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Ohio Rev. Code § 109.69 (2026)

Reciprocity agreement

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Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 234 - 130th General Assembly
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(A)(1) The attorney general shall negotiate and enter into a reciprocity agreement with any other license-issuing state under which a concealed handgun license that is issued by the other state is recognized in this state, except as provided in division (B) of this section, if the attorney general determines that both of the following apply:

(a) The eligibility requirements imposed by that license-issuing state for that license are substantially comparable to the eligibility requirements for a concealed handgun license issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.

(b) That license-issuing state recognizes a concealed handgun license issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.

(2) A reciprocity agreement entered into under division (A)(1) of this section also may provide for the recognition in this state of a concealed handgun license issued on a temporary or emergency basis by the other license-issuing state, if the eligibility requirements imposed by that license-issuing state for the temporary or emergency license are substantially comparable to the eligibility requirements for a concealed handgun license issued under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code and if that license-issuing state recognizes a concealed handgun license issued under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code.

(3) The attorney general shall not negotiate any agreement with any other license-issuing state under which a concealed handgun license issued by the other state is recognized in this state other than as provided in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.

(B)(1) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment , a person who is a resident of this state has a valid concealed handgun license that was issued by another license-issuing state that has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the attorney general under division (A)(1) of this section or the attorney general determines that the eligibility requirements imposed by that license-issuing state for that license are substantially comparable to the eligibility requirements for a concealed handgun license issued under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code, the license issued by the other license-issuing state shall be recognized in this state, shall be accepted and valid in this state, and grants the person the same right to carry a concealed handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.

(2) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment , a person who is a resident of this state has a valid concealed handgun license that was issued by another license-issuing state that has not entered into a reciprocity agreement with the attorney general under division (A)(1) of this section, the license issued by the other license-issuing state shall be recognized in this state, shall be accepted and valid in this state, and grants the person the same right to carry a concealed handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code for a period of six months after the person became a resident of this state. After that six-month period, if the person wishes to obtain a concealed handgun license, the person shall apply for a concealed handgun license pursuant to section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.

(3) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment , a person who is not a resident of this state has a valid concealed handgun license that was issued by another license-issuing state, regardless of whether the other license-issuing state has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the attorney general under division (A)(1) of this section, and the person is temporarily in this state, during the time that the person is temporarily in this state the license issued by the other license-issuing state shall be recognized in this state, shall be accepted and valid in this state, and grants the person the same right to carry a concealed handgun in this state as a person who was issued a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code.

(C) The attorney general shall publish each determination described in division (B)(1) of this section that the attorney general makes in the same manner that written agreements entered into under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section are published.

(D) As used in this section:

(1) "Handgun," "concealed handgun license," and "valid concealed handgun license" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.

(2) "License-issuing state" means a state other than this state that, pursuant to law, provides for the issuance of a license to carry a concealed handgun.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: Gabbard v. Madison Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 2067 (Ohio 2021).
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Gabbard v. Madison Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 2067 (Ohio 2021). “125(B)(3)(c) permits an applicant for a concealed-handgun license to show that he or she “has satisfactorily completed and been issued a certificate of completion of a basic firearms training program, a firearms requalification training program, or another basic training program…”
State v. Smith, 2018 Ohio 4297 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “16(F)(5); R.C. 109.69(B)(3). R.C. 2923.16(B) is not a complete prohibition of even the narrow course of conduct it addresses and it does not facially prohibit the exercise of any constitutional right.”
State v. Pawelski, 898 N.E.2d 85 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). “The license to carry a concealed handgun is governed by R.C. 109.69, 109.731, 311.41, 2923.124 through 2923.”
City of Cincinnati v. Baskin, 112 Ohio St. 3d 279 (Ohio 2006). “The license to carry a concealed handgun is governed by R.C. 109.69,109.731, 311.41, 2923.124 through 2923.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 109.69(B)(3) — 1 case
State v. Smith, 2018 Ohio 4297 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “16(F)(5); R.C. 109.69(B)(3). R.C. 2923.16(B) is not a complete prohibition of even the narrow course of conduct it addresses and it does not facially prohibit the exercise of any constitutional right.”
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