As Introduced

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
H. B. No. 236


Representative Becker 

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



A BILL
To amend sections 2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.126, and 1
2923.1212 of the Revised Code to generally 2
authorize a person who is a state or local 3
government official and has a valid concealed 4
handgun license to carry a handgun concealed into 5
any publicly owned facility that is not a secure 6
facility and to amend the versions of sections 7
2923.126 and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code that 8
are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2014, 9
to continue the provisions of this act on and 10
after that effective date.11


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (D)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following:26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (b) The person is carrying a valid concealed handgun license.83

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

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

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

       (a) The person is carrying a valid concealed handgun license.94

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (G) As used in this section, "object:146

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

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

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

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

       (C) This section does not apply to any of the following:161

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (F) As used in this section:260

       (1) "Magistrate" means an individual who is appointed by a 261
court of record of this state and who has the powers and may 262
perform the functions specified in Civil Rule 53, Criminal Rule 263
19, or Juvenile Rule 40.264

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        (d) As used in division (C)(3) of this section:474

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        (G) As used in this section:598

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the706
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in 707
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in 708
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by 709
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person 710
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey, 711
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a 712
school safety zone.":713

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (d) As used in division (C)(3) of this section:948

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        (G) As used in this section:1072

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (B) TheSubject to division (C) of this section, the1180
following boards, bodies, and persons, or designees, shall post in 1181
the following locations a sign that contains a statement in 1182
substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by 1183
law, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 2923.122, no person 1184
shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey, 1185
or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a 1186
school safety zone.":1187

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

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

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

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

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

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

       Section 5. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect on 1218
January 1, 2014.1219

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

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

       Section 2923.126 of the Revised Code as amended by both Am. 1230
Sub. H.B. 495 and Am. Sub. S.B. 316 of the 129th General Assembly, 1231
that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2014.1232