As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 420

Representative Becker 

Cosponsors: Representatives Hood, Pillich, Adams, J., Stebelton, Perales, Thompson 

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A BILL

To amend sections 105.41, 152.08, 2923.11, 2923.122,

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2923.126, 2923.1212, 2923.16, and 3345.21 of the

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Revised Code to expand the provision that

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authorizes any person to store a firearm in the

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Statehouse Underground Parking Garage or the Riffe

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Center Parking Garage so that it applies with

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respect to any Capital Square Review and Advisory

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Board or Ohio Building Authority parking facility,

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to authorize a concealed handgun licensee to store

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a handgun in a locked motor vehicle in any state

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or local government entity's parking facility, to

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authorize a concealed handgun licensee who is an

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employee of a private employer to store a handgun

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in a locked motor vehicle in the employer's

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parking facility, and to amend the versions of

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sections 2923.126 and 2923.1212 of the Revised

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Code that are scheduled to take effect on January

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1, 2014, to continue the provisions of this act on

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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 105.41, 152.08, 2923.11, 2923.122,	20
2923.126, 2923.1212, 2923.16, and 3345.21 of the Revised Code be	21
amended to read as follows:	22

Sec. 105.41.  (A) There is hereby created in the legislative	23
branch of government the capitol square review and advisory board,	24
consisting of twelve members as follows:	25

(1) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of	26
the senate, both of whom shall not be members of the same	27
political party;	28

(2) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by	29
the speaker of the house of representatives, both of whom shall	30
not be members of the same political party;	31

(3) Four members appointed by the governor, with the advice	32
and consent of the senate, not more than three of whom shall be	33
members of the same political party, one of whom shall be the	34
chief of staff of the governor's office, one of whom shall	35
represent the Ohio arts council, one of whom shall represent the	36
Ohio historical society, and one of whom shall represent the	37
public at large;	38

(4) One member, who shall be a former president of the	39
senate, appointed by the current president of the senate. If the	40
current president of the senate, in the current president's	41
discretion, decides for any reason not to make the appointment or	42
if no person is eligible or available to serve, the seat shall	43
remain vacant.	44

(5) One member, who shall be a former speaker of the house of	45
representatives, appointed by the current speaker of the house of	46
representatives. If the current speaker of the house of	47
representatives, in the current speaker's discretion, decides for	48
any reason not to make the appointment or if no person is eligible	49
or available to serve, the seat shall remain vacant.	50

(6) The clerk of the senate and the clerk of the house of	51
representatives.	52

(B) Terms of office of each appointed member of the board	53
shall be for three years, except that members of the general	54
assembly appointed to the board shall be members of the board only	55
so long as they are members of the general assembly and the chief	56
of staff of the governor's office shall be a member of the board	57
only so long as the appointing governor remains in office. Each	58
member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment	59
until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. In	60
case of a vacancy occurring on the board, the president of the	61
senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the	62
governor, as the case may be, shall in the same manner prescribed	63
for the regular appointment to the commission, fill the vacancy by	64
appointing a member. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy	65
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the	66
member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the	67
remainder of the term. Any appointed member shall continue in	68
office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term	69
until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of	70
sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.	71

(C) The board shall hold meetings in a manner and at times	72
prescribed by the rules adopted by the board. A majority of the	73
board constitutes a quorum, and no action shall be taken by the	74
board unless approved by at least six members or by at least seven	75
members if a person is appointed under division (A)(4) or (5) of	76
this section. At its first meeting, the board shall adopt rules	77
for the conduct of its business and the election of its officers,	78
and shall organize by selecting a chairperson and other officers	79
as it considers necessary. Board members shall serve without	80
compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary	81
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.	82

(D) The board may do any of the following:

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(1) Employ or hire on a consulting basis professional,	84
technical, and clerical employees as are necessary for the	85
performance of its duties. All employees of the board are in the	86
unclassified service and serve at the pleasure of the board. For	87
purposes of section 4117.01 of the Revised Code, employees of the	88
board shall be considered employees of the general assembly,	89
except that employees who are covered by a collective bargaining	90
agreement on September 29, 2011, shall remain subject to the	91
agreement until the agreement expires on its terms, and the	92
agreement shall not be extended or renewed. Upon expiration of the	93
agreement, the employees are considered employees of the general	94
assembly for purposes of section 4117.01 of the Revised Code and	95
are in the unclassified service and serve at the pleasure of the	96
board.	97

(2) Hold public hearings at times and places as determined by	98
the board;	99

(3) Adopt, amend, or rescind rules necessary to accomplish	100
the duties of the board as set forth in this section;	101

(4) Sponsor, conduct, and support such social events as the	102
board may authorize and consider appropriate for the employees of	103
the board, employees and members of the general assembly,	104
employees of persons under contract with the board or otherwise	105
engaged to perform services on the premises of capitol square, or	106
other persons as the board may consider appropriate. Subject to	107
the requirements of Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code, the board	108
may provide beer, wine, and intoxicating liquor, with or without	109
charge, for those events and may use funds only from the sale of	110
goods and services fund to purchase the beer, wine, and	111
intoxicating liquor the board provides;	112

(5) Purchase a warehouse in which to store items of the	113
capitol collection trust and, whenever necessary, equipment or	114
other property of the board.	115

(E) The board shall do all of the following:

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(1) Have sole authority to coordinate and approve any	117
improvements, additions, and renovations that are made to the	118
capitol square. The improvements shall include, but not be limited	119
to, the placement of monuments and sculpture on the capitol	120
grounds.	121

(2) Subject to section 3353.07 of the Revised Code, operate	122
the capitol square, and have sole authority to regulate all uses	123
of the capitol square. The uses shall include, but not be limited	124
to, the casual and recreational use of the capitol square.	125

(3) Employ, fix the compensation of, and prescribe the duties	126
of the executive director of the board and other employees the	127
board considers necessary for the performance of its powers and	128
duties;	129

(4) Establish and maintain the capitol collection trust. The	130
capitol collection trust shall consist of furniture, antiques, and	131
other items of personal property that the board shall store in	132
suitable facilities until they are ready to be displayed in the	133
capitol square.	134

(5) Perform repair, construction, contracting, purchasing,	135
maintenance, supervisory, and operating activities the board	136
determines are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the	137
capitol square;	138

(6) Maintain and preserve the capitol square, in accordance	139
with guidelines issued by the United States secretary of the	140
interior for application of the secretary's standards for	141
rehabilitation adopted in 36 C.F.R. part 67;	142

(7) Plan and develop a center at the capitol building for the	143
purpose of educating visitors about the history of Ohio, including	144
its political, economic, and social development and the design and	145
erection of the capitol building and its grounds.	146

(F)(1) The board shall lease capital facilities improved or	147
financed by the Ohio building authority pursuant to Chapter 152.	148
of the Revised Code for the use of the board, and may enter into	149
any other agreements with the authority ancillary to improvement,	150
financing, or leasing of those capital facilities, including, but	151
not limited to, any agreement required by the applicable bond	152
proceedings authorized by Chapter 152. of the Revised Code. Any	153
lease of capital facilities authorized by this section shall be	154
governed by division (D) of section 152.24 of the Revised Code.	155

(2) Fees, receipts, and revenues received by the board from	156
the state underground parking garage constitute available receipts	157
as defined in section 152.09 of the Revised Code, and may be	158
pledged to the payment of bond service charges on obligations	159
issued by the Ohio building authority pursuant to Chapter 152. of	160
the Revised Code to improve, finance, or purchase capital	161
facilities useful to the board. The authority may, with the	162
consent of the board, provide in the bond proceedings for a pledge	163
of all or a portion of those fees, receipts, and revenues as the	164
authority determines. The authority may provide in the bond	165
proceedings or by separate agreement with the board for the	166
transfer of those fees, receipts, and revenues to the appropriate	167
bond service fund or bond service reserve fund as required to pay	168
the bond service charges when due, and any such provision for the	169
transfer of those fees, receipts, and revenues shall be	170
controlling notwithstanding any other provision of law pertaining	171
to those fees, receipts, and revenues.	172

(3) All moneys received by the treasurer of state on account	173
of the board and required by the applicable bond proceedings or by	174
separate agreement with the board to be deposited, transferred, or	175
credited to the bond service fund or bond service reserve fund	176
established by the bond proceedings shall be transferred by the	177
treasurer of state to such fund, whether or not it is in the	178
custody of the treasurer of state, without necessity for further	179
appropriation, upon receipt of notice from the Ohio building	180
authority as prescribed in the bond proceedings.	181

(G)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (G)(2) of	182
this section, all fees, receipts, and revenues received by the	183
board from the state underground parking garage shall be deposited	184
into the state treasury to the credit of the underground parking	185
garage operating fund, which is hereby created, to be used for the	186
purposes specified in division (F) of this section and for the	187
operation and maintenance of the garage. All investment earnings	188
of the fund shall be credited to the fund.	189

(2) There is hereby created the parking garage automated	190
equipment fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of	191
state but shall not be part of the state treasury. Money in the	192
fund shall be used to purchase the automated teller machine	193
quality dollar bills needed for operation of the parking garage	194
automated equipment. The fund shall consist of fees, receipts, or	195
revenues received by the board from the state underground parking	196
garage; provided, however, that the total amount deposited into	197
the fund at any one time shall not exceed ten thousand dollars.	198
All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.	199

(H) All donations received by the board shall be deposited	200
into the state treasury to the credit of the capitol square	201
renovation gift fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be	202
used by the board as follows:	203

(1) To provide part or all of the funding related to	204
construction, goods, or services for the renovation of the capitol	205
square;	206

(2) To purchase art, antiques, and artifacts for display at	207
the capitol square;	208

(3) To award contracts or make grants to organizations for	209
educating the public regarding the historical background and	210
governmental functions of the capitol square. Chapters 125., 127.,	211
and 153. and section 3517.13 of the Revised Code do not apply to	212
purchases made exclusively from the fund, notwithstanding anything	213
to the contrary in those chapters or that section. All investment	214
earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.	215

(I) Except as provided in divisions (G), (H), and (J) of this	216
section, all fees, receipts, and revenues received by the board	217
shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the	218
sale of goods and services fund, which is hereby created. Money	219
credited to the fund shall be used solely to pay costs of the	220
board other than those specified in divisions (F) and (G) of this	221
section. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to	222
the fund.	223

(J) There is hereby created in the state treasury the capitol	224
square improvement fund, to be used by the board to pay	225
construction, renovation, and other costs related to the capitol	226
square for which money is not otherwise available to the board.	227
Whenever the board determines that there is a need to incur those	228
costs and that the unencumbered, unobligated balance to the credit	229
of the underground parking garage operating fund exceeds the	230
amount needed for the purposes specified in division (F) of this	231
section and for the operation and maintenance of the garage, the	232
board may request the director of budget and management to	233
transfer from the underground parking garage operating fund to the	234
capitol square improvement fund the amount needed to pay such	235
construction, renovation, or other costs. The director then shall	236
transfer the amount needed from the excess balance of the	237
underground parking garage operating fund.	238

(K) As the operation and maintenance of the capitol square	239
constitute essential government functions of a public purpose, the	240
board shall not be required to pay taxes or assessments upon the	241
square, upon any property acquired or used by the board under this	242
section, or upon any income generated by the operation of the	243
square.	244

(L) As used in this section, "capitol square" means the	245
capitol building, senate building, capitol atrium, capitol	246
grounds, the state underground parking garage, and the warehouse	247
owned by the board.	248

(M) The capitol annex shall be known as the senate building.

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(N) Any person may possess a firearm in a motor vehicle in	250
the state underground parking garage at the state capitol building	251
or in any other facility, garage, or lot for parking motor	252
vehicles that is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the	253
capital square review and advisory board, if the person's	254
possession of the firearm in the motor vehicle is not in violation	255
of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code or any other provision of	256
the Revised Code. Any person may store or leave a firearm in a	257
locked motor vehicle that is parked in the state underground	258
parking garage at the state capitol building or in any other	259
facility, garage, or lot for parking motor vehicles that is owned,	260
leased, operated, or controlled by the capital square review and	261
advisory board, if the person's transportation and possession of	262
the firearm in the motor vehicle while traveling to the garage,	263
facility, or lot was not in violation of section 2923.16 of the	264
Revised Code or any other provision of the Revised Code.	265

Sec. 152.08.  (A) The Ohio building authority may:

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(1) Acquire, by gift, grant, or purchase, and hold and	267
mortgage, real estate and interests therein and personal property	268
suitable for its purposes, provided that no land used by the	269
authority pursuant to section 152.05 of the Revised Code shall be	270
mortgaged by the authority;	271

(2) Purchase, construct, reconstruct, equip, furnish,	272
improve, alter, enlarge, maintain, repair, and operate buildings,	273
facilities, and other properties for the purposes set forth in	274
section 152.04 of the Revised Code. The authority shall construct,	275
operate, and maintain its buildings, facilities, and other	276
properties in a healthy, safe, and sanitary manner.	277

(3) Issue revenue bonds to secure funds to accomplish its	278
purposes, the principal of and interest on and all other payments	279
required to be made by the trust agreement or indenture securing	280
such bonds to be paid solely from revenues accruing to the	281
authority through the operation of its buildings, facilities, and	282
other properties;	283

(4) Enter into contracts and execute all instruments	284
necessary in the conduct of its business;	285

(5) Fix, alter, and charge rentals and other charges for the	286
use and occupancy of its buildings, facilities, and other	287
properties and enter into leases with the persons specified in	288
section 152.04 of the Revised Code;	289

(6) Employ financial consultants, appraisers, consulting	290
engineers, architects, superintendents, managers, construction and	291
accounting experts, attorneys-at-law, and other employees and	292
agents as are necessary, in its judgment, and fix their	293
compensation;	294

(7) Provide for the persons occupying its buildings,	295
facilities, and other properties, health clinics, medical	296
services, food services, and such other services as such persons	297
cannot provide for themselves; and, if the authority determines	298
that it is more advantageous, it may enter into contracts with	299
persons, firms, or corporations or with any governmental agency,	300
board, commission, or department to provide any of such clinics or	301
services;	302

(8) Pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber such of its	303
rentals or other charges as may be agreed as security for its	304
obligations, and enter into trust agreements or indentures for the	305
benefit of its bondholders;	306

(9) Borrow money or accept advances, loans, gifts, grants,	307
devises, or bequests from, and enter into contracts or agreements	308
with, any federal agency or other governmental or private source,	309
and hold and apply advances, loans, gifts, grants, devises, or	310
bequests according to the terms thereof. Such advances, loans,	311
gifts, grants, or devises of real estate may be in fee simple or	312
of any lesser estate and may be subject to any reasonable	313
reservations. Any advances or loans received from any federal or	314
other governmental or private source may be repaid in accordance	315
with the terms of such advance or loan.	316

(10) Conduct investigations into housing and living	317
conditions in order to be able to purchase, construct, or	318
reconstruct suitable buildings and facilities to fulfill its	319
purpose, and determine the best locations within the state for its	320
buildings, facilities, and other properties;	321

(11) Enter into lawful arrangements with the appropriate	322
federal or state department or agency, county, township, municipal	323
government, or other political subdivision, or public agency for	324
the planning and installation of streets, roads, alleys, public	325
parks and recreation areas, public utility facilities, and other	326
necessary appurtenances to its projects;	327

(12) Purchase fire, extended coverage, and liability	328
insurance for its property, and insurance covering the authority	329
and its officers and employees for liability for damage or injury	330
to persons or property;	331

(13) Sell, lease, release, or otherwise dispose of property	332
owned by the authority and not needed for the purposes of the	333
authority and grant such easements across the property of the	334
authority as will not interfere with its use of its property;	335

(14) Establish rules and regulations for the use and	336
operation of its buildings, facilities, and other properties;	337

(15) Do all other acts necessary to the fulfillment of its	338
purposes.	339

(B) Any instrument by which real property is acquired	340
pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state	341
that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in	342
section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.	343

(C) Any person may possess a firearm in a motor vehicle in	344
the parking garage at the Riffe center for government and the arts	345
in Columbus or in any other facility, garage, or lot for parking	346
motor vehicles that is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by	347
the Ohio building authority, if the person's possession of the	348
firearm in the motor vehicle is not in violation of section	349
2923.16 of the Revised Code or any other provision of the Revised	350
Code. Any person may store or leave a firearm in a locked motor	351
vehicle that is parked in the parking garage at the Riffe center	352
for government and the arts in Columbus or in any other facility,	353
garage, or lot for parking motor vehicles that is owned, leased,	354
operated, or controlled by the Ohio building authority, if the	355
person's transportation and possession of the firearm in the motor	356
vehicle while traveling to the garage, facility, or lot was not in	357
violation of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code or any other	358
provision of the Revised Code.	359

Sec. 2923.11.  As used in sections 2923.11 to 2923.24 of the	360
Revised Code:	361

(A) "Deadly weapon" means any instrument, device, or thing	362
capable of inflicting death, and designed or specially adapted for	363
use as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon.	364

(B)(1) "Firearm" means any deadly weapon capable of expelling	365
or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of an	366
explosive or combustible propellant. "Firearm" includes an	367
unloaded firearm, and any firearm that is inoperable but that can	368
readily be rendered operable.	369

(2) When determining whether a firearm is capable of	370
expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by the action of	371
an explosive or combustible propellant, the trier of fact may rely	372
upon circumstantial evidence, including, but not limited to, the	373
representations and actions of the individual exercising control	374
over the firearm.	375

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

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(1) Any firearm that has a short stock and is designed to be	377
held and fired by the use of a single hand;	378

(2) Any combination of parts from which a firearm of a type	379
described in division (C)(1) of this section can be assembled.	380

(D) "Semi-automatic firearm" means any firearm designed or	381
specially adapted to fire a single cartridge and automatically	382
chamber a succeeding cartridge ready to fire, with a single	383
function of the trigger.	384

(E) "Automatic firearm" means any firearm designed or	385
specially adapted to fire a succession of cartridges with a single	386
function of the trigger. "Automatic firearm" also means any	387
semi-automatic firearm designed or specially adapted to fire more	388
than thirty-one cartridges without reloading, other than a firearm	389
chambering only .22 caliber short, long, or long-rifle cartridges.	390

(F) "Sawed-off firearm" means a shotgun with a barrel less	391
than eighteen inches long, or a rifle with a barrel less than	392
sixteen inches long, or a shotgun or rifle less than twenty-six	393
inches long overall.	394

(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	397
pistol, that is not designed as a firearm, but that is specially	398
adapted for use as a firearm;	399

(3) Any industrial tool, signalling device, or safety device,	400
that is not designed as a firearm, but that as designed is capable	401
of use as such, when possessed, carried, or used as a firearm.	402

(H) "Explosive device" means any device designed or specially	403
adapted to cause physical harm to persons or property by means of	404
an explosion, and consisting of an explosive substance or agency	405
and a means to detonate it. "Explosive device" includes without	406
limitation any bomb, any explosive demolition device, any blasting	407
cap or detonator containing an explosive charge, and any pressure	408
vessel that has been knowingly tampered with or arranged so as to	409
explode.	410

(I) "Incendiary device" means any firebomb, and any device	411
designed or specially adapted to cause physical harm to persons or	412
property by means of fire, and consisting of an incendiary	413
substance or agency and a means to ignite it.	414

(J) "Ballistic knife" means a knife with a detachable blade	415
that is propelled by a spring-operated mechanism.	416

(K) "Dangerous ordnance" means any of the following, except	417
as provided in division (L) of this section:	418

(1) Any automatic or sawed-off firearm, zip-gun, or ballistic	419
knife;	420

(2) Any explosive device or incendiary device;

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(3) Nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, nitrostarch, PETN,	422
cyclonite, TNT, picric acid, and other high explosives; amatol,	423
tritonal, tetrytol, pentolite, pecretol, cyclotol, and other high	424
explosive compositions; plastic explosives; dynamite, blasting	425
gelatin, gelatin dynamite, sensitized ammonium nitrate,	426
liquid-oxygen blasting explosives, blasting powder, and other	427
blasting agents; and any other explosive substance having	428
sufficient brisance or power to be particularly suitable for use	429
as a military explosive, or for use in mining, quarrying,	430
excavating, or demolitions;	431

(4) Any firearm, rocket launcher, mortar, artillery piece,	432
grenade, mine, bomb, torpedo, or similar weapon, designed and	433
manufactured for military purposes, and the ammunition for that	434
weapon;	435

(5) Any firearm muffler or silencer;

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(6) Any combination of parts that is intended by the owner	437
for use in converting any firearm or other device into a dangerous	438
ordnance.	439

(L) "Dangerous ordnance" does not include any of the	440
following:	441

(1) Any firearm, including a military weapon and the	442
ammunition for that weapon, and regardless of its actual age, that	443
employs a percussion cap or other obsolete ignition system, or	444
that is designed and safe for use only with black powder;	445

(2) Any pistol, rifle, or shotgun, designed or suitable for	446
sporting purposes, including a military weapon as issued or as	447
modified, and the ammunition for that weapon, unless the firearm	448
is an automatic or sawed-off firearm;	449

(3) Any cannon or other artillery piece that, regardless of	450
its actual age, is of a type in accepted use prior to 1887, has no	451
mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or other system for absorbing	452
recoil and returning the tube into battery without displacing the	453
carriage, and is designed and safe for use only with black powder;	454

(4) Black powder, priming quills, and percussion caps	455
possessed and lawfully used to fire a cannon of a type defined in	456
division (L)(3) of this section during displays, celebrations,	457
organized matches or shoots, and target practice, and smokeless	458
and black powder, primers, and percussion caps possessed and	459
lawfully used as a propellant or ignition device in small-arms or	460
small-arms ammunition;	461

(5) Dangerous ordnance that is inoperable or inert and cannot	462
readily be rendered operable or activated, and that is kept as a	463
trophy, souvenir, curio, or museum piece.	464

(6) Any device that is expressly excepted from the definition	465
of a destructive device pursuant to the "Gun Control Act of 1968,"	466
82 Stat. 1213, 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(4), as amended, and regulations	467
issued under that act.	468

(M) "Explosive" means any chemical compound, mixture, or	469
device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by	470
explosion. "Explosive" includes all materials that have been	471
classified as division 1.1, division 1.2, division 1.3, or	472
division 1.4 explosives by the United States department of	473
transportation in its regulations and includes, but is not limited	474
to, dynamite, black powder, pellet powders, initiating explosives,	475
blasting caps, electric blasting caps, safety fuses, fuse	476
igniters, squibs, cordeau detonant fuses, instantaneous fuses, and	477
igniter cords and igniters. "Explosive" does not include	478
"fireworks," as defined in section 3743.01 of the Revised Code, or	479
any substance or material otherwise meeting the definition of	480
explosive set forth in this section that is manufactured, sold,	481
possessed, transported, stored, or used in any activity described	482
in section 3743.80 of the Revised Code, provided the activity is	483
conducted in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and	484
regulations, including, but not limited to, the provisions of	485
section 3743.80 of the Revised Code and the rules of the fire	486
marshal adopted pursuant to section 3737.82 of the Revised Code.	487

(N)(1) "Concealed handgun license" or "license to carry a	488
concealed handgun" means, subject to division (N)(2) of this	489
section, a license or temporary emergency license to carry a	490
concealed handgun issued under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of	491
the Revised Code or a license to carry a concealed handgun issued	492
by another state with which the attorney general has entered into	493
a reciprocity agreement under section 109.69 of the Revised Code.	494

(2) A reference in any provision of the Revised Code to a	495
concealed handgun license issued under section 2923.125 of the	496
Revised Code or a license to carry a concealed handgun issued	497
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code means only a license of	498
the type that is specified in that section. A reference in any	499
provision of the Revised Code to a concealed handgun license	500
issued under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code, a license to	501
carry a concealed handgun issued under section 2923.1213 of the	502
Revised Code, or a license to carry a concealed handgun on a	503
temporary emergency basis means only a license of the type that is	504
specified in section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code. A reference in	505
any provision of the Revised Code to a concealed handgun license	506
issued by another state or a license to carry a concealed handgun	507
issued by another state means only a license issued by another	508
state with which the attorney general has entered into a	509
reciprocity agreement under section 109.69 of the Revised Code.	510

(O) "Valid concealed handgun license" or "valid license to	511
carry a concealed handgun" means a concealed handgun license that	512
is currently valid, that is not under a suspension under division	513
(A)(1) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code, under section	514
2923.1213 of the Revised Code, or under a suspension provision of	515
the state other than this state in which the license was issued,	516
and that has not been revoked under division (B)(1) of section	517
2923.128 of the Revised Code, under section 2923.1213 of the	518
Revised Code, or under a revocation provision of the state other	519
than this state in which the license was issued.	520

(P) "Parking facility" means a facility, garage, or lot for	521
the parking of motor vehicles.	522

(Q) "State or local government entity" means any office,	523
agency, department, bureau, board, commission, authority,	524
committee, association, or other governmental entity or	525
instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of this	526
state.	527

Sec. 2923.122.  (A) No person shall knowingly convey, or	528
attempt to convey, a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	529
school safety zone.	530

(B) No person shall knowingly possess a deadly weapon or	531
dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone.	532

(C) No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school	533
safety zone if both of the following apply:	534

(1) The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether	535
or not the object is capable of being fired.	536

(2) The person indicates that the person possesses the object	537
and that it is a firearm, or the person knowingly displays or	538
brandishes the object and indicates that it is a firearm.	539

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

540

(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	541
or the United States, or a law enforcement officer, who is	542
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance and is	543
acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's	544
duties, a security officer employed by a board of education or	545
governing body of a school during the time that the security	546
officer is on duty pursuant to that contract of employment, or any	547
other person who has written authorization from the board of	548
education or governing body of a school to convey deadly weapons	549
or dangerous ordnance into a school safety zone or to possess a	550
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone and	551
who conveys or possesses the deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	552
in accordance with that authorization;	553

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	554
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance, and who	555
is subject to and in compliance with the requirements of section	556
109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of	557
the person has expressly specified that the exemption provided in	558
division (D)(1)(b) of this section does not apply to the person.	559

(2) Division (C) of this section does not apply to premises	560
upon which home schooling is conducted. Division (C) of this	561
section also does not apply to a school administrator, teacher, or	562
employee who possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a	563
firearm for legitimate school purposes during the course of	564
employment, a student who uses an object that is indistinguishable	565
from a firearm under the direction of a school administrator,	566
teacher, or employee, or any other person who with the express	567
prior approval of a school administrator possesses an object that	568
is indistinguishable from a firearm for a legitimate purpose,	569
including the use of the object in a ceremonial activity, a play,	570
reenactment, or other dramatic presentation, or a ROTC activity or	571
another similar use of the object.	572

(3) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	573
attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a	574
school safety zone if, at the time of that conveyance, attempted	575
conveyance, or possession of the handgun, allthe person is	576
carrying a valid concealed handgun license, and one of the	577
following applyapplies:	578

(a) The person does not enter into a school building or onto	579
school premises and is not at a school activity.	580

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

581

(c) The, the person is in the school safety zone in	582
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 922(q)(2)(B).	583

(d) The, and the person is not knowingly in a place described	584
in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) to (10) of section 2923.126 of the	585
Revised Code.	586

(4) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	587
attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a	588
school safety zone if at the time of that conveyance, attempted	589
conveyance, or possession of the handgun all of the following	590
apply:	591

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

592

(b) The person is the driver or passenger in a motor vehicle	593
and, the person is in the school safety zone while immediately in	594
the process of picking up or dropping off a child.	595

(c) The, and the person is not in violation of section	596
2923.16 of the Revised Code.	597

(c) The person is the driver or passenger in a motor vehicle,	598
the person is not in violation of section 2923.16 of the Revised	599
Code, the person conveys, attempts to convey, or possesses the	600
handgun in the school safety zone while in the motor vehicle and	601
while traveling to a parking facility that is owned, leased,	602
operated, or controlled by a state or local government entity, and	603
either the person remains in the vehicle after it is parked in the	604
facility and while in possession of the handgun or the person	605
stores or leaves the handgun in the motor vehicle while the	606
vehicle is locked and parked in the facility.	607

(E)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section	608
is guilty of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon	609
or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise	610
provided in this division, illegal conveyance or possession of a	611
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone is a	612
felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been	613
convicted of a violation of this section, illegal conveyance or	614
possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school	615
safety zone is a felony of the fourth degree.	616

(2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty	617
of illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a	618
firearm in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise provided in	619
this division, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable	620
from a firearm in a school safety zone is a misdemeanor of the	621
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	622
violation of this section, illegal possession of an object	623
indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a	624
felony of the fifth degree.	625

(F)(1) In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person	626
who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this	627
section and subject to division (F)(2) of this section, if the	628
offender has not attained nineteen years of age, regardless of	629
whether the offender is attending or is enrolled in a school	630
operated by a board of education or for which the state board of	631
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	632
the Revised Code, the court shall impose upon the offender a class	633
four suspension of the offender's probationary driver's license,	634
restricted license, driver's license, commercial driver's license,	635
temporary instruction permit, or probationary commercial driver's	636
license that then is in effect from the range specified in	637
division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code and shall	638
deny the offender the issuance of any permit or license of that	639
type during the period of the suspension.	640

If the offender is not a resident of this state, the court	641
shall impose a class four suspension of the nonresident operating	642
privilege of the offender from the range specified in division	643
(A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.	644

(2) If the offender shows good cause why the court should not	645
suspend one of the types of licenses, permits, or privileges	646
specified in division (F)(1) of this section or deny the issuance	647
of one of the temporary instruction permits specified in that	648
division, the court in its discretion may choose not to impose the	649
suspension, revocation, or denial required in that division, but	650
the court, in its discretion, instead may require the offender to	651
perform community service for a number of hours determined by the	652
court.	653

(G) As used in this section, "object that is	654
indistinguishable from a firearm" means an object made,	655
constructed, or altered so that, to a reasonable person without	656
specialized training in firearms, the object appears to be a	657
firearm.	658

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	659
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	660
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	661
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	662
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	663
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	664
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	665
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	666
2923.1213 of the Revised Code may carry a concealed handgun	667
anywhere in this state if the licensee also carries a valid	668
license and valid identification when the licensee is in actual	669
possession of a concealed handgun. The licensee shall give notice	670
of any change in the licensee's residence address to the sheriff	671
who issued the license within forty-five days after that change.	672

If a licensee is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle	673
that is stopped as the result of a traffic stop or a stop for	674
another law enforcement purpose and if the licensee is	675
transporting or has a loaded handgun in the motor vehicle at that	676
time, the licensee shall promptly inform any law enforcement	677
officer who approaches the vehicle while stopped that the licensee	678
has been issued a concealed handgun license and that the licensee	679
currently possesses or has a loaded handgun; the licensee shall	680
not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with lawful orders of a	681
law enforcement officer given while the motor vehicle is stopped,	682
knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle while stopped, or	683
knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands in plain sight after	684
any law enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while	685
stopped and before the officer leaves, unless directed otherwise	686
by a law enforcement officer; and the licensee shall not knowingly	687
have contact with the loaded handgun by touching it with the	688
licensee's hands or fingers, in any manner in violation of	689
division (E) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, after any law	690
enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while stopped	691
and before the officer leaves. Additionally, if a licensee is the	692
driver or an occupant of a commercial motor vehicle that is	693
stopped by an employee of the motor carrier enforcement unit for	694
the purposes defined in section 5503.04 of the Revised Code and if	695
the licensee is transporting or has a loaded handgun in the	696
commercial motor vehicle at that time, the licensee shall promptly	697
inform the employee of the unit who approaches the vehicle while	698
stopped that the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun	699
license and that the licensee currently possesses or has a loaded	700
handgun.	701

If a licensee is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if	702
the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun at the time the	703
officer approaches, the licensee shall promptly inform any law	704
enforcement officer who approaches the licensee while stopped that	705
the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that	706
the licensee currently is carrying a concealed handgun; the	707
licensee shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	708
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the	709
licensee is stopped or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands	710
in plain sight after any law enforcement officer begins	711
approaching the licensee while stopped and before the officer	712
leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer;	713
and the licensee shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove,	714
grasp, or hold the loaded handgun or knowingly have contact with	715
the loaded handgun by touching it with the licensee's hands or	716
fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of section	717
2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement officer	718
begins approaching the licensee while stopped and before the	719
officer leaves.	720

(B) A valid concealed handgun license does not authorize the	721
licensee to carry a concealed handgun in any manner prohibited	722
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	723
any manner prohibited under section 2923.16 of the Revised Code. A	724
valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed	725
handgun into any of the following places:	726

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	727
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	728
identification and investigation, a state correctional	729
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	730
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	731
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	732
section 5119.02 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	733
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	734

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	735
concealed handgun is in violation of section 2923.122 of the	736
Revised Code;	737

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	738
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	739
handgun is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	740

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	741
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	742
licensee's carrying the concealed handgun is in violation of	743
section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	744

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	745
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	746
unless the handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee is	747
in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked motor	748
vehicle;	749

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	750
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	751
posts or permits otherwise;	752

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home, a	753
type B family day-care home, or a type C family day-care home,	754
except that this division does not prohibit a licensee who resides	755
in a type A family day-care home, a type B family day-care home,	756
or a type C family day-care home from carrying a concealed handgun	757
at any time in any part of the home that is not dedicated or used	758
for day-care purposes, or from carrying a concealed handgun in a	759
part of the home that is dedicated or used for day-care purposes	760
at any time during which no children, other than children of that	761
licensee, are in the home;	762

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	763
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	764
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	765
aircraft;	766

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	767
or a political subdivision of this state and that is not a	768
building that is used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking	769
facility for motor vehicles, or rest facility and is not a	770
courthouse or other building or structure in which a courtroom is	771
located that is subject to division (B)(3) of this section;	772

(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	773
handguns.	774

(C)(1) NothingExcept as provided in divisions (C)(4) and (5)	775
of this section, nothing in this section shall negate or restrict	776
a rule, policy, or practice of a private employer that is not a	777
private college, university, or other institution of higher	778
education concerning or prohibiting the presence of firearms on	779
the private employer's premises or property, including motor	780
vehicles owned by the private employer. Nothing in this section	781
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	782
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	783
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	784
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	785

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	786
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	787
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	788
handgun onto the premises or property of the private employer,	789
including motor vehicles owned by the private employer, unless the	790
private employer acted with malicious purpose. A private employer	791
is immune from liability in a civil action for any injury, death,	792
or loss to person or property that allegedly was caused by or	793
related to the private employer's decision to permit a licensee to	794
bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing, a handgun onto the	795
premises or property of the private employer. As used in this	796
division, "private employer" includes a private college,	797
university, or other institution of higher education.	798

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	799
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	800
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	801
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	802
licensee bringing a handgun onto any premises or property owned,	803
leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	804
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	805
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	806

(3)(a) Except as provided in divisiondivisions (C)(3)(b),	807
(4), and (5) of this section, the owner or person in control of	808
private land or premises, and a private person or entity leasing	809
land or premises owned by the state, the United States, or a	810
political subdivision of the state or the United States, may post	811
a sign in a conspicuous location on that land or on those premises	812
prohibiting persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms	813
on or onto that land or those premises. Except as otherwise	814
provided in this division, a person who knowingly violates a	815
posted prohibition of that nature is guilty of criminal trespass	816
in violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	817
Code and is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a	818
person knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and	819
the posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	820
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	821
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	822
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	823
trespass based on the violation.	824

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	825
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	826
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	827
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	828
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	829
premises.	830

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

831

(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	832
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	833
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	834
or university.	835

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	836
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	837

(4)(a) A private employer, pursuant to the posting of a sign	838
under division (C)(3)(a) or (b) of this section or pursuant to any	839
rule, policy, or practice adopted or prescribed by the private	840
employer, may not prohibit a licensee who is an employee of the	841
private employer from carrying a concealed handgun in a motor	842
vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	843
controlled by the private employer, from storing or leaving a	844
handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is	845
owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the private employer, or	846
from carrying a concealed handgun while in the immediate process	847
of placing the handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking	848
facility that is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the	849
private employer.	850

No sign posted under division (C)(3)(a) or (b) of this	851
section prior to the effective date of this amendment by a private	852
employer and no rule, policy, or practice adopted or prescribed	853
prior to the effective date of this amendment by a private	854
employer shall be enforced on and after the effective date of this	855
amendment against any licensee who is an employee of the private	856
employer to the extent that the sign, rule, policy, or practice	857
prohibits the licensee from possessing a handgun in a motor	858
vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	859
controlled by the private employer or from storing or leaving a	860
handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is	861
owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the private employer in	862
any circumstance described in the preceding paragraph.	863

As used in this division, "private employer" includes a	864
private college, university, or other institution of higher	865
education.	866

(b) A state or local government entity, pursuant to any rule,	867
policy, or practice adopted or prescribed by the entity, may not	868
prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed handgun in a motor	869
vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	870
controlled by the entity, from storing or leaving a handgun in a	871
locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased,	872
operated, or controlled by the entity, or from carrying a	873
concealed handgun while in the immediate process of placing the	874
handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is	875
owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the entity.	876

No rule, policy, or practice adopted or prescribed prior to	877
the effective date of this amendment by a state or local	878
government entity shall be enforced on and after the effective	879
date of this amendment against any licensee to the extent that the	880
sign, rule, policy, or practice prohibits the licensee from	881
possessing a handgun in a motor vehicle in a parking facility that	882
is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the entity or from	883
storing or leaving a handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a	884
parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by	885
the entity in any circumstance described in the preceding	886
paragraph.	887

(5) The right of any person to possess a firearm in the state	888
underground parking garage at the state capitol building, in the	889
parking garage at the Riffe center for government and the arts in	890
Columbus, and in any other parking facility that is owned, leased,	891
operated, or controlled by the capital square review and advisory	892
board or the Ohio building authority that is granted in division	893
(N) of section 105.41 or division (C) of section 152.08 of the	894
Revised Code applies to licensees, and that right shall not be	895
superseded, limited, or restricted under any provision of this	896
section or in any other manner.	897

(6) Nothing in section 2923.12 or 2923.16 of the Revised Code	898
prohibits or restricts a licensee from possessing, storing, or	899
leaving a handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a facility, garage,	900
or lot for parking motor vehicles that is owned, leased, operated,	901
or controlled by the private employer of the licensee or by any	902
state or local government entity, if the licensee is carrying a	903
valid concealed handgun license and is not knowingly in a place	904
described in division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code.	905

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	906
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	907
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	908
of the Revised Code has the same right to carry a concealed	909
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	910
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is	911
subject to the same restrictions that apply to a person who	912
carries a license issued under that section.	913

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	914
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	915
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code. For	916
purposes of reciprocity with other states, a peace officer shall	917
be considered to be a licensee in this state.	918

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	919
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	920
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	921
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	922
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun in	923
this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license	924
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is subject to the	925
same restrictions that apply to a person who carries a license	926
issued under that section. For purposes of reciprocity with other	927
states, a qualified retired peace officer who possesses a retired	928
peace officer identification card issued pursuant to division	929
(F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms requalification	930
certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3) of this section	931
shall be considered to be a licensee in this state.	932

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	933
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	934
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	935
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	936
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	937
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	938
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	939

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	940
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	941
for reasons of mental instability.	942

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	943
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	944
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	945
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	946
person had statutory powers of arrest.	947

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	948
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	949
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	950

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	951
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	952
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	953
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	954
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	955
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	956
by the agency.	957

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	958
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	959
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	960
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	961
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	962
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	963
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	964
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	965
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	966
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	967
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	968
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	969
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	970
section, and if the identification card includes that	971
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	972
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	973
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	974
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	975
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	976
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	977
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	978
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	979
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	980
the word "RETIRED."	981

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	982
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	983
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	984
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	985
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	986

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	987
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	988
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	989
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	990
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	991
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	992
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	993
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	994
required to pay the cost of the course.	995

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	996
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	997
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	998
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	999
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	1000
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	1001
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	1002
years from the date on which the program was successfully	1003
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	1004
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1005
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	1006
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	1007
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	1008
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	1009
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	1010
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	1011
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	1012
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	1013
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	1014
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	1015
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	1016
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	1017
section.	1018

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	1019
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	1020
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	1021
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	1022

(G) As used in this section:

1023

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	1024
satisfies all of the following:	1025

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	1026
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	1027

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	1028
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	1029

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	1030
receiving firearms.	1031

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	1032
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	1033
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	1034

(3)(a) "Government facility of this state or a political	1035
subdivision of this state" means, subject to division (G)(3)(b) of	1036
this section, any of the following:	1037

(a)(i) A building or part of a building that is owned or	1038
leased by the government of this state or a political subdivision	1039
of this state and where employees of the government of this state	1040
or the political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose	1041
of performing their official duties as employees of the state or	1042
political subdivision;	1043

(b)(ii) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	1044
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	1045
registrar functions.	1046

(b) "Government facility of this state or a political	1047
subdivision of this state" does not include any parking facility	1048
that is owned or leased by any state or local government entity.	1049

Sec. 2923.1212.  (A) TheSubject to division (C) of this	1050
section, the following persons, boards, and entities, or	1051
designees, shall post in the following locations a sign that	1052
contains a statement in substantially the following form: "Unless	1053
otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, no	1054
person shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control,	1055
convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	1056
onto these premises.":	1057

(1) The director of public safety or the person or board	1058
charged with the erection, maintenance, or repair of police	1059
stations, municipal jails, and the municipal courthouse and	1060
courtrooms in a conspicuous location at all police stations,	1061
municipal jails, and municipal courthouses and courtrooms;	1062

(2) The sheriff or sheriff's designee who has charge of the	1063
sheriff's office in a conspicuous location in that office;	1064

(3) The superintendent of the state highway patrol or the	1065
superintendent's designee in a conspicuous location at all state	1066
highway patrol stations;	1067

(4) Each sheriff, chief of police, or person in charge of	1068
every county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or	1069
multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based	1070
correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential	1071
facility, or other local or state correctional institution or	1072
detention facility within the state, or that person's designee, in	1073
a conspicuous location at that facility under that person's	1074
charge;	1075

(5) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority,	1076
chief administrative officer of an airport facility, or other	1077
person in charge of an airport facility in a conspicuous location	1078
at each airport facility under that person's control;	1079

(6) The officer or officer's designee who has charge of a	1080
courthouse or the building or structure in which a courtroom is	1081
located in a conspicuous location in that building or structure;	1082

(7) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal	1083
identification and investigation or the superintendent's designee	1084
in a conspicuous location in all premises controlled by that	1085
bureau;	1086

(8) The owner, administrator, or operator of a child day-care	1087
center, a type A family day-care home, a type B family day-care	1088
home, or a type C family day-care home;	1089

(9) The officer of this state or of a political subdivision	1090
of this state, or the officer's designee, who has charge of a	1091
building that is a government facility of this state or the	1092
political subdivision of this state, as defined in section	1093
2923.126 of the Revised Code, and that is not a building that is	1094
used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor	1095
vehicles, or rest facility and is not a courthouse or other	1096
building or structure in which a courtroom is located that is	1097
subject to division (B)(3) of that section.	1098

(B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the	1099
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in	1100
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in	1101
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by	1102
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person	1103
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey,	1104
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	1105
school safety zone.":	1106

(1) A board of education of a city, local, exempted village,	1107
or joint vocational school district or that board's designee in a	1108
conspicuous location in each building and on each parcel of real	1109
property owned or controlled by the board;	1110

(2) A governing body of a school for which the state board of	1111
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	1112
the Revised Code or that body's designee in a conspicuous location	1113
in each building and on each parcel of real property owned or	1114
controlled by the school;	1115

(3) The principal or chief administrative officer of a	1116
nonpublic school in a conspicuous location on property owned or	1117
controlled by that nonpublic school.	1118

(C) For any premises identified in division (A) or (B) of	1119
this section that is a premises of a state or local government	1120
entity, if a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	1121
controlled by the entity is available for use by persons who enter	1122
the premises, the sign posted by the person, board, entity, or	1123
designee under division (A) or (B) of this section shall include	1124
the statements required under division (A) or (B) of this section	1125
and a statement that the restriction described in the sign does	1126
not apply to a licensee's possessing, storing, or leaving a	1127
handgun in a locked motor vehicle that is parked in the facility	1128
if the licensee is carrying a valid concealed handgun license and	1129
is not knowingly in a place described in division (B) of section	1130
2923.126 of the Revised Code.	1131

Sec. 2923.16.  (A) No person shall knowingly discharge a	1132
firearm while in or on a motor vehicle.	1133

(B) No person shall knowingly transport or have a loaded	1134
firearm in a motor vehicle in such a manner that the firearm is	1135
accessible to the operator or any passenger without leaving the	1136
vehicle.	1137

(C) No person shall knowingly transport or have a firearm in	1138
a motor vehicle, unless the person may lawfully possess that	1139
firearm under applicable law of this state or the United States,	1140
the firearm is unloaded, and the firearm is carried in one of the	1141
following ways:	1142

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

1143

(2) In a compartment that can be reached only by leaving the	1144
vehicle;	1145

(3) In plain sight and secured in a rack or holder made for	1146
the purpose;	1147

(4) If the firearm is at least twenty-four inches in overall	1148
length as measured from the muzzle to the part of the stock	1149
furthest from the muzzle and if the barrel is at least eighteen	1150
inches in length, either in plain sight with the action open or	1151
the weapon stripped, or, if the firearm is of a type on which the	1152
action will not stay open or which cannot easily be stripped, in	1153
plain sight.	1154

(D) No person shall knowingly transport or have a loaded	1155
handgun in a motor vehicle if, at the time of that transportation	1156
or possession, any of the following applies:	1157

(1) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of	1158
abuse, or a combination of them.	1159

(2) The person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath,	1160
or urine contains a concentration of alcohol, a listed controlled	1161
substance, or a listed metabolite of a controlled substance	1162
prohibited for persons operating a vehicle, as specified in	1163
division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, regardless of	1164
whether the person at the time of the transportation or possession	1165
as described in this division is the operator of or a passenger in	1166
the motor vehicle.	1167

(E) No person who has been issued a concealed handgun	1168
license, who is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle that	1169
is stopped as a result of a traffic stop or a stop for another law	1170
enforcement purpose or is the driver or an occupant of a	1171
commercial motor vehicle that is stopped by an employee of the	1172
motor carrier enforcement unit for the purposes defined in section	1173
5503.34 of the Revised Code, and who is transporting or has a	1174
loaded handgun in the motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle in	1175
any manner, shall do any of the following:	1176

(1) Fail to promptly inform any law enforcement officer who	1177
approaches the vehicle while stopped that the person has been	1178
issued a concealed handgun license and that the person then	1179
possesses or has a loaded handgun in the motor vehicle;	1180

(2) Fail to promptly inform the employee of the unit who	1181
approaches the vehicle while stopped that the person has been	1182
issued a concealed handgun license and that the person then	1183
possesses or has a loaded handgun in the commercial motor vehicle;	1184

(3) Knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle while	1185
stopped or knowingly fail to keep the person's hands in plain	1186
sight at any time after any law enforcement officer begins	1187
approaching the person while stopped and before the law	1188
enforcement officer leaves, unless the failure is pursuant to and	1189
in accordance with directions given by a law enforcement officer;	1190

(4) Knowingly have contact with the loaded handgun by	1191
touching it with the person's hands or fingers in the motor	1192
vehicle at any time after the law enforcement officer begins	1193
approaching and before the law enforcement officer leaves, unless	1194
the person has contact with the loaded handgun pursuant to and in	1195
accordance with directions given by the law enforcement officer;	1196

(5) Knowingly disregard or fail to comply with any lawful	1197
order of any law enforcement officer given while the motor vehicle	1198
is stopped, including, but not limited to, a specific order to the	1199
person to keep the person's hands in plain sight.	1200

(F)(1) Divisions (A), (B), (C), and (E) of this section do	1201
not apply to any of the following:	1202

(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	1203
or the United States, or a law enforcement officer, when	1204
authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in motor	1205
vehicles and acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or	1206
employee's duties;	1207

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	1208
authorized to carry or have loaded or accessible firearms in motor	1209
vehicles, and who is subject to and in compliance with the	1210
requirements of section 109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the	1211
appointing authority of the person has expressly specified that	1212
the exemption provided in division (F)(1)(b) of this section does	1213
not apply to the person.	1214

(2) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person	1215
if all of the following circumstances apply:	1216

(a) The person discharges a firearm from a motor vehicle at a	1217
coyote or groundhog, the discharge is not during the deer gun	1218
hunting season as set by the chief of the division of wildlife of	1219
the department of natural resources, and the discharge at the	1220
coyote or groundhog, but for the operation of this section, is	1221
lawful.	1222

(b) The motor vehicle from which the person discharges the	1223
firearm is on real property that is located in an unincorporated	1224
area of a township and that either is zoned for agriculture or is	1225
used for agriculture.	1226

(c) The person owns the real property described in division	1227
(F)(2)(b) of this section, is the spouse or a child of another	1228
person who owns that real property, is a tenant of another person	1229
who owns that real property, or is the spouse or a child of a	1230
tenant of another person who owns that real property.	1231

(d) The person does not discharge the firearm in any of the	1232
following manners:	1233

(i) While under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or	1234
alcohol and a drug of abuse;	1235

(ii) In the direction of a street, highway, or other public	1236
or private property used by the public for vehicular traffic or	1237
parking;	1238

(iii) At or into an occupied structure that is a permanent or	1239
temporary habitation;	1240

(iv) In the commission of any violation of law, including,	1241
but not limited to, a felony that includes, as an essential	1242
element, purposely or knowingly causing or attempting to cause the	1243
death of or physical harm to another and that was committed by	1244
discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle.	1245

(3) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a person	1246
if all of the following apply:	1247

(a) The person possesses a valid electric-powered all-purpose	1248
vehicle permit issued under section 1533.103 of the Revised Code	1249
by the chief of the division of wildlife.	1250

(b) The person discharges a firearm at a wild quadruped or	1251
game bird as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code during	1252
the open hunting season for the applicable wild quadruped or game	1253
bird.	1254

(c) The person discharges a firearm from a stationary	1255
electric-powered all-purpose vehicle as defined in section 1531.01	1256
of the Revised Code or a motor vehicle that is parked on a road	1257
that is owned or administered by the division of wildlife,	1258
provided that the road is identified by an electric-powered	1259
all-purpose vehicle sign.	1260

(d) The person does not discharge the firearm in any of the	1261
following manners:	1262

(i) While under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or	1263
alcohol and a drug of abuse;	1264

(ii) In the direction of a street, a highway, or other public	1265
or private property that is used by the public for vehicular	1266
traffic or parking;	1267

(iii) At or into an occupied structure that is a permanent or	1268
temporary habitation;	1269

(iv) In the commission of any violation of law, including,	1270
but not limited to, a felony that includes, as an essential	1271
element, purposely or knowingly causing or attempting to cause the	1272
death of or physical harm to another and that was committed by	1273
discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle.	1274

(4) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to a	1275
person if all of the following circumstances apply:	1276

(a) At the time of the alleged violation of either of those	1277
divisions, the person is the operator of or a passenger in a motor	1278
vehicle.	1279

(b) The motor vehicle is on real property that is located in	1280
an unincorporated area of a township and that either is zoned for	1281
agriculture or is used for agriculture.	1282

(c) The person owns the real property described in division	1283
(D)(4)(b) of this section, is the spouse or a child of another	1284
person who owns that real property, is a tenant of another person	1285
who owns that real property, or is the spouse or a child of a	1286
tenant of another person who owns that real property.	1287

(d) The person, prior to arriving at the real property	1288
described in division (D)(4)(b) of this section, did not transport	1289
or possess a firearm in the motor vehicle in a manner prohibited	1290
by division (B) or (C) of this section while the motor vehicle was	1291
being operated on a street, highway, or other public or private	1292
property used by the public for vehicular traffic or parking.	1293

(5) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to a	1294
person who transports or possesses a handgun in a motor vehicle	1295
if, at the time of that transportation or possession, both of the	1296
following apply:	1297

(a) The person transporting or possessing the handgun is	1298
carrying a valid concealed handgun license.	1299

(b) The person transporting or possessing the handgun is not	1300
knowingly in a place described in division (B) of section 2923.126	1301
of the Revised Code.	1302

(6) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to a	1303
person if all of the following apply:	1304

(a) The person possesses a valid electric-powered all-purpose	1305
vehicle permit issued under section 1533.103 of the Revised Code	1306
by the chief of the division of wildlife.	1307

(b) The person is on or in an electric-powered all-purpose	1308
vehicle as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code or a	1309
motor vehicle during the open hunting season for a wild quadruped	1310
or game bird.	1311

(c) The person is on or in an electric-powered all-purpose	1312
vehicle as defined in section 1531.01 of the Revised Code or a	1313
motor vehicle that is parked on a road that is owned or	1314
administered by the division of wildlife, provided that the road	1315
is identified by an electric-powered all-purpose vehicle sign.	1316

(7) Nothing in this section prohibits or restricts a person	1317
from possessing, storing, or leaving a firearm in a locked motor	1318
vehicle that is parked in the state underground parking garage at	1319
the state capitol building or, in the parking garage at the Riffe	1320
center for government and the arts in Columbus, or in any other	1321
parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by	1322
the capital square review and advisory board or the Ohio building	1323
authority if the person's transportation and possession of the	1324
firearm in the motor vehicle while traveling to the premises or	1325
facility was not in violation of division (A), (B), (C), (D), or	1326
(E) of this section or any other provision of the Revised Code.	1327

Nothing in this section prohibits or restricts a person who	1328
is carrying a valid concealed handgun license from possessing,	1329
storing, or leaving a handgun in a locked motor vehicle that is	1330
parked in any parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	1331
controlled by the private employer of the licensee or by any state	1332
or local government entity if the licensee is not knowingly in a	1333
place described in division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised	1334
Code.	1335

(G)(1) The affirmative defenses authorized in divisions	1336
(D)(1) and (2) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code are	1337
affirmative defenses to a charge under division (B) or (C) of this	1338
section that involves a firearm other than a handgun.	1339

(2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division	1340
(B) or (C) of this section of improperly handling firearms in a	1341
motor vehicle that the actor transported or had the firearm in the	1342
motor vehicle for any lawful purpose and while the motor vehicle	1343
was on the actor's own property, provided that this affirmative	1344
defense is not available unless the person, immediately prior to	1345
arriving at the actor's own property, did not transport or possess	1346
the firearm in a motor vehicle in a manner prohibited by division	1347
(B) or (C) of this section while the motor vehicle was being	1348
operated on a street, highway, or other public or private property	1349
used by the public for vehicular traffic.	1350

(H)(1) No person who is charged with a violation of division	1351
(B), (C), or (D) of this section shall be required to obtain a	1352
concealed handgun license as a condition for the dismissal of the	1353
charge.	1354

(2)(a) If a person is convicted of, was convicted of, pleads	1355
guilty to, or has pleaded guilty to a violation of division (E) of	1356
this section as it existed prior to September 30, 2011, and if the	1357
conduct that was the basis of the violation no longer would be a	1358
violation of division (E) of this section on or after September	1359
30, 2011, the person may file an application under section 2953.37	1360
of the Revised Code requesting the expungement of the record of	1361
conviction.	1362

If a person is convicted of, was convicted of, pleads guilty	1363
to, or has pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B) or (C) of	1364
this section as the division existed prior to September 30, 2011,	1365
and if the conduct that was the basis of the violation no longer	1366
would be a violation of division (B) or (C) of this section on or	1367
after September 30, 2011, due to the application of division	1368
(F)(5) of this section as it exists on and after September 30,	1369
2011, the person may file an application under section 2953.37 of	1370
the Revised Code requesting the expungement of the record of	1371
conviction.	1372

(b) The attorney general shall develop a public media	1373
advisory that summarizes the expungement procedure established	1374
under section 2953.37 of the Revised Code and the offenders	1375
identified in division (H)(2)(a) of this section who are	1376
authorized to apply for the expungement. Within thirty days after	1377
September 30, 2011, the attorney general shall provide a copy of	1378
the advisory to each daily newspaper published in this state and	1379
each television station that broadcasts in this state. The	1380
attorney general may provide the advisory in a tangible form, an	1381
electronic form, or in both tangible and electronic forms.	1382

(I) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improperly	1383
handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Violation of division (A) of	1384
this section is a felony of the fourth degree. Violation of	1385
division (C) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth	1386
degree. A violation of division (D) of this section is a felony of	1387
the fifth degree or, if the loaded handgun is concealed on the	1388
person's person, a felony of the fourth degree. Except as	1389
otherwise provided in this division, a violation of division	1390
(E)(1) or (2) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first	1391
degree, and, in addition to any other penalty or sanction imposed	1392
for the violation, the offender's concealed handgun license shall	1393
be suspended pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of	1394
the Revised Code. If at the time of the stop of the offender for a	1395
traffic stop, for another law enforcement purpose, or for a	1396
purpose defined in section 5503.34 of the Revised Code that was	1397
the basis of the violation any law enforcement officer involved	1398
with the stop or the employee of the motor carrier enforcement	1399
unit who made the stop had actual knowledge of the offender's	1400
status as a licensee, a violation of division (E)(1) or (2) of	1401
this section is a minor misdemeanor, and the offender's concealed	1402
handgun license shall not be suspended pursuant to division (A)(2)	1403
of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code. A violation of division	1404
(E)(4) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree. A	1405
violation of division (E)(3) or (5) of this section is a	1406
misdemeanor of the first degree or, if the offender previously has	1407
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division	1408
(E)(3) or (5) of this section, a felony of the fifth degree. In	1409
addition to any other penalty or sanction imposed for a	1410
misdemeanor violation of division (E)(3) or (5) of this section,	1411
the offender's concealed handgun license shall be suspended	1412
pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 2923.128 of the Revised	1413
Code. A violation of division (B) of this section is a felony of	1414
the fourth degree.	1415

(J) If a law enforcement officer stops a motor vehicle for a	1416
traffic stop or any other purpose, if any person in the motor	1417
vehicle surrenders a firearm to the officer, either voluntarily or	1418
pursuant to a request or demand of the officer, and if the officer	1419
does not charge the person with a violation of this section or	1420
arrest the person for any offense, the person is not otherwise	1421
prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and the firearm is	1422
not contraband, the officer shall return the firearm to the person	1423
at the termination of the stop. If a court orders a law	1424
enforcement officer to return a firearm to a person pursuant to	1425
the requirement set forth in this division, division (B) of	1426
section 2923.163 of the Revised Code applies.	1427

(K) As used in this section:

1428

(1) "Motor vehicle," "street," and "highway" have the same	1429
meanings as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.	1430

(2) "Occupied structure" has the same meaning as in section	1431
2909.01 of the Revised Code.	1432

(3) "Agriculture" has the same meaning as in section 519.01	1433
of the Revised Code.	1434

(4) "Tenant" has the same meaning as in section 1531.01 of	1435
the Revised Code.	1436

(5)(a) "Unloaded" means, with respect to a firearm other than	1437
a firearm described in division (K)(6) of this section, that no	1438
ammunition is in the firearm in question, no magazine or speed	1439
loader containing ammunition is inserted into the firearm in	1440
question, and one of the following applies:	1441

(i) There is no ammunition in a magazine or speed loader that	1442
is in the vehicle in question and that may be used with the	1443
firearm in question.	1444

(ii) Any magazine or speed loader that contains ammunition	1445
and that may be used with the firearm in question is stored in a	1446
compartment within the vehicle in question that cannot be accessed	1447
without leaving the vehicle or is stored in a container that	1448
provides complete and separate enclosure.	1449

(b) For the purposes of division (K)(5)(a)(ii) of this	1450
section, a "container that provides complete and separate	1451
enclosure" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:	1452

(i) A package, box, or case with multiple compartments, as	1453
long as the loaded magazine or speed loader and the firearm in	1454
question either are in separate compartments within the package,	1455
box, or case, or, if they are in the same compartment, the	1456
magazine or speed loader is contained within a separate enclosure	1457
in that compartment that does not contain the firearm and that	1458
closes using a snap, button, buckle, zipper, hook and loop closing	1459
mechanism, or other fastener that must be opened to access the	1460
contents or the firearm is contained within a separate enclosure	1461
of that nature in that compartment that does not contain the	1462
magazine or speed loader;	1463

(ii) A pocket or other enclosure on the person of the person	1464
in question that closes using a snap, button, buckle, zipper, hook	1465
and loop closing mechanism, or other fastener that must be opened	1466
to access the contents.	1467

(c) For the purposes of divisions (K)(5)(a) and (b) of this	1468
section, ammunition held in stripper-clips or in en-bloc clips is	1469
not considered ammunition that is loaded into a magazine or speed	1470
loader.	1471

(6) "Unloaded" means, with respect to a firearm employing a	1472
percussion cap, flintlock, or other obsolete ignition system, when	1473
the weapon is uncapped or when the priming charge is removed from	1474
the pan.	1475

(7) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in	1476
division (A) of section 4506.25 of the Revised Code.	1477

(8) "Motor carrier enforcement unit" means the motor carrier	1478
enforcement unit in the department of public safety, division of	1479
state highway patrol, that is created by section 5503.34 of the	1480
Revised Code.	1481

(L) Divisions (K)(5)(a) and (b) of this section do not affect	1482
the authority of a person who is carrying a valid concealed	1483
handgun license to have one or more magazines or speed loaders	1484
containing ammunition anywhere in a vehicle, without being	1485
transported as described in those divisions, as long as no	1486
ammunition is in a firearm, other than a handgun, in the vehicle	1487
other than as permitted under any other provision of this chapter.	1488
A person who is carrying a valid concealed handgun license may	1489
have one or more magazines or speed loaders containing ammunition	1490
anywhere in a vehicle without further restriction, as long as no	1491
ammunition is in a firearm, other than a handgun, in the vehicle	1492
other than as permitted under any provision of this chapter.	1493

Sec. 3345.21. (A) The board of trustees of any college or	1494
university whichthat receives any state funds in support thereof	1495
of the college or university, shall regulate the use of the	1496
grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities of such college or	1497
university and the conduct of the students, staff, faculty, and	1498
visitors to the campus so that law and order are maintained and	1499
the college or university may pursue its educational objectives	1500
and programs in an orderly manner.	1501

The board of trustees of each such college or university	1502
shall adopt rules for the conduct of the students, faculty,	1503
visitors, and staff, and may provide for the ejection from college	1504
or university property, suspension or expulsion of a person who	1505
violates such regulations. All such rules shall be published in a	1506
manner reasonably designed to come to the attention of, and be	1507
available to, all faculty, staff, visitors, and students.	1508

The board of trustees shall provide for the administration	1509
and enforcement of its rules and may authorize the use of state	1510
university law enforcement officers provided for in section	1511
3345.04 of the Revised Code to assist in enforcing the rules and	1512
the law on the campus of the college or university. The board of	1513
trustees, or appropriate officials of such college or university	1514
when the authority to do so has been delegated by the board of	1515
trustees, may seek the assistance of other appropriate law	1516
enforcement officers to enforce the rules and to enforce laws for	1517
the preservation of good order on the campus, and to prevent the	1518
disruption of the educational functions of the college or	1519
university.	1520

The rules of the board of trustees shall not restrict freedom	1521
of speech nor the right of persons on the campus to assemble	1522
peacefully.	1523

(B)(1) As used in division (B) of this section:

1524

(a) "Licensee" has the same meaning as in section 2923.124 of	1525
the Revised Code.	1526

(b) "Parking facility" has the same meaning as in section	1527
2923.11 of the Revised Code.	1528

(c) "School parking facility" means a parking facility that	1529
is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the particular	1530
college or university.	1531

(2) A policy, practice, rule, or restriction of the board of	1532
trustees of any college or university adopted under division (A)	1533
of this section or under any other provision of law may not	1534
prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed handgun in a motor	1535
vehicle in a school parking facility, from storing or leaving a	1536
handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a school parking facility, or	1537
from carrying a concealed handgun while in the immediate process	1538
of placing the handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a school	1539
parking facility.	1540

No policy, practice, rule, or restriction of any college or	1541
university that was adopted prior to the effective date of this	1542
amendment under division (A) of this section or under any other	1543
provision of law shall be enforced on and after the effective date	1544
of this amendment against any licensee to the extent that the	1545
policy, practice, rule, or restriction prohibits the licensee from	1546
possessing a handgun in a motor vehicle in a school parking	1547
facility or from storing or leaving a handgun in a locked motor	1548
vehicle in a school parking facility in any circumstance described	1549
in the preceding paragraph.	1550

Section 2.  That existing sections 105.41, 152.08, 2923.11,	1551
2923.122, 2923.126, 2923.1212, 2923.16, and 3345.21 of the Revised	1552
Code are hereby repealed.	1553

Section 3. That the versions of sections 2923.126 and	1554
2923.1212 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect on	1555
January 1, 2014, be amended to read as follows:	1556

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	1557
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	1558
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	1559
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	1560
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	1561
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	1562
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	1563
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	1564
2923.1213 of the Revised Code may carry a concealed handgun	1565
anywhere in this state if the licensee also carries a valid	1566
license and valid identification when the licensee is in actual	1567
possession of a concealed handgun. The licensee shall give notice	1568
of any change in the licensee's residence address to the sheriff	1569
who issued the license within forty-five days after that change.	1570

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

If a licensee is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if	1600
the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun at the time the	1601
officer approaches, the licensee shall promptly inform any law	1602
enforcement officer who approaches the licensee while stopped that	1603
the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that	1604
the licensee currently is carrying a concealed handgun; the	1605
licensee shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	1606
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the	1607
licensee is stopped or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands	1608
in plain sight after any law enforcement officer begins	1609
approaching the licensee while stopped and before the officer	1610
leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer;	1611
and the licensee shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove,	1612
grasp, or hold the loaded handgun or knowingly have contact with	1613
the loaded handgun by touching it with the licensee's hands or	1614
fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of section	1615
2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement officer	1616
begins approaching the licensee while stopped and before the	1617
officer leaves.	1618

(B) A valid concealed handgun license does not authorize the	1619
licensee to carry a concealed handgun in any manner prohibited	1620
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	1621
any manner prohibited under section 2923.16 of the Revised Code. A	1622
valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed	1623
handgun into any of the following places:	1624

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	1625
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	1626
identification and investigation, a state correctional	1627
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	1628
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	1629
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	1630
section 5119.02 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	1631
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	1632

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	1633
concealed handgun is in violation of section 2923.122 of the	1634
Revised Code;	1635

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	1636
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	1637
handgun is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	1638

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	1639
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	1640
licensee's carrying the concealed handgun is in violation of	1641
section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	1642

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	1643
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	1644
unless the handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee is	1645
in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked motor	1646
vehicle;	1647

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	1648
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	1649
posts or permits otherwise;	1650

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home,	1651
or a type B family day-care home, except that this division does	1652
not prohibit a licensee who resides in a type A family day-care	1653
home or a type B family day-care home from carrying a concealed	1654
handgun at any time in any part of the home that is not dedicated	1655
or used for day-care purposes, or from carrying a concealed	1656
handgun in a part of the home that is dedicated or used for	1657
day-care purposes at any time during which no children, other than	1658
children of that licensee, are in the home;	1659

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	1660
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	1661
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	1662
aircraft;	1663

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	1664
or a political subdivision of this state and that is not a	1665
building that is used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking	1666
facility for motor vehicles, or rest facility and is not a	1667
courthouse or other building or structure in which a courtroom is	1668
located that is subject to division (B)(3) of this section;	1669

(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	1670
handguns.	1671

(C)(1) NothingExcept as provided in divisions (C)(4) and (5)	1672
of this section, nothing in this section shall negate or restrict	1673
a rule, policy, or practice of a private employer that is not a	1674
private college, university, or other institution of higher	1675
education concerning or prohibiting the presence of firearms on	1676
the private employer's premises or property, including motor	1677
vehicles owned by the private employer. Nothing in this section	1678
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	1679
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	1680
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	1681
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	1682

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	1683
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	1684
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	1685
handgun onto the premises or property of the private employer,	1686
including motor vehicles owned by the private employer, unless the	1687
private employer acted with malicious purpose. A private employer	1688
is immune from liability in a civil action for any injury, death,	1689
or loss to person or property that allegedly was caused by or	1690
related to the private employer's decision to permit a licensee to	1691
bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing, a handgun onto the	1692
premises or property of the private employer. As used in this	1693
division, "private employer" includes a private college,	1694
university, or other institution of higher education.	1695

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	1696
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	1697
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	1698
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	1699
licensee bringing a handgun onto any premises or property owned,	1700
leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	1701
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	1702
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	1703

(3)(a) Except as provided in divisiondivisions (C)(3)(b),	1704
(4), and (5) of this section, the owner or person in control of	1705
private land or premises, and a private person or entity leasing	1706
land or premises owned by the state, the United States, or a	1707
political subdivision of the state or the United States, may post	1708
a sign in a conspicuous location on that land or on those premises	1709
prohibiting persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms	1710
on or onto that land or those premises. Except as otherwise	1711
provided in this division, a person who knowingly violates a	1712
posted prohibition of that nature is guilty of criminal trespass	1713
in violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	1714
Code and is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a	1715
person knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and	1716
the posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	1717
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	1718
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	1719
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	1720
trespass based on the violation.	1721

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	1722
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	1723
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	1724
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	1725
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	1726
premises.	1727

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

1728

(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	1729
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	1730
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	1731
or university.	1732

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	1733
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	1734

(4)(a) A private employer, pursuant to the posting of a sign	1735
under division (C)(3)(a) or (b) of this section or pursuant to any	1736
rule, policy, or practice adopted or prescribed by the private	1737
employer, may not prohibit a licensee who is an employee of the	1738
private employer from carrying a concealed handgun in a motor	1739
vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	1740
controlled by the private employer, from storing or leaving a	1741
handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is	1742
owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the private employer, or	1743
from carrying a concealed handgun while in the immediate process	1744
of placing the handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking	1745
facility that is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the	1746
private employer.	1747

No sign posted under division (C)(3)(a) or (b) of this	1748
section prior to the effective date of this amendment by a private	1749
employer and no rule, policy, or practice adopted or prescribed	1750
prior to the effective date of this amendment by a private	1751
employer shall be enforced on and after the effective date of this	1752
amendment against any licensee who is an employee of the private	1753
employer to the extent that the sign, rule, policy, or practice	1754
prohibits the licensee from possessing a handgun in a motor	1755
vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	1756
controlled by the private employer or from storing or leaving a	1757
handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is	1758
owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the private employer in	1759
any circumstance described in the preceding paragraph.	1760

As used in this division, "private employer" includes a	1761
private college, university, or other institution of higher	1762
education.	1763

(b) A state or local government entity, pursuant to any rule,	1764
policy, or practice adopted or prescribed by the entity, may not	1765
prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed handgun in a motor	1766
vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	1767
controlled by the entity, from storing or leaving a handgun in a	1768
locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is owned, leased,	1769
operated, or controlled by the entity, or from carrying a	1770
concealed handgun while in the immediate process of placing the	1771
handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a parking facility that is	1772
owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the entity.	1773

No rule, policy, or practice adopted or prescribed prior to	1774
the effective date of this amendment by a state or local	1775
government entity shall be enforced on and after the effective	1776
date of this amendment against any licensee to the extent that the	1777
sign, rule, policy, or practice prohibits the licensee from	1778
possessing a handgun in a motor vehicle in a parking facility that	1779
is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the entity or from	1780
storing or leaving a handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a	1781
parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or controlled by	1782
the entity in any circumstance described in the preceding	1783
paragraph.	1784

(5) The right of any person to possess a firearm in the state	1785
underground parking garage at the state capitol building, in the	1786
parking garage at the Riffe center for government and the arts in	1787
Columbus, and in any other parking facility that is owned, leased,	1788
operated, or controlled by the capital square review and advisory	1789
board or the Ohio building authority that is granted in division	1790
(N) of section 105.41 or division (C) of section 152.08 of the	1791
Revised Code applies to licensees, and that right shall not be	1792
superseded, limited, or restricted under any provision of this	1793
section or in any other manner.	1794

(6) Nothing in section 2923.12 or 2923.16 of the Revised Code	1795
prohibits or restricts a licensee from possessing, storing, or	1796
leaving a handgun in a locked motor vehicle in a facility, garage,	1797
or lot for parking motor vehicles that is owned, leased, operated,	1798
or controlled by the private employer of the licensee or by any	1799
state or local government entity, if the licensee is carrying a	1800
valid concealed handgun license and is not knowingly in a place	1801
described in division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code.	1802

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	1803
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	1804
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	1805
of the Revised Code has the same right to carry a concealed	1806
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	1807
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is	1808
subject to the same restrictions that apply to a person who	1809
carries a license issued under that section.	1810

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	1811
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	1812
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code. For	1813
purposes of reciprocity with other states, a peace officer shall	1814
be considered to be a licensee in this state.	1815

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	1816
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	1817
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	1818
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	1819
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun in	1820
this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license	1821
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is subject to the	1822
same restrictions that apply to a person who carries a license	1823
issued under that section. For purposes of reciprocity with other	1824
states, a qualified retired peace officer who possesses a retired	1825
peace officer identification card issued pursuant to division	1826
(F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms requalification	1827
certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3) of this section	1828
shall be considered to be a licensee in this state.	1829

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	1830
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	1831
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	1832
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	1833
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	1834
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	1835
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	1836

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	1837
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	1838
for reasons of mental instability.	1839

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	1840
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	1841
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	1842
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	1843
person had statutory powers of arrest.	1844

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	1845
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	1846
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	1847

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	1848
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	1849
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	1850
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	1851
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	1852
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	1853
by the agency.	1854

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	1855
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	1856
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	1857
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	1858
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	1859
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	1860
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	1861
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	1862
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	1863
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	1864
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	1865
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	1866
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	1867
section, and if the identification card includes that	1868
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	1869
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	1870
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	1871
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	1872
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	1873
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	1874
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	1875
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	1876
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	1877
the word "RETIRED."	1878

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	1879
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	1880
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	1881
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	1882
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	1883

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	1884
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	1885
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	1886
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	1887
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	1888
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	1889
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	1890
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	1891
required to pay the cost of the course.	1892

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1893
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	1894
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	1895
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	1896
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	1897
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	1898
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	1899
years from the date on which the program was successfully	1900
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	1901
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1902
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	1903
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	1904
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	1905
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	1906
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	1907
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	1908
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	1909
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	1910
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	1911
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	1912
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	1913
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	1914
section.	1915

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	1916
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	1917
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	1918
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	1919

(G) As used in this section:

1920

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	1921
satisfies all of the following:	1922

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	1923
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	1924

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	1925
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	1926

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	1927
receiving firearms.	1928

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	1929
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	1930
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	1931

(3)(a) "Government facility of this state or a political	1932
subdivision of this state" means, subject to division (G)(3)(b) of	1933
this section, any of the following:	1934

(a)(i) A building or part of a building that is owned or	1935
leased by the government of this state or a political subdivision	1936
of this state and where employees of the government of this state	1937
or the political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose	1938
of performing their official duties as employees of the state or	1939
political subdivision;	1940

(b)(ii) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	1941
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	1942
registrar functions.	1943

(b) "Government facility of this state or a political	1944
subdivision of this state" does not include any parking facility	1945
that is owned or leased by any state or local government entity.	1946

Sec. 2923.1212.  (A) TheSubject to division (C) of this	1947
section, the following persons, boards, and entities, or	1948
designees, shall post in the following locations a sign that	1949
contains a statement in substantially the following form: "Unless	1950
otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, no	1951
person shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control,	1952
convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	1953
onto these premises.":	1954

(1) The director of public safety or the person or board	1955
charged with the erection, maintenance, or repair of police	1956
stations, municipal jails, and the municipal courthouse and	1957
courtrooms in a conspicuous location at all police stations,	1958
municipal jails, and municipal courthouses and courtrooms;	1959

(2) The sheriff or sheriff's designee who has charge of the	1960
sheriff's office in a conspicuous location in that office;	1961

(3) The superintendent of the state highway patrol or the	1962
superintendent's designee in a conspicuous location at all state	1963
highway patrol stations;	1964

(4) Each sheriff, chief of police, or person in charge of	1965
every county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or	1966
multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based	1967
correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential	1968
facility, or other local or state correctional institution or	1969
detention facility within the state, or that person's designee, in	1970
a conspicuous location at that facility under that person's	1971
charge;	1972

(5) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority,	1973
chief administrative officer of an airport facility, or other	1974
person in charge of an airport facility in a conspicuous location	1975
at each airport facility under that person's control;	1976

(6) The officer or officer's designee who has charge of a	1977
courthouse or the building or structure in which a courtroom is	1978
located in a conspicuous location in that building or structure;	1979

(7) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal	1980
identification and investigation or the superintendent's designee	1981
in a conspicuous location in all premises controlled by that	1982
bureau;	1983

(8) The owner, administrator, or operator of a child day-care	1984
center, a type A family day-care home, or a type B family day-care	1985
home;	1986

(9) The officer of this state or of a political subdivision	1987
of this state, or the officer's designee, who has charge of a	1988
building that is a government facility of this state or the	1989
political subdivision of this state, as defined in section	1990
2923.126 of the Revised Code, and that is not a building that is	1991
used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor	1992
vehicles, or rest facility and is not a courthouse or other	1993
building or structure in which a courtroom is located that is	1994
subject to division (B)(3) of that section.	1995

(B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the	1996
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in	1997
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in	1998
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by	1999
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person	2000
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey,	2001
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	2002
school safety zone.":	2003

(1) A board of education of a city, local, exempted village,	2004
or joint vocational school district or that board's designee in a	2005
conspicuous location in each building and on each parcel of real	2006
property owned or controlled by the board;	2007

(2) A governing body of a school for which the state board of	2008
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	2009
the Revised Code or that body's designee in a conspicuous location	2010
in each building and on each parcel of real property owned or	2011
controlled by the school;	2012

(3) The principal or chief administrative officer of a	2013
nonpublic school in a conspicuous location on property owned or	2014
controlled by that nonpublic school.	2015

(C) For any premises identified in division (A) or (B) of	2016
this section that is a premises of a state or local government	2017
entity, if a parking facility that is owned, leased, operated, or	2018
controlled by the entity is available for use by persons who enter	2019
the premises, the sign posted by the person, board, entity, or	2020
designee under division (A) or (B) of this section shall include	2021
the statements required under division (A) or (B) of this section	2022
and a statement that the restriction described in the sign does	2023
not apply to a licensee's possessing, storing, or leaving a	2024
handgun in a locked motor vehicle that is parked in the facility	2025
if the licensee is carrying a valid concealed handgun license and	2026
is not knowingly in a place described in division (B) of section	2027
2923.126 of the Revised Code.	2028

Section 4.  That the existing versions of sections 2923.126	2029
and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take	2030
effect on January 1, 2014, are hereby repealed.	2031

Section 5.  Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect on	2032
January 1, 2014.	2033

Section 6.  Section 2923.122 of the Revised Code is presented	2034
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.	2035
Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 337 of the 129th General Assembly.	2036
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division	2037
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	2038
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	2039
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	2040
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	2041
this act.	2042

Section 2923.126 of the Revised Code is presented in Sections	2043
3 and 4 of this act as a composite of the section as amended by	2044
both Am. Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 316 of the 129th General	2045
Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in	2046
division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments	2047
are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous	2048
operation, finds that the composite is the resulting version of	2049
the section in effect prior to the effective date of the section	2050
as presented in Sections 3 and 4 of this act.	2051