Ohio § 2923.131
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2923.131, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2923.131.
(A) “Detention” and “detention facility” have the same meanings as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code . (B) No person under detention at a detention facility shall possess a deadly weapon. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of possession of a deadly weapon while under
detention. (1) If the offender, at the time of the commission of the offense, was under detention
as an alleged or adjudicated delinquent child or unruly child and if at the time the
offender commits the act for which the offender was under detention it would not be
a felony if committed by an adult, possession of a deadly weapon while under detention
is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (2) If the offender, at the time of the commission of the offense, was under detention
in any other manner, possession of a deadly weapon while under detention is one of
the following: (a) A felony of the first degree, when the most serious offense for which the person
was under detention is aggravated murder or murder and regardless of when the aggravated
murder or murder occurred or, if the person was under detention as an alleged or adjudicated
delinquent child, when the most serious act for which the person was under detention
would be aggravated murder or murder if committed by an adult and regardless of when
that act occurred; (b) A felony of the second degree if any of the following applies: (i) The most serious offense for which the person was under detention is a felony of
the first degree committed on or after July 1, 1996, or an aggravated felony of the
first degree committed prior to July 1, 1996. (ii) If the person was under detention as an alleged or adjudicated delinquent child,
the most serious act for which the person was under detention was committed on or
after July 1, 1996, and would be a felony of the first degree if committed by an adult,
or was committed prior to July 1, 1996, and would have been an aggravated felony of
the first degree if committed by an adult. (c) A felony of the third degree if any of the following applies: (i) The most serious offense for which the person was under detention is a felony of
the second degree committed on or after July 1, 1996, or is an aggravated felony of
the second degree or a felony of the first degree committed prior to July 1, 1996. (ii) If the person was under detention as an alleged or adjudicated delinquent child,
the most serious act for which the person was under detention was committed on or
after July 1, 1996, and would be a felony of the second degree if committed by an
adult, or was committed prior to July 1, 1996, and would have been an aggravated felony
of the second degree or a felony of the first degree if committed by an adult. (d) A felony of the fourth degree if any of the following applies: (i) The most serious offense for which the person was under detention is a felony of
the third degree committed on or after July 1, 1996, is an aggravated felony of the
third degree or a felony of the second degree committed prior to July 1, 1996, or
is a felony of the third degree committed prior to July 1, 1996, that, if it had been
committed on or after July 1, 1996, also would be a felony of the third degree. (ii) If the person was under detention as an alleged or adjudicated delinquent child,
the most serious act for which the person was under detention was committed on or
after July 1, 1996, and would be a felony of the third degree if committed by an adult,
was committed prior to July 1, 1996, and would have been an aggravated felony of the
third degree or a felony of the second degree if committed by an adult, or was committed
prior to July 1, 1996, would have been a felony of the third degree if committed by
an adult, and, if it had been committed on or after July 1, 1996, also would be a
felony of the third degree if committed by an adult. (e) A felony of the fifth degree if any of the following applies: (i) The most serious offense for which the person was under detention is a felony of
the fourth or fifth degree committed on or after July 1, 1996, is a felony of the
third degree committed prior to July 1, 1996, that, if committed on or after July
1, 1996, would be a felony of the fourth degree, is a felony of the fourth degree
committed prior to July 1, 1996, or is an unclassified felony or a misdemeanor regardless
of when the unclassified felony or misdemeanor is committed. (ii) If the person was under detention as an alleged or adjudicated delinquent child,
the most serious act for which the person was under detention was committed on or
after July 1, 1996, and would be a felony of the fourth or fifth degree if committed
by an adult, was committed prior to July 1, 1996, would have been a felony of the
third degree if committed by an adult, and, if it had been committed on or after July
1, 1996, would be a felony of the fourth degree if committed by an adult, was committed
prior to July 1, 1996, and would have been a felony of the fourth degree if committed
by an adult, or would be an unclassified felony if committed by an adult regardless
of when the act is committed.
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