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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.04 | Improper Organizational Involvement With a Critical Infrastructure Facility.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Compensation" means money, thing of value, or financial benefit. "Compensation" does not include bail, fines, or court costs.
(2) "Critical infrastructure facility" has the same meaning as in section 2911.21 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Organization" has the same meaning as in section 2901.23 of the Revised Code.
(B) No organization shall knowingly direct, authorize, facilitate, or encourage a person to commit any of the following offenses or provide compensation to a person for committing any of the following offenses:
(1) Criminal mischief in violation of division (A)(7) of section 2909.07 of the Revised Code;
(2) Criminal trespass in violation of division (A)(5) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code;
(3) Aggravated trespass in violation of division (A)(2) of section 2911.211 of the Revised Code;
(4) Telecommunications harassment in violation of division (A)(4) of section 2917.21 of the Revised Code that involves a threat of damage to or destruction of a critical infrastructure facility;
(5) Making false alarms in violation of division (A)(4) of section 2917.32 of the Revised Code.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improper organizational involvement with a critical infrastructure facility. Notwithstanding section 2929.31 of the Revised Code, improper organizational involvement with a critical infrastructure facility shall be punished as follows:
(1) A violation of division (B)(1) of this section shall be punished with a fine that is ten times the maximum fine that can be imposed on an individual for a violation of division (A)(7) of section 2909.07 of the Revised Code;
(2) A violation of division (B)(2) of this section shall be punished with a fine that is ten times the maximum fine that can be imposed on an individual for a violation of division (A)(5) of section 2911.21 of the Revised Code;
(3) A violation of division (B)(3) of this section shall be punished with a fine that is ten times the maximum fine that can be imposed on an individual for a violation of division (A)(2) of section 2911.211 of the Revised Code;
(4) A violation of division (B)(4) of this section shall be punished with a fine that is ten times the maximum fine that can be imposed on an individual for a violation of division (A)(4) of section 2917.21 that involves a threat of damage to or destruction of a critical infrastructure facility;
(5) A violation of division (B)(5) of this section shall be punished with a fine that is ten times the maximum fine that can be imposed on an individual for a violation of division (A)(4) of section 2917.32 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.124 | Concealed Handgun Definitions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
As used in sections 2923.124 to 2923.1213 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Application form" means the application form prescribed pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 109.731 of the Revised Code and includes a copy of that form.
(B) "Competency certification" and "competency certificate" mean a document of the type described in division (B)(3) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Detention facility" has the same meaning as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code.
(D) "Licensee" means a person to whom a concealed handgun license has been issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes a person to whom a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis has been issued under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code and a person to whom a concealed handgun license has been issued by another state.
(E) "License fee" or "license renewal fee" means the fee for a concealed handgun license or the fee to renew that license that is to be paid by an applicant for a license of that type.
(F) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.
(G) "State correctional institution" has the same meaning as in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code.
(H) "Civil protection order" means a protection order issued, or consent agreement approved, under section 2903.214 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code.
(I) "Temporary protection order" means a protection order issued under section 2903.213 or 2919.26 of the Revised Code.
(J) "Protection order issued by a court of another state" has the same meaning as in section 2919.27 of the Revised Code.
(K) "Child care center," "type A family child care home" and "type B family child care home" have the same meanings as in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code.
(L) "Foreign air transportation," "interstate air transportation," and "intrastate air transportation" have the same meanings as in 49 U.S.C. 40102, as now or hereafter amended.
(M) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in division (A) of section 4506.25 of the Revised Code.
(N) "Motor carrier enforcement unit" has the same meaning as in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 16, 2023 at 4:49 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.127 | Challenging Denial of License.

Effective:
March 27, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 495 - 129th General Assembly
(A) If a sheriff denies an application for a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code, denies the renewal of a concealed handgun license under that section, or denies an application for a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code as a result of the criminal records check conducted pursuant to section 311.41 of the Revised Code and if the applicant believes the denial was based on incorrect information reported by the source the sheriff used in conducting the criminal records check, the applicant may challenge the criminal records check results using whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) If the bureau of criminal identification and investigation performed the criminal records check, by using the bureau's existing challenge and review procedures;
(2) If division (A)(1) of this section does not apply, by using the existing challenge and review procedure of the sheriff who denied the application or, if the sheriff does not have a challenge and review procedure, by using the challenge and review procedure prescribed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to division (B) of this section.
(B) The bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall prescribe a challenge and review procedure for applicants to use to challenge criminal records checks under division (A)(2) of this section in counties in which the sheriff with whom an application of a type described in division (A) of this section was filed or submitted does not have an existing challenge and review procedure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.1210 | Transporting or Storing a Firearm or Ammunition on Private Property.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A business entity, property owner, or public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce a policy or rule that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting a person who has been issued a valid concealed handgun license from transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition when both of the following conditions are met:
(1) Each firearm and all of the ammunition remains inside the person's privately owned motor vehicle while the person is physically present inside the motor vehicle, or each firearm and all of the ammunition is locked within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or container within or on the person's privately owned motor vehicle;
(2) The vehicle is in a location where it is otherwise permitted to be.
(B) A business entity, property owner, or public or private employer that violates division (A) of this section may be found liable in a civil action for injunctive relief brought by any individual injured by the violation. The court may grant any injunctive relief it finds appropriate.
(C) No business entity, property owner, or public or private employer shall be held liable in any civil action for damages, injuries, or death resulting from or arising out of another person's actions involving a firearm or ammunition transported or stored pursuant to division (A) of this section including the theft of a firearm from an employee's or invitee's automobile, unless the business entity, property owner, or public or private employer intentionally solicited or procured the other person's injurious actions.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.1211 | Falsification of Concealed Handgun License - Possessing a Revoked or Suspended Concealed Handgun License.

Effective:
March 27, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 495 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person shall alter a concealed handgun license or create a fictitious document that purports to be a license of that nature.
(B) No person, except in the performance of official duties, shall possess a concealed handgun license that was issued and that has been revoked or suspended.
(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of falsification of a concealed handgun license, a felony of the fifth degree. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of possessing a revoked or suspended concealed handgun license, a misdemeanor of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.1212 | Signage Prohibiting Concealed Handguns.

Effective:
March 28, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 228 - 132nd General Assembly
Each person, board, or entity that owns or controls any place or premises identified in division (B) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code as a place into which a valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed handgun, or a designee of such a person, board, or entity, shall post in one or more conspicuous locations in the premises a sign that contains a statement in substantially the following form: "Unless otherwise authorized by law, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, no person shall knowingly possess, have under the person's control, convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance onto these premises."
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.13 | Having Weapons While Under Disability.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Unless relieved from disability under operation of law or legal process, no person shall knowingly acquire, have, carry, or use any firearm or dangerous ordnance, if any of the following apply:
(1) The person is a fugitive from justice.
(2) The person is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony offense of violence or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been a felony offense of violence.
(3) The person is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony offense involving the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking in any drug of abuse or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been a felony offense involving the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking in any drug of abuse.
(4) The person has a drug dependency, is in danger of drug dependence, or has chronic alcoholism.
(5) The person is under adjudication of mental incompetence, has been committed to a mental institution, has been found by a court to be a person with a mental illness subject to court order, or is an involuntary patient other than one who is a patient only for purposes of observation. As used in this division, "person with a mental illness subject to court order" and "patient" have the same meanings as in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of having weapons while under disability, a felony of the third degree.
(C) For the purposes of this section, "under operation of law or legal process" shall not itself include mere completion, termination, or expiration of a sentence imposed as a result of a criminal conviction.
Last updated March 13, 2023 at 3:38 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.15 | Using Weapons While Intoxicated.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
(A) No person, while under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse, shall carry or use any firearm or dangerous ordnance.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of using weapons while intoxicated, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.161 | Improperly Discharging Firearm at or Into a Habitation, in a School Safety Zone or With Intent to Cause Harm or Panic to Persons in a School Building or at a School Function.

Effective:
October 11, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 442 - 124th General Assembly
(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly do any of the following:
(1) Discharge a firearm at or into an occupied structure that is a permanent or temporary habitation of any individual;
(2) Discharge a firearm at, in, or into a school safety zone;
(3) Discharge a firearm within one thousand feet of any school building or of the boundaries of any school premises, with the intent to do any of the following:
(a) Cause physical harm to another who is in the school, in the school building, or at a function or activity associated with the school;
(b) Cause panic or fear of physical harm to another who is in the school, in the school building, or at a function or activity associated with the school;
(c) Cause the evacuation of the school, the school building, or a function or activity associated with the school.
(B) This section does not apply to any officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state or the United States, or to any law enforcement officer, who discharges the firearm while acting within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's duties.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation, in a school safety zone, or with the intent to cause harm or panic to persons in a school, in a school building, or at a school function or the evacuation of a school function, a felony of the second degree.
(D) As used in this section, "occupied structure" has the same meaning as in section 2909.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.162 | Discharge of Firearm on or Near Prohibited Premises.

Effective:
June 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 52 - 125th General Assembly
(A) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Without permission from the proper officials and subject to division (B)(1) of this section, discharge a firearm upon or over a cemetery or within one hundred yards of a cemetery;
(2) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, discharge a firearm on a lawn, park, pleasure ground, orchard, or other ground appurtenant to a schoolhouse, church, or inhabited dwelling, the property of another, or a charitable institution;
(3) Discharge a firearm upon or over a public road or highway.
(B)(1) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who, while on the person's own land, discharges a firearm.
(2) Division (A)(2) of this section does not apply to a person who owns any type of property described in that division and who, while on the person's own enclosure, discharges a firearm.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises. A violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. A violation of division (A)(3) of this section shall be punished as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2), (3), or (4) of this section, a violation of division (A)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(3) or (4) of this section, if the violation created a substantial risk of physical harm to any person or caused serious physical harm to property, a violation of division (A)(3) of this section is a felony of the third degree.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(4) of this section, if the violation caused physical harm to any person, a violation of division (A)(3) of this section is a felony of the second degree.
(4) If the violation caused serious physical harm to any person, a violation of division (A)(3) of this section is a felony of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.163 | Surrender of Firearm to Law Enforcement Officer.

Effective:
September 9, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 184 - 127th General Assembly
If a law enforcement officer stops a person for any law enforcement purpose and the person voluntarily or pursuant to a request or demand of the officer surrenders a firearm to the officer, if a law enforcement officer stops a motor vehicle for any purpose and a person in the motor vehicle voluntarily or pursuant to a request or demand of the officer surrenders a firearm to the officer, or if a law enforcement officer otherwise seizes a firearm from a person, all of the following apply:
(A) If the law enforcement officer does not return the firearm to the person at the termination of the stop or otherwise promptly return the firearm to the person after the seizure of the firearm, the officer or other personnel at the officer's law enforcement agency shall maintain the integrity and identity of the firearm in such a manner so that if the firearm subsequently is to be returned to the person it can be identified and returned to the person in the same condition it was in when it was seized.
(B) If the law enforcement officer does not return the firearm to the person at the termination of the stop or otherwise promptly return the firearm to the person after the seizure of the firearm, if a court finds that a law enforcement officer failed to return the firearm to the person after the person has demanded the return of the firearm from the officer, and if the court orders a law enforcement officer to return the firearm to the person, in addition to any other relief ordered, the court also shall award reasonable costs and attorney's fees to the person who sought the order to return the firearm.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.19 | Failure to Secure Dangerous Ordnance.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
(A) No person, in acquiring, possessing, carrying, or using any dangerous ordnance, shall negligently fail to take proper precautions:
(1) To secure the dangerous ordnance against theft, or against its acquisition or use by any unauthorized or incompetent person;
(2) To insure the safety of persons and property.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to secure dangerous ordnance, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.201 | Possessing a Defaced Firearm.

Effective:
September 28, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 279 - 126th General Assembly
(A) No person shall do either of the following:
(1) Change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the manufacturer, model, manufacturer's serial number, or other mark of identification on a firearm.
(2) Possess a firearm knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the name of the manufacturer, model, manufacturer's serial number, or other mark of identification on the firearm has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated.
(B)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section is guilty of defacing identification marks of a firearm. Except as otherwise provided in this division, defacing identification marks of a firearm is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (A)(1) of this section, defacing identification marks of a firearm is a felony of the fourth degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of this section is guilty of possessing a defaced firearm. Except as otherwise provided in this division, possessing a defaced firearm is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (A)(2) of this section, possessing a defaced firearm is a felony of the fourth degree.
(C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any firearm on which no manufacturer's serial number was inscribed at the time of its manufacture.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.211 | Underage Purchase of Firearm or Handgun.

Effective:
April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 450 - 127th General Assembly
(A) No person under eighteen years of age shall purchase or attempt to purchase a firearm.
(B) No person under twenty-one years of age shall purchase or attempt to purchase a handgun, provided that this division does not apply to the purchase or attempted purchase of a handgun by a person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of age if either of the following apply:
(1) The person is a law enforcement officer who is properly appointed or employed as a law enforcement officer and has received firearms training approved by the Ohio peace officer training council or equivalent firearms training.
(2) The person is an active or reserve member of the armed services of the United States or the Ohio national guard, or was honorably discharged from military service in the active or reserve armed services of the United States or the Ohio national guard, and the person has received firearms training from the armed services or the national guard or equivalent firearms training.
(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of underage purchase of a firearm, a delinquent act that would be a felony of the fourth degree if it could be committed by an adult. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of underage purchase of a handgun, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
Last updated January 13, 2023 at 1:22 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.23 | Voluntary Surrender of Firearms and Dangerous Ordnance.

Effective:
January 1, 1974
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
(A) No person who acquires, possesses, or carries a firearm or dangerous ordnance in violation of section 2923.13 or 2923.17 of the Revised Code shall be prosecuted for such violation, if he reports his possession of firearms or dangerous ordnance to any law enforcement authority, describes the firearms of dangerous ordnance in his possession and where they may be found, and voluntarily surrenders the firearms or dangerous ordnance to the law enforcement authority. A surrender is not voluntary if it occurs when the person is taken into custody or during a pursuit or attempt to take the person into custody, under circumstances indicating that the surrender is made under threat of force.
(B) No person in violation of section 2923.13 of the Revised Code solely by reason of his being under indictment shall be prosecuted for such violation if, within ten days after service of the indictment, he voluntarily surrenders the firearms and dangerous ordnance in his possession to any law enforcement authority pursuant to division (A) of this section, for safekeeping pending disposition of the indictment or of an application for relief under section 2923.14 of the Revised Code.
(C) Evidence obtained from or by reason of an application or proceeding under section 2923.14 of the Revised Code for relief from disability, shall not be used in a prosecution of the applicant for any violation of section 2923.13 of the Revised Code.
(D) Evidence obtained from or by reason of an application under section 2923.18 of the Revised Code for a permit to possess dangerous ordnance, shall not be used in a prosecution of the applicant for any violation of section 2923.13 or 2923.17 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.24 | Possessing Criminal Tools.

Effective:
July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
(A) No person shall possess or have under the person's control any substance, device, instrument, or article, with purpose to use it criminally.
(B) Each of the following constitutes prima-facie evidence of criminal purpose:
(1) Possession or control of any dangerous ordnance, or the materials or parts for making dangerous ordnance, in the absence of circumstances indicating the dangerous ordnance, materials, or parts are intended for legitimate use;
(2) Possession or control of any substance, device, instrument, or article designed or specially adapted for criminal use;
(3) Possession or control of any substance, device, instrument, or article commonly used for criminal purposes, under circumstances indicating the item is intended for criminal use.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of possessing criminal tools. Except as otherwise provided in this division, possessing criminal tools is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the circumstances indicate that the substance, device, instrument, or article involved in the offense was intended for use in the commission of a felony, possessing criminal tools is a felony of the fifth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.25 | Gun Locking Devices.

Effective:
June 30, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly
Each federally licensed firearms dealer who sells any firearm, at the time of the sale of the firearm, shall offer for sale to the purchaser of the firearm a trigger lock, gun lock, or gun locking device that is appropriate for that firearm. Each federally licensed firearms dealer shall post in a conspicuous location in the dealer's place of business the poster furnished to the dealer pursuant to section 5502.63 of the Revised Code and shall make available to all purchasers of firearms from the dealer the brochure furnished to the dealer pursuant to that section.
As used in this section, "federally licensed firearms dealer" has the same meaning as in section 5502.63 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.43 | Property Used or Occupied by a Criminal Gang.

Effective:
January 1, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 2 - 122nd General Assembly
Any building, premises, or real estate, including vacant land, that is used or occupied by a criminal gang on more than two occasions within a one-year period to engage in a pattern of criminal gang activity constitutes a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to sections 3767.01 to 3767.11 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2923 | Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity › Section 2923.44 | Criminal Forfeiture of Property Relating to Gang Participation.

Effective:
July 1, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 241 - 126th General Assembly
(A) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2923.42 of the Revised Code, or a juvenile is found by a juvenile court to be a delinquent child for an act that is a violation of section 2923.42 of the Revised Code, and derives profits or other proceeds from the offense or act, the court that imposes sentence or an order of disposition upon the offender or delinquent child, in lieu of any fine that the court is otherwise authorized or required to impose, may impose upon the offender or delinquent child a fine of not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds so derived.
(B) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code, the clerk of the court shall pay all fines imposed pursuant to this section to the county, municipal corporation, township, park district created pursuant to section 511.18 or 1545.01 of the Revised Code, or state law enforcement agencies in this state that were primarily responsible for or involved in making the arrest of, and in prosecuting, the offender. However, the clerk shall not pay a fine so imposed to a law enforcement agency unless the agency has adopted a written internal control policy pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 2923.42 of the Revised Code that addresses the use of the fine moneys that it receives under this section and division (C)(1) of section 2923.42 of the Revised Code. The law enforcement agencies shall use the fines imposed and paid pursuant to this section to subsidize their efforts pertaining to criminal gangs, in accordance with the written internal control policy adopted by the recipient agency pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 2923.42 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.09 | Unapproved Drugs - Dangerous Drug Offenses Involving Livestock.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 229 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No person shall administer, dispense, distribute, manufacture, possess, sell, or use any drug, other than a controlled substance, that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration, or the United States department of agriculture, unless one of the following applies:
(1) The United States food and drug administration has approved an application for investigational use in accordance with the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended, and the drug is used only for the approved investigational use;
(2) The United States department of agriculture has approved an application for investigational use in accordance with the federal "Virus-Serum-Toxin Act," 37 Stat. 832 (1913), 21 U.S.C.A. 151, as amended, and the drug is used only for the approved investigational use;
(3) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, other than a veterinarian, prescribes or combines two or more drugs as a single product for medical purposes;
(4) A pharmacist, pursuant to a prescription, compounds and dispenses two or more drugs as a single product for medical purposes.
(B)(1) As used in this division, "dangerous drug," "prescription," "sale at retail," "manufacturer of dangerous drugs," "outsourcing facility," "third-party logistics provider," "repackager of dangerous drugs," "wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs," and "terminal distributor of dangerous drugs," have the same meanings as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, no person shall administer, dispense, distribute, manufacture, possess, sell, or use any dangerous drug to or for livestock or any animal that is generally used for food or in the production of food, unless the drug is prescribed by a licensed veterinarian by prescription or other written order and the drug is used in accordance with the veterinarian's order or direction.
(3) Division (B)(2) of this section does not apply to a licensed manufacturer of dangerous drugs, outsourcing facility, third-party logistics provider, repackager of dangerous drugs, wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs, or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs or to a person who possesses, possesses for sale, or sells, at retail, a drug in accordance with Chapters 3719., 4729., or 4741. of the Revised Code.
(C) Whoever violates division (A) or (B)(2) of this section is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree on a first offense and of a felony of the fourth degree on each subsequent offense.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.24 | Tampering With Drugs.

Effective:
February 9, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 202 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any dangerous drug or substitute any dangerous drug with another substance.
(B) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug or substitute any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug with another package or receptacle.
(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists, owners of pharmacies, nurses, and other persons, when the conduct of the manufacturer, practitioner, pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, nurse, or other person is in accordance with Chapters 3719., 4715., 4723., 4729., 4731., and 4741. of the Revised Code.
(D) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section alleging that a person altered a dangerous drug that the dangerous drug the person allegedly altered was lawfully prescribed for the person's personal use and that the person did not sell or transfer or intend to sell or transfer the dangerous drug to another person.
(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with drugs, a felony of the third degree. If the violation results in physical harm to any person, tampering with drugs is a felony of the second degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.31 | Abusing Harmful Intoxicants.

Effective:
September 13, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 204 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except for lawful research, clinical, medical, dental, or veterinary purposes, no person, with purpose to induce intoxication or similar physiological effects, shall obtain, possess, or use a harmful intoxicant.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of abusing harmful intoxicants, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a drug abuse offense, abusing harmful intoxicants is a felony of the fifth degree.
(C)(1) In addition to any other sanction imposed upon an offender for a violation of this section, the court may suspend for not more than five years the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit. However, if the offender pleaded guilty to or was convicted of a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance or the law of another state or the United States arising out of the same set of circumstances as the violation, the court shall suspend the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit for not more than five years. If the offender is a professionally licensed person, in addition to any other sanction imposed for a violation of this section, the court immediately shall comply with section 2925.38 of the Revised Code.
(2) Any offender who received a mandatory suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit under this section prior to the effective date of this amendment may file a motion with the sentencing court requesting the termination of the suspension. However, an offender who pleaded guilty to or was convicted of a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States that arose out of the same set of circumstances as the violation for which the offender's license or permit was suspended under this section shall not file such a motion.
Upon the filing of a motion under division (C)(2) of this section, the sentencing court, in its discretion, may terminate the suspension.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.33 | Possessing Nitrous Oxide in Motor Vehicle.

Effective:
September 13, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 204 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "motor vehicle," "street," and "highway" have the same meanings as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Unless authorized under Chapter 3719., 4715., 4729., 4731., 4741., or 4765. of the Revised Code, no person shall possess an open cartridge of nitrous oxide in either of the following circumstances:
(1) While operating or being a passenger in or on a motor vehicle on a street, highway, or other public or private property open to the public for purposes of vehicular traffic or parking;
(2) While being in or on a stationary motor vehicle on a street, highway, or other public or private property open to the public for purposes of vehicular traffic or parking.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of possessing nitrous oxide in a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(D) In addition to any other sanction imposed upon an offender for possessing nitrous oxide in a motor vehicle, the court may suspend for not more than five years the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.34 | Sale of Pure Caffeine Product.

Effective:
March 22, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 229 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Pure caffeine product" means, subject to division (A)(2) of this section, a product that consists solely or primarily of caffeine and is manufactured into a crystalline, liquid, or powdered form.
(2) "Pure caffeine product" does not include any of the following that contains caffeine and is formulated, manufactured, and labeled in accordance with the laws and regulations enforced by the United States Food and Drug Administration:
(a) Coffee, tea, any soft drink, any energy drink, or any other caffeine-containing beverage;
(b) Any energy product.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale a pure caffeine product.
(C) Division (B) of this section does not prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale any product manufactured in a unit-dose form such as a pill, tablet, or caplet, but only if each unit dose of the product contains not more than two hundred fifty milligrams of caffeine.
(D) Nothing in this section prohibits either of the following:
(1) Possession of a product described in division (C) of this section;
(2) Possession of a pure caffeine product by any of the following:
(a) A food processing establishment, as defined in section 3715.021 of the Revised Code;
(b) A manufacturer of a drug that is available without a prescription;
(c) A laboratory that holds a current, valid category III terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license issued by the state board of pharmacy under section 4729.54 of the Revised Code;
(d) A laboratory of any agency or department of this state that performs testing, analysis, and other laboratory services on behalf of the state;
(e) A postal or delivery service that transports or delivers a pure caffeine product to an entity specified in divisions (D)(2)(a) to (d) of this section.
(E) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of illegal sale of pure caffeine, a minor misdemeanor on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree on each subsequent offense.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.38 | Notice of Conviction of Professionally Licensed Person Sent to Regulatory or Licensing Board or Agency.

Effective:
September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 337 - 129th General Assembly
If a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, 2925.11, 2925.12, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.141, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.31, 2925.32, 2925.36, or 2925.37 of the Revised Code is a professionally licensed person, in addition to any other sanctions imposed for the violation, the court, except as otherwise provided in this section, immediately shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment entry of conviction to the regulatory or licensing board or agency that has the administrative authority to suspend or revoke the offender's professional license. If the professionally licensed person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of any section listed in this section is a person who has been admitted to the bar by order of the supreme court in compliance with its prescribed and published rules, in addition to any other sanctions imposed for the violation, the court immediately shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment entry of conviction to the secretary of the board of commissioners on grievances and discipline of the supreme court and to either the disciplinary counsel or the president, secretary, and chairperson of each certified grievance committee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.42 | Criminal Forfeiture of Property Relating to Felony Drug Abuse Offense.

Effective:
July 1, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 241 - 126th General Assembly
(A) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony drug abuse offense, or a juvenile is found by a juvenile court to be a delinquent child for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony drug abuse offense, and derives profits or other proceeds from the offense or act, the court that imposes sentence or an order of disposition upon the offender or delinquent child, in lieu of any fine that the court is otherwise authorized or required to impose, may impose upon the offender or delinquent child a fine of not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds so derived.
(B) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 3719.21 of the Revised Code, all fines imposed pursuant to this section shall be paid by the clerk of the court to the county, municipal corporation, township, park district, as created pursuant to section 511.18 or 1545.01 of the Revised Code, or state law enforcement agencies in this state that were primarily responsible for or involved in making the arrest of, and in prosecuting, the offender. However, no fine so imposed shall be paid to a law enforcement agency unless the agency has adopted a written internal control policy under division (F)(2) of section 2925.03 of the Revised Code that addresses the use of the fine moneys that it receives under this division and division (F)(1) of section 2925.03 of the Revised Code. The fines imposed and paid pursuant to this division shall be used by the law enforcement agencies to subsidize their efforts pertaining to drug offenses, in accordance with the written internal control policy adopted by the recipient agency under division (F)(2) of section 2925.03 of the Revised Code.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "Law enforcement agencies" includes, but is not limited to, the state board of pharmacy and the office of a prosecutor.
(2) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.50 | Conviction or Acquittal Under Federal Drug Abuse Control Laws Bar to State Prosecution.

Effective:
July 22, 1998
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 66 - 122nd General Assembly
If a violation of this chapter is a violation of the federal drug abuse control laws, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, a conviction or acquittal under the federal drug abuse control laws for the same act is a bar to prosecution in this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.511 | Reimbursement for Costs of Positive Drug Tests.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 163 - 126th General Assembly
In addition to the financial sanctions authorized or required under sections 2929.18 and 2929.28 of the Revised Code and to any costs otherwise authorized or required under any provision of law, the court imposing sentence upon an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a drug abuse offense may order the offender to pay to the state, municipal, or county law enforcement agencies that handled the investigation and prosecution all of the costs that the state, municipal corporation, or county reasonably incurred in having tests performed under section 2925.51 of the Revised Code or in any other manner on any substance that was the basis of, or involved in, the offense to determine whether the substance contained any amount of a controlled substance if the results of the tests indicate that the substance tested contained any controlled substance. No court shall order an offender under this section to pay the costs of tests performed on a substance if the results of the tests do not indicate that the substance tested contained any controlled substance.
The court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of costs to be imposed under this section. The court may hold the hearing as part of the sentencing hearing for the offender.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure › Chapter 2925 | Drug Offenses › Section 2925.52 | Motion for Destruction of Chemicals for Methamphetamine Production.

Effective:
May 17, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 53 - 126th General Assembly
(A) If a person is charged with a violation of section 2925.041 of the Revised Code or with any violation of this chapter or Chapter 3719. of the Revised Code that is based on the possession of chemicals sufficient to produce methamphetamine, the law enforcement agency that has custody of the chemicals may file a motion with the court in which the charges are pending requesting the court to order the chemicals destroyed in accordance with this division. If a law enforcement agency files a motion of that type with a court, the court may issue an order that requires the containers in which the chemicals are contained be photographed, orders the chemicals forfeited, and requires that the chemicals be destroyed.
(B) If the court issues an order under division (A) of this section, the court may include in the order a requirement that the chemicals be sampled prior to their destruction and that the samples be preserved.