As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 236

Representative Becker 

Cosponsors: Representatives Brenner, Maag, Adams, J., Thompson, Lynch, Beck 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, and

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2923.1212 of the Revised Code to generally

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authorize a person who is a state or local

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government official and has a valid concealed

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handgun license to carry a handgun concealed into

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any publicly owned facility that is not a secure

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facility and to amend the versions of sections

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2923.126 and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code that

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are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2014,

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to continue the provisions of this act on and

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after that effective date.

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

Section 1.  That sections 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, and	12
2923.1212 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	13

Sec. 2923.122.  (A) No person shall knowingly convey, or	14
attempt to convey, a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	15
school safety zone.	16

(B) No person shall knowingly possess a deadly weapon or	17
dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone.	18

(C) No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school	19
safety zone if both of the following apply:	20

(1) The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether	21
or not the object is capable of being fired.	22

(2) The person indicates that the person possesses the object	23
and that it is a firearm, or the person knowingly displays or	24
brandishes the object and indicates that it is a firearm.	25

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

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(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	27
or the United States, or a law enforcement officer, who is	28
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance and is	29
acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's	30
duties, a security officer employed by a board of education or	31
governing body of a school during the time that the security	32
officer is on duty pursuant to that contract of employment, or any	33
other person who has written authorization from the board of	34
education or governing body of a school to convey deadly weapons	35
or dangerous ordnance into a school safety zone or to possess a	36
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone and	37
who conveys or possesses the deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	38
in accordance with that authorization;	39

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	40
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance, and who	41
is subject to and in compliance with the requirements of section	42
109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of	43
the person has expressly specified that the exemption provided in	44
division (D)(1)(b) of this section does not apply to the person;	45

(c) Any government official who conveys or attempts to convey	46
a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a school safety zone if	47
all of the following apply:	48

(i) The official has been issued and at the time of the	49
conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession is carrying a	50
valid concealed handgun license.	51

(ii) The official, while in the school safety zone, is	52
traveling to, is traveling from, or is in a building that is a	53
courthouse, is another building or structure in which a courtroom	54
is located, or is a facility of the type described in division	55
(B)(5)(b), (7)(b), (9)(a), or (9)(b) of section 2923.126 of the	56
Revised Code, and the building is not a secure facility.	57

(iii) The official is not knowingly in an unauthorized place	58
specified in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) to (10) of section 2923.126	59
of the Revised Code and is not knowingly conveying, attempting to	60
convey, or possessing the firearm in any prohibited manner listed	61
in the particular division.	62

(2) Division (C) of this section does not apply to premises	63
upon which home schooling is conducted. Division (C) of this	64
section also does not apply to a school administrator, teacher, or	65
employee who possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a	66
firearm for legitimate school purposes during the course of	67
employment, a student who uses an object that is indistinguishable	68
from a firearm under the direction of a school administrator,	69
teacher, or employee, or any other person who with the express	70
prior approval of a school administrator possesses an object that	71
is indistinguishable from a firearm for a legitimate purpose,	72
including the use of the object in a ceremonial activity, a play,	73
reenactment, or other dramatic presentation, or a ROTC activity or	74
another similar use of the object.	75

(3) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	76
attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a	77
school safety zone if, at the time of that conveyance, attempted	78
conveyance, or possession of the handgun, all of the following	79
apply:	80

(a) The person does not enter into a school building or onto	81
school premises and is not at a school activity.	82

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

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(c) The person is in the school safety zone in accordance	84
with 18 U.S.C. 922(q)(2)(B).	85

(d) The person is not knowingly in a place described in	86
division (B)(1) or (B)(3) to (10) of section 2923.126 of the	87
Revised Code.	88

(4) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	89
attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a	90
school safety zone if at the time of that conveyance, attempted	91
conveyance, or possession of the handgun all of the following	92
apply:	93

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

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(b) The person is the driver or passenger in a motor vehicle	95
and is in the school safety zone while immediately in the process	96
of picking up or dropping off a child.	97

(c) The person is not in violation of section 2923.16 of the	98
Revised Code.	99

(E)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section	100
is guilty of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon	101
or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise	102
provided in this division, illegal conveyance or possession of a	103
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone is a	104
felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been	105
convicted of a violation of this section, illegal conveyance or	106
possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school	107
safety zone is a felony of the fourth degree.	108

(2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty	109
of illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a	110
firearm in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise provided in	111
this division, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable	112
from a firearm in a school safety zone is a misdemeanor of the	113
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	114
violation of this section, illegal possession of an object	115
indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a	116
felony of the fifth degree.	117

(F)(1) In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person	118
who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this	119
section and subject to division (F)(2) of this section, if the	120
offender has not attained nineteen years of age, regardless of	121
whether the offender is attending or is enrolled in a school	122
operated by a board of education or for which the state board of	123
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	124
the Revised Code, the court shall impose upon the offender a class	125
four suspension of the offender's probationary driver's license,	126
restricted license, driver's license, commercial driver's license,	127
temporary instruction permit, or probationary commercial driver's	128
license that then is in effect from the range specified in	129
division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code and shall	130
deny the offender the issuance of any permit or license of that	131
type during the period of the suspension.	132

If the offender is not a resident of this state, the court	133
shall impose a class four suspension of the nonresident operating	134
privilege of the offender from the range specified in division	135
(A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.	136

(2) If the offender shows good cause why the court should not	137
suspend one of the types of licenses, permits, or privileges	138
specified in division (F)(1) of this section or deny the issuance	139
of one of the temporary instruction permits specified in that	140
division, the court in its discretion may choose not to impose the	141
suspension, revocation, or denial required in that division, but	142
the court, in its discretion, instead may require the offender to	143
perform community service for a number of hours determined by the	144
court.	145

(G) As used in this section, "object:

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(1) "Object that is indistinguishable from a firearm" means	147
an object made, constructed, or altered so that, to a reasonable	148
person without specialized training in firearms, the object	149
appears to be a firearm.	150

(2) "Government official" and "secure facility" have the same	151
meanings as in section 2923.126 of the Revised Code.	152

Sec. 2923.123.  (A) No person shall knowingly convey or	153
attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	154
courthouse or into another building or structure in which a	155
courtroom is located.	156

(B) No person shall knowingly possess or have under the	157
person's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a	158
courthouse or in another building or structure in which a	159
courtroom is located.	160

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

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(1) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	162
judge of a court of record of this state or a magistrate;	163

(2) A peace officer, officer of a law enforcement agency,	164
government official, or person who is in eitherany of the	165
following categories:	166

(a) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	167
peace officer, or an officer of a law enforcement agency of	168
another state, a political subdivision of another state, or the	169
United States, who is authorized to carry a deadly weapon or	170
dangerous ordnance, who possesses or has under that individual's	171
control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as a requirement of	172
that individual's duties, and who is acting within the scope of	173
that individual's duties at the time of that possession or	174
control;	175

(b) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	176
person who is employed in this state, who is authorized to carry a	177
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, who possesses or has under	178
that individual's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as	179
a requirement of that person's duties, and who is subject to and	180
in compliance with the requirements of section 109.801 of the	181
Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of the person has	182
expressly specified that the exemption provided in division	183
(C)(2)(b) of this section does not apply to the person;	184

(c) A government official who conveys or attempts to convey a	185
handgun into, or possesses or has under the official's control a	186
handgun in, a courthouse or another building or structure in which	187
a courtroom is located if the official has been issued and at the	188
time of the conveyance, attempted conveyance, possession, or	189
control is carrying a valid concealed handgun license, and the	190
courthouse, building, or structure is not a secure facility.	191

(3) A person who conveys, attempts to convey, possesses, or	192
has under the person's control a deadly weapon or dangerous	193
ordnance that is to be used as evidence in a pending criminal or	194
civil action or proceeding;	195

(4) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	196
bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state who	197
is authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to section 109.77 of the	198
Revised Code, who possesses or has under that individual's control	199
a firearm as a requirement of that individual's duties, and who is	200
acting within the scope of that individual's duties at the time of	201
that possession or control;	202

(5) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	203
prosecutor, or a secret service officer appointed by a county	204
prosecuting attorney, who is authorized to carry a deadly weapon	205
or dangerous ordnance in the performance of the individual's	206
duties, who possesses or has under that individual's control a	207
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as a requirement of that	208
individual's duties, and who is acting within the scope of that	209
individual's duties at the time of that possession or control;	210

(6) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	211
person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun into a	212
courthouse or into another building or structure in which a	213
courtroom is located, who, at the time of the conveyance or	214
attempt, is carrying a valid concealed handgun license, and who	215
transfers possession of the handgun to the officer or officer's	216
designee who has charge of the courthouse or building. The officer	217
shall secure the handgun until the licensee is prepared to leave	218
the premises. The exemption described in this division does not	219
limit or affect the right of a government official described in	220
division (C)(2)(c) of this section to convey, attempt to convey,	221
possess, or have under control a handgun as described in that	222
division. The exemption described in this division applies only if	223
the officer who has charge of the courthouse or building provides	224
services of the nature described in this division. An officer who	225
has charge of the courthouse or building is not required to offer	226
services of the nature described in this division.	227

(D)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is	228
guilty of illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon or dangerous	229
ordnance into a courthouse. Except as otherwise provided in this	230
division, illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon or dangerous	231
ordnance into a courthouse is a felony of the fifth degree. If the	232
offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division	233
(A) or (B) of this section, illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon	234
or dangerous ordnance into a courthouse is a felony of the fourth	235
degree.	236

(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	237
of illegal possession or control of a deadly weapon or dangerous	238
ordnance in a courthouse. Except as otherwise provided in this	239
division, illegal possession or control of a deadly weapon or	240
dangerous ordnance in a courthouse is a felony of the fifth	241
degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	242
violation of division (A) or (B) of this section, illegal	243
possession or control of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in	244
a courthouse is a felony of the fourth degree.	245

(E) The exemptions described in divisions (C)(1), (2)(a),	246
(2)(b), (4), (5), and (6) of this section do not apply to any	247
judge, magistrate, peace officer, officer of a law enforcement	248
agency, bailiff, deputy bailiff, prosecutor, secret service	249
officer, or other person described in any of those divisions if a	250
rule of superintendence or another type of rule adopted by the	251
supreme court pursuant to Article IV, Ohio Constitution, or an	252
applicable local rule of court prohibits all persons from	253
conveying or attempting to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous	254
ordnance into a courthouse or into another building or structure	255
in which a courtroom is located or from possessing or having under	256
one's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a	257
courthouse or in another building or structure in which a	258
courtroom is located.	259

(F) As used in this section:

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(1) "Magistrate" means an individual who is appointed by a	261
court of record of this state and who has the powers and may	262
perform the functions specified in Civil Rule 53, Criminal Rule	263
19, or Juvenile Rule 40.	264

(2) "Peace officer" and "prosecutor" have the same meanings	265
as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.	266

(3) "Government official" and "secure facility" have the same	267
meanings as in section 2923.126 of the Revised Code.	268

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	269
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	270
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	271
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	272
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	273
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	274
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	275
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	276
2923.1213 of the Revised Code may carry a concealed handgun	277
anywhere in this state if the licensee also carries a valid	278
license and valid identification when the licensee is in actual	279
possession of a concealed handgun. The licensee shall give notice	280
of any change in the licensee's residence address to the sheriff	281
who issued the license within forty-five days after that change.	282

If a licensee is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle	283
that is stopped as the result of a traffic stop or a stop for	284
another law enforcement purpose and if the licensee is	285
transporting or has a loaded handgun in the motor vehicle at that	286
time, the licensee shall promptly inform any law enforcement	287
officer who approaches the vehicle while stopped that the licensee	288
has been issued a concealed handgun license and that the licensee	289
currently possesses or has a loaded handgun; the licensee shall	290
not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with lawful orders of a	291
law enforcement officer given while the motor vehicle is stopped,	292
knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle while stopped, or	293
knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands in plain sight after	294
any law enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while	295
stopped and before the officer leaves, unless directed otherwise	296
by a law enforcement officer; and the licensee shall not knowingly	297
have contact with the loaded handgun by touching it with the	298
licensee's hands or fingers, in any manner in violation of	299
division (E) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, after any law	300
enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while stopped	301
and before the officer leaves. Additionally, if a licensee is the	302
driver or an occupant of a commercial motor vehicle that is	303
stopped by an employee of the motor carrier enforcement unit for	304
the purposes defined in section 5503.04 of the Revised Code and if	305
the licensee is transporting or has a loaded handgun in the	306
commercial motor vehicle at that time, the licensee shall promptly	307
inform the employee of the unit who approaches the vehicle while	308
stopped that the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun	309
license and that the licensee currently possesses or has a loaded	310
handgun.	311

If a licensee is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if	312
the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun at the time the	313
officer approaches, the licensee shall promptly inform any law	314
enforcement officer who approaches the licensee while stopped that	315
the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that	316
the licensee currently is carrying a concealed handgun; the	317
licensee shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	318
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the	319
licensee is stopped or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands	320
in plain sight after any law enforcement officer begins	321
approaching the licensee while stopped and before the officer	322
leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer;	323
and the licensee shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove,	324
grasp, or hold the loaded handgun or knowingly have contact with	325
the loaded handgun by touching it with the licensee's hands or	326
fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of section	327
2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement officer	328
begins approaching the licensee while stopped and before the	329
officer leaves.	330

(B) A valid concealed handgun license does not authorize the	331
licensee to carry a concealed handgun in any manner prohibited	332
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	333
any manner prohibited under section 2923.16 of the Revised Code. A	334
valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed	335
handgun into any of the following places:	336

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	337
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	338
identification and investigation, a state correctional	339
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	340
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	341
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	342
section 5119.02 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	343
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	344

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	345
concealed handgun is in violation of section 2923.122 of the	346
Revised Code;	347

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	348
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	349
handgun is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	350

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	351
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	352
licensee's carrying the concealed handgun is in violation of	353
section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	354

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	355
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	356
unless theone or more of the following applies:	357

(a) The handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee	358
is in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked	359
motor vehicle;.	360

(b) The licensee is a government official, the premises is	361
owned or leased by a public college, university, or other	362
institution of higher education, and the premises is not a secure	363
facility.	364

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	365
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	366
posts or permits otherwise;	367

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home, a	368
type B family day-care home, or a type C family day-care home,	369
except that this division does not prohibit aany of the	370
following:	371

(a) A licensee who resides in a type A family day-care home,	372
a type B family day-care home, or a type C family day-care home	373
from carrying a concealed handgun at any time in any part of the	374
home that is not dedicated or used for day-care purposes, or from	375
carrying a concealed handgun in a part of the home that is	376
dedicated or used for day-care purposes at any time during which	377
no children, other than children of that licensee, are in the	378
home;	379

(b) A licensee who is a government official from carrying a	380
concealed handgun at any time in a child day-care center, a type A	381
family day-care home, a type B family day-care home, or a type C	382
family day-care home that is operated by the government of this	383
state or a political subdivision of this state and is not a secure	384
facility.	385

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	386
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	387
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	388
aircraft;	389

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	390
or a political subdivision of this state and thatunless one or	391
more of the following applies:	392

(a) The building is not a building that is used primarily as	393
a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor vehicles, or rest	394
facility and is not a courthouse or other building or structure in	395
which a courtroom is located that is subject to division (B)(3) of	396
this section;.	397

(b) The licensee is a government official, and the building	398
is not a secure facility.	399

(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	400
handguns.	401

(C)(1) Nothing(a) Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b)	402
of this section, nothing in this section shall negate or restrict	403
a rule, policy, or practice of a private employer that is not a	404
private college, university, or other institution of higher	405
education concerning or prohibiting the presence of firearms on	406
the private employer's premises or property, including motor	407
vehicles owned by the private employer. Nothing in this section	408
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	409
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	410
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	411
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	412

(b) A private employer that leases premises owned by the	413
state or a political subdivision of the state may not adopt or	414
enforce a rule, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts a	415
licensee who is a government official from carrying a concealed	416
handgun into the leased premises unless the leased premises is a	417
secure facility. This division does not affect any restriction	418
imposed under division (B) of this section on the carrying of a	419
concealed handgun by a licensee who is a government official.	420

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	421
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	422
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	423
handgun onto the premises or property of the private employer,	424
including motor vehicles owned by the private employer, unless the	425
private employer acted with malicious purpose. A private employer	426
is immune from liability in a civil action for any injury, death,	427
or loss to person or property that allegedly was caused by or	428
related to the private employer's decision to permit a licensee to	429
bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing, a handgun onto the	430
premises or property of the private employer. As used in this	431
division, "private employer" includes a private college,	432
university, or other institution of higher education.	433

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	434
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	435
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	436
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	437
licensee bringing a handgun onto any premises or property owned,	438
leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	439
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	440
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	441

(3)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(3)(b) or (c) of	442
this section, the owner or person in control of private land or	443
premises, and a private person or entity leasing land or premises	444
owned by the state, the United States, or a political subdivision	445
of the state or the United States, may post a sign in a	446
conspicuous location on that land or on those premises prohibiting	447
persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms on or onto	448
that land or those premises. Except as otherwise provided in this	449
division, a person who knowingly violates a posted prohibition of	450
that nature is guilty of criminal trespass in violation of	451
division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code and is	452
guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a person	453
knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and the	454
posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	455
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	456
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	457
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	458
trespass based on the violation.	459

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	460
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	461
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	462
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	463
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	464
premises.	465

(c) A private person or entity that leases premises owned by	466
the state or a political subdivision of the state may not prohibit	467
or restrict a licensee who is a government official from carrying	468
a concealed handgun on or onto the leased premises unless the	469
leased premises is a secure facility. This division does not	470
affect any restriction imposed under division (B) of this section	471
on the carrying of a concealed handgun by a licensee who is a	472
government official.	473

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

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(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	475
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	476
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	477
or university.	478

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	479
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	480

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	481
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	482
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	483
of the Revised Code has the same right to carry a concealed	484
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	485
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is	486
subject to the same restrictions that apply to a person who	487
carries a license issued under that section.	488

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	489
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	490
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code. For	491
purposes of reciprocity with other states, a peace officer shall	492
be considered to be a licensee in this state.	493

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	494
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	495
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	496
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	497
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun in	498
this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license	499
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is subject to the	500
same restrictions that apply to a person who carries a license	501
issued under that section. For purposes of reciprocity with other	502
states, a qualified retired peace officer who possesses a retired	503
peace officer identification card issued pursuant to division	504
(F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms requalification	505
certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3) of this section	506
shall be considered to be a licensee in this state.	507

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	508
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	509
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	510
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	511
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	512
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	513
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	514

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	515
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	516
for reasons of mental instability.	517

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	518
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	519
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	520
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	521
person had statutory powers of arrest.	522

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	523
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	524
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	525

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	526
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	527
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	528
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	529
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	530
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	531
by the agency.	532

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	533
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	534
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	535
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	536
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	537
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	538
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	539
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	540
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	541
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	542
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	543
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	544
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	545
section, and if the identification card includes that	546
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	547
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	548
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	549
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	550
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	551
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	552
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	553
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	554
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	555
the word "RETIRED."	556

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	557
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	558
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	559
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	560
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	561

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	562
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	563
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	564
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	565
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	566
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	567
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	568
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	569
required to pay the cost of the course.	570

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	571
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	572
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	573
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	574
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	575
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	576
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	577
years from the date on which the program was successfully	578
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	579
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	580
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	581
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	582
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	583
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	584
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	585
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	586
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	587
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	588
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	589
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	590
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	591
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	592
section.	593

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	594
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	595
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	596
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	597

(G) As used in this section:

598

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	599
satisfies all of the following:	600

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	601
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	602

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	603
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	604

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	605
receiving firearms.	606

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	607
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	608
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	609

(3) "Government facility of this state or a political	610
subdivision of this state" means any of the following:	611

(a) A building or part of a building that is owned or leased	612
by the government of this state or a political subdivision of this	613
state and where employees of the government of this state or the	614
political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose of	615
performing their official duties as employees of the state or	616
political subdivision;	617

(b) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	618
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	619
registrar functions.	620

(4) "Government official" means any elected or appointed	621
officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision of	622
the state.	623

(5) "Secure facility" means a facility that is operated, or	624
designed and operated, to ensure that all of its entrances and	625
exits are locked or under the exclusive control of its staff and	626
that no person may enter into the facility unless one or more of	627
the following apply with respect to the person entering:	628

(a) The person has passed through or been scanned by a metal	629
detection device or has been scanned by a metal detection wand.	630

(b) The facility is in a school safety zone, and the person	631
is a person described in division (D)(1)(a) or (b) of section	632
2923.122 of the Revised Code.	633

(c) The facility is a courthouse or another building or	634
structure in which a courtroom is located, the exception described	635
in division (E) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code does not	636
apply, and either or both of the following apply:	637

(i) The person is a person described in division (C)(1), (3),	638
(4), (5), or (6) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code, in the	639
circumstances described in the applicable division.	640

(ii) The person is a peace officer, an officer of a law	641
enforcement agency, or a person who is in any category described	642
in division (C)(2)(a) or (b) of section 2923.123 of the Revised	643
Code.	644

(d) The facility is a child day-care center, a type A family	645
day-care home, a type B family day-care home, or a type C family	646
day-care home, and the person is a person described in division	647
(B)(7)(a) of this section, in the circumstances described in that	648
division.	649

(e) The facility is a building that is a government facility	650
of this state or a political subdivision of this state and is of a	651
type described in division (B)(9)(a) of section 2923.126 of the	652
Revised Code, and the person is a concealed handgun licensee.	653

(f) With respect to any facility that is not described in	654
division (G)(5)(b) or (c) of this section, the person is a peace	655
officer in the performance of the officer's duties.	656

Sec. 2923.1212.  (A) TheSubject to division (C) of this	657
section, the following persons, boards, and entities, or	658
designees, shall post in the following locations a sign that	659
contains a statement in substantially the following form: "Unless	660
otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, no	661
person shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control,	662
convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	663
onto these premises.":	664

(1) The director of public safety or the person or board	665
charged with the erection, maintenance, or repair of police	666
stations, municipal jails, and the municipal courthouse and	667
courtrooms in a conspicuous location at all police stations,	668
municipal jails, and municipal courthouses and courtrooms;	669

(2) The sheriff or sheriff's designee who has charge of the	670
sheriff's office in a conspicuous location in that office;	671

(3) The superintendent of the state highway patrol or the	672
superintendent's designee in a conspicuous location at all state	673
highway patrol stations;	674

(4) Each sheriff, chief of police, or person in charge of	675
every county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or	676
multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based	677
correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential	678
facility, or other local or state correctional institution or	679
detention facility within the state, or that person's designee, in	680
a conspicuous location at that facility under that person's	681
charge;	682

(5) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority,	683
chief administrative officer of an airport facility, or other	684
person in charge of an airport facility in a conspicuous location	685
at each airport facility under that person's control;	686

(6) The officer or officer's designee who has charge of a	687
courthouse or the building or structure in which a courtroom is	688
located in a conspicuous location in that building or structure;	689

(7) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal	690
identification and investigation or the superintendent's designee	691
in a conspicuous location in all premises controlled by that	692
bureau;	693

(8) The owner, administrator, or operator of a child day-care	694
center, a type A family day-care home, a type B family day-care	695
home, or a type C family day-care home;	696

(9) The officer of this state or of a political subdivision	697
of this state, or the officer's designee, who has charge of a	698
building that is a government facility of this state or the	699
political subdivision of this state, as defined in section	700
2923.126 of the Revised Code, and that is not a building that is	701
used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor	702
vehicles, or rest facility and is not a courthouse or other	703
building or structure in which a courtroom is located that is	704
subject to division (B)(3) of that section.	705

(B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the	706
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in	707
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in	708
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by	709
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person	710
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey,	711
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	712
school safety zone.":	713

(1) A board of education of a city, local, exempted village,	714
or joint vocational school district or that board's designee in a	715
conspicuous location in each building and on each parcel of real	716
property owned or controlled by the board;	717

(2) A governing body of a school for which the state board of	718
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	719
the Revised Code or that body's designee in a conspicuous location	720
in each building and on each parcel of real property owned or	721
controlled by the school;	722

(3) The principal or chief administrative officer of a	723
nonpublic school in a conspicuous location on property owned or	724
controlled by that nonpublic school.	725

(C) If any premises identified in division (A) or (B) of this	726
section is not a secure facility, and if under any provision of	727
division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code a person who	728
is a government official and who has been issued and possesses a	729
valid concealed handgun license may carry a concealed handgun into	730
or in the premises, the sign posted by the person, board, entity,	731
or designee under division (A) or (B) of this section shall	732
include the statements required under division (A) or (B) of this	733
section and a statement that the restriction described in the sign	734
does not apply to a government official who has been issued and	735
possesses a valid concealed handgun license and who possesses a	736
concealed handgun.	737

(D) As used in this section, "government official" and	738
"secure facility" have the same meanings as in section 2923.126 of	739
the Revised Code.	740

Section 2.  That existing sections 2923.122, 2923.123,	741
2923.126, and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	742

Section 3.  That the versions of sections 2923.126 and	743
2923.1212 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect on	744
January 1, 2014, be amended to read as follows:	745

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	746
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	747
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	748
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	749
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	750
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	751
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	752
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	753
2923.1213 of the Revised Code may carry a concealed handgun	754
anywhere in this state if the licensee also carries a valid	755
license and valid identification when the licensee is in actual	756
possession of a concealed handgun. The licensee shall give notice	757
of any change in the licensee's residence address to the sheriff	758
who issued the license within forty-five days after that change.	759

If a licensee is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle	760
that is stopped as the result of a traffic stop or a stop for	761
another law enforcement purpose and if the licensee is	762
transporting or has a loaded handgun in the motor vehicle at that	763
time, the licensee shall promptly inform any law enforcement	764
officer who approaches the vehicle while stopped that the licensee	765
has been issued a concealed handgun license and that the licensee	766
currently possesses or has a loaded handgun; the licensee shall	767
not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with lawful orders of a	768
law enforcement officer given while the motor vehicle is stopped,	769
knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle while stopped, or	770
knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands in plain sight after	771
any law enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while	772
stopped and before the officer leaves, unless directed otherwise	773
by a law enforcement officer; and the licensee shall not knowingly	774
have contact with the loaded handgun by touching it with the	775
licensee's hands or fingers, in any manner in violation of	776
division (E) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, after any law	777
enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while stopped	778
and before the officer leaves. Additionally, if a licensee is the	779
driver or an occupant of a commercial motor vehicle that is	780
stopped by an employee of the motor carrier enforcement unit for	781
the purposes defined in section 5503.04 of the Revised Code and if	782
the licensee is transporting or has a loaded handgun in the	783
commercial motor vehicle at that time, the licensee shall promptly	784
inform the employee of the unit who approaches the vehicle while	785
stopped that the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun	786
license and that the licensee currently possesses or has a loaded	787
handgun.	788

If a licensee is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if	789
the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun at the time the	790
officer approaches, the licensee shall promptly inform any law	791
enforcement officer who approaches the licensee while stopped that	792
the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that	793
the licensee currently is carrying a concealed handgun; the	794
licensee shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	795
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the	796
licensee is stopped or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands	797
in plain sight after any law enforcement officer begins	798
approaching the licensee while stopped and before the officer	799
leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer;	800
and the licensee shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove,	801
grasp, or hold the loaded handgun or knowingly have contact with	802
the loaded handgun by touching it with the licensee's hands or	803
fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of section	804
2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement officer	805
begins approaching the licensee while stopped and before the	806
officer leaves.	807

(B) A valid concealed handgun license does not authorize the	808
licensee to carry a concealed handgun in any manner prohibited	809
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	810
any manner prohibited under section 2923.16 of the Revised Code. A	811
valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed	812
handgun into any of the following places:	813

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	814
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	815
identification and investigation, a state correctional	816
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	817
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	818
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	819
section 5119.02 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	820
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	821

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	822
concealed handgun is in violation of section 2923.122 of the	823
Revised Code;	824

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	825
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	826
handgun is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	827

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	828
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	829
licensee's carrying the concealed handgun is in violation of	830
section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	831

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	832
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	833
unless theone or more of the following applies:	834

(a) The handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee	835
is in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked	836
motor vehicle;.	837

(b) The licensee is a government official, the premises is	838
owned or leased by a public college, university, or other	839
institution of higher education, and the premises is not a secure	840
facility.	841

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	842
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	843
posts or permits otherwise;	844

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home,	845
or a type B family day-care home, except that this division does	846
not prohibit aany of the following:	847

(a) A licensee who resides in a type A family day-care home	848
or a type B family day-care home from carrying a concealed handgun	849
at any time in any part of the home that is not dedicated or used	850
for day-care purposes, or from carrying a concealed handgun in a	851
part of the home that is dedicated or used for day-care purposes	852
at any time during which no children, other than children of that	853
licensee, are in the home;	854

(b) A licensee who is a government official from carrying a	855
concealed handgun at any time in a child day-care center, a type A	856
family day-care home, or a type B family day-care home that is	857
operated by the government of this state or a political	858
subdivision of this state and is not a secure facility.	859

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	860
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	861
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	862
aircraft;	863

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	864
or a political subdivision of this state and thatunless one or	865
more of the following applies:	866

(a) The building is not a building that is used primarily as	867
a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor vehicles, or rest	868
facility and is not a courthouse or other building or structure in	869
which a courtroom is located that is subject to division (B)(3) of	870
this section;.	871

(b) The licensee is a government official, and the facility	872
is not a secure facility.	873

(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	874
handguns.	875

(C)(1) Nothing(a) Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b)	876
of this section, nothing in this section shall negate or restrict	877
a rule, policy, or practice of a private employer that is not a	878
private college, university, or other institution of higher	879
education concerning or prohibiting the presence of firearms on	880
the private employer's premises or property, including motor	881
vehicles owned by the private employer. Nothing in this section	882
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	883
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	884
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	885
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	886

(b) A private employer that leases premises owned by the	887
state or a political subdivision of the state may not adopt or	888
enforce a rule, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts a	889
licensee who is a government official from carrying a concealed	890
handgun into the leased premises unless the leased premises is a	891
secure facility. This division does not affect any restriction	892
imposed under division (B) of this section on the carrying of a	893
concealed handgun by a licensee who is a government official.	894

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	895
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	896
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	897
handgun onto the premises or property of the private employer,	898
including motor vehicles owned by the private employer, unless the	899
private employer acted with malicious purpose. A private employer	900
is immune from liability in a civil action for any injury, death,	901
or loss to person or property that allegedly was caused by or	902
related to the private employer's decision to permit a licensee to	903
bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing, a handgun onto the	904
premises or property of the private employer. As used in this	905
division, "private employer" includes a private college,	906
university, or other institution of higher education.	907

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	908
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	909
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	910
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	911
licensee bringing a handgun onto any premises or property owned,	912
leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	913
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	914
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	915

(3)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(3)(b) or (c) of	916
this section, the owner or person in control of private land or	917
premises, and a private person or entity leasing land or premises	918
owned by the state, the United States, or a political subdivision	919
of the state or the United States, may post a sign in a	920
conspicuous location on that land or on those premises prohibiting	921
persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms on or onto	922
that land or those premises. Except as otherwise provided in this	923
division, a person who knowingly violates a posted prohibition of	924
that nature is guilty of criminal trespass in violation of	925
division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code and is	926
guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a person	927
knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and the	928
posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	929
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	930
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	931
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	932
trespass based on the violation.	933

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	934
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	935
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	936
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	937
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	938
premises.	939

(c) A private person or entity that leases premises owned by	940
the state or a political subdivision of the state may not prohibit	941
or restrict a licensee who is a government official from carrying	942
a concealed handgun on or onto the leased premises unless the	943
leased premises is a secure facility. This division does not	944
affect any restriction imposed under division (B) of this section	945
on the carrying of a concealed handgun by a licensee who is a	946
government official.	947

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

948

(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	949
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	950
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	951
or university.	952

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	953
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	954

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	955
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	956
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	957
of the Revised Code has the same right to carry a concealed	958
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	959
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is	960
subject to the same restrictions that apply to a person who	961
carries a license issued under that section.	962

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	963
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	964
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code. For	965
purposes of reciprocity with other states, a peace officer shall	966
be considered to be a licensee in this state.	967

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	968
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	969
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	970
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	971
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun in	972
this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license	973
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is subject to the	974
same restrictions that apply to a person who carries a license	975
issued under that section. For purposes of reciprocity with other	976
states, a qualified retired peace officer who possesses a retired	977
peace officer identification card issued pursuant to division	978
(F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms requalification	979
certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3) of this section	980
shall be considered to be a licensee in this state.	981

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	982
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	983
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	984
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	985
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	986
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	987
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	988

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	989
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	990
for reasons of mental instability.	991

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	992
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	993
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	994
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	995
person had statutory powers of arrest.	996

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	997
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	998
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	999

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	1000
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	1001
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	1002
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	1003
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	1004
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	1005
by the agency.	1006

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	1007
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	1008
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	1009
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	1010
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	1011
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	1012
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	1013
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	1014
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	1015
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	1016
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	1017
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	1018
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	1019
section, and if the identification card includes that	1020
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	1021
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	1022
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	1023
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	1024
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	1025
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	1026
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	1027
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	1028
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	1029
the word "RETIRED."	1030

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	1031
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	1032
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	1033
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	1034
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	1035

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	1036
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	1037
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	1038
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	1039
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	1040
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	1041
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	1042
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	1043
required to pay the cost of the course.	1044

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1045
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	1046
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	1047
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	1048
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	1049
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	1050
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	1051
years from the date on which the program was successfully	1052
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	1053
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1054
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	1055
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	1056
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	1057
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	1058
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	1059
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	1060
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	1061
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	1062
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	1063
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	1064
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	1065
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	1066
section.	1067

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	1068
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	1069
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	1070
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	1071

(G) As used in this section:

1072

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	1073
satisfies all of the following:	1074

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	1075
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	1076

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	1077
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	1078

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	1079
receiving firearms.	1080

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	1081
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	1082
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	1083

(3) "Government facility of this state or a political	1084
subdivision of this state" means any of the following:	1085

(a) A building or part of a building that is owned or leased	1086
by the government of this state or a political subdivision of this	1087
state and where employees of the government of this state or the	1088
political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose of	1089
performing their official duties as employees of the state or	1090
political subdivision;	1091

(b) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	1092
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	1093
registrar functions.	1094

(4) "Government official" means any elected or appointed	1095
officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision of	1096
the state.	1097

(5) "Secure facility" means a facility that is operated, or	1098
designed and operated, to ensure that all of its entrances and	1099
exits are locked or under the exclusive control of its staff and	1100
that no person may enter into the facility unless one or more of	1101
the following apply with respect to the person entering:	1102

(a) The person has passed through or been scanned by a metal	1103
detection device or has been scanned by a metal detection wand.	1104

(b) The facility is in a school safety zone, and the person	1105
is a person described in division (D)(1)(a) or (b) of section	1106
2923.122 of the Revised Code.	1107

(c) The facility is a courthouse or another building or	1108
structure in which a courtroom is located, the exception described	1109
in division (E) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code does not	1110
apply, and either or both of the following apply:	1111

(i) The person is a person described in division (C)(1), (3),	1112
(4), (5), or (6) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code, in the	1113
circumstances described in the applicable division.	1114

(ii) The person is a peace officer, an officer of a law	1115
enforcement agency, or a person who is in any category described	1116
in division (C)(2)(a) or (b) of section 2923.123 of the Revised	1117
Code.	1118

(d) The facility is a child day-care center, a type A family	1119
day-care home, a type B family day-care home, or a type C family	1120
day-care home, and the person is a person described in division	1121
(B)(7)(a) of this section, in the circumstances described in that	1122
division.	1123

(e) The facility is a building that is a government facility	1124
of this state or a political subdivision of this state and is of a	1125
type described in division (B)(9)(a) of section 2923.126 of the	1126
Revised Code, and the person is a concealed handgun licensee.	1127

(f) With respect to any facility that is not described in	1128
division (G)(5)(b) or (c) of this section, the person is a peace	1129
officer in the performance of the officer's duties.	1130

Sec. 2923.1212.  (A) TheSubject to division (C) of this	1131
section, the following persons, boards, and entities, or	1132
designees, shall post in the following locations a sign that	1133
contains a statement in substantially the following form: "Unless	1134
otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, no	1135
person shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control,	1136
convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	1137
onto these premises.":	1138

(1) The director of public safety or the person or board	1139
charged with the erection, maintenance, or repair of police	1140
stations, municipal jails, and the municipal courthouse and	1141
courtrooms in a conspicuous location at all police stations,	1142
municipal jails, and municipal courthouses and courtrooms;	1143

(2) The sheriff or sheriff's designee who has charge of the	1144
sheriff's office in a conspicuous location in that office;	1145

(3) The superintendent of the state highway patrol or the	1146
superintendent's designee in a conspicuous location at all state	1147
highway patrol stations;	1148

(4) Each sheriff, chief of police, or person in charge of	1149
every county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or	1150
multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based	1151
correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential	1152
facility, or other local or state correctional institution or	1153
detention facility within the state, or that person's designee, in	1154
a conspicuous location at that facility under that person's	1155
charge;	1156

(5) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority,	1157
chief administrative officer of an airport facility, or other	1158
person in charge of an airport facility in a conspicuous location	1159
at each airport facility under that person's control;	1160

(6) The officer or officer's designee who has charge of a	1161
courthouse or the building or structure in which a courtroom is	1162
located in a conspicuous location in that building or structure;	1163

(7) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal	1164
identification and investigation or the superintendent's designee	1165
in a conspicuous location in all premises controlled by that	1166
bureau;	1167

(8) The owner, administrator, or operator of a child day-care	1168
center, a type A family day-care home, or a type B family day-care	1169
home;	1170

(9) The officer of this state or of a political subdivision	1171
of this state, or the officer's designee, who has charge of a	1172
building that is a government facility of this state or the	1173
political subdivision of this state, as defined in section	1174
2923.126 of the Revised Code, and that is not a building that is	1175
used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor	1176
vehicles, or rest facility and is not a courthouse or other	1177
building or structure in which a courtroom is located that is	1178
subject to division (B)(3) of that section.	1179

(B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the	1180
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in	1181
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in	1182
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by	1183
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person	1184
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey,	1185
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	1186
school safety zone.":	1187

(1) A board of education of a city, local, exempted village,	1188
or joint vocational school district or that board's designee in a	1189
conspicuous location in each building and on each parcel of real	1190
property owned or controlled by the board;	1191

(2) A governing body of a school for which the state board of	1192
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	1193
the Revised Code or that body's designee in a conspicuous location	1194
in each building and on each parcel of real property owned or	1195
controlled by the school;	1196

(3) The principal or chief administrative officer of a	1197
nonpublic school in a conspicuous location on property owned or	1198
controlled by that nonpublic school.	1199

(C) If any premises identified in division (A) or (B) of this	1200
section is not a secure facility, and if under any provision of	1201
division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code a person who	1202
is a government official and who has been issued and possesses a	1203
valid concealed handgun license may carry a concealed handgun into	1204
or in the premises, the sign posted by the person, board, entity,	1205
or designee under division (A) or (B) of this section shall	1206
include the statements required under division (A) or (B) of this	1207
section and a statement that the restriction described in the sign	1208
does not apply to a government official who has been issued and	1209
possesses a valid concealed handgun license and who possesses a	1210
concealed handgun.	1211

(D) As used in this section, "government official" and	1212
"secure facility" have the same meanings as in section 2923.126 of	1213
the Revised Code.	1214

Section 4.  That the existing versions of sections 2923.126	1215
and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take	1216
effect on January 1, 2014, are hereby repealed.	1217

Section 5. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect on	1218
January 1, 2014.	1219

Section 6. The General Assembly, applying the principle	1220
stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that	1221
amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of	1222
simultaneous operation, finds that the following sections,	1223
presented in this act as composites of the sections as amended by	1224
the acts indicated, are the resulting versions of the sections in	1225
effect prior to the effective date of the sections as presented in	1226
this act:	1227

Section 2923.122 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am.	1228
Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 337 of the 129th General Assembly.	1229

Section 2923.126 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am.	1230
Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 316 of the 129th General Assembly,	1231
that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2014.	1232