Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.1210 (2026)

Transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition on private property

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(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: Kellard v. Cincinnati, 2021-Ohio-1420, 171 N.E.3d 868.
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Kellard v. Cincinnati, 2021-Ohio-1420, 171 N.E.3d 868. · cites it 15× “{¶3} The origins of this case stretch back to 2017, when the Ohio General Assembly enacted the current form of R.C. 2923.1210. The statute reads, in pertinent part: (A) A business entity, property owner, or public or private employer may not establish, maintain, or enforce a…”
Pivar v. Summit Cnty. Sheriff, 868 N.E.2d 1044 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 2006). “{¶ 2} In October 2004, Pivar applied to the Sheriff for a CHL pursuant to R.C. 2923.1210. On November 16, 2004, the Sheriff issued Pivar a Notice of Denial of Pivar’s application because he had retired from the Summit County Sheriffs Office in 1987 on a mental disability.”
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