Bill Text: OH HB420 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: That are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2014, to continue the provisions of this act on and after that effective date.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-29 - To Policy and Legislative Oversight [HB420 Detail]

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
H. B. No. 420


Representative Becker 

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



A BILL
To amend sections 105.41, 152.08, 2923.11, 2923.122, 1
2923.126, 2923.1212, 2923.16, and 3345.21 of the 2
Revised Code to expand the provision that 3
authorizes any person to store a firearm in the 4
Statehouse Underground Parking Garage or the Riffe 5
Center Parking Garage so that it applies with 6
respect to any Capital Square Review and Advisory 7
Board or Ohio Building Authority parking facility, 8
to authorize a concealed handgun licensee to store 9
a handgun in a locked motor vehicle in any state 10
or local government entity's parking facility, to 11
authorize a concealed handgun licensee who is an 12
employee of a private employer to store a handgun 13
in a locked motor vehicle in the employer's 14
parking facility, and to amend the versions of 15
sections 2923.126 and 2923.1212 of the Revised 16
Code that are scheduled to take effect on January 17
1, 2014, to continue the provisions of this act on 18
and after that effective date.19


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:83

       (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:116

       (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.249

       (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:266

       (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:376

       (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:395

       (1) Any firearm of crude and extemporized manufacture;396

       (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;421

       (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;436

       (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, the1099
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 thereof1495
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, the1996
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

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