As Introduced

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
H. B. No. 403


Representative Becker 

Cosponsor: Representative Hood 



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 has a valid concealed 3
handgun license to carry a handgun concealed into 4
any publicly owned facility that is not a secure 5
facility, to limit this general access with 6
respect to a nonsecure school building so that it 7
applies only if the person is a government 8
official, and to amend the versions of sections 9
2923.126 and 2923.1212 of the Revised Code that 10
are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2014, 11
to continue the provisions of this act on and 12
after that effective date.13


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:28

       (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.69

       (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.80

       (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:86

       (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:156

       (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:174

       (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:274

       (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.410

       (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:484

       (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, the713
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, the1179
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