Ohio § 2923.122

§ 2923.122.

(A) No person shall knowingly convey, or attempt to convey, a deadly weapon or dangerous

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

safety zone. (C) No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school safety zone if both of the

following apply: (1) The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether or not the object is capable

of being fired. (2) The person indicates that the person possesses the object and that it is a firearm,

or the person knowingly displays or brandishes the object and indicates that it is

a firearm. (D)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following: (a) An officer, agent, or employee of this or any other state or the United States who

is authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance and is acting within the

scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's duties; (b) A law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous

ordnance; (c) A security officer employed by a board of education or governing body of a school

during the time that the security officer is on duty pursuant to that contract of

employment; (d) Any person not described in divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section who has written

authorization from the board of education or governing body of a school to convey

deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance into a school safety zone or to possess a deadly

weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone and who conveys or possesses

the deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in accordance with that authorization, provided

both of the following apply: (i) Either the person has successfully completed the curriculum, instruction, and training

established under section 5502.703 of the Revised Code , or the person has received a certificate of having satisfactorily completed an approved

basic peace officer training program or is a law enforcement officer; (ii) The board or governing body has notified the public, by whatever means the affected

school regularly communicates with the public, that the board or governing body has

authorized one or more persons to go armed within a school operated by the board or

governing authority. A district board or school governing body that authorizes a person under division

(D)(1)(d) of this section shall require that person to submit to an annual criminal

records check conducted in the same manner as section 3319.39 or 3319.391 of the Revised Code . (e) Any person who is employed in this state, who is authorized to carry deadly weapons

or dangerous ordnance, and who is subject to and in compliance with the requirements

of section 109.801 of the Revised Code , unless the appointing authority of the person has expressly specified that the exemption

provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this section does not apply to the person. (2) Division (C) of this section does not apply to premises upon which home schooling

is conducted.  Division (C) of this section also does not apply to a school administrator, teacher,

or employee who possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm for legitimate

school purposes during the course of employment, a student who uses an object that

is indistinguishable from a firearm under the direction of a school administrator,

teacher, or employee, or any other person who with the express prior approval of a

school administrator possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm

for a legitimate purpose, including the use of the object in a ceremonial activity,

a play, reenactment, or other dramatic presentation, school safety training, or a

ROTC activity or another similar use of the object. (3) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun

into, or possesses a handgun in, a school safety zone if, at the time of that conveyance,

attempted conveyance, or possession of the handgun, all of the following apply: (a) The person does not enter into a school building or onto school premises and is not

at a school activity. (b) The person has been issued a concealed handgun license that is valid at the time

of the conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession or the person is an active

duty member of the armed forces of the United States and is carrying a valid military

identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training

that meets or exceeds the training requirements described in division (G)(1) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code . (c) The person is in the school safety zone in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 922(q)(2)(B) . (d) The person is not knowingly in a place described in division (B)(1) or (B)(3) to

(8) of section 2923.126 of the Revised Code. (4) This section does not apply to a person who conveys or attempts to convey a handgun

into, or possesses a handgun in, a school safety zone if at the time of that conveyance,

attempted conveyance, or possession of the handgun all of the following apply: (a) The person has been issued a concealed handgun license that is valid at the time

of the conveyance, attempted conveyance, or possession or the person is an active

duty member of the armed forces of the United States and is carrying a valid military

identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training

that meets or exceeds the training requirements described in division (G)(1) of section 2923.125 of the Revised Code . (b) The person leaves the handgun in a motor vehicle. (c) The handgun does not leave the motor vehicle. (d) If the person exits the motor vehicle, the person locks the motor vehicle. (E)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of illegal conveyance

or possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone.  Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal conveyance or possession

of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone is a felony of the

fifth degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, illegal

conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety

zone is a felony of the fourth degree. (2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty of illegal possession of

an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone.  Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable

from a firearm in a school safety zone is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, illegal

possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is

a felony of the fifth degree. (F)(1) In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person who is convicted of or pleads

guilty to a violation of this section and subject to division (F)(2) of this section,

if the offender has not attained nineteen years of age, regardless of whether the

offender is attending or is enrolled in a school operated by a board of education

or for which the director of education and workforce prescribes minimum standards

under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code , the court shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of the offender's

probationary driver's license, restricted license, driver's license, commercial driver's

license, temporary instruction permit, or probationary commercial driver's license

that then is in effect from the range specified in division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code and shall deny the offender the issuance of any permit or license of that type during

the period of the suspension. If the offender is not a resident of this state, the court shall impose a class four

suspension of the nonresident operating privilege of the offender from the range specified

in division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code . (2) If the offender shows good cause why the court should not suspend one of the types

of licenses, permits, or privileges specified in division (F)(1) of this section or

deny the issuance of one of the temporary instruction permits specified in that division,

the court in its discretion may choose not to impose the suspension, revocation, or

denial required in that division, but the court, in its discretion, instead may require

the offender to perform community service for a number of hours determined by the

court. (G) As used in this section, “ object that is indistinguishable from a firearm ” means an object made, constructed, or altered so that, to a reasonable person without

specialized training in firearms, the object appears to be a firearm.