As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 403

Representative Becker 

Cosponsor: Representative Hood 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, and

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2923.1212 of the Revised Code to generally

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authorize a person who has a valid concealed

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handgun license to carry a handgun concealed into

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any publicly owned facility that is not a secure

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facility, to limit this general access with

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respect to a nonsecure school building so that it

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applies only if the person is a government

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official, and to amend the versions of sections

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2923.126 and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code that

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are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2014,

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to continue the provisions of this act on and

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after that effective date.

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

Section 1.  That sections 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, and	14
2923.1212 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:	15

Sec. 2923.122.  (A) No person shall knowingly convey, or	16
attempt to convey, a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	17
school safety zone.	18

(B) No person shall knowingly possess a deadly weapon or	19
dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone.	20

(C) No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school	21
safety zone if both of the following apply:	22

(1) The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether	23
or not the object is capable of being fired.	24

(2) The person indicates that the person possesses the object	25
and that it is a firearm, or the person knowingly displays or	26
brandishes the object and indicates that it is a firearm.	27

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

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(a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state	29
or the United States, or a law enforcement officer, who is	30
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance and is	31
acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's	32
duties, a security officer employed by a board of education or	33
governing body of a school during the time that the security	34
officer is on duty pursuant to that contract of employment, or any	35
other person who has written authorization from the board of	36
education or governing body of a school to convey deadly weapons	37
or dangerous ordnance into a school safety zone or to possess a	38
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone and	39
who conveys or possesses the deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	40
in accordance with that authorization;	41

(b) Any person who is employed in this state, who is	42
authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance, and who	43
is subject to and in compliance with the requirements of section	44
109.801 of the Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of	45
the person has expressly specified that the exemption provided in	46
division (D)(1)(b) of this section does not apply to the person.	47

(2) Division (C) of this section does not apply to premises	48
upon which home schooling is conducted. Division (C) of this	49
section also does not apply to a school administrator, teacher, or	50
employee who possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a	51
firearm for legitimate school purposes during the course of	52
employment, a student who uses an object that is indistinguishable	53
from a firearm under the direction of a school administrator,	54
teacher, or employee, or any other person who with the express	55
prior approval of a school administrator possesses an object that	56
is indistinguishable from a firearm for a legitimate purpose,	57
including the use of the object in a ceremonial activity, a play,	58
reenactment, or other dramatic presentation, or a ROTC activity or	59
another similar use of the object.	60

(3) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	61
attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a	62
school safety zone if, at the time of that conveyance, attempted	63
conveyance, or possession of the handgun, allthe person is	64
carrying a valid concealed handgun license and one of the	65
following applyapplies:	66

(a) The person does not enter into a school building or onto	67
school premises and is not at a school activity.	68

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

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(c) The, the person is in the school safety zone in	70
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 922(q)(2)(B).	71

(d) The, and the person is not knowingly in a place described	72
in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) to (10) of section 2923.126 of the	73
Revised Code.	74

(4) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or	75
attempts to convey a handgun into, or possesses a handgun in, a	76
school safety zone if at the time of that conveyance, attempted	77
conveyance, or possession of the handgun all of the following	78
apply:	79

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

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(b) The person is the driver or passenger in a motor vehicle	81
and, the person is in the school safety zone while immediately in	82
the process of picking up or dropping off a child.	83

(c) The, and the person is not in violation of section	84
2923.16 of the Revised Code.	85

(c) All of the following apply:

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(i) If the person is not a government official, the person,	87
while in the school safety zone, is traveling to, is traveling	88
from, or is in a building that is a courthouse, is another	89
building or structure in which a courtroom is located, or is a	90
facility of the type described in division (B)(5)(b), (7)(b),	91
(9)(a), or (9)(b) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code other	92
than a school building, and the building is not a secure facility.	93

(ii) If the person is a government official, the person,	94
while in the school safety zone, is traveling to, is traveling	95
from, or is in a building that is a courthouse, is another	96
building or structure in which a courtroom is located, is a school	97
building, or is any other building or facility of a type described	98
in division (B)(5)(b), (7)(b), (9)(a), or (9)(b) of section	99
2923.126 of the Revised Code, and the building is not a secure	100
facility.	101

(iii) If the person is not a government official, the person	102
does not enter into a school building.	103

(iv) Regardless of whether the person is, or is not, a	104
government official, the person is not knowingly in an	105
unauthorized place specified in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) to (10)	106
of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code and is not knowingly	107
conveying, attempting to convey, or possessing the firearm in any	108
prohibited manner listed in the particular division.	109

(E)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section	110
is guilty of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon	111
or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise	112
provided in this division, illegal conveyance or possession of a	113
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone is a	114
felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been	115
convicted of a violation of this section, illegal conveyance or	116
possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school	117
safety zone is a felony of the fourth degree.	118

(2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty	119
of illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a	120
firearm in a school safety zone. Except as otherwise provided in	121
this division, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable	122
from a firearm in a school safety zone is a misdemeanor of the	123
first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	124
violation of this section, illegal possession of an object	125
indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a	126
felony of the fifth degree.	127

(F)(1) In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person	128
who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this	129
section and subject to division (F)(2) of this section, if the	130
offender has not attained nineteen years of age, regardless of	131
whether the offender is attending or is enrolled in a school	132
operated by a board of education or for which the state board of	133
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	134
the Revised Code, the court shall impose upon the offender a class	135
four suspension of the offender's probationary driver's license,	136
restricted license, driver's license, commercial driver's license,	137
temporary instruction permit, or probationary commercial driver's	138
license that then is in effect from the range specified in	139
division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code and shall	140
deny the offender the issuance of any permit or license of that	141
type during the period of the suspension.	142

If the offender is not a resident of this state, the court	143
shall impose a class four suspension of the nonresident operating	144
privilege of the offender from the range specified in division	145
(A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.	146

(2) If the offender shows good cause why the court should not	147
suspend one of the types of licenses, permits, or privileges	148
specified in division (F)(1) of this section or deny the issuance	149
of one of the temporary instruction permits specified in that	150
division, the court in its discretion may choose not to impose the	151
suspension, revocation, or denial required in that division, but	152
the court, in its discretion, instead may require the offender to	153
perform community service for a number of hours determined by the	154
court.	155

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

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(1) "Object that is indistinguishable from a firearm" means	157
an object made, constructed, or altered so that, to a reasonable	158
person without specialized training in firearms, the object	159
appears to be a firearm.	160

(2) "Government official" means any elected or appointed	161
officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision of	162
the state.	163

(3) "Secure facility" has the same meaning as in section	164
2923.126 of the Revised Code.	165

Sec. 2923.123.  (A) No person shall knowingly convey or	166
attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	167
courthouse or into another building or structure in which a	168
courtroom is located.	169

(B) No person shall knowingly possess or have under the	170
person's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a	171
courthouse or in another building or structure in which a	172
courtroom is located.	173

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

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(1) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	175
judge of a court of record of this state or a magistrate;	176

(2) A peace officer, officer of a law enforcement agency, or	177
person who is in eitherany of the following categories:	178

(a) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	179
peace officer, or an officer of a law enforcement agency of	180
another state, a political subdivision of another state, or the	181
United States, who is authorized to carry a deadly weapon or	182
dangerous ordnance, who possesses or has under that individual's	183
control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as a requirement of	184
that individual's duties, and who is acting within the scope of	185
that individual's duties at the time of that possession or	186
control;	187

(b) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	188
person who is employed in this state, who is authorized to carry a	189
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, who possesses or has under	190
that individual's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as	191
a requirement of that person's duties, and who is subject to and	192
in compliance with the requirements of section 109.801 of the	193
Revised Code, unless the appointing authority of the person has	194
expressly specified that the exemption provided in division	195
(C)(2)(b) of this section does not apply to the person;	196

(c) A person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun	197
into, or possesses or has under the person's control a handgun in,	198
a courthouse or another building or structure in which a courtroom	199
is located if the person has been issued and at the time of the	200
conveyance, attempted conveyance, possession, or control is	201
carrying a valid concealed handgun license, and the courthouse,	202
building, or structure is not a secure facility.	203

(3) A person who conveys, attempts to convey, possesses, or	204
has under the person's control a deadly weapon or dangerous	205
ordnance that is to be used as evidence in a pending criminal or	206
civil action or proceeding;	207

(4) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	208
bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state who	209
is authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to section 109.77 of the	210
Revised Code, who possesses or has under that individual's control	211
a firearm as a requirement of that individual's duties, and who is	212
acting within the scope of that individual's duties at the time of	213
that possession or control;	214

(5) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	215
prosecutor, or a secret service officer appointed by a county	216
prosecuting attorney, who is authorized to carry a deadly weapon	217
or dangerous ordnance in the performance of the individual's	218
duties, who possesses or has under that individual's control a	219
deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as a requirement of that	220
individual's duties, and who is acting within the scope of that	221
individual's duties at the time of that possession or control;	222

(6) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a	223
person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun into a	224
courthouse or into another building or structure in which a	225
courtroom is located, whoif the courthouse, building, or	226
structure is a secure facility, the person, at the time of the	227
conveyance or attempt, is carrying a valid concealed handgun	228
license, and whothe person transfers possession of the handgun to	229
the officer or officer's designee who has charge of the courthouse	230
or building. The officer shall secure the handgun until the	231
licensee is prepared to leave the premises. The exemption	232
described in this division does not limit or affect the right of a	233
person described in division (C)(2)(c) of this section to convey,	234
attempt to convey, possess, or have under control a handgun as	235
described in that division. The exemption described in this	236
division applies only if the officer who has charge of the	237
courthouse or building provides services of the nature described	238
in this division. An officer who has charge of the courthouse or	239
building is not required to offer services of the nature described	240
in this division.	241

(D)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is	242
guilty of illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon or dangerous	243
ordnance into a courthouse. Except as otherwise provided in this	244
division, illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon or dangerous	245
ordnance into a courthouse is a felony of the fifth degree. If the	246
offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division	247
(A) or (B) of this section, illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon	248
or dangerous ordnance into a courthouse is a felony of the fourth	249
degree.	250

(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	251
of illegal possession or control of a deadly weapon or dangerous	252
ordnance in a courthouse. Except as otherwise provided in this	253
division, illegal possession or control of a deadly weapon or	254
dangerous ordnance in a courthouse is a felony of the fifth	255
degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a	256
violation of division (A) or (B) of this section, illegal	257
possession or control of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in	258
a courthouse is a felony of the fourth degree.	259

(E) The exemptions described in divisions (C)(1), (2)(a),	260
(2)(b), (4), (5), and (6) of this section do not apply to any	261
judge, magistrate, peace officer, officer of a law enforcement	262
agency, bailiff, deputy bailiff, prosecutor, secret service	263
officer, or other person described in any of those divisions if a	264
rule of superintendence or another type of rule adopted by the	265
supreme court pursuant to Article IV, Ohio Constitution, or an	266
applicable local rule of court prohibits all persons from	267
conveying or attempting to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous	268
ordnance into a courthouse or into another building or structure	269
in which a courtroom is located or from possessing or having under	270
one's control a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a	271
courthouse or in another building or structure in which a	272
courtroom is located.	273

(F) As used in this section:

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(1) "Magistrate" means an individual who is appointed by a	275
court of record of this state and who has the powers and may	276
perform the functions specified in Civil Rule 53, Criminal Rule	277
19, or Juvenile Rule 40.	278

(2) "Peace officer" and "prosecutor" have the same meanings	279
as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.	280

(3) "Secure facility" has the same meaning as in section	281
2923.126 of the Revised Code.	282

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	283
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	284
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	285
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	286
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	287
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	288
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	289
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	290
2923.1213 of the Revised Code may carry a concealed handgun	291
anywhere in this state if the licensee also carries a valid	292
license and valid identification when the licensee is in actual	293
possession of a concealed handgun. The licensee shall give notice	294
of any change in the licensee's residence address to the sheriff	295
who issued the license within forty-five days after that change.	296

If a licensee is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle	297
that is stopped as the result of a traffic stop or a stop for	298
another law enforcement purpose and if the licensee is	299
transporting or has a loaded handgun in the motor vehicle at that	300
time, the licensee shall promptly inform any law enforcement	301
officer who approaches the vehicle while stopped that the licensee	302
has been issued a concealed handgun license and that the licensee	303
currently possesses or has a loaded handgun; the licensee shall	304
not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with lawful orders of a	305
law enforcement officer given while the motor vehicle is stopped,	306
knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle while stopped, or	307
knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands in plain sight after	308
any law enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while	309
stopped and before the officer leaves, unless directed otherwise	310
by a law enforcement officer; and the licensee shall not knowingly	311
have contact with the loaded handgun by touching it with the	312
licensee's hands or fingers, in any manner in violation of	313
division (E) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, after any law	314
enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while stopped	315
and before the officer leaves. Additionally, if a licensee is the	316
driver or an occupant of a commercial motor vehicle that is	317
stopped by an employee of the motor carrier enforcement unit for	318
the purposes defined in section 5503.04 of the Revised Code and if	319
the licensee is transporting or has a loaded handgun in the	320
commercial motor vehicle at that time, the licensee shall promptly	321
inform the employee of the unit who approaches the vehicle while	322
stopped that the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun	323
license and that the licensee currently possesses or has a loaded	324
handgun.	325

If a licensee is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if	326
the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun at the time the	327
officer approaches, the licensee shall promptly inform any law	328
enforcement officer who approaches the licensee while stopped that	329
the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that	330
the licensee currently is carrying a concealed handgun; the	331
licensee shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	332
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the	333
licensee is stopped or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands	334
in plain sight after any law enforcement officer begins	335
approaching the licensee while stopped and before the officer	336
leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer;	337
and the licensee shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove,	338
grasp, or hold the loaded handgun or knowingly have contact with	339
the loaded handgun by touching it with the licensee's hands or	340
fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of section	341
2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement officer	342
begins approaching the licensee while stopped and before the	343
officer leaves.	344

(B) A valid concealed handgun license does not authorize the	345
licensee to carry a concealed handgun in any manner prohibited	346
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	347
any manner prohibited under section 2923.16 of the Revised Code. A	348
valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed	349
handgun into any of the following places:	350

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	351
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	352
identification and investigation, a state correctional	353
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	354
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	355
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	356
section 5119.14 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	357
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	358

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	359
concealed handgun is in violation of section 2923.122 of the	360
Revised Code;	361

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	362
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	363
handgun is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	364

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	365
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	366
licensee's carrying the concealed handgun is in violation of	367
section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	368

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	369
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	370
unless theone or more of the following applies:	371

(a) The handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee	372
is in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked	373
motor vehicle;.	374

(b) The premises is owned or leased by a public college,	375
university, or other institution of higher education and the	376
premises is not a secure facility.	377

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	378
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	379
posts or permits otherwise;	380

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home, a	381
type B family day-care home, or a type C family day-care home,	382
except that this division does not prohibit aeither of the	383
following:	384

(a) A licensee who resides in a type A family day-care home,	385
a type B family day-care home, or a type C family day-care home	386
from carrying a concealed handgun at any time in any part of the	387
home that is not dedicated or used for day-care purposes, or from	388
carrying a concealed handgun in a part of the home that is	389
dedicated or used for day-care purposes at any time during which	390
no children, other than children of that licensee, are in the	391
home;	392

(b) A licensee from carrying a concealed handgun at any time	393
in a child day-care center, a type A family day-care home, a type	394
B family day-care home, or a type C family day-care home that is	395
operated by the government of this state or a political	396
subdivision of this state and is not a secure facility.	397

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	398
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	399
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	400
aircraft;	401

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	402
or a political subdivision of this state and thatunless one or	403
more of the following applies:	404

(a) The building is not a building that is used primarily as	405
a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor vehicles, or rest	406
facility and is not a courthouse or other building or structure in	407
which a courtroom is located that is subject to division (B)(3) of	408
this section;.	409

(b) The building is not a secure facility.

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(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	411
handguns.	412

(C)(1) Nothing(a) Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b)	413
of this section, nothing in this section shall negate or restrict	414
a rule, policy, or practice of a private employer that is not a	415
private college, university, or other institution of higher	416
education concerning or prohibiting the presence of firearms on	417
the private employer's premises or property, including motor	418
vehicles owned by the private employer. Nothing in this section	419
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	420
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	421
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	422
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	423

(b) A private employer that leases premises owned by the	424
state or a political subdivision of the state may not adopt or	425
enforce a rule, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts a	426
licensee from carrying a concealed handgun into the leased	427
premises unless the leased premises is a secure facility. This	428
division does not affect any restriction imposed under division	429
(B) of this section on the carrying of a concealed handgun by a	430
licensee.	431

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	432
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	433
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	434
handgun onto the premises or property of the private employer,	435
including motor vehicles owned by the private employer, unless the	436
private employer acted with malicious purpose. A private employer	437
is immune from liability in a civil action for any injury, death,	438
or loss to person or property that allegedly was caused by or	439
related to the private employer's decision to permit a licensee to	440
bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing, a handgun onto the	441
premises or property of the private employer. As used in this	442
division, "private employer" includes a private college,	443
university, or other institution of higher education.	444

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	445
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	446
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	447
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	448
licensee bringing a handgun onto any premises or property owned,	449
leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	450
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	451
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	452

(3)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(3)(b) or (c) of	453
this section, the owner or person in control of private land or	454
premises, and a private person or entity leasing land or premises	455
owned by the state, the United States, or a political subdivision	456
of the state or the United States, may post a sign in a	457
conspicuous location on that land or on those premises prohibiting	458
persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms on or onto	459
that land or those premises. Except as otherwise provided in this	460
division, a person who knowingly violates a posted prohibition of	461
that nature is guilty of criminal trespass in violation of	462
division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code and is	463
guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a person	464
knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and the	465
posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	466
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	467
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	468
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	469
trespass based on the violation.	470

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	471
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	472
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	473
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	474
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	475
premises.	476

(c) A private person or entity that leases premises owned by	477
the state or a political subdivision of the state may not prohibit	478
or restrict a licensee from carrying a concealed handgun on or	479
onto the leased premises unless the leased premises is a secure	480
facility. This division does not affect any restriction imposed	481
under division (B) of this section on the carrying of a concealed	482
handgun by a licensee.	483

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

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(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	485
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	486
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	487
or university.	488

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	489
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	490

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	491
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	492
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	493
of the Revised Code has the same right to carry a concealed	494
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	495
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is	496
subject to the same restrictions that apply to a person who	497
carries a license issued under that section.	498

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	499
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	500
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code. For	501
purposes of reciprocity with other states, a peace officer shall	502
be considered to be a licensee in this state.	503

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	504
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	505
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	506
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	507
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun in	508
this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license	509
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is subject to the	510
same restrictions that apply to a person who carries a license	511
issued under that section. For purposes of reciprocity with other	512
states, a qualified retired peace officer who possesses a retired	513
peace officer identification card issued pursuant to division	514
(F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms requalification	515
certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3) of this section	516
shall be considered to be a licensee in this state.	517

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	518
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	519
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	520
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	521
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	522
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	523
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	524

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	525
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	526
for reasons of mental instability.	527

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	528
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	529
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	530
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	531
person had statutory powers of arrest.	532

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	533
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	534
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	535

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	536
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	537
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	538
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	539
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	540
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	541
by the agency.	542

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	543
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	544
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	545
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	546
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	547
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	548
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	549
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	550
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	551
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	552
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	553
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	554
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	555
section, and if the identification card includes that	556
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	557
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	558
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	559
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	560
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	561
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	562
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	563
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	564
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	565
the word "RETIRED."	566

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	567
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	568
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	569
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	570
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	571

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	572
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	573
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	574
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	575
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	576
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	577
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	578
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	579
required to pay the cost of the course.	580

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	581
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	582
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	583
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	584
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	585
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	586
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	587
years from the date on which the program was successfully	588
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	589
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	590
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	591
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	592
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	593
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	594
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	595
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	596
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	597
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	598
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	599
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	600
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	601
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	602
section.	603

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	604
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	605
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	606
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	607

(G) As used in this section:

608

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	609
satisfies all of the following:	610

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	611
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	612

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	613
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	614

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	615
receiving firearms.	616

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	617
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	618
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	619

(3) "Government facility of this state or a political	620
subdivision of this state" means any of the following:	621

(a) A building or part of a building that is owned or leased	622
by the government of this state or a political subdivision of this	623
state and where employees of the government of this state or the	624
political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose of	625
performing their official duties as employees of the state or	626
political subdivision;	627

(b) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	628
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	629
registrar functions.	630

(4) "Secure facility" means a facility that is operated, or	631
designed and operated, to ensure that all of its entrances and	632
exits are locked or under the exclusive control of its staff and	633
that no person may enter into the facility unless one or more of	634
the following apply with respect to the person entering:	635

(a) The person has passed through or been scanned by a metal	636
detection device or has been scanned by a metal detection wand.	637

(b) The facility is in a school safety zone, and the person	638
is a person described in division (D)(1)(a) or (b) of section	639
2923.122 of the Revised Code.	640

(c) The facility is a courthouse or another building or	641
structure in which a courtroom is located, the exception described	642
in division (E) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code does not	643
apply, and either or both of the following apply:	644

(i) The person is a person described in division (C)(1), (3),	645
(4), (5), or (6) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code, in the	646
circumstances described in the applicable division.	647

(ii) The person is a peace officer, an officer of a law	648
enforcement agency, or a person who is in any category described	649
in division (C)(2)(a) or (b) of section 2923.123 of the Revised	650
Code.	651

(d) The facility is a child day-care center, a type A family	652
day-care home, a type B family day-care home, or a type C family	653
day-care home, and the person is a person described in division	654
(B)(7)(a) of this section, in the circumstances described in that	655
division.	656

(e) The facility is a building that is a government facility	657
of this state or a political subdivision of this state and is of a	658
type described in division (B)(9)(a) of this section and the	659
person is a concealed handgun licensee.	660

(f) With respect to any facility that is not described in	661
division (G)(4)(b) or (c) of this section, the person is a peace	662
officer in the performance of the officer's duties.	663

Sec. 2923.1212.  (A) TheSubject to division (C) of this	664
section, the following persons, boards, and entities, or	665
designees, shall post in the following locations a sign that	666
contains a statement in substantially the following form: "Unless	667
otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, no	668
person shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control,	669
convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	670
onto these premises.":	671

(1) The director of public safety or the person or board	672
charged with the erection, maintenance, or repair of police	673
stations, municipal jails, and the municipal courthouse and	674
courtrooms in a conspicuous location at all police stations,	675
municipal jails, and municipal courthouses and courtrooms;	676

(2) The sheriff or sheriff's designee who has charge of the	677
sheriff's office in a conspicuous location in that office;	678

(3) The superintendent of the state highway patrol or the	679
superintendent's designee in a conspicuous location at all state	680
highway patrol stations;	681

(4) Each sheriff, chief of police, or person in charge of	682
every county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or	683
multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based	684
correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential	685
facility, or other local or state correctional institution or	686
detention facility within the state, or that person's designee, in	687
a conspicuous location at that facility under that person's	688
charge;	689

(5) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority,	690
chief administrative officer of an airport facility, or other	691
person in charge of an airport facility in a conspicuous location	692
at each airport facility under that person's control;	693

(6) The officer or officer's designee who has charge of a	694
courthouse or the building or structure in which a courtroom is	695
located in a conspicuous location in that building or structure;	696

(7) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal	697
identification and investigation or the superintendent's designee	698
in a conspicuous location in all premises controlled by that	699
bureau;	700

(8) The owner, administrator, or operator of a child day-care	701
center, a type A family day-care home, a type B family day-care	702
home, or a type C family day-care home;	703

(9) The officer of this state or of a political subdivision	704
of this state, or the officer's designee, who has charge of a	705
building that is a government facility of this state or the	706
political subdivision of this state, as defined in section	707
2923.126 of the Revised Code, and that is not a building that is	708
used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor	709
vehicles, or rest facility and is not a courthouse or other	710
building or structure in which a courtroom is located that is	711
subject to division (B)(3) of that section.	712

(B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the	713
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in	714
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in	715
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by	716
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person	717
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey,	718
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	719
school safety zone.":	720

(1) A board of education of a city, local, exempted village,	721
or joint vocational school district or that board's designee in a	722
conspicuous location in each building and on each parcel of real	723
property owned or controlled by the board;	724

(2) A governing body of a school for which the state board of	725
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	726
the Revised Code or that body's designee in a conspicuous location	727
in each building and on each parcel of real property owned or	728
controlled by the school;	729

(3) The principal or chief administrative officer of a	730
nonpublic school in a conspicuous location on property owned or	731
controlled by that nonpublic school.	732

(C) If any premises identified in division (A) or (B) of this	733
section is not a secure facility, and if under any provision of	734
division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code a person who	735
has been issued and possesses a valid concealed handgun license	736
may carry a concealed handgun into or in the premises, the sign	737
posted by the person, board, entity, or designee under division	738
(A) or (B) of this section shall include the statements required	739
under division (A) or (B) of this section and a statement that the	740
restriction described in the sign does not apply to a person who	741
has been issued and possesses a valid concealed handgun license	742
and who possesses a concealed handgun.	743

(D) As used in this section, "secure facility" has the same	744
meaning as in section 2923.126 of the Revised Code.	745

Section 2.  That existing sections 2923.122, 2923.123,	746
2923.126, and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	747

Section 3.  That the versions of sections 2923.126 and	748
2923.1212 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect on	749
January 1, 2014, be amended to read as follows:	750

Sec. 2923.126.  (A) A concealed handgun license that is	751
issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code shall expire	752
five years after the date of issuance. A licensee who has been	753
issued a license under that section shall be granted a grace	754
period of thirty days after the licensee's license expires during	755
which the licensee's license remains valid. Except as provided in	756
divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a licensee who has been	757
issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 or	758
2923.1213 of the Revised Code may carry a concealed handgun	759
anywhere in this state if the licensee also carries a valid	760
license and valid identification when the licensee is in actual	761
possession of a concealed handgun. The licensee shall give notice	762
of any change in the licensee's residence address to the sheriff	763
who issued the license within forty-five days after that change.	764

If a licensee is the driver or an occupant of a motor vehicle	765
that is stopped as the result of a traffic stop or a stop for	766
another law enforcement purpose and if the licensee is	767
transporting or has a loaded handgun in the motor vehicle at that	768
time, the licensee shall promptly inform any law enforcement	769
officer who approaches the vehicle while stopped that the licensee	770
has been issued a concealed handgun license and that the licensee	771
currently possesses or has a loaded handgun; the licensee shall	772
not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with lawful orders of a	773
law enforcement officer given while the motor vehicle is stopped,	774
knowingly fail to remain in the motor vehicle while stopped, or	775
knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands in plain sight after	776
any law enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while	777
stopped and before the officer leaves, unless directed otherwise	778
by a law enforcement officer; and the licensee shall not knowingly	779
have contact with the loaded handgun by touching it with the	780
licensee's hands or fingers, in any manner in violation of	781
division (E) of section 2923.16 of the Revised Code, after any law	782
enforcement officer begins approaching the licensee while stopped	783
and before the officer leaves. Additionally, if a licensee is the	784
driver or an occupant of a commercial motor vehicle that is	785
stopped by an employee of the motor carrier enforcement unit for	786
the purposes defined in section 5503.04 of the Revised Code and if	787
the licensee is transporting or has a loaded handgun in the	788
commercial motor vehicle at that time, the licensee shall promptly	789
inform the employee of the unit who approaches the vehicle while	790
stopped that the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun	791
license and that the licensee currently possesses or has a loaded	792
handgun.	793

If a licensee is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and if	794
the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun at the time the	795
officer approaches, the licensee shall promptly inform any law	796
enforcement officer who approaches the licensee while stopped that	797
the licensee has been issued a concealed handgun license and that	798
the licensee currently is carrying a concealed handgun; the	799
licensee shall not knowingly disregard or fail to comply with	800
lawful orders of a law enforcement officer given while the	801
licensee is stopped or knowingly fail to keep the licensee's hands	802
in plain sight after any law enforcement officer begins	803
approaching the licensee while stopped and before the officer	804
leaves, unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer;	805
and the licensee shall not knowingly remove, attempt to remove,	806
grasp, or hold the loaded handgun or knowingly have contact with	807
the loaded handgun by touching it with the licensee's hands or	808
fingers, in any manner in violation of division (B) of section	809
2923.12 of the Revised Code, after any law enforcement officer	810
begins approaching the licensee while stopped and before the	811
officer leaves.	812

(B) A valid concealed handgun license does not authorize the	813
licensee to carry a concealed handgun in any manner prohibited	814
under division (B) of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code or in	815
any manner prohibited under section 2923.16 of the Revised Code. A	816
valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed	817
handgun into any of the following places:	818

(1) A police station, sheriff's office, or state highway	819
patrol station, premises controlled by the bureau of criminal	820
identification and investigation, a state correctional	821
institution, jail, workhouse, or other detention facility, an	822
airport passenger terminal, or an institution that is maintained,	823
operated, managed, and governed pursuant to division (A) of	824
section 5119.14 of the Revised Code or division (A)(1) of section	825
5123.03 of the Revised Code;	826

(2) A school safety zone if the licensee's carrying the	827
concealed handgun is in violation of section 2923.122 of the	828
Revised Code;	829

(3) A courthouse or another building or structure in which a	830
courtroom is located,if the licensee's carrying the concealed	831
handgun is in violation of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code;	832

(4) Any premises or open air arena for which a D permit has	833
been issued under Chapter 4303. of the Revised Code if the	834
licensee's carrying the concealed handgun is in violation of	835
section 2923.121 of the Revised Code;	836

(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public or private	837
college, university, or other institution of higher education,	838
unless theone or more of the following applies:	839

(a) The handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee	840
is in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked	841
motor vehicle;.	842

(b) The premises is owned or leased by a public college,	843
university, or other institution of higher education and the	844
premises is not a secure facility.	845

(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship,	846
unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship	847
posts or permits otherwise;	848

(7) A child day-care center, a type A family day-care home,	849
or a type B family day-care home, except that this division does	850
not prohibit aeither of the following:	851

(a) A licensee who resides in a type A family day-care home	852
or a type B family day-care home from carrying a concealed handgun	853
at any time in any part of the home that is not dedicated or used	854
for day-care purposes, or from carrying a concealed handgun in a	855
part of the home that is dedicated or used for day-care purposes	856
at any time during which no children, other than children of that	857
licensee, are in the home;	858

(b) A licensee from carrying a concealed handgun at any time	859
in a child day-care center, a type A family day-care home, or a	860
type B family day-care home that is operated by the government of	861
this state or a political subdivision of this state and is not a	862
secure facility.	863

(8) An aircraft that is in, or intended for operation in,	864
foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation,	865
intrastate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by	866
aircraft;	867

(9) Any building that is a government facility of this state	868
or a political subdivision of this state and thatunless one or	869
more of the following applies:	870

(a) The building is not a building that is used primarily as	871
a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor vehicles, or rest	872
facility and is not a courthouse or other building or structure in	873
which a courtroom is located that is subject to division (B)(3) of	874
this section;.	875

(b) The building is not a secure facility.

876

(10) A place in which federal law prohibits the carrying of	877
handguns.	878

(C)(1) Nothing(a) Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b)	879
of this section, nothing in this section shall negate or restrict	880
a rule, policy, or practice of a private employer that is not a	881
private college, university, or other institution of higher	882
education concerning or prohibiting the presence of firearms on	883
the private employer's premises or property, including motor	884
vehicles owned by the private employer. Nothing in this section	885
shall require a private employer of that nature to adopt a rule,	886
policy, or practice concerning or prohibiting the presence of	887
firearms on the private employer's premises or property, including	888
motor vehicles owned by the private employer.	889

(b) A private employer that leases premises owned by the	890
state or a political subdivision of the state may not adopt or	891
enforce a rule, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts a	892
licensee from carrying a concealed handgun into the leased	893
premises unless the leased premises is a secure facility. This	894
division does not affect any restriction imposed under division	895
(B) of this section on the carrying of a concealed handgun by a	896
licensee.	897

(2)(a) A private employer shall be immune from liability in a	898
civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property	899
that allegedly was caused by or related to a licensee bringing a	900
handgun onto the premises or property of the private employer,	901
including motor vehicles owned by the private employer, unless the	902
private employer acted with malicious purpose. A private employer	903
is immune from liability in a civil action for any injury, death,	904
or loss to person or property that allegedly was caused by or	905
related to the private employer's decision to permit a licensee to	906
bring, or prohibit a licensee from bringing, a handgun onto the	907
premises or property of the private employer. As used in this	908
division, "private employer" includes a private college,	909
university, or other institution of higher education.	910

(b) A political subdivision shall be immune from liability in	911
a civil action, to the extent and in the manner provided in	912
Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, for any injury, death, or loss	913
to person or property that allegedly was caused by or related to a	914
licensee bringing a handgun onto any premises or property owned,	915
leased, or otherwise under the control of the political	916
subdivision. As used in this division, "political subdivision" has	917
the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.	918

(3)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(3)(b) or (c) of	919
this section, the owner or person in control of private land or	920
premises, and a private person or entity leasing land or premises	921
owned by the state, the United States, or a political subdivision	922
of the state or the United States, may post a sign in a	923
conspicuous location on that land or on those premises prohibiting	924
persons from carrying firearms or concealed firearms on or onto	925
that land or those premises. Except as otherwise provided in this	926
division, a person who knowingly violates a posted prohibition of	927
that nature is guilty of criminal trespass in violation of	928
division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code and is	929
guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If a person	930
knowingly violates a posted prohibition of that nature and the	931
posted land or premises primarily was a parking lot or other	932
parking facility, the person is not guilty of criminal trespass in	933
violation of division (A)(4) of section 2911.21 of the Revised	934
Code and instead is subject only to a civil cause of action for	935
trespass based on the violation.	936

(b) A landlord may not prohibit or restrict a tenant who is a	937
licensee and who on or after September 9, 2008, enters into a	938
rental agreement with the landlord for the use of residential	939
premises, and the tenant's guest while the tenant is present, from	940
lawfully carrying or possessing a handgun on those residential	941
premises.	942

(c) A private person or entity that leases premises owned by	943
the state or a political subdivision of the state may not prohibit	944
or restrict a licensee from carrying a concealed handgun on or	945
onto the leased premises unless the leased premises is a secure	946
facility. This division does not affect any restriction imposed	947
under division (B) of this section on the carrying of a concealed	948
handgun by a licensee.	949

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

950

(i) "Residential premises" has the same meaning as in section	951
5321.01 of the Revised Code, except "residential premises" does	952
not include a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college	953
or university.	954

(ii) "Landlord," "tenant," and "rental agreement" have the	955
same meanings as in section 5321.01 of the Revised Code.	956

(D) A person who holds a concealed handgun license issued by	957
another state that is recognized by the attorney general pursuant	958
to a reciprocity agreement entered into pursuant to section 109.69	959
of the Revised Code has the same right to carry a concealed	960
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	961
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is	962
subject to the same restrictions that apply to a person who	963
carries a license issued under that section.	964

(E) A peace officer has the same right to carry a concealed	965
handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed	966
handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code. For	967
purposes of reciprocity with other states, a peace officer shall	968
be considered to be a licensee in this state.	969

(F)(1) A qualified retired peace officer who possesses a	970
retired peace officer identification card issued pursuant to	971
division (F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms	972
requalification certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3)	973
of this section has the same right to carry a concealed handgun in	974
this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license	975
under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and is subject to the	976
same restrictions that apply to a person who carries a license	977
issued under that section. For purposes of reciprocity with other	978
states, a qualified retired peace officer who possesses a retired	979
peace officer identification card issued pursuant to division	980
(F)(2) of this section and a valid firearms requalification	981
certification issued pursuant to division (F)(3) of this section	982
shall be considered to be a licensee in this state.	983

(2)(a) Each public agency of this state or of a political	984
subdivision of this state that is served by one or more peace	985
officers shall issue a retired peace officer identification card	986
to any person who retired from service as a peace officer with	987
that agency, if the issuance is in accordance with the agency's	988
policies and procedures and if the person, with respect to the	989
person's service with that agency, satisfies all of the following:	990

(i) The person retired in good standing from service as a	991
peace officer with the public agency, and the retirement was not	992
for reasons of mental instability.	993

(ii) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	994
that agency, the person was authorized to engage in or supervise	995
the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or	996
the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law and the	997
person had statutory powers of arrest.	998

(iii) At the time of the person's retirement as a peace	999
officer with that agency, the person was trained and qualified to	1000
carry firearms in the performance of the peace officer's duties.	1001

(iv) Before retiring from service as a peace officer with	1002
that agency, the person was regularly employed as a peace officer	1003
for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, or, in the alternative,	1004
the person retired from service as a peace officer with that	1005
agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of	1006
that service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined	1007
by the agency.	1008

(b) A retired peace officer identification card issued to a	1009
person under division (F)(2)(a) of this section shall identify the	1010
person by name, contain a photograph of the person, identify the	1011
public agency of this state or of the political subdivision of	1012
this state from which the person retired as a peace officer and	1013
that is issuing the identification card, and specify that the	1014
person retired in good standing from service as a peace officer	1015
with the issuing public agency and satisfies the criteria set	1016
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section. In	1017
addition to the required content specified in this division, a	1018
retired peace officer identification card issued to a person under	1019
division (F)(2)(a) of this section may include the firearms	1020
requalification certification described in division (F)(3) of this	1021
section, and if the identification card includes that	1022
certification, the identification card shall serve as the firearms	1023
requalification certification for the retired peace officer. If	1024
the issuing public agency issues credentials to active law	1025
enforcement officers who serve the agency, the agency may comply	1026
with division (F)(2)(a) of this section by issuing the same	1027
credentials to persons who retired from service as a peace officer	1028
with the agency and who satisfy the criteria set forth in	1029
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, provided that the	1030
credentials so issued to retired peace officers are stamped with	1031
the word "RETIRED."	1032

(c) A public agency of this state or of a political	1033
subdivision of this state may charge persons who retired from	1034
service as a peace officer with the agency a reasonable fee for	1035
issuing to the person a retired peace officer identification card	1036
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.	1037

(3) If a person retired from service as a peace officer with	1038
a public agency of this state or of a political subdivision of	1039
this state and the person satisfies the criteria set forth in	1040
divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section, the public agency	1041
may provide the retired peace officer with the opportunity to	1042
attend a firearms requalification program that is approved for	1043
purposes of firearms requalification required under section	1044
109.801 of the Revised Code. The retired peace officer may be	1045
required to pay the cost of the course.	1046

If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1047
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section attends a	1048
firearms requalification program that is approved for purposes of	1049
firearms requalification required under section 109.801 of the	1050
Revised Code, the retired peace officer's successful completion of	1051
the firearms requalification program requalifies the retired peace	1052
officer for purposes of division (F) of this section for five	1053
years from the date on which the program was successfully	1054
completed, and the requalification is valid during that five-year	1055
period. If a retired peace officer who satisfies the criteria set	1056
forth in divisions (F)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section	1057
satisfactorily completes such a firearms requalification program,	1058
the retired peace officer shall be issued a firearms	1059
requalification certification that identifies the retired peace	1060
officer by name, identifies the entity that taught the program,	1061
specifies that the retired peace officer successfully completed	1062
the program, specifies the date on which the course was	1063
successfully completed, and specifies that the requalification is	1064
valid for five years from that date of successful completion. The	1065
firearms requalification certification for a retired peace officer	1066
may be included in the retired peace officer identification card	1067
issued to the retired peace officer under division (F)(2) of this	1068
section.	1069

A retired peace officer who attends a firearms	1070
requalification program that is approved for purposes of firearms	1071
requalification required under section 109.801 of the Revised Code	1072
may be required to pay the cost of the program.	1073

(G) As used in this section:

1074

(1) "Qualified retired peace officer" means a person who	1075
satisfies all of the following:	1076

(a) The person satisfies the criteria set forth in divisions	1077
(F)(2)(a)(i) to (v) of this section.	1078

(b) The person is not under the influence of alcohol or	1079
another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.	1080

(c) The person is not prohibited by federal law from	1081
receiving firearms.	1082

(2) "Retired peace officer identification card" means an	1083
identification card that is issued pursuant to division (F)(2) of	1084
this section to a person who is a retired peace officer.	1085

(3) "Government facility of this state or a political	1086
subdivision of this state" means any of the following:	1087

(a) A building or part of a building that is owned or leased	1088
by the government of this state or a political subdivision of this	1089
state and where employees of the government of this state or the	1090
political subdivision regularly are present for the purpose of	1091
performing their official duties as employees of the state or	1092
political subdivision;	1093

(b) The office of a deputy registrar serving pursuant to	1094
Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code that is used to perform deputy	1095
registrar functions.	1096

(4) "Secure facility" means a facility that is operated, or	1097
designed and operated, to ensure that all of its entrances and	1098
exits are locked or under the exclusive control of its staff and	1099
that no person may enter into the facility unless one or more of	1100
the following apply with respect to the person entering:	1101

(a) The person has passed through or been scanned by a metal	1102
detection device or has been scanned by a metal detection wand.	1103

(b) The facility is in a school safety zone, and the person	1104
is a person described in division (D)(1)(a) or (b) of section	1105
2923.122 of the Revised Code.	1106

(c) The facility is a courthouse or another building or	1107
structure in which a courtroom is located, the exception described	1108
in division (E) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code does not	1109
apply, and either or both of the following apply:	1110

(i) The person is a person described in division (C)(1), (3),	1111
(4), (5), or (6) of section 2923.123 of the Revised Code, in the	1112
circumstances described in the applicable division.	1113

(ii) The person is a peace officer, an officer of a law	1114
enforcement agency, or a person who is in any category described	1115
in division (C)(2)(a) or (b) of section 2923.123 of the Revised	1116
Code.	1117

(d) The facility is a child day-care center, a type A family	1118
day-care home, a type B family day-care home, or a type C family	1119
day-care home, and the person is a person described in division	1120
(B)(7)(a) of this section, in the circumstances described in that	1121
division.	1122

(e) The facility is a building that is a government facility	1123
of this state or a political subdivision of this state and is of a	1124
type described in division (B)(9)(a) of this section and the	1125
person is a concealed handgun licensee.	1126

(f) With respect to any facility that is not described in	1127
division (G)(4)(b) or (c) of this section, the person is a peace	1128
officer in the performance of the officer's duties.	1129

Sec. 2923.1212.  (A) TheSubject to division (C) of this	1130
section, the following persons, boards, and entities, or	1131
designees, shall post in the following locations a sign that	1132
contains a statement in substantially the following form: "Unless	1133
otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, no	1134
person shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control,	1135
convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance	1136
onto these premises.":	1137

(1) The director of public safety or the person or board	1138
charged with the erection, maintenance, or repair of police	1139
stations, municipal jails, and the municipal courthouse and	1140
courtrooms in a conspicuous location at all police stations,	1141
municipal jails, and municipal courthouses and courtrooms;	1142

(2) The sheriff or sheriff's designee who has charge of the	1143
sheriff's office in a conspicuous location in that office;	1144

(3) The superintendent of the state highway patrol or the	1145
superintendent's designee in a conspicuous location at all state	1146
highway patrol stations;	1147

(4) Each sheriff, chief of police, or person in charge of	1148
every county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or	1149
multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based	1150
correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential	1151
facility, or other local or state correctional institution or	1152
detention facility within the state, or that person's designee, in	1153
a conspicuous location at that facility under that person's	1154
charge;	1155

(5) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority,	1156
chief administrative officer of an airport facility, or other	1157
person in charge of an airport facility in a conspicuous location	1158
at each airport facility under that person's control;	1159

(6) The officer or officer's designee who has charge of a	1160
courthouse or the building or structure in which a courtroom is	1161
located in a conspicuous location in that building or structure;	1162

(7) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal	1163
identification and investigation or the superintendent's designee	1164
in a conspicuous location in all premises controlled by that	1165
bureau;	1166

(8) The owner, administrator, or operator of a child day-care	1167
center, a type A family day-care home, or a type B family day-care	1168
home;	1169

(9) The officer of this state or of a political subdivision	1170
of this state, or the officer's designee, who has charge of a	1171
building that is a government facility of this state or the	1172
political subdivision of this state, as defined in section	1173
2923.126 of the Revised Code, and that is not a building that is	1174
used primarily as a shelter, restroom, parking facility for motor	1175
vehicles, or rest facility and is not a courthouse or other	1176
building or structure in which a courtroom is located that is	1177
subject to division (B)(3) of that section.	1178

(B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the	1179
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in	1180
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in	1181
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by	1182
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person	1183
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey,	1184
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a	1185
school safety zone.":	1186

(1) A board of education of a city, local, exempted village,	1187
or joint vocational school district or that board's designee in a	1188
conspicuous location in each building and on each parcel of real	1189
property owned or controlled by the board;	1190

(2) A governing body of a school for which the state board of	1191
education prescribes minimum standards under section 3301.07 of	1192
the Revised Code or that body's designee in a conspicuous location	1193
in each building and on each parcel of real property owned or	1194
controlled by the school;	1195

(3) The principal or chief administrative officer of a	1196
nonpublic school in a conspicuous location on property owned or	1197
controlled by that nonpublic school.	1198

(C) If any premises identified in division (A) or (B) of this	1199
section is not a secure facility, and if under any provision of	1200
division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code a person who	1201
has been issued and possesses a valid concealed handgun license	1202
may carry a concealed handgun into or in the premises, the sign	1203
posted by the person, board, entity, or designee under division	1204
(A) or (B) of this section shall include the statements required	1205
under division (A) or (B) of this section and a statement that the	1206
restriction described in the sign does not apply to a person who	1207
has been issued and possesses a valid concealed handgun license	1208
and who possesses a concealed handgun.	1209

(D) As used in this section, "secure facility" has the same	1210
meaning as in section 2923.126 of the Revised Code.	1211

Section 4.  That the existing versions of sections 2923.126	1212
and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take	1213
effect on January 1, 2014, are hereby repealed.	1214

Section 5. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect on	1215
January 1, 2014.	1216

Section 6. The General Assembly, applying the principle	1217
stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that	1218
amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of	1219
simultaneous operation, finds that section 2923.122 of the Revised	1220
Code as amended by both Am. Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 337 of	1221
the 129th General Assembly is the resulting version of the section	1222
in effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented	1223
in this act.	1224