Revised Code when the signaling	208
device is possessed or used for the purpose of giving a visual	209
distress signal. No person shall knowingly transport or possess	210
any signaling device of that nature in or on a vessel in a loaded	211
condition at any time other than immediately prior to the	212
discharge of the signaling device for the purpose of giving a	213
visual distress signal.	214

(G) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any	215
vessel on the waters in this state in violation of this section.	216

(H)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following:

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(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	218
or of the United States, or to a law enforcement officer, when	219
authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in a	220
vessel and acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or	221
employee's duties;	222

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	223
authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in a	224
vessel, and who is subject to and in compliance with the	225
requirements of section 109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the	226
appointing authority of the person has expressly specified that	227
the exemption provided in division (H)(1)(b) of this section does	228
not apply to the person;	229

(c) Any person legally engaged in hunting.

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(2) Divisions (C) and (D) of this section do not apply to a	231
person who transports or possesses a handgun in a vessel a firearm	232
that is not a restricted firearm and who, at the time of that	233
transportation or possession, is carrying a valid concealed	234
handgun license or is deemed under division (C) of section	235
2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a concealed	236
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code, unless	237
the person at that time knowingly is in aan unauthorized place	238
on the vessel describedspecified in division (B) of section	239
2923.126 of the Revised Code or knowingly is transporting or	240
possessing the firearm in any prohibited manner listed in that	241
division.	242

(I) If a law enforcement officer stops a vessel for a	243
violation of this section or any other law enforcement purpose, if	244
any person on the vessel surrenders a firearm to the officer,	245
either voluntarily or pursuant to a request or demand of the	246
officer, and if the officer does not charge the person with a	247
violation of this section or arrest the person for any offense,	248
the person is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the	249
firearm, and the firearm is not contraband, the officer shall	250
return the firearm to the person at the termination of the stop.	251

(J) Division (L) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code	252
applies with respect to division (A)(2) of this section, except	253
that all references in division (L) of section 2923.16 of the	254
Revised Code to "vehicle," to "this chapter," or to "division	255
(K)(5)(a) or (b) of this section" shall be construed for purposes	256
of this section to be, respectively, references to "vessel," to	257
"section 1547.69 of the Revised Code," and to "divisions	258
(K)(5)(a) and (b) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code as	259
incorporated under the definition of firearm adopted under	260
division (A)(2) of this section."	261

Sec. 2923.11.  As used in sections 2923.11 to 2923.24 of the	262
Revised Code:	263

(A) "Deadly weapon" means any instrument, device, or thing	264
capable of inflicting death, and designed or specially adapted for	265
use as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon.	266

(B)(1) "Firearm" means any deadly weapon capable of expelling	267
or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an	268
explosive or combustible propellant. "Firearm" includes an	269
unloaded firearm, and any firearm that is inoperable but that can	270
readily be rendered operable.	271

(2) When determining whether a firearm is capable of	272
expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of	273
an explosive or combustible propellant, the trier of fact may rely	274
upon circumstantial evidence, including, but not limited to, the	275
representations and actions of the individual exercising control	276
over the firearm.	277

(C) "Handgun" means any of the following:

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(1) Any firearm that has a short stock and is designed to be	279
held and fired by the use of a single hand;	280

(2) Any combination of parts from which a firearm of a type	281
described in division (C)(1) of this section can be assembled.	282

(D) "Semi-automatic firearm" means any firearm designed or	283
specially adapted to fire a single cartridge and automatically	284
chamber a succeeding cartridge ready to fire, with a single	285
function of the trigger.	286

(E) "Automatic firearm" means any firearm designed or	287
specially adapted to fire a succession of cartridges with a single	288
function of the trigger. "Automatic firearm" also means any	289
semi-automatic firearm designed or specially adapted to fire more	290
than thirty-one cartridges without reloading, other than a firearm	291
chambering only .22 caliber short, long, or long-rifle cartridges.	292

(F) "Sawed-off firearm" means a shotgun with a barrel less	293
than eighteen inches long, or a rifle with a barrel less than	294
sixteen inches long, or a shotgun or rifle less than twenty-six	295
inches long overall.	296

(G) "Zip-gun" means any of the following:

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(1) Any firearm of crude and extemporized manufacture;

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(2) Any device, including without limitation a starter's	299
pistol, that is not designed as a firearm, but that is specially	300
adapted for use as a firearm;	301

(3) Any industrial tool, signalling device, or safety device,	302
that is not designed as a firearm, but that as designed is capable	303
of use as such, when possessed, carried, or used as a firearm.	304

(H) "Explosive device" means any device designed or specially	305
adapted to cause physical harm to persons or property by means of	306
an explosion, and consisting of an explosive substance or agency	307
and a means to detonate it. "Explosive device" includes without	308
limitation any bomb, any explosive demolition device, any blasting	309
cap or detonator containing an explosive charge, and any pressure	310
vessel that has been knowingly tampered with or arranged so as to	311
explode.	312

(I) "Incendiary device" means any firebomb, and any device	313
designed or specially adapted to cause physical harm to persons or	314
property by means of fire, and consisting of an incendiary	315
substance or agency and a means to ignite it.	316

(J) "Ballistic knife" means a knife with a detachable blade	317
that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism.	318

(K) "Dangerous ordnance" means any of the following, except	319
as provided in division (L) of this section:	320

(1) Any automatic or sawed-off firearm, zip-gun, or ballistic	321
knife;	322

(2) Any explosive device or incendiary device;

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(3) Nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, nitrostarch, PETN,	324
cyclonite, TNT, picric acid, and other high explosives; amatol,	325
tritonal, tetrytol, pentolite, pecretol, cyclotol, and other high	326
explosive compositions; plastic explosives; dynamite, blasting	327
gelatin, gelatin dynamite, sensitized ammonium nitrate,	328
liquid-oxygen blasting explosives, blasting powder, and other	329
blasting agents; and any other explosive substance having	330
sufficient brisance or power to be particularly suitable for use	331
as a military explosive, or for use in mining, quarrying,	332
excavating, or demolitions;	333

(4) Any firearm, rocket launcher, mortar, artillery piece,	334
grenade, mine, bomb, torpedo, or similar weapon, designed and	335
manufactured for military purposes, and the ammunition for that	336
weapon;	337

(5) Any firearm muffler or silencer;

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(6) Any combination of parts that is intended by the owner	339
for use in converting any firearm or other device into a dangerous	340
ordnance.	341

(L) "Dangerous ordnance" does not include any of the	342
following:	343

(1) Any firearm, including a military weapon and the	344
ammunition for that weapon, and regardless of its actual age, that	345
employs a percussion cap or other obsolete ignition system, or	346
that is designed and safe for use only with black powder;	347

(2) Any pistol, rifle, or shotgun, designed or suitable for	348
sporting purposes, including a military weapon as issued or as	349
modified, and the ammunition for that weapon, unless the firearm	350
is an automatic or sawed-off firearm;	351

(3) Any cannon or other artillery piece that, regardless of	352
its actual age, is of a type in accepted use prior to 1887, has no	353
mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or other system for absorbing	354
recoil and returning the tube into battery without displacing the	355
carriage, and is designed and safe for use only with black powder;	356

(4) Black powder, priming quills, and percussion caps	357
possessed and lawfully used to fire a cannon of a type defined in	358
division (L)(3) of this section during displays, celebrations,	359
organized matches or shoots, and target practice, and smokeless	360
and black powder, primers, and percussion caps possessed and	361
lawfully used as a propellant or ignition device in small-arms or	362
small-arms ammunition;	363

(5) Dangerous ordnance that is inoperable or inert and cannot	364
readily be rendered operable or activated, and that is kept as a	365
trophy, souvenir, curio, or museum piece.	366

(6) Any device that is expressly excepted from the definition	367
of a destructive device pursuant to the "Gun Control Act of 1968,"	368
82 Stat. 1213, 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(4), as amended, and regulations	369
issued under that act.	370

(M) "Explosive" means any chemical compound, mixture, or	371
device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by	372
explosion. "Explosive" includes all materials that have been	373
classified as division 1.1, division 1.2, division 1.3, or	374
division 1.4 explosives by the United States department of	375
transportation in its regulations and includes, but is not limited	376
to, dynamite, black powder, pellet powders, initiating explosives,	377
blasting caps, electric blasting caps, safety fuses, fuse	378
igniters, squibs, cordeau detonant fuses, instantaneous fuses, and	379
igniter cords and igniters. "Explosive" does not include	380
"fireworks," as defined in section 3743.01 of the Revised Code, or	381
any substance or material otherwise meeting the definition of	382
explosive set forth in this section that is manufactured, sold,	383
possessed, transported, stored, or used in any activity described	384
in section 3743.80 of the Revised Code, provided the activity is	385
conducted in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and	386
regulations, including, but not limited to, the provisions of	387
section 3743.80 of the Revised Code and the rules of the fire	388
marshal adopted pursuant to section 3737.82 of the Revised Code.	389

(N)(1) "Concealed handgun license" or "license to carry a	390
concealed handgun" means, subject to division (N)(2) of this	391
section, a license or temporary emergency license to carry a	392
concealed handgun issued under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of	393
the Revised Code that authorizes the person to whom it is issued	394
to carry a concealed firearm other than a restricted firearm or a	395
license to carry a concealed handgun issued by another state with	396
which the attorney general has entered into a reciprocity	397
agreement under section 109.69 of the Revised Code that authorizes	398
the person to whom it is issued either to carry a concealed	399
handgun or to carry a concealed firearm other than a restricted	400
firearm.	401

(2) A reference in any provision of the Revised Code to a	402
concealed handgun license issued under section 2923.125 of the	403
Revised Code or a license to carry a concealed handgun issued	404
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code means only a license of	405
the type that is specified in that section. A reference in any	406
provision of the Revised Code to a concealed handgun license	407
issued under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code, a license to	408
carry a concealed handgun issued under section 2923.1213 of the	409
Revised Code, or a license to carry a concealed handgun on a	410
temporary emergency basis means only a license of the type that is	411
specified in section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code. A reference in	412
any provision of the Revised Code to a concealed handgun license	413
issued by another state or a license to carry a concealed handgun	414
issued by another state means only a license issued by another	415
state with which the attorney general has entered into a	416
reciprocity agreement under section 109.69 of the Revised Code.	417

A reference in any provision of the Revised Code to a person	418
who is deemed under division (C) of section 2923.111 of the	419
Revised Code to have been issued a concealed handgun license under	420
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code means only a person who is so	421
deemed and does not include a person who has been issued a license	422
of a type described in division (N)(1) of this section.	423

(O) "Valid concealed handgun license" or "valid license to	424
carry a concealed handgun" means a concealed handgun license that	425
is currently valid, that is not under a suspension under division	426
(A)(1) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code, under section	427
2923.1213 of the Revised Code, or under a suspension provision of	428
the state other than this state in which the license was issued,	429
and that has not been revoked under division (B)(1) of section	430
2923.128 of the Revised Code, under section 2923.1213 of the	431
Revised Code, or under a revocation provision of the state other	432
than this state in which the license was issued.	433

(P) "Restricted firearm" means a firearm that is not	434
dangerous ordnance and that is not a firearm that any law of this	435
state or the United States prohibits the subject person from	436
possessing, having, or carrying.	437

Sec. 2923.111.  (A) Notwithstanding any other Revised Code	438
section to the contrary, subject to the limitations specified in	439
this division and to division (C)(2) of this section, a person who	440
is twenty-one years of age or older and is not legally prohibited	441
from possessing or receiving a firearm under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1)	442
to (9) shall not be required to obtain a concealed handgun license	443
under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code in order	444
to carry in this state a concealed firearm that is not a	445
restricted firearm.	446

Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of section	447
2923.126 of the Revised Code and regardless of whether the person	448
has been issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125	449
or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code or by another state, a person who	450
is twenty-one years of age or older and is not legally prohibited	451
from possessing or receiving a firearm under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1)	452
to (9) may carry a concealed firearm that is not a restricted	453
firearm anywhere in this state. The person's right to carry a	454
concealed firearm that is not a restricted firearm that is granted	455
under this division is the same right as is granted to a person	456
who was issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125	457
of the Revised Code, and the person described in this division is	458
subject to the same restrictions as apply to a person who was	459
issued a license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	460

(B) The mere carrying or possession of a firearm that is not	461
a restricted firearm pursuant to the right described in division	462
(A) of this section, with or without a concealed handgun license	463
issued under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code or	464
by another state, does not constitute grounds for any law	465
enforcement officer or any agent of the state, a county, a	466
municipal corporation, or a township to conduct any search,	467
seizure, or detention, no matter how temporary in duration, of an	468
otherwise law-abiding person.	469

(C)(1) For purposes of sections 1547.69 and 2923.12 to	470
2923.1213 of the Revised Code and any other provision of law that	471
refers to a concealed handgun license or a concealed handgun	472
licensee, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise, a	473
person who is described in division (A) of this section and is	474
carrying or has, concealed on the person's person or ready at	475
hand, a firearm that is not a restricted firearm shall be deemed	476
to have been issued a concealed handgun license under section	477
2923.125 of the Revised Code.	478

(2) The concealed handgun license expiration provisions of	479
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and the concealed handgun	480
license suspension and revocation provisions of section 2923.128	481
of the Revised Code do not apply with respect to a person who is	482
described in division (A) of this section unless the person has	483
been issued a concealed handgun license. If a person is described	484
in division (A) of this section and the person thereafter comes	485
within any category of persons specified in 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) to	486
(9) so that the person as a result is legally prohibited under the	487
applicable provision from possessing or receiving a firearm, both	488
of the following apply automatically and immediately upon the	489
person coming within that category:	490

(a) Division (A) of this section and the authority and right	491
to carry a concealed firearm that are described in that division	492
do not apply to the person.	493

(b) Division (C)(1) of this section does not apply to the	494
person, and the person no longer is deemed to have been issued a	495
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	496
Code as described in that division.	497

Sec. 2923.12.  (A) No person shall knowingly carry or have,	498
concealed on the person's person or concealed ready at hand, any	499
of the following:	500

(1) A deadly weapon other than a handgun;

501

(2) A handgun other than a dangerous ordnance;

502

(3) A dangerous ordnance.

503

(B) No person who has been issued a concealed handgun license	504
and is carrying a concealed firearm that is not a restricted	505
firearm or who is deemed under division (C) of section 2923.111 of	506
the Revised Code to have been issued a concealed handgun license	507
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is carrying a	508
concealed firearm that is not a restricted firearm shall do any of	509
the following:	510

(1) If the person is stopped for a law enforcement purpose	511
and is carrying a concealed handgun, fail to promptly inform any	512
law enforcement officer who approaches the person after the person	513
has been stopped that the person has been issued a concealed	514
handgun license and that the person then is carrying a concealed	515
handgunfirearm and, if the person has been issued a concealed	516
handgun license, that the person has been issued the license;	517

(2) If the person is stopped for a law enforcement purpose	518
and is carrying a concealed handgun, knowingly fail to keep the	519
person's hands in plain sight at any time after any law	520
enforcement officer begins approaching the person while stopped	521
and before the law enforcement officer leaves, unless the failure	522
is pursuant to and in accordance with directions given by a law	523
enforcement officer;	524

(3) If the person is stopped for a law enforcement purpose,	525
if the person is carrying a concealed handgun, and if the person	526
is approached by any law enforcement officer while stopped,	527
knowingly remove or attempt to remove the loaded handgunfirearm	528
from the holster, pocket, or other place in which the person is	529
carrying it, knowingly grasp or hold the loaded handgunfirearm,	530
or knowingly have contact with the loaded handgunfirearm by	531
touching it with the person's hands or fingers at any time after	532
the law enforcement officer begins approaching and before the law	533
enforcement officer leaves, unless the person removes, attempts to	534
remove, grasps, holds, or has contact with the loaded handgun	535
firearm pursuant to and in accordance with directions given by the	536
law enforcement officer;	537

(4) If the person is stopped for a law enforcement purpose	538
and is carrying a concealed handgun, knowingly disregard or fail	539
to comply with any lawful order of any law enforcement officer	540
given while the person is stopped, including, but not limited to,	541
a specific order to the person to keep the person's hands in plain	542
sight.	543

(C)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following:

544

(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	545
or the United States, or to a law enforcement officer, who is	546
authorized to carry concealed weapons or dangerous ordnance or is	547
authorized to carry handguns and is acting within the scope of the	548
officer's, agent's, or employee's duties;	549

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	550
authorized to carry concealed weapons or dangerous ordnance or is	551
authorized to carry handguns, and who is subject to and in	552
compliance with the requirements of section 109.801 of the Revised	553
Code, unless the appointing authority of the person has expressly	554
specified that the exemption provided in division (C)(1)(b) of	555
this section does not apply to the person;	556

(c) A person's transportation or storage of a firearm, other	557
than a firearm described in divisions (G) to (M) of section	558
2923.11 of the Revised Code, in a motor vehicle for any lawful	559
purpose if the firearm is not on the actor's person;	560

(d) A person's storage or possession of a firearm, other than	561
a firearm described in divisions (G) to (M) of section 2923.11 of	562
the Revised Code, in the actor's own home for any lawful purpose.	563

(2) DivisionDivisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section doesdo	564
not apply to any person whowith respect to the carrying or	565
possession of any firearm that is not a restricted firearm if, at	566
the time of the alleged carrying or possession of a handgunthe	567
firearm, the person is carrying a valid concealed handgun license	568
or is deemed under division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised	569
Code to have been issued a concealed handgun license under section	570
2923.125 of the Revised Code, unless the person at that time	571
knowingly is in aan unauthorized place describedspecified in	572
division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code or knowingly	573
is transporting or possessing the firearm in any prohibited manner	574
listed in that division.	575

(D) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division	576
(A)(1) of this section of carrying or having control of a deadly	577
weapon other than a handgun and other than a dangerous ordnance	578
that division (C)(1) or (2) of this section does not apply, that	579
the actor was not otherwise prohibited by law from having the	580
weapon, and that any of the following applies:	581

(1) The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor	582
for defensive purposes while the actor was engaged in or was going	583
to or from the actor's lawful business or occupation, which	584
business or occupation was of a character or was necessarily	585
carried on in a manner or at a time or place as to render the	586
actor particularly susceptible to criminal attack, such as would	587
justify a prudent person in going armed.	588

(2) The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor	589
for defensive purposes while the actor was engaged in a lawful	590
activity and had reasonable cause to fear a criminal attack upon	591
the actor, a member of the actor's family, or the actor's home,	592
such as would justify a prudent person in going armed.	593

(3) The weapon was carried or kept ready at hand by the actor	594
for any lawful purpose and while in the actor's own home.	595

(E) No person who is charged with a violation of this section	596
shall be required to obtain a concealed handgun license as a	597
condition for the dismissal of the charge.	598

(F)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of carrying	599
concealed weapons. Except as otherwise provided in this division	600
or division (F)(2) of this section, carrying concealed weapons in	601
violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the	602
first degree. Except as otherwise provided in this division or	603
division (F)(2) of this section, if the offender previously has	604
been convicted of a violation of this section or of any offense of	605
violence, if the weapon involved is a firearm that is either	606
loaded or for which the offender has ammunition ready at hand, or	607
if the weapon involved is dangerous ordnance, carrying concealed	608
weapons in violation of division (A) of this section is a felony	609
of the fourth degree. Except as otherwise provided in division	610
(F)(2) of this section, ifIf the offense is committed aboard an	611
aircraft, or with purpose to carry a concealed weapon aboard an	612
aircraft, regardless of the weapon involved, carrying concealed	613
weapons in violation of division (A) of this section is a felony	614
of the third degree.	615

(2) If a person being arrested for a violation of division	616
(A)(2) of this section promptly produces a valid concealed handgun	617
license, and if at the time of the violation the person was not	618
knowingly in a place described in division (B) of section 2923.126	619
of the Revised Code, the officer shall not arrest the person for a	620
violation of that division. If the person is not able to promptly	621
produce any concealed handgun license and if the person is not in	622
a place described in that section, the officer may arrest the	623
person for a violation of that division, and the offender shall be	624
punished as follows:	625

(a) The offender shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor if	626
both of the following apply:	627

(i) Within ten days after the arrest, the offender presents a	628
concealed handgun license, which license was valid at the time of	629
the arrest to the law enforcement agency that employs the	630
arresting officer.	631

(ii) At the time of the arrest, the offender was not	632
knowingly in a place described in division (B) of section 2923.126	633
of the Revised Code.	634

(b) The offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall	635
be fined five hundred dollars if all of the following apply:	636

(i) The offender previously had been issued a concealed	637
handgun license, and that license expired within the two years	638
immediately preceding the arrest.	639

(ii) Within forty-five days after the arrest, the offender	640
presents a concealed handgun license to the law enforcement agency	641
that employed the arresting officer, and the offender waives in	642
writing the offender's right to a speedy trial on the charge of	643
the violation that is provided in section 2945.71 of the Revised	644
Code.	645

(iii) At the time of the commission of the offense, the	646
offender was not knowingly in a place described in division (B) of	647
section 2923.126 of the Revised Code.	648

(c) If neither division (F)(2)(a) nor (b) of this section	649
applies, the offender shall be punished under division (F)(1) of	650
this section.	651

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this division, carrying	652
concealed weapons in violation of division (B)(1) of this section	653
is a misdemeanor of the first degree, and, in addition to any	654
other penalty or sanction imposed for a violation of division	655
(B)(1) of this section, if the offender has been issued a	656
concealed handgun license, the offender's concealed handgun	657
license shall be suspended pursuant to division (A)(2) of section	658
2923.128 of the Revised Code. If, at the time of the stop of the	659
offender for a law enforcement purpose that was the basis of the	660
violation, any law enforcement officer involved with the stop had	661
actual knowledge that the offender has been issued a concealed	662
handgun license or that the offender is deemed under division (C)	663
of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	664
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	665
Code, carrying concealed weapons in violation of division (B)(1)	666
of this section is a minor misdemeanor, and if the offender has	667
been issued a concealed handgun license, the offender's concealed	668
handgun license shall not be suspended pursuant to division (A)(2)	669
of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code.	670

(4)(3) Carrying concealed weapons in violation of division	671
(B)(2) or (4) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree	672
or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded	673
guilty to a violation of division (B)(2) or (4) of this section, a	674
felony of the fifth degree. In addition to any other penalty or	675
sanction imposed for a misdemeanor violation of division (B)(2) or	676
(4) of this section, if the offender has been issued a concealed	677
handgun license, the offender's concealed handgun license shall be	678
suspended pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the	679
Revised Code.	680

(5)(4) Carrying concealed weapons in violation of division	681
(B)(3) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree.	682

(G) If a law enforcement officer stops a person to question	683
the person regarding a possible violation of this section, for a	684
traffic stop, or for any other law enforcement purpose, if the	685
person surrenders a firearm to the officer, either voluntarily or	686
pursuant to a request or demand of the officer, and if the officer	687
does not charge the person with a violation of this section or	688
arrest the person for any offense, the person is not otherwise	689
prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and the firearm is	690
not contraband, the officer shall return the firearm to the person	691
at the termination of the stop. If a court orders a law	692
enforcement officer to return a firearm to a person pursuant to	693
the requirement set forth in this division, division (B) of	694
section 2923.163 of the Revised Code applies.	695

Sec. 2923.121.  (A) No person shall possess a firearm in any	696
room in which any person is consuming beer or intoxicating liquor	697
in a premises for which a D permit has been issued under Chapter	698
4303. of the Revised Code or in an open air arena for which a	699
permit of that nature has been issued.	700

(B)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following:

701

(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	702
or the United States, or to a law enforcement officer, who is	703
authorized to carry firearms and is acting within the scope of the	704
officer's, agent's, or employee's duties;	705

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	706
authorized to carry firearms, and who is subject to and in	707
compliance with the requirements of section 109.801 of the Revised	708
Code, unless the appointing authority of the person has expressly	709
specified that the exemption provided in division (B)(1)(b) of	710
this section does not apply to the person;	711

(c) Any room used for the accommodation of guests of a hotel,	712
as defined in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code;	713

(d) The principal holder of a D permit issued for a premises	714
or an open air arena under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code while	715
in the premises or open air arena for which the permit was issued	716
if the principal holder of the D permit also possesses a valid	717
concealed handgun license or is deemed under division (C) of	718
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	719
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	720
Code and as long as the firearm is not a restricted firearm and	721
the principal holder is not consuming beer or intoxicating liquor	722
or under the influence of alcohol or a drug of abuse, or any agent	723
or employee of that holder who also is a peace officer, as defined	724
in section 2151.3515 of the Revised Code, who is off duty, and who	725
otherwise is authorized to carry firearms while in the course of	726
the officer's official duties and while in the premises or open	727
air arena for which the permit was issued and as long as the	728
firearm is not a restricted firearm and the agent or employee of	729
that holder is not consuming beer or intoxicating liquor or under	730
the influence of alcohol or a drug of abuse.	731

(e) Any person who is carrying a valid concealed handgun	732
license or is deemed under division (C) of section 2923.111 of the	733
Revised Code to have been issued a concealed handgun license under	734
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code, as long as the firearm is	735
not a restricted firearm and the person is not consuming beer or	736
intoxicating liquor or under the influence of alcohol or a drug of	737
abuse.	738

(2) This section does not prohibit any person who is a member	739
of a veteran's organization, as defined in section 2915.01 of the	740
Revised Code, from possessing a rifle in any room in any premises	741
owned, leased, or otherwise under the control of the veteran's	742
organization, if the rifle is not loaded with live ammunition and	743
if the person otherwise is not prohibited by law from having the	744
rifle.	745

(3) This section does not apply to any person possessing or	746
displaying firearms in any room used to exhibit unloaded firearms	747
for sale or trade in a soldiers' memorial established pursuant to	748
Chapter 345. of the Revised Code, in a convention center, or in	749
any other public meeting place, if the person is an exhibitor,	750
trader, purchaser, or seller of firearms and is not otherwise	751
prohibited by law from possessing, trading, purchasing, or selling	752
the firearms.	753

(C) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this	754
section of illegal possession of a firearm in a liquor permit	755
premises that involvesinvolving the possession of a firearm other	756
than a handgun, that divisions (B)(1)(d) and (e) of this section	757
do not apply, that the actor was not otherwise prohibited by law	758
from having the firearm, and that any of the following apply:	759

(1) The firearm was carried or kept ready at hand by the	760
actor for defensive purposes, while the actor was engaged in or	761
was going to or from the actor's lawful business or occupation,	762
which business or occupation was of such character or was	763
necessarily carried on in such manner or at such a time or place	764
as to render the actor particularly susceptible to criminal	765
attack, such as would justify a prudent person in going armed.	766

(2) The firearm was carried or kept ready at hand by the	767
actor for defensive purposes, while the actor was engaged in a	768
lawful activity, and had reasonable cause to fear a criminal	769
attack upon the actor or a member of the actor's family, or upon	770
the actor's home, such as would justify a prudent person in going	771
armed.	772

(D) No person who is charged with a violation of this section	773
shall be required to obtain a concealed handgun license as a	774
condition for the dismissal of the charge.	775

(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegal	776
possession of a firearm in a liquor permit premises. Except as	777
otherwise provided in this division, illegal possession of a	778
firearm in a liquor permit premises is a felony of the fifth	779
degree. If the offender commits the violation of this section by	780
knowingly carrying or having the firearm concealed on the	781
offender's person or concealed ready at hand, illegal possession	782
of a firearm in a liquor permit premises is a felony of the third	783
degree.	784

(F) As used in this section, "beer" and "intoxicating liquor"	785
have the same meanings as in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code.	786

Sec. 2923.122.  (A) No person shall knowingly convey, or	787
attempt to convey, a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	788
school safety zone.	789

(B) No person shall knowingly possess a deadly weapon or	790
dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone.	791

(C) No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school	792
safety zone if both of the following apply:	793

(1) The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether	794
or not the object is capable of being fired.	795

(2) The person indicates that the person possesses the object	796
and that it is a firearm, or the person knowingly displays or	797
brandishes the object and indicates that it is a firearm.	798

(D)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following:

799

(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	800
or the United States, or a law enforcement officer, who is	801
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance and is	802
acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's	803
duties, a security officer employed by a board of education or	804
governing body of a school during the time that the security	805
officer is on duty pursuant to that contract of employment, or any	806
other person who has written authorization from the board of	807
education or governing body of a school to convey deadly weapons	808
or dangerous ordnance into a school safety zone or to possess a	809
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone and	810
who conveys or possesses the deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	811
in accordance with that authorization;	812

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	813
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance, and who	814
is subject to and in compliance with the requirements of section	815
109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of	816
the person has expressly specified that the exemption provided in	817
division (D)(1)(b) of this section does not apply to the person.	818

(2) Division (C) of this section does not apply to premises	819
upon which home schooling is conducted. Division (C) of this	820
section also does not apply to a school administrator, teacher, or	821
employee who possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a	822
firearm for legitimate school purposes during the course of	823
employment, a student who uses an object that is indistinguishable	824
from a firearm under the direction of a school administrator,	825
teacher, or employee, or any other person who with the express	826
prior approval of a school administrator possesses an object that	827
is indistinguishable from a firearm for a legitimate purpose,	828
including the use of the object in a ceremonial activity, a play,	829
reenactment, or other dramatic presentation, or a ROTC activity or	830
another similar use of the object.	831

(3) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	832
attempts to convey a handgunfirearm that is not a restricted	833
firearm into, or possesses a handgunfirearm that is not a	834
restricted firearm in, a school safety zone if, at the time of	835
that conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession of the	836
handgunfirearm that is not a restricted firearm, allthe person	837
is carrying a valid concealed handgun license or is deemed under	838
division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been	839
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	840
Revised Code and either of the following applyapplies:	841

(a) The person does not enter into a school building or onto	842
school premises and is not at a school activity.	843

(b) The person is carrying a valid concealed handgun license.

844

(c) The, the person is in the school safety zone in	845
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 922(q)(2)(B).	846

(d) The, and the person is not knowingly in aan unauthorized	847
place describedspecified in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) to (10) of	848
section 2923.126 of the Revised Code and is not knowingly	849
conveying, attempting to convey, or possessing the firearm in any	850
prohibited manner specified in any of those divisions.	851

(4) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	852
attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a	853
school safety zone if at the time of that conveyance, attempted	854
conveyance, or possession of the handgun all of the following	855
apply:	856

(a) The person is carrying a valid concealed handgun license.

857

(b) The person is the driver or passenger in a motor vehicle	858
and is in the school safety zone while immediately in the process	859
of picking up or dropping off a child.	860

(c) Theand the person is not in violation of section 2923.16	861
of the Revised Code.	862

(E)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section	863
is guilty of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon	864
or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise	865
provided in this division, illegal conveyance or possession of a	866
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone is a	867
felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been	868
convicted of a violation of this section, illegal conveyance or	869
possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school	870
safety zone is a felony of the fourth degree.	871

(2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty	872
of illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a	873
firearm in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise provided in	874
this division, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable	875
from a firearm in a school safety zone is a misdemeanor of the	876
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	877
violation of this section, illegal possession of an object	878
indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a	879
felony of the fifth degree.	880

(F)(1) In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person	881
who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this	882
section and subject to division (F)(2) of this section, if the	883
offender has not attained nineteen years of age, regardless of	884
whether the offender is attending or is enrolled in a school	885
operated by a board of education or for which the state board of	886
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	887
the Revised Code, the court shall impose upon the offender a class	888
four suspension of the offender's probationary driver's license,	889
restricted license, driver's license, commercial driver's license,	890
temporary instruction permit, or probationary commercial driver's	891
license that then is in effect from the range specified in	892
division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code and shall	893
deny the offender the issuance of any permit or license of that	894
type during the period of the suspension.	895

If the offender is not a resident of this state, the court	896
shall impose a class four suspension of the nonresident operating	897
privilege of the offender from the range specified in division	898
(A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.	899

(2) If the offender shows good cause why the court should not	900
suspend one of the types of licenses, permits, or privileges	901
specified in division (F)(1) of this section or deny the issuance	902
of one of the temporary instruction permits specified in that	903
division, the court in its discretion may choose not to impose the	904
suspension, revocation, or denial required in that division, but	905
the court, in its discretion, instead may require the offender to	906
perform community service for a number of hours determined by the	907
court.	908

(G) As used in this section, "object that is	909
indistinguishable from a firearm" means an object made,	910
constructed, or altered so that, to a reasonable person without	911
specialized training in firearms, the object appears to be a	912
firearm.	913

Sec. 2923.123.  (A) No person shall knowingly convey or	914
attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	915
courthouse or into another building or structure in which a	916
courtroom is located.	917

(B) No person shall knowingly possess or have under the	918
person's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a	919
courthouse or in another building or structure in which a	920
courtroom is located.	921

(C) This section does not apply to any of the following:

922

(1) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	923
judge of a court of record of this state or a magistrate;	924

(2) A peace officer, officer of a law enforcement agency, or	925
person who is in either of the following categories:	926

(a) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	927
peace officer, or an officer of a law enforcement agency of	928
another state, a political subdivision of another state, or the	929
United States, who is authorized to carry a deadly weapon or	930
dangerous ordnance, who possesses or has under that individual's	931
control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as a requirement of	932
that individual's duties, and who is acting within the scope of	933
that individual's duties at the time of that possession or	934
control;	935

(b) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	936
person who is employed in this state, who is authorized to carry a	937
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, who possesses or has under	938
that individual's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as	939
a requirement of that person's duties, and who is subject to and	940
in compliance with the requirements of section 109.801 of the	941
Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of the person has	942
expressly specified that the exemption provided in division	943
(C)(2)(b) of this section does not apply to the person.	944

(3) A person who conveys, attempts to convey, possesses, or	945
has under the person's control a deadly weapon or dangerous	946
ordnance that is to be used as evidence in a pending criminal or	947
civil action or proceeding;	948

(4) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	949
bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state who	950
is authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to section 109.77 of the	951
Revised Code, who possesses or has under that individual's control	952
a firearm as a requirement of that individual's duties, and who is	953
acting within the scope of that individual's duties at the time of	954
that possession or control;	955

(5) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	956
prosecutor, or a secret service officer appointed by a county	957
prosecuting attorney, who is authorized to carry a deadly weapon	958
or dangerous ordnance in the performance of the individual's	959
duties, who possesses or has under that individual's control a	960
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as a requirement of that	961
individual's duties, and who is acting within the scope of that	962
individual's duties at the time of that possession or control;	963

(6) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	964
person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgunfirearm that is	965
not a restricted firearm into a courthouse or into another	966
building or structure in which a courtroom is located,or who,	967
possesses or has under the person's control a firearm that is not	968
a restricted firearm in a courthouse or such a building or	969
structure, if the person at the time of the conveyance or,	970
attempt, possession, or control, is carrying a valid concealed	971
handgun license,or is deemed under division (C) of section	972
2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a concealed	973
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and who	974
the person transfers possession of the handgunfirearm to the	975
officer or officer's designee who has charge of the courthouse or	976
building. The officer shall secure the handgunfirearm until the	977
licenseeperson is prepared to leave the premises. The exemption	978
described in this division applies only if the officer who has	979
charge of the courthouse or building provides services of the	980
nature described in this division. An officer who has charge of	981
the courthouse or building is not required to offer services of	982
the nature described in this division.	983

(D)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is	984
guilty of illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon or dangerous	985
ordnance into a courthouse. Except as otherwise provided in this	986
division, illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon or dangerous	987
ordnance into a courthouse is a felony of the fifth degree. If the	988
offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division	989
(A) or (B) of this section, illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon	990
or dangerous ordnance into a courthouse is a felony of the fourth	991
degree.	992

(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	993
of illegal possession or control of a deadly weapon or dangerous	994
ordnance in a courthouse. Except as otherwise provided in this	995
division, illegal possession or control of a deadly weapon or	996
dangerous ordnance in a courthouse is a felony of the fifth	997
degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	998
violation of division (A) or (B) of this section, illegal	999
possession or control of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in	1000
a courthouse is a felony of the fourth degree.	1001

(E) The exemptions described in divisions (C)(1), (2)(a),	1002
(2)(b), (4), (5), and (6) of this section do not apply to any	1003
judge, magistrate, peace officer, officer of a law enforcement	1004
agency, bailiff, deputy bailiff, prosecutor, secret service	1005
officer, or other person described in any of those divisions if a	1006
rule of superintendence or another type of rule adopted by the	1007
supreme court pursuant to Article IV, Ohio Constitution, or an	1008
applicable local rule of court prohibits all persons from	1009
conveying or attempting to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous	1010
ordnance into a courthouse or into another building or structure	1011
in which a courtroom is located or from possessing or having under	1012
one's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a	1013
courthouse or in another building or structure in which a	1014
courtroom is located.	1015

(F) As used in this section:

1016

(1) "Magistrate" means an individual who is appointed by a	1017
court of record of this state and who has the powers and may	1018
perform the functions specified in Civil Rule 53, Criminal Rule	1019
19, or Juvenile Rule 40.	1020

(2) "Peace officer" and "prosecutor" have the same meanings	1021
as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.	1022

Sec. 2923.124. As used in sections 2923.124 to 2923.1213 of	1023
the Revised Code:	1024

(A) "Application form" means the application form prescribed	1025
pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 109.731 of the Revised Code	1026
and includes a copy of that form.	1027

(B) "Competency certification" and "competency certificate"	1028
mean a document of the type described in division (B)(3) of	1029
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	1030

(C) "Detention facility" has the same meaning as in section	1031
2921.01 of the Revised Code.	1032

(D) "Licensee" means a person to whom a concealed handgun	1033
license has been issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code	1034
and, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes	1035
a person to whom a concealed handgun license on a temporary	1036
emergency basis has been issued under section 2923.1213 of the	1037
Revised Code and, a person to whom a concealed handgun license has	1038
been issued by another state, and a person who is deemed under	1039
division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been	1040
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	1041
Revised Code.	1042

(E) "License fee" or "license renewal fee" means the fee for	1043
a concealed handgun license or the fee to renew that license that	1044
is prescribed pursuant to division (C) of section 109.731 of the	1045
Revised Code and that is to be paid by an applicant for a license	1046
of that type.	1047

(F) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section	1048
2935.01 of the Revised Code.	1049

(G) "State correctional institution" has the same meaning as	1050
in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code.	1051

(H) "Civil protection order" means a protection order issued,	1052
or consent agreement approved, under section 2903.214 or 3113.31	1053
of the Revised Code.	1054

(I) "Temporary protection order" means a protection order	1055
issued under section 2903.213 or 2919.26 of the Revised Code.	1056

(J) "Protection order issued by a court of another state" has	1057
the same meaning as in section 2919.27 of the Revised Code.	1058

(K) "Child day-care center," "type A family day-care home"	1059
and "type B family day-care home" have the same meanings as in	1060
section 5104.01 of the Revised Code.	1061

(L) "Type C family day-care home" means a family day-care	1062
home authorized to provide child care by Sub. H.B. 62 of the 121st	1063
general assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. S.B. 160 of the 121st	1064
general assembly and Sub. H.B. 407 of the 123rd general assembly.	1065

(M) "Foreign air transportation," "interstate air	1066
transportation," and "intrastate air transportation" have the same	1067
meanings as in 49 U.S.C. 40102, as now or hereafter amended.	1068

(N) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in	1069
division (A) of section 4506.25 of the Revised Code.	1070

(O) "Motor carrier enforcement unit" has the same meaning as	1071
in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code.	1072

Sec. 2923.125.  (A) This section applies with respect to the	1073
application for and issuance by this state of concealed handgun	1074
licenses other than concealed handgun licenses on a temporary	1075
emergency basis that are issued under section 2923.1213 of the	1076
Revised Code. Upon the request of a person who wishes to obtain a	1077
concealed handgun license with respect to which this section	1078
applies or to renew a concealed handgun license with respect to	1079
which this section applies, a sheriff, as provided in division (I)	1080
of this section, shall provide to the person free of charge an	1081
application form and the web site address at which the pamphlet	1082
described in division (B) of section 109.731 of the Revised Code	1083
may be found. A sheriff shall accept a completed application form	1084
and the fee, items, materials, and information specified in	1085
divisions (B)(1) to (5) of this section at the times and in the	1086
manners described in division (I) of this section.	1087

(B) An applicant for a concealed handgun license with respect	1088
to which this section applies shall submit a completed application	1089
form and all of the following to the sheriff of the county in	1090
which the applicant resides or to the sheriff of any county	1091
adjacent to the county in which the applicant resides:	1092

(1)(a) A nonrefundable license fee as described in either of	1093
the following:	1094

(i) For an applicant who has been a resident of this state	1095
for five or more years, a fee of sixty-seven dollars;	1096

(ii) For an applicant who has been a resident of this state	1097
for less than five years, a fee of sixty-seven dollars plus the	1098
actual cost of having a background check performed by the federal	1099
bureau of investigation.	1100

(b) No sheriff shall require an applicant to pay for the cost	1101
of a background check performed by the bureau of criminal	1102
identification and investigation.	1103

(c) A sheriff shall waive the payment of the license fee	1104
described in division (B)(1)(a) of this section in connection with	1105
an initial or renewal application for a license that is submitted	1106
by an applicant who is a retired peace officer, a retired person	1107
described in division (B)(1)(b) of section 109.77 of the Revised	1108
Code, or a retired federal law enforcement officer who, prior to	1109
retirement, was authorized under federal law to carry a firearm in	1110
the course of duty, unless the retired peace officer, person, or	1111
federal law enforcement officer retired as the result of a mental	1112
disability.	1113

(d) The sheriff shall deposit all fees paid by an applicant	1114
under division (B)(1)(a) of this section into the sheriff's	1115
concealed handgun license issuance fund established pursuant to	1116
section 311.42 of the Revised Code. The county shall distribute	1117
the fees in accordance with section 311.42 of the Revised Code.	1118

(2) A color photograph of the applicant that was taken within	1119
thirty days prior to the date of the application;	1120

(3) One or more of the following competency certifications,	1121
each of which shall reflect that, regarding a certification	1122
described in division (B)(3)(a), (b), (c), (e), or (f) of this	1123
section, within the three years immediately preceding the	1124
application the applicant has performed that to which the	1125
competency certification relates and that, regarding a	1126
certification described in division (B)(3)(d) of this section, the	1127
applicant currently is an active or reserve member of the armed	1128
forces of the United States or within the six years immediately	1129
preceding the application the honorable discharge or retirement to	1130
which the competency certification relates occurred:	1131

(a) An original or photocopy of a certificate of completion	1132
of a firearms safety, training, or requalification or firearms	1133
safety instructor course, class, or program that was offered by or	1134
under the auspices of the national rifle association and that	1135
complies with the requirements set forth in division (G) of this	1136
section;	1137

(b) An original or photocopy of a certificate of completion	1138
of a firearms safety, training, or requalification or firearms	1139
safety instructor course, class, or program that satisfies all of	1140
the following criteria:	1141

(i) It was open to members of the general public.

1142

(ii) It utilized qualified instructors who were certified by	1143
the national rifle association, the executive director of the Ohio	1144
peace officer training commission pursuant to section 109.75 or	1145
109.78 of the Revised Code, or a governmental official or entity	1146
of another state.	1147

(iii) It was offered by or under the auspices of a law	1148
enforcement agency of this or another state or the United States,	1149
a public or private college, university, or other similar	1150
postsecondary educational institution located in this or another	1151
state, a firearms training school located in this or another	1152
state, or another type of public or private entity or organization	1153
located in this or another state.	1154

(iv) It complies with the requirements set forth in division	1155
(G) of this section.	1156

(c) An original or photocopy of a certificate of completion	1157
of a state, county, municipal, or department of natural resources	1158
peace officer training school that is approved by the executive	1159
director of the Ohio peace officer training commission pursuant to	1160
section 109.75 of the Revised Code and that complies with the	1161
requirements set forth in division (G) of this section, or the	1162
applicant has satisfactorily completed and been issued a	1163
certificate of completion of a basic firearms training program, a	1164
firearms requalification training program, or another basic	1165
training program described in section 109.78 or 109.801 of the	1166
Revised Code that complies with the requirements set forth in	1167
division (G) of this section;	1168

(d) A document that evidences both of the following:

1169

(i) That the applicant is an active or reserve member of the	1170
armed forces of the United States, was honorably discharged from	1171
military service in the active or reserve armed forces of the	1172
United States, is a retired trooper of the state highway patrol,	1173
or is a retired peace officer or federal law enforcement officer	1174
described in division (B)(1) of this section or a retired person	1175
described in division (B)(1)(b) of section 109.77 of the Revised	1176
Code and division (B)(1) of this section;	1177

(ii) That, through participation in the military service or	1178
through the former employment described in division (B)(3)(d)(i)	1179
of this section, the applicant acquired experience with handling	1180
handguns or other firearms, and the experience so acquired was	1181
equivalent to training that the applicant could have acquired in a	1182
course, class, or program described in division (B)(3)(a), (b), or	1183
(c) of this section.	1184

(e) A certificate or another similar document that evidences	1185
satisfactory completion of a firearms training, safety, or	1186
requalification or firearms safety instructor course, class, or	1187
program that is not otherwise described in division (B)(3)(a),	1188
(b), (c), or (d) of this section, that was conducted by an	1189
instructor who was certified by an official or entity of the	1190
government of this or another state or the United States or by the	1191
national rifle association, and that complies with the	1192
requirements set forth in division (G) of this section;	1193

(f) An affidavit that attests to the applicant's satisfactory	1194
completion of a course, class, or program described in division	1195
(B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section and that is subscribed	1196
by the applicant's instructor or an authorized representative of	1197
the entity that offered the course, class, or program or under	1198
whose auspices the course, class, or program was offered.	1199

(4) A certification by the applicant that the applicant has	1200
read the pamphlet prepared by the Ohio peace officer training	1201
commission pursuant to section 109.731 of the Revised Code that	1202
reviews firearms, dispute resolution, and use of deadly force	1203
matters.	1204

(5) A set of fingerprints of the applicant provided as	1205
described in section 311.41 of the Revised Code through use of an	1206
electronic fingerprint reading device or, if the sheriff to whom	1207
the application is submitted does not possess and does not have	1208
ready access to the use of such a reading device, on a standard	1209
impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section	1210
109.572 of the Revised Code.	1211

(C) Upon receipt of the completed application form,	1212
supporting documentation, and, if not waived, license fee of an	1213
applicant under this section, a sheriff, in the manner specified	1214
in section 311.41 of the Revised Code, shall conduct or cause to	1215
be conducted the criminal records check and the incompetency	1216
records check described in section 311.41 of the Revised Code.	1217

(D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(3) or (4) of this	1218
section, within forty-five days after a sheriff's receipt of an	1219
applicant's completed application form for a concealed handgun	1220
license under this section, the supporting documentation, and, if	1221
not waived, the license fee, the sheriff shall make available	1222
through the law enforcement automated data system in accordance	1223
with division (H) of this section the information described in	1224
that division and, upon making the information available through	1225
the system, shall issue to the applicant a concealed handgun	1226
license that shall expire as described in division (D)(2)(a) of	1227
this section if all of the following apply:	1228

(a) The applicant is legally living in the United States, has	1229
been a resident of this state for at least forty-five days, and	1230
has been a resident of the county in which the person seeks the	1231
license or a county adjacent to the county in which the person	1232
seeks the license for at least thirty days. For purposes of	1233
division (D)(1)(a) of this section:	1234

(i) If a person is absent from the United States, from this	1235
state, or from a particular county in this state in compliance	1236
with military or naval orders as an active or reserve member of	1237
the armed forces of the United States and if prior to leaving this	1238
state in compliance with those orders the person was legally	1239
living in the United States and was a resident of this state, the	1240
person, solely by reason of that absence, shall not be considered	1241
to have lost the person's status as living in the United States or	1242
the person's residence in this state or in the county in which the	1243
person was a resident prior to leaving this state in compliance	1244
with those orders, without regard to whether or not the person	1245
intends to return to this state or to that county, shall not be	1246
considered to have acquired a residence in any other state, and	1247
shall not be considered to have become a resident of any other	1248
state.	1249

(ii) If a person is present in this state in compliance with	1250
military or naval orders as an active or reserve member of the	1251
armed forces of the United States for at least forty-five days,	1252
the person shall be considered to have been a resident of this	1253
state for that period of at least forty-five days, and, if a	1254
person is present in a county of this state in compliance with	1255
military or naval orders as an active or reserve member of the	1256
armed forces of the United States for at least thirty days, the	1257
person shall be considered to have been a resident of that county	1258
for that period of at least thirty days.	1259

(b) The applicant is at least twenty-one years of age.

1260

(c) The applicant is not a fugitive from justice.

1261

(d) The applicant is not under indictment for or otherwise	1262
charged with a felony; an offense under Chapter 2925., 3719., or	1263
4729. of the Revised Code that involves the illegal possession,	1264
use, sale, administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a	1265
drug of abuse; a misdemeanor offense of violence; or a violation	1266
of section 2903.14 or 2923.1211 of the Revised Code.	1267

(e) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(5) of this	1268
section, the applicant has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty	1269
to a felony or an offense under Chapter 2925., 3719., or 4729. of	1270
the Revised Code that involves the illegal possession, use, sale,	1271
administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a drug of	1272
abuse; has not been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing	1273
an act that if committed by an adult would be a felony or would be	1274
an offense under Chapter 2925., 3719., or 4729. of the Revised	1275
Code that involves the illegal possession, use, sale,	1276
administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a drug of	1277
abuse; and has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or	1278
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of	1279
section 2903.13 of the Revised Code when the victim of the	1280
violation is a peace officer, regardless of whether the applicant	1281
was sentenced under division (C)(4) of that section.	1282

(f) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(5) of this	1283
section, the applicant, within three years of the date of the	1284
application, has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a	1285
misdemeanor offense of violence other than a misdemeanor violation	1286
of section 2921.33 of the Revised Code or a violation of section	1287
2903.13 of the Revised Code when the victim of the violation is a	1288
peace officer, or a misdemeanor violation of section 2923.1211 of	1289
the Revised Code; and has not been adjudicated a delinquent child	1290
for committing an act that if committed by an adult would be a	1291
misdemeanor offense of violence other than a misdemeanor violation	1292
of section 2921.33 of the Revised Code or a violation of section	1293
2903.13 of the Revised Code when the victim of the violation is a	1294
peace officer or for committing an act that if committed by an	1295
adult would be a misdemeanor violation of section 2923.1211 of the	1296
Revised Code.	1297

(g) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(1)(e) of	1298
this section, the applicant, within five years of the date of the	1299
application, has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been	1300
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing two or more	1301
violations of section 2903.13 or 2903.14 of the Revised Code.	1302

(h) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(5) of this	1303
section, the applicant, within ten years of the date of the	1304
application, has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been	1305
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of	1306
section 2921.33 of the Revised Code.	1307

(i) The applicant has not been adjudicated as a mental	1308
defective, has not been committed to any mental institution, is	1309
not under adjudication of mental incompetence, has not been found	1310
by a court to be a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization	1311
by court order, and is not an involuntary patient other than one	1312
who is a patient only for purposes of observation. As used in this	1313
division, "mentally ill person subject to hospitalization by court	1314
order" and "patient" have the same meanings as in section 5122.01	1315
of the Revised Code.	1316

(j) The applicant is not currently subject to a civil	1317
protection order, a temporary protection order, or a protection	1318
order issued by a court of another state.	1319

(k) The applicant certifies that the applicant desires a	1320
legal means to carry a concealed handgunfirearm for defense of	1321
the applicant or a member of the applicant's family while engaged	1322
in lawful activity.	1323

(l) The applicant submits a competency certification of the	1324
type described in division (B)(3) of this section and submits a	1325
certification of the type described in division (B)(4) of this	1326
section regarding the applicant's reading of the pamphlet prepared	1327
by the Ohio peace officer training commission pursuant to section	1328
109.731 of the Revised Code.	1329

(m) The applicant currently is not subject to a suspension	1330
imposed under division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the Revised	1331
Code of a concealed handgun license that previously was issued to	1332
the applicant under this section or section 2923.1213 of the	1333
Revised Code, has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a	1334
misdemeanor violation of division (B)(1) or (2) of section 2923.12	1335
or division (E)(1), (2), or (3) of section 2923.16 of the Revised	1336
Code within one year of the date of the application, and has not	1337
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of	1338
division (B)(4) of section 2923.12 or division (E)(5) of section	1339
2923.16 of the Revised Code within two years of the date of the	1340
application.	1341

(2)(a) A concealed handgun license that a sheriff issues	1342
under division (D)(1) of this section shall expire five years	1343
after the date of issuance.	1344

If a sheriff issues a license under this section, the sheriff	1345
shall place on the license a unique combination of letters and	1346
numbers identifying the license in accordance with the procedure	1347
prescribed by the Ohio peace officer training commission pursuant	1348
to section 109.731 of the Revised Code.	1349

(b) If a sheriff denies an application under this section	1350
because the applicant does not satisfy the criteria described in	1351
division (D)(1) of this section, the sheriff shall specify the	1352
grounds for the denial in a written notice to the applicant. The	1353
applicant may appeal the denial pursuant to section 119.12 of the	1354
Revised Code in the county served by the sheriff who denied the	1355
application. If the denial was as a result of the criminal records	1356
check conducted pursuant to section 311.41 of the Revised Code and	1357
if, pursuant to section 2923.127 of the Revised Code, the	1358
applicant challenges the criminal records check results using the	1359
appropriate challenge and review procedure specified in that	1360
section, the time for filing the appeal pursuant to section 119.12	1361
of the Revised Code and this division is tolled during the	1362
pendency of the request or the challenge and review. If the court	1363
in an appeal under section 119.12 of the Revised Code and this	1364
division enters a judgment sustaining the sheriff's refusal to	1365
grant to the applicant a concealed handgun license, the applicant	1366
may file a new application beginning one year after the judgment	1367
is entered. If the court enters a judgment in favor of the	1368
applicant, that judgment shall not restrict the authority of a	1369
sheriff to suspend or revoke the license pursuant to section	1370
2923.128 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code or to refuse to renew	1371
the license for any proper cause that may occur after the date the	1372
judgment is entered. In the appeal, the court shall have full	1373
power to dispose of all costs.	1374

(3) If the sheriff with whom an application for a concealed	1375
handgun license was filed under this section becomes aware that	1376
the applicant has been arrested for or otherwise charged with an	1377
offense that would disqualify the applicant from holding the	1378
license, the sheriff shall suspend the processing of the	1379
application until the disposition of the case arising from the	1380
arrest or charge.	1381

(4) If the sheriff determines that the applicant is legally	1382
living in the United States and is a resident of the county in	1383
which the applicant seeks the license or of an adjacent county but	1384
does not yet meet the residency requirements described in division	1385
(D)(1)(a) of this section, the sheriff shall not deny the license	1386
because of the residency requirements but shall not issue the	1387
license until the applicant meets those residency requirements.	1388

(5) If an applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty	1389
to an offense identified in division (D)(1)(e), (f), or (h) of	1390
this section or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for	1391
committing an act or violation identified in any of those	1392
divisions, and if a court has ordered the sealing or expungement	1393
of the records of that conviction, guilty plea, or adjudication	1394
pursuant to sections 2151.355 to 2151.358, sections 2953.31 to	1395
2953.36, or section 2953.37 of the Revised Code or a court has	1396
granted the applicant relief pursuant to section 2923.14 of the	1397
Revised Code from the disability imposed pursuant to section	1398
2923.13 of the Revised Code relative to that conviction, guilty	1399
plea, or adjudication, the sheriff with whom the application was	1400
submitted shall not consider the conviction, guilty plea, or	1401
adjudication in making a determination under division (D)(1) or	1402
(F) of this section or, in relation to an application for a	1403
concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis submitted	1404
under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code, in making a	1405
determination under division (B)(2) of that section.	1406

(E) If a concealed handgun license issued under this section	1407
is lost or is destroyed, the licensee may obtain from the sheriff	1408
who issued that license a duplicate license upon the payment of a	1409
fee of fifteen dollars and the submission of an affidavit	1410
attesting to the loss or destruction of the license. The sheriff,	1411
in accordance with the procedures prescribed in section 109.731 of	1412
the Revised Code, shall place on the replacement license a	1413
combination of identifying numbers different from the combination	1414
on the license that is being replaced.	1415

(F)(1) A licensee who wishes to renew a concealed handgun	1416
license issued under this section shall do so not earlier than	1417
ninety days before the expiration date of the license or at any	1418
time after the expiration date of the license by filing with the	1419
sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides or with the	1420
sheriff of an adjacent county an application for renewal of the	1421
license obtained pursuant to division (D) of this section, a	1422
certification by the applicant that, subsequent to the issuance of	1423
the license, the applicant has reread the pamphlet prepared by the	1424
Ohio peace officer training commission pursuant to section 109.731	1425
of the Revised Code that reviews firearms, dispute resolution, and	1426
use of deadly force matters, and a nonrefundable license renewal	1427
fee in an amount determined pursuant to division (F)(4) of this	1428
section unless the fee is waived.	1429

(2) A sheriff shall accept a completed renewal application,	1430
the license renewal fee, and the information specified in division	1431
(F)(1) of this section at the times and in the manners described	1432
in division (I) of this section. Upon receipt of a completed	1433
renewal application, of certification that the applicant has	1434
reread the specified pamphlet prepared by the Ohio peace officer	1435
training commission, and of a license renewal fee unless the fee	1436
is waived, a sheriff, in the manner specified in section 311.41 of	1437
the Revised Code shall conduct or cause to be conducted the	1438
criminal records check and the incompetency records check	1439
described in section 311.41 of the Revised Code. The sheriff shall	1440
renew the license if the sheriff determines that the applicant	1441
continues to satisfy the requirements described in division (D)(1)	1442
of this section, except that the applicant is not required to meet	1443
the requirements of division (D)(1)(l) of this section. A renewed	1444
license shall expire five years after the date of issuance. A	1445
renewed license is subject to division (E) of this section and	1446
sections 2923.126 and 2923.128 of the Revised Code. A sheriff	1447
shall comply with divisions (D)(2) to (4) of this section when the	1448
circumstances described in those divisions apply to a requested	1449
license renewal. If a sheriff denies the renewal of a concealed	1450
handgun license, the applicant may appeal the denial, or challenge	1451
the criminal record check results that were the basis of the	1452
denial if applicable, in the same manner as specified in division	1453
(D)(2)(b) of this section and in section 2923.127 of the Revised	1454
Code, regarding the denial of a license under this section.	1455

(3) A renewal application submitted pursuant to division (F)	1456
of this section shall only require the licensee to list on the	1457
application form information and matters occurring since the date	1458
of the licensee's last application for a license pursuant to	1459
division (B) or (F) of this section. A sheriff conducting the	1460
criminal records check and the incompetency records check	1461
described in section 311.41 of the Revised Code shall conduct the	1462
check only from the date of the licensee's last application for a	1463
license pursuant to division (B) or (F) of this section through	1464
the date of the renewal application submitted pursuant to division	1465
(F) of this section.	1466

(4) An applicant for a renewal concealed handgun license	1467
under this section shall submit to the sheriff of the county in	1468
which the applicant resides or to the sheriff of any county	1469
adjacent to the county in which the applicant resides a	1470
nonrefundable license fee as described in either of the following:	1471

(a) For an applicant who has been a resident of this state	1472
for five or more years, a fee of fifty dollars;	1473

(b) For an applicant who has been a resident of this state	1474
for less than five years, a fee of fifty dollars plus the actual	1475
cost of having a background check performed by the federal bureau	1476
of investigation.	1477

(G)(1) Each course, class, or program described in division	1478
(B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section shall provide to each	1479
person who takes the course, class, or program the web site	1480
address at which the pamphlet prepared by the Ohio peace officer	1481
training commission pursuant to section 109.731 of the Revised	1482
Code that reviews firearms, dispute resolution, and use of deadly	1483
force matters may be found. Each such course, class, or program	1484
described in one of those divisions shall include at least twelve	1485
hours of training in the safe handling and use of a firearm that	1486
shall include all of the following:	1487

(a) At least ten hours of training on the following matters:

1488

(i) The ability to name, explain, and demonstrate the rules	1489
for safe handling of a handgunfirearm and proper storage	1490
practices for handgunsfirearms and ammunition;	1491

(ii) The ability to demonstrate and explain how to handle	1492
ammunition in a safe manner;	1493

(iii) The ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and	1494
attitude necessary to shoot a handgunfirearm in a safe manner;	1495

(iv) Gun handling training.

1496

(b) At least two hours of training that consists of range	1497
time and live-fire training.	1498

(2) To satisfactorily complete the course, class, or program	1499
described in division (B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section,	1500
the applicant shall pass a competency examination that shall	1501
include both of the following:	1502

(a) A written section on the ability to name and explain the	1503
rules for the safe handling of a handgunfirearm and proper	1504
storage practices for handgunsfirearms and ammunition;	1505

(b) A physical demonstration of competence in the use of a	1506
handgunfirearm and in the rules for safe handling and storage of	1507
a handgunfirearm and a physical demonstration of the attitude	1508
necessary to shoot a handgunfirearm in a safe manner.	1509

(3) The competency certification described in division	1510
(B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section shall be dated and	1511
shall attest that the course, class, or program the applicant	1512
successfully completed met the requirements described in division	1513
(G)(1) of this section and that the applicant passed the	1514
competency examination described in division (G)(2) of this	1515
section.	1516

(4) The training provided in a course, class, or program	1517
described in division (B)(3)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section	1518
shall include training regarding the matters described in division	1519
(G)(1) of this section as they relate to all firearms that are not	1520
restricted firearms, with a concentration on those matters as they	1521
relate to handguns.	1522

(H) Upon deciding to issue a concealed handgun license,	1523
deciding to issue a replacement concealed handgun license, or	1524
deciding to renew a concealed handgun license pursuant to this	1525
section, and before actually issuing or renewing the license, the	1526
sheriff shall make available through the law enforcement automated	1527
data system all information contained on the license. If the	1528
license subsequently is suspended under division (A)(1) or (2) of	1529
section 2923.128 of the Revised Code, revoked pursuant to division	1530
(B)(1) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code, or lost or	1531
destroyed, the sheriff also shall make available through the law	1532
enforcement automated data system a notation of that fact. The	1533
superintendent of the state highway patrol shall ensure that the	1534
law enforcement automated data system is so configured as to	1535
permit the transmission through the system of the information	1536
specified in this division.	1537

(I) A sheriff shall accept a completed application form or	1538
renewal application, and the fee, items, materials, and	1539
information specified in divisions (B)(1) to (5) or division (F)	1540
of this section, whichever is applicable, and shall provide an	1541
application form or renewal application to any person during at	1542
least fifteen hours a week and shall provide the web site address	1543
at which the pamphlet described in division (B) of section 109.731	1544
of the Revised Code may be found at any time, upon request. The	1545
sheriff shall post notice of the hours during which the sheriff is	1546
available to accept or provide the information described in this	1547
division.	1548

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	1549
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	1550
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	1551
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	1552
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	1553
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	1554
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	1555
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	1556
2923.1213 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the license	1557
was issued prior to, on, or after the effective date of this	1558
amendment, may carry a concealed handgunfirearm that is not a	1559
restricted firearm anywhere in this state if the licensee also	1560
carries a valid license and valid identification when the licensee	1561
is in actual possession of athe concealed handgunfirearm. TheA	1562
licensee who has been issued a concealed handgun license under	1563
section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code shall give	1564
notice of any change in the licensee's residence address to the	1565
sheriff who issued the license within forty-five days after that	1566
change.	1567

If a licensee or a person who is deemed under division (C) of	1568
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	1569
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	1570
Code is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle that is	1571
stopped as the result of a traffic stop or a stop for another law	1572
enforcement purpose and if the licensee or person is transporting	1573
or has a loaded handgunfirearm that is not a restricted firearm	1574
in the motor vehicle at that time, the licensee or person shall	1575
promptly inform any law enforcement officer who approaches the	1576
vehicle while stopped that the licensee has been issued a	1577
concealed handgun license and that the licensee or person	1578
currently possesses or has a loaded handgunfirearm; the licensee	1579
or person shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	1580
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the motor	1581
vehicle is stopped, knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle	1582
while stopped, or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's or	1583
person's hands in plain sight after any law enforcement officer	1584
begins approaching the licensee or person while stopped and before	1585
the officer leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement	1586
officer; and the licensee or person shall not knowingly have	1587
contact with the loaded handgunfirearm by touching it with the	1588
licensee's or person's hands or fingers, in any manner in	1589
violation of division (E) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code,	1590
after any law enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee	1591
or person while stopped and before the officer leaves.	1592
Additionally, if a licensee or a person who is deemed under	1593
division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been	1594
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	1595
Revised Code is the driver or an occupant of a commercial motor	1596
vehicle that is stopped by an employee of the motor carrier	1597
enforcement unit for the purposes defined in section 5503.04 of	1598
the Revised Code and if the licensee or person is transporting or	1599
has a loaded handgunfirearm that is not a restricted firearm in	1600
the commercial motor vehicle at that time, the licensee or person	1601
shall promptly inform the employee of the unit who approaches the	1602
vehicle while stopped that the licensee has been issued a	1603
concealed handgun license and that the licensee or person	1604
currently possesses or has a loaded handgunfirearm.	1605

If a licensee or a person who is deemed under division (C) of	1606
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	1607
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	1608
Code is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if the licensee	1609
or person is carrying a concealed handgunfirearm that is not a	1610
restricted firearm at the time the officer approaches, the	1611
licensee or person shall promptly inform any law enforcement	1612
officer who approaches the licensee while stopped that the	1613
licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that the	1614
licensee or person currently is carrying a concealed handgun	1615
firearm; the licensee or person shall not knowingly disregard or	1616
fail to comply with lawful orders of a law enforcement officer	1617
given while the licensee or person is stopped or knowingly fail to	1618
keep the licensee's or person's hands in plain sight after any law	1619
enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee or person	1620
while stopped and before the officer leaves, unless directed	1621
otherwise by a law enforcement officer; and the licensee or person	1622
shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove, grasp, or hold the	1623
loaded handgunfirearm or knowingly have contact with the loaded	1624
handgunfirearm by touching it with the licensee's or person's	1625
hands or fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of	1626
section 2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement	1627
officer begins approaching the licensee or person while stopped	1628
and before the officer leaves.	1629

(B) A validThe right to carry a concealed firearm that is	1630
granted under division (A) of this section to a licensee who has	1631
been issued a concealed handgun license or that is granted under	1632
division (A) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to a licensee	1633
who is deemed under division (C) of that section to have been	1634
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	1635
Revised Code does not authorize the licensee to carry any	1636
restricted firearm, does not authorize the licensee to carry a	1637
firearm or a concealed handgunfirearm in any manner prohibited	1638
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	1639
any manner prohibited under section 1547.69, 2921.36, 2923.12,	1640
2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.131, 2923.15, or	1641
2923.16 of the Revised Code. A valid licenseand does not	1642
authorize the licensee to carry a concealed handgunfirearm into	1643
any of the following places:	1644

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	1645
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	1646
identification and investigation, a state correctional	1647
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	1648
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	1649
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	1650
section 5119.14 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	1651
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	1652

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	1653
concealed handgunfirearm is in violation of section 2923.122 of	1654
the Revised Code;	1655

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	1656
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	1657
firearm is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	1658

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	1659
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	1660
licensee's carrying the concealed handgunfirearm is in violation	1661
of section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	1662

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	1663
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	1664
unless the handgunfirearm is in a locked motor vehicle or the	1665
licensee is in the immediate process of placing the handgun	1666
firearm in a locked motor vehicle;	1667

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	1668
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	1669
posts or permits otherwise;	1670

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home, a	1671
type B family day-care home, or a type C family day-care home,	1672
except that this division does not prohibit a licensee who resides	1673
in a type A family day-care home, a type B family day-care home,	1674
or a type C family day-care home from carrying a concealed handgun	1675
firearm at any time in any part of the home that is not dedicated	1676
or used for day-care purposes, or from carrying a concealed	1677
handgunfirearm in a part of the home that is dedicated or used	1678
for day-care purposes at any time during which no children, other	1679
than children of that licensee, are in the home;	1680

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	1681
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	1682
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	1683
aircraft;	1684

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	1685
or a political subdivision of this state and that is not a	1686
building that is used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking	1687
facility for motor vehicles, or rest facility and is not a	1688
courthouse or other building or structure in which a courtroom is	1689
located that is subject to division (B)(3) of this section;	1690

(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	1691
handgunsany firearm.	1692

(C)(1) Nothing in this section or section 2923.111 of the	1693
Revised Code shall negate or restrict a rule, policy, or practice	1694
of a private employer that is not a private college, university,	1695
or other institution of higher education concerning or prohibiting	1696
the presence of firearms on the private employer's premises or	1697
property, including motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	1698
Nothing in this section or section 2923.111 of the Revised Code	1699
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	1700
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	1701
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	1702
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	1703

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	1704
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	1705
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	1706
handgunfirearm onto the premises or property of the private	1707
employer, including motor vehicles owned by the private employer,	1708
unless the private employer acted with malicious purpose. A	1709
private employer is immune from liability in a civil action for	1710
any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly	1711
was caused by or related to the private employer's decision to	1712
permit a licensee to bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing,	1713
a handgunfirearm onto the premises or property of the private	1714
employer. As used in this division, "private employer" includes a	1715
private college, university, or other institution of higher	1716
education.	1717

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	1718
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	1719
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	1720
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	1721
licensee bringing a handgunfirearm onto any premises or property	1722
owned, leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	1723
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	1724
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	1725

(3)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(3)(b) of this	1726
section, the owner or person in control of private land or	1727
premises, and a private person or entity leasing land or premises	1728
owned by the state, the United States, or a political subdivision	1729
of the state or the United States, may post a sign in a	1730
conspicuous location on that land or on those premises prohibiting	1731
persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms on or onto	1732
that land or those premises. Except as otherwise provided in this	1733
division, a person who knowingly violates a posted prohibition of	1734
that nature is guilty of criminal trespass in violation of	1735
division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code and is	1736
guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a person	1737
knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and the	1738
posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	1739
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	1740
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	1741
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	1742
trespass based on the violation.	1743

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	1744
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	1745
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	1746
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	1747
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	1748
premises. A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is	1749
a licensee and who on or after the effective date of this	1750
amendment enters into a rental agreement with the landlord for the	1751
use of residential premises and the tenant's guest while the	1752
tenant is present from lawfully carrying or possessing a firearm	1753
that is not a restricted firearm on those premises.	1754

(c) As used in division (C)(3) of this section:

1755

(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	1756
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	1757
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	1758
or university.	1759

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	1760
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	1761

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	1762
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	1763
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	1764
of the Revised Code and a person who is deemed under division (C)	1765
of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	1766
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	1767
Code has the same right to carry a concealed handgunfirearm that	1768
is not a restricted firearm in this state as a person who was	1769
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	1770
Revised Code and is subject to the same restrictions that apply to	1771
a person who carries a license issued under that section.	1772

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	1773
handgunfirearm that is not a restricted firearm in this state as	1774
a person who was issued a concealed handgun license under section	1775
2923.125 of the Revised Code. For purposes of reciprocity with	1776
other states, a peace officer shall be considered to be a licensee	1777
in this state who has been issued such a license under that	1778
section.	1779

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	1780
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	1781
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	1782
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	1783
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun	1784
firearm that is not a restricted firearm in this state as a person	1785
who was issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125	1786
of the Revised Code and is subject to the same restrictions that	1787
apply to a person who carries a license issued under that section.	1788
For purposes of reciprocity with other states, a qualified retired	1789
peace officer who possesses a retired peace officer identification	1790
card issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of this section and a	1791
valid firearms requalification certification issued pursuant to	1792
division (F)(3) of this section shall be considered to be a	1793
licensee in this state who has been issued such a license under	1794
that section.	1795

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	1796
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	1797
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	1798
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	1799
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	1800
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	1801
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	1802

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	1803
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	1804
for reasons of mental instability.	1805

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	1806
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	1807
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	1808
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	1809
person had statutory powers of arrest.	1810

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	1811
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	1812
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	1813

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	1814
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	1815
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	1816
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	1817
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	1818
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	1819
by the agency.	1820

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	1821
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	1822
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	1823
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	1824
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	1825
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	1826
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	1827
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	1828
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	1829
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	1830
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	1831
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	1832
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	1833
section, and if the identification card includes that	1834
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	1835
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	1836
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	1837
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	1838
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	1839
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	1840
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	1841
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	1842
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	1843
the word "RETIRED."	1844

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	1845
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	1846
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	1847
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	1848
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	1849

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	1850
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	1851
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	1852
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	1853
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	1854
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	1855
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	1856
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	1857
required to pay the cost of the course.	1858

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1859
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	1860
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	1861
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	1862
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	1863
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	1864
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	1865
years from the date on which the program was successfully	1866
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	1867
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1868
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	1869
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	1870
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	1871
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	1872
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	1873
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	1874
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	1875
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	1876
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	1877
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	1878
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	1879
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	1880
section.	1881

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	1882
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	1883
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	1884
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	1885

(G) As used in this section:

1886

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	1887
satisfies all of the following:	1888

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	1889
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	1890

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	1891
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	1892

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	1893
receiving firearms.	1894

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	1895
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	1896
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	1897

(3) "Government facility of this state or a political	1898
subdivision of this state" means any of the following:	1899

(a) A building or part of a building that is owned or leased	1900
by the government of this state or a political subdivision of this	1901
state and where employees of the government of this state or the	1902
political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose of	1903
performing their official duties as employees of the state or	1904
political subdivision;	1905

(b) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	1906
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	1907
registrar functions.	1908

Sec. 2923.128. (A)(1)(a) If a licensee holding a valid	1909
concealed handgun license is arrested for or otherwise charged	1910
with an offense described in division (D)(1)(d) of section	1911
2923.125 of the Revised Code or with a violation of section	1912
2923.15 of the Revised Code or becomes subject to a temporary	1913
protection order or to a protection order issued by a court of	1914
another state that is substantially equivalent to a temporary	1915
protection order, the sheriff who issued the license shall suspend	1916
it and shall comply with division (A)(3) of this section upon	1917
becoming aware of the arrest, charge, or protection order. Upon	1918
suspending the license, the sheriff also shall comply with	1919
division (H) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	1920

(b) A suspension under division (A)(1)(a) of this section	1921
shall be considered as beginning on the date that the licensee is	1922
arrested for or otherwise charged with an offense described in	1923
that division or on the date the appropriate court issued the	1924
protection order described in that division, irrespective of when	1925
the sheriff notifies the licensee under division (A)(3) of this	1926
section. The suspension shall end on the date on which the charges	1927
are dismissed or the licensee is found not guilty of the offense	1928
described in division (A)(1)(a) of this section or, subject to	1929
division (B) of this section, on the date the appropriate court	1930
terminates the protection order described in that division. If the	1931
suspension so ends, the sheriff shall return the license or	1932
temporary emergency license to the licensee.	1933

(2)(a) If a licensee holding a valid concealed handgun	1934
license is convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor	1935
violation of division (B)(1), (2), or (4) of section 2923.12 of	1936
the Revised Code or of division (E)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of	1937
section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, except as provided in	1938
division (A)(2)(c) of this section and subject to division (C) of	1939
this section, the sheriff who issued the license shall suspend it	1940
and shall comply with division (A)(3) of this section upon	1941
becoming aware of the conviction or guilty plea. Upon suspending	1942
the license, the sheriff also shall comply with division (H) of	1943
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	1944

(b) A suspension under division (A)(2)(a) of this section	1945
shall be considered as beginning on the date that the licensee is	1946
convicted of or pleads guilty to the offense described in that	1947
division, irrespective of when the sheriff notifies the licensee	1948
under division (A)(3) of this section. If the suspension is	1949
imposed for a misdemeanor violation of division (B)(1) or (2) of	1950
section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or of division (E)(1), (2), or	1951
(3) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, it shall end on the	1952
date that is one year after the date that the licensee is	1953
convicted of or pleads guilty to that violation. If the suspension	1954
is imposed for a misdemeanor violation of division (B)(4) of	1955
section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or of division (E)(5) of	1956
section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, it shall end on the date that	1957
is two years after the date that the licensee is convicted of or	1958
pleads guilty to that violation. If the licensee's license was	1959
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and the license	1960
remains valid after the suspension ends as described in this	1961
division, when the suspension ends, the sheriff shall return the	1962
license to the licensee. If the licensee's license was issued	1963
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and the license expires	1964
before the suspension ends as described in this division, or if	1965
the licensee's license was issued under section 2923.1213 of the	1966
Revised Code, the licensee is not eligible to apply for a new	1967
license under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code or	1968
to renew the license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code	1969
until after the suspension ends as described in this division.	1970

(c) The license of a licensee who is convicted of or pleads	1971
guilty to a violation of division (B)(1) of section 2923.12 or	1972
division (E)(1) or (2) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code	1973
shall not be suspended pursuant to division (A)(2)(a) of this	1974
section if, at the time of the stop of the licensee for a law	1975
enforcement purpose, for a traffic stop, or for a purpose defined	1976
in section 5503.34 of the Revised Code that was the basis of the	1977
violation, any law enforcement officer involved with the stop or	1978
the employee of the motor carrier enforcement unit who made the	1979
stop had actual knowledge of the licensee's status as a licensee.	1980

(3) Upon becoming aware of an arrest, charge, or protection	1981
order described in division (A)(1)(a) of this section with respect	1982
to a licensee who was issued a concealed handgun license, or a	1983
conviction of or plea of guilty to a misdemeanor offense described	1984
in division (A)(2)(a) of this section with respect to a licensee	1985
who was issued a concealed handgun license and with respect to	1986
which division (A)(2)(c) of this section does not apply, subject	1987
to division (C) of this section, the sheriff who issued the	1988
licensee's license shall notify the licensee, by certified mail,	1989
return receipt requested, at the licensee's last known residence	1990
address that the license has been suspended and that the licensee	1991
is required to surrender the license at the sheriff's office	1992
within ten days of the date on which the notice was mailed. If the	1993
suspension is pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, the	1994
notice shall identify the date on which the suspension ends.	1995

(B)(1) A sheriff who issues a concealed handgun license to a	1996
licensee shall revoke the license in accordance with division	1997
(B)(2) of this section upon becoming aware that the licensee	1998
satisfies any of the following:	1999

(a) The licensee is under twenty-one years of age.

2000

(b) Subject to division (C) of this section, at the time of	2001
the issuance of the license, the licensee did not satisfy the	2002
eligibility requirements of division (D)(1)(c), (d), (e), (f),	2003
(g), or (h) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	2004

(c) Subject to division (C) of this section, on or after the	2005
date on which the license was issued, the licensee is convicted of	2006
or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2923.15 of the Revised	2007
Code or an offense described in division (D)(1)(e), (f), (g), or	2008
(h) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	2009

(d) On or after the date on which the license was issued, the	2010
licensee becomes subject to a civil protection order or to a	2011
protection order issued by a court of another state that is	2012
substantially equivalent to a civil protection order.	2013

(e) The licensee knowingly carries a concealed handgun	2014
firearm into a place that the licensee knows is an unauthorized	2015
place specified in division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised	2016
Code, knowingly carries a concealed firearm in any prohibited	2017
manner listed in that division, or knowingly carries under alleged	2018
authority as a licensee a concealed restricted firearm.	2019

(f) On or after the date on which the license was issued, the	2020
licensee is adjudicated as a mental defective or is committed to a	2021
mental institution.	2022

(g) At the time of the issuance of the license, the licensee	2023
did not meet the residency requirements described in division	2024
(D)(1) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and currently does	2025
not meet the residency requirements described in that division.	2026

(h) Regarding a license issued under section 2923.125 of the	2027
Revised Code, the competency certificate the licensee submitted	2028
was forged or otherwise was fraudulent.	2029

(2) Upon becoming aware of any circumstance listed in	2030
division (B)(1) of this section that applies to a particular	2031
licensee who was issued a concealed handgun license, subject to	2032
division (C) of this section, the sheriff who issued the license	2033
to the licensee shall notify the licensee, by certified mail,	2034
return receipt requested, at the licensee's last known residence	2035
address that the license is subject to revocation and that the	2036
licensee may come to the sheriff's office and contest the	2037
sheriff's proposed revocation within fourteen days of the date on	2038
which the notice was mailed. After the fourteen-day period and	2039
after consideration of any information that the licensee provides	2040
during that period, if the sheriff determines on the basis of the	2041
information of which the sheriff is aware that the licensee is	2042
described in division (B)(1) of this section and no longer	2043
satisfies the requirements described in division (D)(1) of section	2044
2923.125 of the Revised Code that are applicable to the licensee's	2045
type of license, the sheriff shall revoke the license, notify the	2046
licensee of that fact, and require the licensee to surrender the	2047
license. Upon revoking the license, the sheriff also shall comply	2048
with division (H) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	2049

(C) If a sheriff who issues a concealed handgun license to a	2050
licensee becomes aware that at the time of the issuance of the	2051
license the licensee had been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an	2052
offense identified in division (D)(1)(e), (f), or (h) of section	2053
2923.125 of the Revised Code or had been adjudicated a delinquent	2054
child for committing an act or violation identified in any of	2055
those divisions or becomes aware that on or after the date on	2056
which the license was issued the licensee has been convicted of or	2057
pleaded guilty to an offense identified in division (A)(2)(a) or	2058
(B)(1)(c) of this section, the sheriff shall not consider that	2059
conviction, guilty plea, or adjudication as having occurred for	2060
purposes of divisions (A)(2), (A)(3), (B)(1), and (B)(2) of this	2061
section if a court has ordered the sealing or expungement of the	2062
records of that conviction, guilty plea, or adjudication pursuant	2063
to sections 2151.355 to 2151.358 or sections 2953.31 to 2953.36 of	2064
the Revised Code or a court has granted the licensee relief	2065
pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code from the	2066
disability imposed pursuant to section 2923.13 of the Revised Code	2067
relative to that conviction, guilty plea, or adjudication.	2068

(D) As used in this section, "motor carrier enforcement unit"	2069
has the same meaning as in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code.	2070

Sec. 2923.129. (A)(1) If a sheriff, the superintendent of the	2071
bureau of criminal identification and investigation, the employees	2072
of the bureau, the Ohio peace officer training commission, or the	2073
employees of the commission make a good faith effort in performing	2074
the duties imposed upon the sheriff, the superintendent, the	2075
bureau's employees, the commission, or the commission's employees	2076
by sections 109.731, 311.41, and 2923.124 to 2923.1213 of the	2077
Revised Code, in addition to the personal immunity provided by	2078
section 9.86 of the Revised Code or division (A)(6) of section	2079
2744.03 of the Revised Code and the governmental immunity of	2080
sections 2744.02 and 2744.03 of the Revised Code and in addition	2081
to any other immunity possessed by the bureau, the commission, and	2082
their employees, the sheriff, the sheriff's office, the county in	2083
which the sheriff has jurisdiction, the bureau, the superintendent	2084
of the bureau, the bureau's employees, the commission, and the	2085
commission's employees are immune from liability in a civil action	2086
for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly	2087
was caused by or related to any of the following:	2088

(a) The issuance, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a	2089
concealed handgun license;	2090

(b) The failure to issue, renew, suspend, or revoke a	2091
concealed handgun license;	2092

(c) Any action or misconduct with a handgunfirearm committed	2093
by a licensee.	2094

(2) Any action of a sheriff relating to the issuance,	2095
renewal, suspension, or revocation of a concealed handgun license	2096
shall be considered to be a governmental function for purposes of	2097
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code.	2098

(3) An entity that or instructor who provides a competency	2099
certification of a type described in division (B)(3) of section	2100
2923.125 of the Revised Code is immune from civil liability that	2101
might otherwise be incurred or imposed for any death or any injury	2102
or loss to person or property that is caused by or related to a	2103
person to whom the entity or instructor has issued the competency	2104
certificate if all of the following apply:	2105

(a) The alleged liability of the entity or instructor relates	2106
to the training provided in the course, class, or program covered	2107
by the competency certificate.	2108

(b) The entity or instructor makes a good faith effort in	2109
determining whether the person has satisfactorily completed the	2110
course, class, or program and makes a good faith effort in	2111
assessing the person in the competency examination conducted	2112
pursuant to division (G)(2) of section 2923.125 of the Revised	2113
Code.	2114

(c) The entity or instructor did not issue the competency	2115
certificate with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton	2116
or reckless manner.	2117

(4) An entity that or instructor who, prior to the effective	2118
date of this amendmentMarch 27, 2013, provides a renewed	2119
competency certification of a type described in division (G)(4) of	2120
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to the	2121
effective date of this amendmentMarch 27, 2013, is immune from	2122
civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for	2123
any death or any injury or loss to person or property that is	2124
caused by or related to a person to whom the entity or instructor	2125
has issued the renewed competency certificate if all of the	2126
following apply:	2127

(a) The entity or instructor makes a good faith effort in	2128
assessing the person in the physical demonstrations or the	2129
competency examination conducted pursuant to division (G)(4) of	2130
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to the	2131
effective date of this amendmentMarch 27, 2013.	2132

(b) The entity or instructor did not issue the renewed	2133
competency certificate with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in	2134
a wanton or reckless manner.	2135

(5) A law enforcement agency that employs a peace officer is	2136
immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for	2137
injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly caused by	2138
any act of that peace officer if the act occurred while the peace	2139
officer carried a concealed handgunfirearm and was off duty and	2140
if the act allegedly involved the peace officer's use of the	2141
concealed handgunfirearm. Sections 9.86 and 9.87, and Chapter	2142
2744., of the Revised Code apply to any civil action involving a	2143
peace officer's use of a concealed handgunfirearm in the	2144
performance of the peace officer's official duties while the peace	2145
officer is off duty.	2146

(B)(1) Notwithstanding section 149.43 of the Revised Code,	2147
except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the records	2148
that a sheriff keeps relative to the issuance, renewal,	2149
suspension, or revocation of a concealed handgun license,	2150
including, but not limited to, completed applications for the	2151
issuance or renewal of a license, completed affidavits submitted	2152
regarding an application for a license on a temporary emergency	2153
basis, reports of criminal records checks and incompetency records	2154
checks under section 311.41 of the Revised Code, and applicants'	2155
social security numbers and fingerprints that are obtained under	2156
division (A) of section 311.41 of the Revised Code, are	2157
confidential and are not public records. Except as provided in	2158
division (B)(2) of this section, no person shall release or	2159
otherwise disseminate records that are confidential under this	2160
division unless required to do so pursuant to a court order.	2161

(2)(a) A journalist, on or after April 8, 2004, may submit to	2162
a sheriff a signed, written request to view the name, county of	2163
residence, and date of birth of each person to whom the sheriff	2164
has issued, renewed, or issued a replacement for a concealed	2165
handgun license, or a signed, written request to view the name,	2166
county of residence, and date of birth of each person for whom the	2167
sheriff has suspended or revoked a concealed handgun license. The	2168
request shall include the journalist's name and title, shall	2169
include the name and address of the journalist's employer, and	2170
shall state that disclosure of the information sought would be in	2171
the public interest. If a journalist submits a signed, written	2172
request to the sheriff to view the information described in this	2173
division, the sheriff shall grant the journalist's request. The	2174
journalist shall not copy the name, county of residence, or date	2175
of birth of each person to or for whom the sheriff has issued,	2176
suspended, or revoked a license described in this division.	2177

(b) As used in division (B)(2) of this section, "journalist"	2178
means a person engaged in, connected with, or employed by any news	2179
medium, including a newspaper, magazine, press association, news	2180
agency, or wire service, a radio or television station, or a	2181
similar medium, for the purpose of gathering, processing,	2182
transmitting, compiling, editing, or disseminating information for	2183
the general public.	2184

(C) Each sheriff shall report to the Ohio peace officer	2185
training commission the number of concealed handgun licenses that	2186
the sheriff issued, renewed, suspended, revoked, or denied under	2187
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code during the previous quarter	2188
of the calendar year, the number of applications for those	2189
licenses for which processing was suspended in accordance with	2190
division (D)(3) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code during the	2191
previous quarter of the calendar year, and the number of concealed	2192
handgun licenses on a temporary emergency basis that the sheriff	2193
issued, suspended, revoked, or denied under section 2923.1213 of	2194
the Revised Code during the previous quarter of the calendar year.	2195
The sheriff shall not include in the report the name or any other	2196
identifying information of an applicant or licensee. The sheriff	2197
shall report that information in a manner that permits the	2198
commission to maintain the statistics described in division (C) of	2199
section 109.731 of the Revised Code and to timely prepare the	2200
statistical report described in that division. The information	2201
that is received by the commission under this division is a public	2202
record kept by the commission for the purposes of section 149.43	2203
of the Revised Code.	2204

(D) Law enforcement agencies may use the information a	2205
sheriff makes available through the use of the law enforcement	2206
automated data system pursuant to division (H) of section 2923.125	2207
or division (B)(2) or (D) of section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code	2208
for law enforcement purposes only. The information is confidential	2209
and is not a public record. A person who releases or otherwise	2210
disseminates this information obtained through the law enforcement	2211
automated data system in a manner not described in this division	2212
is guilty of a violation of section 2913.04 of the Revised Code.	2213

(E) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	2214
of illegal release of confidential concealed handgun license	2215
records, a felony of the fifth degree. In addition to any	2216
penalties imposed under Chapter 2929. of the Revised Code for a	2217
violation of division (B) of this section or a violation of	2218
section 2913.04 of the Revised Code described in division (D) of	2219
this section, if the offender is a sheriff, an employee of a	2220
sheriff, or any other public officer or employee, and if the	2221
violation was willful and deliberate, the offender shall be	2222
subject to a civil fine of one thousand dollars. Any person who is	2223
harmed by a violation of division (B) or (C) of this section or a	2224
violation of section 2913.04 of the Revised Code described in	2225
division (D) of this section has a private cause of action against	2226
the offender for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	2227
that is a proximate result of the violation and may recover court	2228
costs and attorney's fees related to the action.	2229

Sec. 2923.1210.  The application for a concealed handgun	2230
license or for the renewal of a license of that nature that is to	2231
be used under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall conform	2232
substantially to the following forms:	2233

"Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission		APPLICATION FOR A CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN				2234
		Please Type or Print in Ink				2235

SECTION I.				2236
This application will not be processed unless all applicable questions have been answered and until all required supporting documents as described in division (B) or (F) of section 2923.125 of the Ohio Revised Code and, unless waived, a cashier's check, certified check, or money order in the amount of the applicable license fee or license renewal fee have been submitted. FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.				2237

SECTION II.	2238

Name:	2239

Last		First		Middle		2240
						2241

Social Security Number: ...............................	2242

Current Residence:	2243

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2244
............	............	............	...........	............		2245

Mailing Address (If Different From Above):	2246

Street	City	State	Zip		2247
............	............	............	..............		2248

Date of Birth		Place of Birth		Sex		Race		Residence Telephone		2249
...../..../....		............		....		.....		(...).........		2250

SECTION III. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE TO BE ANSWERED YES OR NO	2251

(1)(a) Are you legally living in the United States?		.... YES		.... NO		2252
(b) Have you been a resident of Ohio for at least forty-five days and have you been a resident for thirty days of the county with whose sheriff you are filing this application or of a county adjacent to that county?		.... YES		.... NO		2253
(2) Are you at least twenty-one years of age?		.... YES		.... NO		2254
(3) Are you a fugitive from justice?		.... YES		.... NO		2255
(4) Are you under indictment for a felony, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult?		.... YES		.... NO		2256
(5) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been convicted of or pleaded guilty to, an offense under Chapter 2925., 3719., or 4729. of the Ohio Revised Code that involves the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a drug of abuse, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be an offense of that nature if committed by an adult?		.... YES		.... NO		2257
(6) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been convicted of or pleaded guilty to within three years of the date of this application, a misdemeanor that is an offense of violence or the offense of possessing a revoked or suspended concealed handgun license, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been adjudicated a delinquent child within three years of the date of this application for committing an act that would be a misdemeanor of that nature if committed by an adult?		.... YES		.... NO		2258
(7) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been convicted of or pleaded guilty to within ten years of the date of this application, resisting arrest, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing, within ten years of the date of this application an act that if committed by an adult would be the offense of resisting arrest?		.... YES		.... NO		2259
(8)(a) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with assault or negligent assault?		.... YES		.... NO		2260
(b) Have you been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child two or more times for committing assault or negligent assault within five years of the date of this application?		.... YES		.... NO		2261
(c) Except for a conviction, guilty plea, or delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for assaulting a peace officer?		.... YES		.... NO		2262
(9)(a) Have you ever been adjudicated as a mental defective?		.... YES		.... NO		2263
(b) Have you ever been committed to a mental institution?		.... YES		.... NO		2264
(10) Are you currently subject to a civil protection order, a temporary protection order, or a protection order issued by a court of another state?		.... YES		.... NO		2265
(11) Are you currently subject to a suspension imposed under division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code of a concealed handgun license that previously was issued to you?		.... YES		.... NO		2266
(12) Have you been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of carrying concealed weapons or improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle in violation of division (B)(1) or (2) of section 2923.12 or division (E)(1), (2), or (3) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code within one year of the date of this application or a misdemeanor offense of carrying concealed weapons or improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle in violation of division (B)(4) of section 2923.12 or division (E)(5) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code within two years of the date of this application?		....YES		....NO		2267

SECTION IV. YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION BY	2268
PROVIDING, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, THE ADDRESS OF EACH	2269
PLACE OF RESIDENCE AT WHICH YOU RESIDED AT ANY TIME AFTER YOU	2270
ATTAINED EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND UNTIL YOU COMMENCED YOUR	2271
RESIDENCE AT THE LOCATION IDENTIFIED IN SECTION II OF THIS FORM,	2272
AND THE DATES OF RESIDENCE AT EACH OF THOSE ADDRESSES. IF YOU NEED	2273
MORE SPACE, COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL SHEET WITH THE RELEVANT	2274
INFORMATION, ATTACH IT TO THE APPLICATION, AND NOTE THE ATTACHMENT	2275
AT THE END OF THIS SECTION.	2276

Residence 1:	2277

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2278
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2279
Dates of residence at this address				2280

Residence 2:	2281

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2282
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2283
Dates of residence at this address				2284

Residence 3:	2285

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2286
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2287
Dates of residence at this address				2288

Residence 4:	2289

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2290
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2291
Dates of residence at this address				2292

SECTION V.	2293

YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION BY ANSWERING THE	2294
QUESTION POSED IN PART (1) AND, IF THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS	2295
"YES," BY PROVIDING IN PART (2) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED. IF YOU	2296
NEED MORE SPACE, COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL SHEET WITH THE RELEVANT	2297
INFORMATION, ATTACH IT TO THE APPLICATION, AND NOTE THE ATTACHMENT	2298
AT THE END OF THIS SECTION.	2299

(1) Have you previously applied in any county in Ohio or in any other state for a concealed handgun license?

.... YES

.... NO

2300

(2) If your answer to the question in part (1) of this section of	2301
the application is "yes," you must complete this part by listing	2302
each county in Ohio, and each other state, in which you previously	2303
applied for a license and, to the best of your knowledge, the date	2304
on which you made the application.	2305

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2306
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2307
application.)	2308

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2309
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2310
application.)	2311

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2312
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2313
application.)	2314

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2315
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2316
application.)	2317

SECTION VI.	2318

AN APPLICANT WHO KNOWINGLY GIVES A FALSE ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION OR	2319
SUBMITS FALSE INFORMATION ON, OR A FALSE DOCUMENT WITH THE	2320
APPLICATION MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR FALSIFICATION TO OBTAIN A	2321
CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE, A FELONY OF THE FOURTH DEGREE, IN	2322
VIOLATION OF SECTION 2921.13 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE.	2323

(1) I have read the pamphlet that explains the Ohio firearms laws,	2324
that provides instruction in dispute resolution and explains	2325
the Ohio laws related to that matter, and that provides	2326
information regarding all aspects of the use of deadly force	2327
with a firearm, and I am knowledgeable of the provisions of	2328
those laws and of the information on those matters.	2329

(2) I desire a legal means to carry a concealed        handgun               firearm	2330
that is not a restricted firearm        for defense of myself or a	2331
member of my family while engaged in lawful activity.	2332

(3) I have never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a crime of	2333
violence in the state of Ohio or elsewhere (if you have been	2334
convicted of or pleaded guilty to such a crime, but the	2335
records of that conviction or guilty plea have been sealed or	2336
expunged by court order or a court has granted relief	2337
pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code from the	2338
disability imposed pursuant to section 2923.13 of the Revised	2339
Code relative to that conviction or guilty plea, you may	2340
treat the conviction or guilty plea for purposes of this	2341
paragraph as if it never had occurred). I am of sound mind. I	2342
hereby certify that the statements contained herein are true	2343
and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I	2344
understand that if I knowingly make any false statements	2345
herein I am subject to penalties prescribed by law. I	2346
authorize the sheriff or the sheriff's designee to inspect	2347
only those records or documents relevant to information	2348
required for this application.	2349

(4) The information contained in this application and all attached	2350
documents are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.	2351

			2352
	Signature of Applicant"		2353

"Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission		APPLICATION TO RENEW A CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN				2354
		Please Type or Print in Ink				2355

SECTION I.				2356
This application will not be processed unless all applicable questions have been answered and until all required supporting documents as described in division (B) or (F) of section 2923.125 of the Ohio Revised Code and, unless waived, a cashier's check, certified check, or money order in the amount of the applicable license fee or license renewal fee have been submitted. FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.				2357

SECTION II.	2358

Name:	2359

Last		First		Middle		2360
						2361

Social Security Number: ...............................	2362

Current Residence:	2363

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2364
............	............	............	...........	............		2365

Mailing Address (If Different From Above):	2366

Street	City	State	Zip		2367
............	............	............	..............		2368

Date of Birth		Place of Birth		Sex		Race		Residence Telephone		2369
...../..../....		............		....		.....		(...).........		2370

SECTION III. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE TO BE ANSWERED YES OR NO	2371

(1)(a) Are you legally living in the United States?		.... YES		.... NO		2372
(b) Have you been a resident of Ohio for at least forty-five days and have you been a resident for thirty days of the county with whose sheriff you are filing this application or of a county adjacent to that county?		.... YES		.... NO		2373
(2) Are you at least twenty-one years of age?		.... YES		.... NO		2374
(3) Are you a fugitive from justice?		.... YES		.... NO		2375
(4) Are you under indictment for a felony, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult?		.... YES		.... NO		2376
(5) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been convicted of or pleaded guilty to, an offense under Chapter 2925., 3719., or 4729. of the Ohio Revised Code that involves the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a drug of abuse, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be an offense of that nature if committed by an adult?		.... YES		.... NO		2377
(6) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been convicted of or pleaded guilty to within three years of the date of this application, a misdemeanor that is an offense of violence or the offense of possessing a revoked or suspended concealed handgun license, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been adjudicated a delinquent child within three years of the date of this application for committing an act that would be a misdemeanor of that nature if committed by an adult?		.... YES		.... NO		2378
(7) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with, or, except for a conviction or guilty plea the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been convicted of or pleaded guilty to within ten years of the date of this application, resisting arrest, or, except for a delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing, within ten years of the date of this application an act that if committed by an adult would be the offense of resisting arrest?		.... YES		.... NO		2379
(8)(a) Are you under indictment for or otherwise charged with assault or negligent assault?		.... YES		.... NO		2380
(b) Have you been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child two or more times for committing assault or negligent assault within five years of the date of this application?		.... YES		.... NO		2381
(c) Except for a conviction, guilty plea, or delinquent child adjudication the records of which a court has ordered sealed or expunged or relative to which a court has granted relief from disability pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, have you ever been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for assaulting a peace officer?		.... YES		.... NO		2382
(9)(a) Have you ever been adjudicated as a mental defective?		.... YES		.... NO		2383
(b) Have you ever been committed to a mental institution?		.... YES		.... NO		2384
(10) Are you currently subject to a civil protection order, a temporary protection order, or a protection order issued by a court of another state?		.... YES		.... NO		2385
(11) Are you currently subject to a suspension imposed under division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code of a concealed handgun license that previously was issued to you?		.... YES		.... NO		2386
(12) Have you been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of carrying concealed weapons or improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle in violation of division (B)(1) or (2) of section 2923.12 or division (E)(1), (2), or (3) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code within one year of the date of this application or a misdemeanor offense of carrying concealed weapons or improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle in violation of division (B)(4) of section 2923.12 or division (E)(5) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code within two years of the date of this application?		.... YES		.... NO		2387

SECTION IV. YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION BY	2388
PROVIDING, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, THE ADDRESS OF EACH	2389
PLACE OF RESIDENCE AT WHICH YOU RESIDED AT ANY TIME AFTER YOU LAST	2390
APPLIED FOR AN OHIO CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE THROUGH THE TIME YOU	2391
COMMENCED YOUR RESIDENCE AT THE LOCATION IDENTIFIED IN SECTION II	2392
OF THIS FORM, AND THE DATES OF RESIDENCE AT EACH OF THOSE	2393
ADDRESSES. IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE, COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL SHEET	2394
WITH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION, ATTACH IT TO THE APPLICATION, AND	2395
NOTE THE ATTACHMENT AT THE END OF THIS SECTION.	2396

Residence 1:	2397

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2398
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2399
Dates of residence at this address				2400

Residence 2:	2401

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2402
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2403
Dates of residence at this address				2404

Residence 3:	2405

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2406
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2407
Dates of residence at this address				2408

Residence 4:	2409

Street	City	State	County	Zip		2410
..........	..........	..........	..........	..........		2411
Dates of residence at this address				2412

SECTION V.	2413

YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION BY ANSWERING THE	2414
QUESTION POSED IN PART (1) AND, IF THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS	2415
"YES," BY PROVIDING IN PART (2) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED. IF YOU	2416
NEED MORE SPACE, COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL SHEET WITH THE RELEVANT	2417
INFORMATION, ATTACH IT TO THE APPLICATION, AND NOTE THE ATTACHMENT	2418
AT THE END OF THIS SECTION.	2419

(1) Have you previously applied in any county in Ohio or in any other state for a concealed handgun license?

.... YES

.... NO

2420

(2) If your answer to the question in part (1) of this section of	2421
the application is "yes," you must complete this part by listing	2422
each county in Ohio, and each other state, in which you previously	2423
applied for a license and, to the best of your knowledge, the date	2424
on which you made the application.	2425

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2426
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2427
application.)	2428

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2429
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2430
application.)	2431

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2432
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2433
application.)	2434

Previous application made in .............. (insert name of Ohio	2435
county or other state) on ............... (insert date of	2436
application.)	2437

SECTION VI.	2438

AN APPLICANT WHO KNOWINGLY GIVES A FALSE ANSWER TO ANY QUESTION OR	2439
SUBMITS FALSE INFORMATION ON, OR A FALSE DOCUMENT WITH THE	2440
APPLICATION MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR FALSIFICATION TO OBTAIN A	2441
CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE, A FELONY OF THE FOURTH DEGREE, IN	2442
VIOLATION OF SECTION 2921.13 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE.	2443

(1) I have read the pamphlet that explains the Ohio firearms laws,	2444
that provides instruction in dispute resolution and explains	2445
the Ohio laws related to that matter, and that provides	2446
information regarding all aspects of the use of deadly force	2447
with a firearm, and I am knowledgeable of the provisions of	2448
those laws and of the information on those matters.	2449

(2) I desire a legal means to carry a concealed        handgun               firearm	2450
that is not a restricted firearm        for defense of myself or a	2451
member of my family while engaged in lawful activity.	2452

(3) I have never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a crime of	2453
violence in the state of Ohio or elsewhere (if you have been	2454
convicted of or pleaded guilty to such a crime, but the	2455
records of that conviction or guilty plea have been sealed or	2456
expunged by court order or a court has granted relief	2457
pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code from the	2458
disability imposed pursuant to section 2923.13 of the Revised	2459
Code relative to that conviction or guilty plea, you may	2460
treat the conviction or guilty plea for purposes of this	2461
paragraph as if it never had occurred). I am of sound mind. I	2462
hereby certify that the statements contained herein are true	2463
and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I	2464
understand that if I knowingly make any false statements	2465
herein I am subject to penalties prescribed by law. I	2466
authorize the sheriff or the sheriff's designee to inspect	2467
only those records or documents relevant to information	2468
required for this application.	2469

(4) The information contained in this application and all attached	2470
documents are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.	2471

			2472
	Signature of Applicant"		2473

Sec. 2923.1213. (A) As used in this section:

2474

(1) "Evidence of imminent danger" means any of the following:

2475

(a) A statement sworn by the person seeking to carry a	2476
concealed handgunfirearm other than a restricted firearm that is	2477
made under threat of perjury and that states that the person has	2478
reasonable cause to fear a criminal attack upon the person or a	2479
member of the person's family, such as would justify a prudent	2480
person in going armed;	2481

(b) A written document prepared by a governmental entity or	2482
public official describing the facts that give the person seeking	2483
to carry a concealed handgunfirearm other than a restricted	2484
firearm reasonable cause to fear a criminal attack upon the person	2485
or a member of the person's family, such as would justify a	2486
prudent person in going armed. Written documents of this nature	2487
include, but are not limited to, any temporary protection order,	2488
civil protection order, protection order issued by another state,	2489
or other court order, any court report, and any report filed with	2490
or made by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor.	2491

(2) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01	2492
of the Revised Code.	2493

(B)(1) A person seeking a concealed handgun license on a	2494
temporary emergency basis shall submit to the sheriff of the	2495
county in which the person resides all of the following:	2496

(a) Evidence of imminent danger to the person or a member of	2497
the person's family;	2498

(b) A sworn affidavit that contains all of the information	2499
required to be on the license and attesting that the person is	2500
legally living in the United States; is at least twenty-one years	2501
of age; is not a fugitive from justice; is not under indictment	2502
for or otherwise charged with an offense identified in division	2503
(D)(1)(d) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code; has not been	2504
convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense, and has not been	2505
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act, identified	2506
in division (D)(1)(e) of that section and to which division (B)(3)	2507
of this section does not apply; within three years of the date of	2508
the submission, has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an	2509
offense, and has not been adjudicated a delinquent child for	2510
committing an act, identified in division (D)(1)(f) of that	2511
section and to which division (B)(3) of this section does not	2512
apply; within five years of the date of the submission, has not	2513
been convicted of, pleaded guilty, or adjudicated a delinquent	2514
child for committing two or more violations identified in division	2515
(D)(1)(g) of that section; within ten years of the date of the	2516
submission, has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty, or	2517
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation	2518
identified in division (D)(1)(h) of that section and to which	2519
division (B)(3) of this section does not apply; has not been	2520
adjudicated as a mental defective, has not been committed to any	2521
mental institution, is not under adjudication of mental	2522
incompetence, has not been found by a court to be a mentally ill	2523
person subject to hospitalization by court order, and is not an	2524
involuntary patient other than one who is a patient only for	2525
purposes of observation, as described in division (D)(1)(i) of	2526
that section; is not currently subject to a civil protection	2527
order, a temporary protection order, or a protection order issued	2528
by a court of another state, as described in division (D)(1)(j) of	2529
that section; and is not currently subject to a suspension imposed	2530
under division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code of a	2531
concealed handgun license that previously was issued to the	2532
person; within one year of the date of submission, has not been	2533
convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of	2534
carrying concealed weapons or improperly handling firearms in a	2535
motor vehicle in violation of division (B)(1) or (2) of section	2536
2923.12 or division (E)(1), (2), or (3) of section 2923.16 of the	2537
Revised Code; and within two years of the date of the submission,	2538
has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor	2539
offense of carrying concealed weapons or improperly handling	2540
firearms in a motor vehicle in violation of division (B)(4) of	2541
section 2923.12 or division (E)(5) of section 2923.16 of the	2542
Revised Code;	2543

(c) A nonrefundable temporary emergency license fee as	2544
described in either of the following:	2545

(i) For an applicant who has been a resident of this state	2546
for five or more years, a fee of fifteen dollars plus the actual	2547
cost of having a background check performed by the bureau of	2548
criminal identification and investigation pursuant to section	2549
311.41 of the Revised Code;	2550

(ii) For an applicant who has been a resident of this state	2551
for less than five years, a fee of fifteen dollars plus the actual	2552
cost of having background checks performed by the federal bureau	2553
of investigation and the bureau of criminal identification and	2554
investigation pursuant to section 311.41 of the Revised Code.	2555

(d) A set of fingerprints of the applicant provided as	2556
described in section 311.41 of the Revised Code through use of an	2557
electronic fingerprint reading device or, if the sheriff to whom	2558
the application is submitted does not possess and does not have	2559
ready access to the use of an electronic fingerprint reading	2560
device, on a standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to	2561
division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code. If the	2562
fingerprints are provided on a standard impression sheet, the	2563
person also shall provide the person's social security number to	2564
the sheriff.	2565

(2) A sheriff shall accept the evidence of imminent danger,	2566
the sworn affidavit, the fee, and the set of fingerprints required	2567
under division (B)(1) of this section at the times and in the	2568
manners described in division (I) of this section. Upon receipt of	2569
the evidence of imminent danger, the sworn affidavit, the fee, and	2570
the set of fingerprints required under division (B)(1) of this	2571
section, the sheriff, in the manner specified in section 311.41 of	2572
the Revised Code, immediately shall conduct or cause to be	2573
conducted the criminal records check and the incompetency records	2574
check described in section 311.41 of the Revised Code. Immediately	2575
upon receipt of the results of the records checks, the sheriff	2576
shall review the information and shall determine whether the	2577
criteria set forth in divisions (D)(1)(a) to (j) and (m) of	2578
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code apply regarding the person.	2579
If the sheriff determines that all of criteria set forth in	2580
divisions (D)(1)(a) to (j) and (m) of section 2923.125 of the	2581
Revised Code apply regarding the person, the sheriff shall	2582
immediately make available through the law enforcement automated	2583
data system all information that will be contained on the	2584
temporary emergency license for the person if one is issued, and	2585
the superintendent of the state highway patrol shall ensure that	2586
the system is so configured as to permit the transmission through	2587
the system of that information. Upon making that information	2588
available through the law enforcement automated data system, the	2589
sheriff shall immediately issue to the person a concealed handgun	2590
license on a temporary emergency basis.	2591

If the sheriff denies the issuance of a license on a	2592
temporary emergency basis to the person, the sheriff shall specify	2593
the grounds for the denial in a written notice to the person. The	2594
person may appeal the denial, or challenge criminal records check	2595
results that were the basis of the denial if applicable, in the	2596
same manners specified in division (D)(2) of section 2923.125 and	2597
in section 2923.127 of the Revised Code, regarding the denial of	2598
an application for a concealed handgun license under that section.	2599

The license on a temporary emergency basis issued under this	2600
division shall be in the form, and shall include all of the	2601
information, described in divisions (A)(2) and (5) of section	2602
109.731 of the Revised Code, and also shall include a unique	2603
combination of identifying letters and numbers in accordance with	2604
division (A)(4) of that section.	2605

The license on a temporary emergency basis issued under this	2606
division is valid for ninety days and may not be renewed. A person	2607
who has been issued a license on a temporary emergency basis under	2608
this division shall not be issued another license on a temporary	2609
emergency basis unless at least four years has expired since the	2610
issuance of the prior license on a temporary emergency basis.	2611

(3) If a person seeking a concealed handgun license on a	2612
temporary emergency basis has been convicted of or pleaded guilty	2613
to an offense identified in division (D)(1)(e), (f), or (h) of	2614
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code or has been adjudicated a	2615
delinquent child for committing an act or violation identified in	2616
any of those divisions, and if a court has ordered the sealing or	2617
expungement of the records of that conviction, guilty plea, or	2618
adjudication pursuant to sections 2151.355 to 2151.358 or sections	2619
2953.31 to 2953.36 of the Revised Code or a court has granted the	2620
applicant relief pursuant to section 2923.14 of the Revised Code	2621
from the disability imposed pursuant to section 2923.13 of the	2622
Revised Code relative to that conviction, guilty plea, or	2623
adjudication, the conviction, guilty plea, or adjudication shall	2624
not be relevant for purposes of the sworn affidavit described in	2625
division (B)(1)(b) of this section, and the person may complete,	2626
and swear to the truth of, the affidavit as if the conviction,	2627
guilty plea, or adjudication never had occurred.	2628

(4) The sheriff shall waive the payment pursuant to division	2629
(B)(1)(c) of this section of the license fee in connection with an	2630
application that is submitted by an applicant who is a retired	2631
peace officer, a retired person described in division (B)(1)(b) of	2632
section 109.77 of the Revised Code, or a retired federal law	2633
enforcement officer who, prior to retirement, was authorized under	2634
federal law to carry a firearm in the course of duty, unless the	2635
retired peace officer, person, or federal law enforcement officer	2636
retired as the result of a mental disability.	2637

The sheriff shall deposit all fees paid by an applicant under	2638
division (B)(1)(c) of this section into the sheriff's concealed	2639
handgun license issuance fund established pursuant to section	2640
311.42 of the Revised Code.	2641

(C) A person who holds a concealed handgun license on a	2642
temporary emergency basis, regardless of whether the license was	2643
issued prior to, on, or after the effective date of this	2644
amendment, has the same right to carry a concealed handgun	2645
firearm that is not a restricted firearm as a person who was	2646
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	2647
Revised Code, and any exceptions to the prohibitions contained in	2648
section 1547.69 and sections 2923.12 to 2923.16 of the Revised	2649
Code for a licensee under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code	2650
apply to a licensee under this section. The person is subject to	2651
the same restrictions, and to all other procedures, duties, and	2652
sanctions, that apply to a person who carries a license issued	2653
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code, other than the license	2654
renewal procedures set forth in that section.	2655

(D) A sheriff who issues a concealed handgun license on a	2656
temporary emergency basis under this section shall not require a	2657
person seeking to carry a concealed handgunfirearm that is not a	2658
restricted firearm in accordance with this section to submit a	2659
competency certificate as a prerequisite for issuing the license	2660
and shall comply with division (H) of section 2923.125 of the	2661
Revised Code in regards to the license. The sheriff shall suspend	2662
or revoke the license in accordance with section 2923.128 of the	2663
Revised Code. In addition to the suspension or revocation	2664
procedures set forth in section 2923.128 of the Revised Code, the	2665
sheriff may revoke the license upon receiving information,	2666
verifiable by public documents, that the person is not eligible to	2667
possess a firearm under either the laws of this state or of the	2668
United States or that the person committed perjury in obtaining	2669
the license; if the sheriff revokes a license under this	2670
additional authority, the sheriff shall notify the person, by	2671
certified mail, return receipt requested, at the person's last	2672
known residence address that the license has been revoked and that	2673
the person is required to surrender the license at the sheriff's	2674
office within ten days of the date on which the notice was mailed.	2675
Division (H) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code applies	2676
regarding any suspension or revocation of a concealed handgun	2677
license on a temporary emergency basis.	2678

(E) A sheriff who issues a concealed handgun license on a	2679
temporary emergency basis under this section shall retain, for the	2680
entire period during which the license is in effect, the evidence	2681
of imminent danger that the person submitted to the sheriff and	2682
that was the basis for the license, or a copy of that evidence, as	2683
appropriate.	2684

(F) If a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency	2685
basis issued under this section is lost or is destroyed, the	2686
licensee may obtain from the sheriff who issued that license a	2687
duplicate license upon the payment of a fee of fifteen dollars and	2688
the submission of an affidavit attesting to the loss or	2689
destruction of the license. The sheriff, in accordance with the	2690
procedures prescribed in section 109.731 of the Revised Code,	2691
shall place on the replacement license a combination of	2692
identifying numbers different from the combination on the license	2693
that is being replaced.	2694

(G) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall	2695
prescribe, and shall make available to sheriffs, a standard form	2696
to be used under division (B) of this section by a person who	2697
applies for a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency	2698
basis on the basis of imminent danger of a type described in	2699
division (A)(1)(a) of this section.	2700

(H) A sheriff who receives any fees paid by a person under	2701
this section shall deposit all fees so paid into the sheriff's	2702
concealed handgun license issuance expense fund established under	2703
section 311.42 of the Revised Code.	2704

(I) A sheriff shall accept evidence of imminent danger, a	2705
sworn affidavit, the fee, and the set of fingerprints specified in	2706
division (B)(1) of this section at any time during normal business	2707
hours. In no case shall a sheriff require an appointment, or	2708
designate a specific period of time, for the submission or	2709
acceptance of evidence of imminent danger, a sworn affidavit, the	2710
fee, and the set of fingerprints specified in division (B)(1) of	2711
this section, or for the provision to any person of a standard	2712
form to be used for a person to apply for a concealed handgun	2713
license on a temporary emergency basis.	2714

Sec. 2923.16.  (A) No person shall knowingly discharge a	2715
firearm while in or on a motor vehicle.	2716

(B) No person shall knowingly transport or have a loaded	2717
firearm in a motor vehicle in such a manner that the firearm is	2718
accessible to the operator or any passenger without leaving the	2719
vehicle.	2720

(C) No person shall knowingly transport or have a firearm in	2721
a motor vehicle, unless the person may lawfully possess that	2722
firearm under applicable law of this state or the United States,	2723
the firearm is unloaded, and the firearm is carried in one of the	2724
following ways:	2725

(1) In a closed package, box, or case;

2726

(2) In a compartment that can be reached only by leaving the	2727
vehicle;	2728

(3) In plain sight and secured in a rack or holder made for	2729
the purpose;	2730

(4) If the firearm is at least twenty-four inches in overall	2731
length as measured from the muzzle to the part of the stock	2732
furthest from the muzzle and if the barrel is at least eighteen	2733
inches in length, either in plain sight with the action open or	2734
the weapon stripped, or, if the firearm is of a type on which the	2735
action will not stay open or which cannot easily be stripped, in	2736
plain sight.	2737

(D) No person shall knowingly transport or have a loaded	2738
handgun in a motor vehicle if, at the time of that transportation	2739
or possession, any of the following applies:	2740

(1) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of	2741
abuse, or a combination of them.	2742

(2) The person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath,	2743
or urine contains a concentration of alcohol, a listed controlled	2744
substance, or a listed metabolite of a controlled substance	2745
prohibited for persons operating a vehicle, as specified in	2746
division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, regardless of	2747
whether the person at the time of the transportation or possession	2748
as described in this division is the operator of or a passenger in	2749
the motor vehicle.	2750

(E) No person who has been issued a concealed handgun license	2751
or is deemed under division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised	2752
Code to have been issued a concealed handgun license under section	2753
2923.125 of the Revised Code, who is the driver or an occupant of	2754
a motor vehicle that is stopped as a result of a traffic stop or a	2755
stop for another law enforcement purpose or is the driver or an	2756
occupant of a commercial motor vehicle that is stopped by an	2757
employee of the motor carrier enforcement unit for the purposes	2758
defined in section 5503.34 of the Revised Code, and who is	2759
transporting or has a loaded handgunfirearm that is not a	2760
restricted firearm in the motor vehicle or commercial motor	2761
vehicle in any manner, shall do any of the following:	2762

(1) Fail to promptly inform any law enforcement officer who	2763
approaches the vehicle while stopped that the person has been	2764
issued a concealed handgun license and that the person then	2765
possesses or has a loaded handgunfirearm in the motor vehicle	2766
and, if the person has been issued a concealed handgun license,	2767
that the person has been issued the license;	2768

(2) Fail to promptly inform the employee of the unit who	2769
approaches the vehicle while stopped that the person has been	2770
issued a concealed handgun license and that the person then	2771
possesses or has a loaded handgunfirearm in the commercial motor	2772
vehicle and, if the person has been issued a concealed handgun	2773
license, that the person has been issued the license;	2774

(3) Knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle while	2775
stopped or knowingly fail to keep the person's hands in plain	2776
sight at any time after any law enforcement officer begins	2777
approaching the person while stopped and before the law	2778
enforcement officer leaves, unless the failure is pursuant to and	2779
in accordance with directions given by a law enforcement officer;	2780

(4) Knowingly have contact with the loaded handgunfirearm by	2781
touching it with the person's hands or fingers in the motor	2782
vehicle at any time after the law enforcement officer begins	2783
approaching and before the law enforcement officer leaves, unless	2784
the person has contact with the loaded handgunfirearm pursuant to	2785
and in accordance with directions given by the law enforcement	2786
officer;	2787

(5) Knowingly disregard or fail to comply with any lawful	2788
order of any law enforcement officer given while the motor vehicle	2789
is stopped, including, but not limited to, a specific order to the	2790
person to keep the person's hands in plain sight.	2791

(F)(1) Divisions (A), (B), (C), and (E) of this section do	2792
not apply to any of the following:	2793

(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	2794
or the United States, or a law enforcement officer, when	2795
authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in motor	2796
vehicles and acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or	2797
employee's duties;	2798

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	2799
authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in motor	2800
vehicles, and who is subject to and in compliance with the	2801
requirements of section 109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the	2802
appointing authority of the person has expressly specified that	2803
the exemption provided in division (F)(1)(b) of this section does	2804
not apply to the person.	2805

(2) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person	2806
if all of the following circumstances apply:	2807

(a) The person discharges a firearm from a motor vehicle at a	2808
coyote or groundhog, the discharge is not during the deer gun	2809
hunting season as set by the chief of the division of wildlife of	2810
the department of natural resources, and the discharge at the	2811
coyote or groundhog, but for the operation of this section, is	2812
lawful.	2813

(b) The motor vehicle from which the person discharges the	2814
firearm is on real property that is located in an unincorporated	2815
area of a township and that either is zoned for agriculture or is	2816
used for agriculture.	2817

(c) The person owns the real property described in division	2818
(F)(2)(b) of this section, is the spouse or a child of another	2819
person who owns that real property, is a tenant of another person	2820
who owns that real property, or is the spouse or a child of a	2821
tenant of another person who owns that real property.	2822

(d) The person does not discharge the firearm in any of the	2823
following manners:	2824

(i) While under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or	2825
alcohol and a drug of abuse;	2826

(ii) In the direction of a street, highway, or other public	2827
or private property used by the public for vehicular traffic or	2828
parking;	2829

(iii) At or into an occupied structure that is a permanent or	2830
temporary habitation;	2831

(iv) In the commission of any violation of law, including,	2832
but not limited to, a felony that includes, as an essential	2833
element, purposely or knowingly causing or attempting to cause the	2834
death of or physical harm to another and that was committed by	2835
discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle.	2836

(3) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person	2837
if all of the following apply:	2838

(a) The person possesses a valid electric-powered all-purpose	2839
vehicle permit issued under section 1533.103 of the Revised Code	2840
by the chief of the division of wildlife.	2841

(b) The person discharges a firearm at a wild quadruped or	2842
game bird as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code during	2843
the open hunting season for the applicable wild quadruped or game	2844
bird.	2845

(c) The person discharges a firearm from a stationary	2846
electric-powered all-purpose vehicle as defined in section 1531.01	2847
of the Revised Code or a motor vehicle that is parked on a road	2848
that is owned or administered by the division of wildlife,	2849
provided that the road is identified by an electric-powered	2850
all-purpose vehicle sign.	2851

(d) The person does not discharge the firearm in any of the	2852
following manners:	2853

(i) While under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or	2854
alcohol and a drug of abuse;	2855

(ii) In the direction of a street, a highway, or other public	2856
or private property that is used by the public for vehicular	2857
traffic or parking;	2858

(iii) At or into an occupied structure that is a permanent or	2859
temporary habitation;	2860

(iv) In the commission of any violation of law, including,	2861
but not limited to, a felony that includes, as an essential	2862
element, purposely or knowingly causing or attempting to cause the	2863
death of or physical harm to another and that was committed by	2864
discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle.	2865

(4) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to a	2866
person if all of the following circumstances apply:	2867

(a) At the time of the alleged violation of either of those	2868
divisions, the person is the operator of or a passenger in a motor	2869
vehicle.	2870

(b) The motor vehicle is on real property that is located in	2871
an unincorporated area of a township and that either is zoned for	2872
agriculture or is used for agriculture.	2873

(c) The person owns the real property described in division	2874
(D)(4)(b) of this section, is the spouse or a child of another	2875
person who owns that real property, is a tenant of another person	2876
who owns that real property, or is the spouse or a child of a	2877
tenant of another person who owns that real property.	2878

(d) The person, prior to arriving at the real property	2879
described in division (D)(4)(b) of this section, did not transport	2880
or possess a firearm in the motor vehicle in a manner prohibited	2881
by division (B) or (C) of this section while the motor vehicle was	2882
being operated on a street, highway, or other public or private	2883
property used by the public for vehicular traffic or parking.	2884

(5) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to a	2885
person who transports or possesses a handgunfirearm that is not a	2886
restricted firearm in a motor vehicle if, at the time of that	2887
transportation or possession, both of the following apply:	2888

(a) The person transporting or possessing the handgunfirearm	2889
is carrying a valid concealed handgun license or is deemed under	2890
division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been	2891
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	2892
Revised Code.	2893

(b) The person transporting or possessing the handgunfirearm	2894
is not knowingly in aan unauthorized place describedspecified in	2895
division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code and is not	2896
knowingly transporting or possessing the firearm in any prohibited	2897
manner listed in that division.	2898

(6) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to a	2899
person if all of the following apply:	2900

(a) The person possesses a valid electric-powered all-purpose	2901
vehicle permit issued under section 1533.103 of the Revised Code	2902
by the chief of the division of wildlife.	2903

(b) The person is on or in an electric-powered all-purpose	2904
vehicle as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code or a	2905
motor vehicle during the open hunting season for a wild quadruped	2906
or game bird.	2907

(c) The person is on or in an electric-powered all-purpose	2908
vehicle as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code or a	2909
motor vehicle that is parked on a road that is owned or	2910
administered by the division of wildlife, provided that the road	2911
is identified by an electric-powered all-purpose vehicle sign.	2912

(7) Nothing in this section prohibits or restricts a person	2913
from possessing, storing, or leaving a firearm in a locked motor	2914
vehicle that is parked in the state underground parking garage at	2915
the state capitol building or in the parking garage at the Riffe	2916
center for government and the arts in Columbus, if the person's	2917
transportation and possession of the firearm in the motor vehicle	2918
while traveling to the premises or facility was not in violation	2919
of division (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of this section or any	2920
other provision of the Revised Code.	2921

(G)(1) The affirmative defenses authorized in divisions	2922
(D)(1) and (2) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code are	2923
affirmative defenses to a charge under division (B) or (C) of this	2924
section that involves a firearm other than a handgun if division	2925
(E)(5) of this section does not apply to the person charged.	2926

(2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division	2927
(B) or (C) of this section of improperly handling firearms in a	2928
motor vehicle that the actor transported or had the firearm in the	2929
motor vehicle for any lawful purpose and while the motor vehicle	2930
was on the actor's own property, provided that this affirmative	2931
defense is not available unless the person, immediately prior to	2932
arriving at the actor's own property, did not transport or possess	2933
the firearm in a motor vehicle in a manner prohibited by division	2934
(B) or (C) of this section while the motor vehicle was being	2935
operated on a street, highway, or other public or private property	2936
used by the public for vehicular traffic.	2937

(H)(1) No person who is charged with a violation of division	2938
(B), (C), or (D) of this section shall be required to obtain a	2939
concealed handgun license as a condition for the dismissal of the	2940
charge.	2941

(2)(a) If a person is convicted of, was convicted of, pleads	2942
guilty to, or has pleaded guilty to a violation of division (E) of	2943
this section as it existed prior to September 30, 2011, and if the	2944
conduct that was the basis of the violation no longer would be a	2945
violation of division (E) of this section on or after September	2946
30, 2011, the person may file an application under section 2953.37	2947
of the Revised Code requesting the expungement of the record of	2948
conviction.	2949

If a person is convicted of, was convicted of, pleads guilty	2950
to, or has pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B) or (C) of	2951
this section as the division existed prior to September 30, 2011,	2952
and if the conduct that was the basis of the violation no longer	2953
would be a violation of division (B) or (C) of this section on or	2954
after September 30, 2011, due to the application of division	2955
(F)(5) of this section as it exists on and after September 30,	2956
2011, the person may file an application under section 2953.37 of	2957
the Revised Code requesting the expungement of the record of	2958
conviction.	2959

(b) The attorney general shall develop a public media	2960
advisory that summarizes the expungement procedure established	2961
under section 2953.37 of the Revised Code and the offenders	2962
identified in division (H)(2)(a) of this section who are	2963
authorized to apply for the expungement. Within thirty days after	2964
September 30, 2011, the attorney general shall provide a copy of	2965
the advisory to each daily newspaper published in this state and	2966
each television station that broadcasts in this state. The	2967
attorney general may provide the advisory in a tangible form, an	2968
electronic form, or in both tangible and electronic forms.	2969

(I) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improperly	2970
handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Violation of division (A) of	2971
this section is a felony of the fourth degree. Violation of	2972
division (C) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth	2973
degree. A violation of division (D) of this section is a felony of	2974
the fifth degree or, if the loaded handgun is concealed on the	2975
person's person, a felony of the fourth degree. Except as	2976
otherwise provided in this division, a violation of division	2977
(E)(1) or (2) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first	2978
degree, and, in addition to any other penalty or sanction imposed	2979
for the violation, if the offender has been issued a concealed	2980
handgun license, the offender's concealed handgun license shall be	2981
suspended pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the	2982
Revised Code. If at the time of the stop of the offender for a	2983
traffic stop, for another law enforcement purpose, or for a	2984
purpose defined in section 5503.34 of the Revised Code that was	2985
the basis of the violation any law enforcement officer involved	2986
with the stop or the employee of the motor carrier enforcement	2987
unit who made the stop had actual knowledge ofthat the offender's	2988
status as a licenseeoffender has been issued a concealed handgun	2989
license or that the offender is deemed under division (C) of	2990
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	2991
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	2992
Code, a violation of division (E)(1) or (2) of this section is a	2993
minor misdemeanor, and if the offender has been issued a concealed	2994
handgun license, the offender's concealed handgun license shall	2995
not be suspended pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 2923.128	2996
of the Revised Code. A violation of division (E)(4) of this	2997
section is a felony of the fifth degree. A violation of division	2998
(E)(3) or (5) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree	2999
or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded	3000
guilty to a violation of division (E)(3) or (5) of this section, a	3001
felony of the fifth degree. In addition to any other penalty or	3002
sanction imposed for a misdemeanor violation of division (E)(3) or	3003
(5) of this section, if the offender has been issued a concealed	3004
handgun license, the offender's concealed handgun license shall be	3005
suspended pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the	3006
Revised Code. A violation of division (B) of this section is a	3007
felony of the fourth degree.	3008

(J) If a law enforcement officer stops a motor vehicle for a	3009
traffic stop or any other purpose, if any person in the motor	3010
vehicle surrenders a firearm to the officer, either voluntarily or	3011
pursuant to a request or demand of the officer, and if the officer	3012
does not charge the person with a violation of this section or	3013
arrest the person for any offense, the person is not otherwise	3014
prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and the firearm is	3015
not contraband, the officer shall return the firearm to the person	3016
at the termination of the stop. If a court orders a law	3017
enforcement officer to return a firearm to a person pursuant to	3018
the requirement set forth in this division, division (B) of	3019
section 2923.163 of the Revised Code applies.	3020

(K) As used in this section:

3021

(1) "Motor vehicle," "street," and "highway" have the same	3022
meanings as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.	3023

(2) "Occupied structure" has the same meaning as in section	3024
2909.01 of the Revised Code.	3025

(3) "Agriculture" has the same meaning as in section 519.01	3026
of the Revised Code.	3027

(4) "Tenant" has the same meaning as in section 1531.01 of	3028
the Revised Code.	3029

(5)(a) "Unloaded" means, with respect to a firearm other than	3030
a firearm described in division (K)(6) of this section, that no	3031
ammunition is in the firearm in question, no magazine or speed	3032
loader containing ammunition is inserted into the firearm in	3033
question, and one of the following applies:	3034

(i) There is no ammunition in a magazine or speed loader that	3035
is in the vehicle in question and that may be used with the	3036
firearm in question.	3037

(ii) Any magazine or speed loader that contains ammunition	3038
and that may be used with the firearm in question is stored in a	3039
compartment within the vehicle in question that cannot be accessed	3040
without leaving the vehicle or is stored in a container that	3041
provides complete and separate enclosure.	3042

(b) For the purposes of division (K)(5)(a)(ii) of this	3043
section, a "container that provides complete and separate	3044
enclosure" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:	3045

(i) A package, box, or case with multiple compartments, as	3046
long as the loaded magazine or speed loader and the firearm in	3047
question either are in separate compartments within the package,	3048
box, or case, or, if they are in the same compartment, the	3049
magazine or speed loader is contained within a separate enclosure	3050
in that compartment that does not contain the firearm and that	3051
closes using a snap, button, buckle, zipper, hook and loop closing	3052
mechanism, or other fastener that must be opened to access the	3053
contents or the firearm is contained within a separate enclosure	3054
of that nature in that compartment that does not contain the	3055
magazine or speed loader;	3056

(ii) A pocket or other enclosure on the person of the person	3057
in question that closes using a snap, button, buckle, zipper, hook	3058
and loop closing mechanism, or other fastener that must be opened	3059
to access the contents.	3060

(c) For the purposes of divisions (K)(5)(a) and (b) of this	3061
section, ammunition held in stripper-clips or in en-bloc clips is	3062
not considered ammunition that is loaded into a magazine or speed	3063
loader.	3064

(6) "Unloaded" means, with respect to a firearm employing a	3065
percussion cap, flintlock, or other obsolete ignition system, when	3066
the weapon is uncapped or when the priming charge is removed from	3067
the pan.	3068

(7) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in	3069
division (A) of section 4506.25 of the Revised Code.	3070

(8) "Motor carrier enforcement unit" means the motor carrier	3071
enforcement unit in the department of public safety, division of	3072
state highway patrol, that is created by section 5503.34 of the	3073
Revised Code.	3074

(L) Divisions (K)(5)(a) and (b) of this section do not affect	3075
the authority of a person who is carrying a valid concealed	3076
handgun license or who is deemed under division (C) of section	3077
2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a concealed	3078
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code to have	3079
one or more magazines or speed loaders containing ammunition	3080
anywhere in a vehicle, without being transported as described in	3081
those divisions, as long as no ammunition is in a firearm, other	3082
than a handgun, in the vehicle other than as permitted under any	3083
other provision of this chapter. A person who is carrying a valid	3084
concealed handgun license or who is deemed under division (C) of	3085
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	3086
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	3087
Code may have one or more magazines or speed loaders containing	3088
ammunition anywhere in a vehicle without further restriction, as	3089
long as no ammunition is in a firearm, other than a handgun, in	3090
the vehicle other than as permitted under any provision of this	3091
chapter.	3092

Sec. 4749.10.  (A) No class A, B, or C licensee and no	3093
registered employee of a class A, B, or C licensee shall carry a	3094
firearm, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, in the	3095
course of engaging in the business of private investigation, the	3096
business of security services, or both businesses, unless all of	3097
the following apply:	3098

(1) The licensee or employee either has successfully	3099
completed a basic firearm training program at a training school	3100
approved by the Ohio peace officer training commission, which	3101
program includes twenty hours of training in handgun use and, if	3102
any firearm other than a handgun is to be used, five hours of	3103
training in the use of other firearms, and has received a	3104
certificate of satisfactory completion of that program from the	3105
executive director of the commission; the licensee or employee	3106
has, within three years prior to November 27, 1985, satisfactorily	3107
completed firearms training that has been approved by the	3108
commission as being equivalent to such a program and has received	3109
written evidence of approval of that training from the executive	3110
director of the commission; or the licensee or employee is a	3111
former peace officer, as defined in section 109.71 of the Revised	3112
Code, who previously had successfully completed a firearms	3113
training course at a training school approved by the Ohio peace	3114
officer training commission and has received a certificate or	3115
other evidence of satisfactory completion of that course from the	3116
executive director of the commission.	3117

(2) The licensee or employee submits an application to the	3118
director of public safety, on a form prescribed by the director,	3119
in which the licensee or employee requests registration as a class	3120
A, B, or C licensee or employee who may carry a firearm. The	3121
application shall be accompanied by a copy of the certificate or	3122
the written evidence or other evidence described in division	3123
(A)(1) of this section, the identification card issued pursuant to	3124
section 4749.03 or 4749.06 of the Revised Code if one has	3125
previously been issued, a statement of the duties that will be	3126
performed while the licensee or employee is armed, and a fee the	3127
director determines, not to exceed fifteen dollars. In the case of	3128
a registered employee, the statement shall be prepared by the	3129
employing class A, B, or C licensee.	3130

(3) The licensee or employee receives a notation on the	3131
licensee's or employee's identification card that the licensee or	3132
employee is a firearm-bearer and carries the identification card	3133
whenever the licensee or employee carries a firearm in the course	3134
of engaging in the business of private investigation, the business	3135
of security services, or both businesses.	3136

(4) At any time within the immediately preceding twelve-month	3137
period, the licensee or employee has requalified in firearms use	3138
on a firearms training range at a firearms requalification program	3139
certified by the Ohio peace officer training commission or on a	3140
firearms training range under the supervision of an instructor	3141
certified by the commission and has received a certificate of	3142
satisfactory requalification from the certified program or	3143
certified instructor, provided that this division does not apply	3144
to any licensee or employee prior to the expiration of eighteen	3145
months after the licensee's or employee's completion of the	3146
program described in division (A)(1) of this section. A	3147
certificate of satisfactory requalification is valid and remains	3148
in effect for twelve months from the date of the requalification.	3149

(5) If division (A)(4) of this section applies to the	3150
licensee or employee, the licensee or employee carries the	3151
certificate of satisfactory requalification that then is in effect	3152
or any other evidence of requalification issued or provided by the	3153
director.	3154

(B)(1) The director of public safety shall register an	3155
applicant under division (A) of this section who satisfies	3156
divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section, and place a notation on	3157
the applicant's identification card indicating that the applicant	3158
is a firearm-bearer and the date on which the applicant completed	3159
the program described in division (A)(1) of this section.	3160

(2) A firearms requalification training program or instructor	3161
certified by the commission for the annual requalification of	3162
class A, B, or C licensees or employees who are authorized to	3163
carry a firearm under section 4749.10 of the Revised Code shall	3164
award a certificate of satisfactory requalification to each class	3165
A, B, or C licensee or registered employee of a class A, B, or C	3166
licensee who satisfactorily requalifies in firearms training. The	3167
certificate shall identify the licensee or employee and indicate	3168
the date of the requalification. A licensee or employee who	3169
receives such a certificate shall submit a copy of it to the	3170
director of public safety. A licensee shall submit the copy of the	3171
requalification certificate at the same time that the licensee	3172
makes application for renewal of the licensee's class A, B, or C	3173
license. The director shall keep a record of all copies of	3174
requalification certificates the director receives under this	3175
division and shall establish a procedure for the updating of	3176
identification cards to provide evidence of compliance with the	3177
annual requalification requirement. The procedure for the updating	3178
of identification cards may provide for the issuance of a new card	3179
containing the evidence, the entry of a new notation containing	3180
the evidence on the existing card, the issuance of a separate card	3181
or paper containing the evidence, or any other procedure	3182
determined by the director to be reasonable. Each person who is	3183
issued a requalification certificate under this division promptly	3184
shall pay to the Ohio peace officer training commission	3185
established by section 109.71 of the Revised Code a fee the	3186
director determines, not to exceed fifteen dollars, which fee	3187
shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the	3188
peace officer private security fund established by section 109.78	3189
of the Revised Code.	3190

(C) Nothing in this section prohibits a private investigator	3191
or a security guard provider from carrying a concealed handgun	3192
firearm that is not a restricted firearm if the private	3193
investigator or security guard provider complies with sections	3194
2923.124 to 2923.1213 of the Revised Code.	3195

Section 2.  That existing sections 109.69, 109.731, 1547.69,	3196
2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124,	3197
2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1213,	3198
2923.16, and 4749.10 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	3199

Section 3. That the versions of sections 2923.124 and	3200
2923.126 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect on	3201
January 1, 2014, be amended to read as follows:	3202

Sec. 2923.124. As used in sections 2923.124 to 2923.1213 of	3203
the Revised Code:	3204

(A) "Application form" means the application form prescribed	3205
pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 109.731 of the Revised Code	3206
and includes a copy of that form.	3207

(B) "Competency certification" and "competency certificate"	3208
mean a document of the type described in division (B)(3) of	3209
section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.	3210

(C) "Detention facility" has the same meaning as in section	3211
2921.01 of the Revised Code.	3212

(D) "Licensee" means a person to whom a concealed handgun	3213
license has been issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code	3214
and, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes	3215
a person to whom a concealed handgun license on a temporary	3216
emergency basis has been issued under section 2923.1213 of the	3217
Revised Code and, a person to whom a concealed handgun license has	3218
been issued by another state, and a person who is deemed under	3219
division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been	3220
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	3221
Revised Code.	3222

(E) "License fee" or "license renewal fee" means the fee for	3223
a concealed handgun license or the fee to renew that license that	3224
is prescribed pursuant to division (C) of section 109.731 of the	3225
Revised Code and that is to be paid by an applicant for a license	3226
of that type.	3227

(F) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section	3228
2935.01 of the Revised Code.	3229

(G) "State correctional institution" has the same meaning as	3230
in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code.	3231

(H) "Civil protection order" means a protection order issued,	3232
or consent agreement approved, under section 2903.214 or 3113.31	3233
of the Revised Code.	3234

(I) "Temporary protection order" means a protection order	3235
issued under section 2903.213 or 2919.26 of the Revised Code.	3236

(J) "Protection order issued by a court of another state" has	3237
the same meaning as in section 2919.27 of the Revised Code.	3238

(K) "Child day-care center," "type A family day-care home"	3239
and "type B family day-care home" have the same meanings as in	3240
section 5104.01 of the Revised Code.	3241

(L) "Foreign air transportation," "interstate air	3242
transportation," and "intrastate air transportation" have the same	3243
meanings as in 49 U.S.C. 40102, as now or hereafter amended.	3244

(M) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in	3245
division (A) of section 4506.25 of the Revised Code.	3246

(N) "Motor carrier enforcement unit" has the same meaning as	3247
in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code.	3248

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	3249
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	3250
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	3251
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	3252
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	3253
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	3254
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	3255
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	3256
2923.1213 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the license	3257
was issued prior to, on, or after the effective date of this	3258
amendment, may carry a concealed handgunfirearm that is not a	3259
restricted firearm anywhere in this state if the licensee also	3260
carries a valid license and valid identification when the licensee	3261
is in actual possession of athe concealed handgunfirearm. TheA	3262
licensee who has been issued a concealed handgun license under	3263
section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code shall give	3264
notice of any change in the licensee's residence address to the	3265
sheriff who issued the license within forty-five days after that	3266
change.	3267

If a licensee or a person who is deemed under division (C) of	3268
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	3269
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	3270
Code is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle that is	3271
stopped as the result of a traffic stop or a stop for another law	3272
enforcement purpose and if the licensee or person is transporting	3273
or has a loaded handgunfirearm that is not a restricted firearm	3274
in the motor vehicle at that time, the licensee or person shall	3275
promptly inform any law enforcement officer who approaches the	3276
vehicle while stopped that the licensee has been issued a	3277
concealed handgun license and that the licensee or person	3278
currently possesses or has a loaded handgunfirearm; the licensee	3279
or person shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	3280
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the motor	3281
vehicle is stopped, knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle	3282
while stopped, or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's or	3283
person's hands in plain sight after any law enforcement officer	3284
begins approaching the licensee or person while stopped and before	3285
the officer leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement	3286
officer; and the licensee or person shall not knowingly have	3287
contact with the loaded handgunfirearm by touching it with the	3288
licensee's or person's hands or fingers, in any manner in	3289
violation of division (E) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code,	3290
after any law enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee	3291
or person while stopped and before the officer leaves.	3292
Additionally, if a licensee or a person who is deemed under	3293
division (C) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been	3294
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	3295
Revised Code is the driver or an occupant of a commercial motor	3296
vehicle that is stopped by an employee of the motor carrier	3297
enforcement unit for the purposes defined in section 5503.04 of	3298
the Revised Code and if the licensee or person is transporting or	3299
has a loaded handgunfirearm that is not a restricted firearm in	3300
the commercial motor vehicle at that time, the licensee or person	3301
shall promptly inform the employee of the unit who approaches the	3302
vehicle while stopped that the licensee has been issued a	3303
concealed handgun license and that the licensee or person	3304
currently possesses or has a loaded handgunfirearm.	3305

If a licensee or a person who is deemed under division (C) of	3306
section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	3307
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	3308
Code is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if the licensee	3309
or person is carrying a concealed handgunfirearm that is not a	3310
restricted firearm at the time the officer approaches, the	3311
licensee or person shall promptly inform any law enforcement	3312
officer who approaches the licensee or person while stopped that	3313
the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that	3314
the licensee or person currently is carrying a concealed handgun	3315
firearm; the licensee or person shall not knowingly disregard or	3316
fail to comply with lawful orders of a law enforcement officer	3317
given while the licensee or person is stopped or knowingly fail to	3318
keep the licensee's or person's hands in plain sight after any law	3319
enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee or person	3320
while stopped and before the officer leaves, unless directed	3321
otherwise by a law enforcement officer; and the licensee or person	3322
shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove, grasp, or hold the	3323
loaded handgunfirearm or knowingly have contact with the loaded	3324
handgunfirearm by touching it with the licensee's or person's	3325
hands or fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of	3326
section 2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement	3327
officer begins approaching the licensee or person while stopped	3328
and before the officer leaves.	3329

(B) A validThe right to carry a concealed firearm that is	3330
granted under division (A) of this section to a licensee who has	3331
been issued a concealed handgun license or that is granted under	3332
division (A) of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to a licensee	3333
who is deemed under division (C) of that section to have been	3334
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	3335
Revised Code does not authorize the licensee to carry any	3336
restricted firearm, does not authorize the licensee to carry a	3337
firearm or a concealed handgunfirearm in any manner prohibited	3338
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	3339
any manner prohibited under section 1547.69, 2921.36, 2923.12,	3340
2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.131, 2923.15, or	3341
2923.16 of the Revised Code. A valid licenseand does not	3342
authorize the licensee to carry a concealed handgunfirearm into	3343
any of the following places:	3344

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	3345
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	3346
identification and investigation, a state correctional	3347
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	3348
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	3349
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	3350
section 5119.14 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	3351
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	3352

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	3353
concealed handgunfirearm is in violation of section 2923.122 of	3354
the Revised Code;	3355

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	3356
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	3357
firearm is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	3358

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	3359
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	3360
licensee's carrying the concealed handgunfirearm is in violation	3361
of section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	3362

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	3363
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	3364
unless the handgunfirearm is in a locked motor vehicle or the	3365
licensee is in the immediate process of placing the handgun	3366
firearm in a locked motor vehicle;	3367

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	3368
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	3369
posts or permits otherwise;	3370

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home,	3371
or a type B family day-care home, except that this division does	3372
not prohibit a licensee who resides in a type A family day-care	3373
home or a type B family day-care home from carrying a concealed	3374
handgunfirearm at any time in any part of the home that is not	3375
dedicated or used for day-care purposes, or from carrying a	3376
concealed handgunfirearm in a part of the home that is dedicated	3377
or used for day-care purposes at any time during which no	3378
children, other than children of that licensee, are in the home;	3379

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	3380
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	3381
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	3382
aircraft;	3383

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	3384
or a political subdivision of this state and that is not a	3385
building that is used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking	3386
facility for motor vehicles, or rest facility and is not a	3387
courthouse or other building or structure in which a courtroom is	3388
located that is subject to division (B)(3) of this section;	3389

(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	3390
handgunsany firearm.	3391

(C)(1) Nothing in this section or section 2923.111 of the	3392
Revised Code shall negate or restrict a rule, policy, or practice	3393
of a private employer that is not a private college, university,	3394
or other institution of higher education concerning or prohibiting	3395
the presence of firearms on the private employer's premises or	3396
property, including motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	3397
Nothing in this section or section 2923.111 of the Revised Code	3398
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	3399
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	3400
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	3401
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	3402

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	3403
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	3404
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	3405
handgunfirearm onto the premises or property of the private	3406
employer, including motor vehicles owned by the private employer,	3407
unless the private employer acted with malicious purpose. A	3408
private employer is immune from liability in a civil action for	3409
any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly	3410
was caused by or related to the private employer's decision to	3411
permit a licensee to bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing,	3412
a handgunfirearm onto the premises or property of the private	3413
employer. As used in this division, "private employer" includes a	3414
private college, university, or other institution of higher	3415
education.	3416

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	3417
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	3418
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	3419
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	3420
licensee bringing a handgunfirearm onto any premises or property	3421
owned, leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	3422
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	3423
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	3424

(3)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(3)(b) of this	3425
section, the owner or person in control of private land or	3426
premises, and a private person or entity leasing land or premises	3427
owned by the state, the United States, or a political subdivision	3428
of the state or the United States, may post a sign in a	3429
conspicuous location on that land or on those premises prohibiting	3430
persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms on or onto	3431
that land or those premises. Except as otherwise provided in this	3432
division, a person who knowingly violates a posted prohibition of	3433
that nature is guilty of criminal trespass in violation of	3434
division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code and is	3435
guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a person	3436
knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and the	3437
posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	3438
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	3439
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	3440
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	3441
trespass based on the violation.	3442

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	3443
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	3444
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	3445
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	3446
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	3447
premises. A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is	3448
a licensee and who on or after the effective date of this	3449
amendment enters into a rental agreement with the landlord for the	3450
use of residential premises and the tenant's guest while the	3451
tenant is present from lawfully carrying or possessing a firearm	3452
that is not a restricted firearm on those premises.	3453

(c) As used in division (C)(3) of this section:

3454

(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	3455
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	3456
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	3457
or university.	3458

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	3459
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	3460

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	3461
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	3462
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	3463
of the Revised Code and a person who is deemed under division (C)	3464
of section 2923.111 of the Revised Code to have been issued a	3465
concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised	3466
Code has the same right to carry a concealed handgunfirearm that	3467
is not a restricted firearm in this state as a person who was	3468
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the	3469
Revised Code and is subject to the same restrictions that apply to	3470
a person who carries a license issued under that section.	3471

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	3472
handgunfirearm that is not a restricted firearm in this state as	3473
a person who was issued a concealed handgun license under section	3474
2923.125 of the Revised Code. For purposes of reciprocity with	3475
other states, a peace officer shall be considered to be a licensee	3476
in this state who has been issued such a license under that	3477
section.	3478

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	3479
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	3480
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	3481
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	3482
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun	3483
firearm that is not a restricted firearm in this state as a person	3484
who was issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125	3485
of the Revised Code and is subject to the same restrictions that	3486
apply to a person who carries a license issued under that section.	3487
For purposes of reciprocity with other states, a qualified retired	3488
peace officer who possesses a retired peace officer identification	3489
card issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of this section and a	3490
valid firearms requalification certification issued pursuant to	3491
division (F)(3) of this section shall be considered to be a	3492
licensee in this state who has been issued such a license under	3493
that section.	3494

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	3495
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	3496
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	3497
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	3498
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	3499
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	3500
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	3501

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	3502
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	3503
for reasons of mental instability.	3504

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	3505
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	3506
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	3507
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	3508
person had statutory powers of arrest.	3509

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	3510
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	3511
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	3512

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	3513
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	3514
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	3515
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	3516
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	3517
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	3518
by the agency.	3519

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	3520
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	3521
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	3522
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	3523
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	3524
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	3525
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	3526
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	3527
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	3528
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	3529
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	3530
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	3531
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	3532
section, and if the identification card includes that	3533
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	3534
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	3535
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	3536
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	3537
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	3538
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	3539
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	3540
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	3541
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	3542
the word "RETIRED."	3543

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	3544
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	3545
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	3546
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	3547
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	3548

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	3549
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	3550
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	3551
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	3552
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	3553
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	3554
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	3555
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	3556
required to pay the cost of the course.	3557

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	3558
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	3559
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	3560
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	3561
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	3562
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	3563
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	3564
years from the date on which the program was successfully	3565
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	3566
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	3567
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	3568
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	3569
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	3570
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	3571
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	3572
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	3573
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	3574
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	3575
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	3576
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	3577
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	3578
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	3579
section.	3580

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	3581
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	3582
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	3583
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	3584

(G) As used in this section:

3585

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	3586
satisfies all of the following:	3587

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	3588
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	3589

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	3590
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	3591

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	3592
receiving firearms.	3593

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	3594
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	3595
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	3596

(3) "Government facility of this state or a political	3597
subdivision of this state" means any of the following:	3598

(a) A building or part of a building that is owned or leased	3599
by the government of this state or a political subdivision of this	3600
state and where employees of the government of this state or the	3601
political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose of	3602
performing their official duties as employees of the state or	3603
political subdivision;	3604

(b) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	3605
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	3606
registrar functions.	3607

Section 4. That the existing versions of sections 2923.124	3608
and 2923.126 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect	3609
on January 1, 2014, are hereby repealed.	3610

Section 5. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect on	3611
January 1, 2014.	3612

Section 6. The amendments to sections 109.69, 109.731,	3613
1547.69, 2923.11, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.124,	3614
2923.125, 2923.126, 2923.128, 2923.129, 2923.1210, 2923.1213,	3615
2923.16, and 4749.10 made in Sections 1 and 2 of this act, and the	3616
amendments to the versions of sections 2923.124 and 2923.126 of	3617
the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect on January 1,	3618
2014, made in Sections 3 and 4 of this act, apply with respect to	3619
any concealed handgun license, as defined in section 2923.11 of	3620
the Revised Code, regardless of whether the license was issued	3621
prior to, on, or after the effective date of this act.	3622

Section 7.  (A) Section 2923.122 of the Revised Code is	3623
presented in Section 1 of this act as a composite of the section	3624
as amended by both Am. Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 337 of the	3625
129th General Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the	3626
principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised	3627
Code that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of	3628
simultaneous operation, finds that the composite is the resulting	3629
version of the section in effect prior to the effective date of	3630
the section as presented in this act.	3631

(B) Section 2923.124 of the Revised Code is presented in	3632
Section 3 of this act as a composite of the section as amended by	3633
both Am. Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 316 of the 129th General	3634
Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in	3635
division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments	3636
are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous	3637
operation, finds that the composite is the resulting version of	3638
the section in effect prior to the effective date of the section	3639
as presented in this act.	3640