Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.15 (2026)

Using weapons while intoxicated

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(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 60 cases (29 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: State v. Weber (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6832 (Ohio 2020).
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State v. Weber (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6832 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 70× “] Criminal law—Second Amendment—R.C. 2923.15, which prohibits a person from carrying or using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or a drug of abuse, is not unconstitutional as applied to an intoxicated person carrying a firearm in his or her home.”
State v. Weber, 2019 Ohio 916 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 33× “" {¶ 4} Appellant was charged by complaint with one count of using weapons while intoxicated in violation of R.C. 2923.15, a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
State v. Philpotts, 2019 Ohio 2911 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “CA2018-06-040, 2019-Ohio-916 (R.C. 2923.15 “Using weapons while intoxicated”); State v.”
State v. Maynard, 2023 Ohio 4619 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “Maynard was convicted of violating R.C. 2923.15(A), which provides, “No person, while under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse, shall carry or use any firearm or dangerous ordnance.”
State v. Ford, 2011 Ohio 765 (Ohio 2011). “31(A)(3), and using a weapon while intoxicated in violation of R.C. 2923.15(A). The state also charged Ford with a firearm specification under count one, pursuant to R.”
State v. Smith, 2023 Ohio 3015 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “13(A)(4), a felony of the third degree; and one count of using weapons while intoxicated in violation of R.C. 2923.15(A), a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
Cultrona v. Nationwide Life Ins., 936 F. Supp. 2d 832 (N.D. Ohio 2013). · cites it 2× “” Ohio Rev.Code § 2923.15 Finally, Ohio’s disorderly conduct statute provides, in pertinent part, that “[n]o person, while voluntarily intoxicated, shall .”
State v. Dale, 2013 Ohio 2229 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “11(A)(2), one count of using a weapon while intoxicated, in violation of R.C. 2923.15(A)(B), and one count of possession of marijuana, in violation of R.”
State v. Baker, 693 N.E.2d 1131 (Ohio Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “19 (driving under the influence), R.C. 2923.15 (using weapons while intoxicated), and R.”
State v. Meyers, 2014 Ohio 1357 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “16, and using weapons while intoxicated, in violation of R.C. 2923.15. For the reasons that follow, the trial court’s decision is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.”
State v. Bender, 2024 Ohio 1750 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “11(A)(1), (D)(1)(a), second-degree felonies, and Count Three of using weapons while intoxicated in violation of R.C. 2923.15(A), (B), a first-degree misdemeanor.”
Ciotto v. Hinkle, 2019 Ohio 3809 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “13 (prohibiting carrying and use of firearm while a person is a fugitive from justice, indicted or convicted of offense of violence, drug dependent or chronic alcoholic, or mentally ill or incompetent); R.C. 2923.15 (prohibiting persons from carrying or using firearms while…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.15(A) — 31 cases
State v. Weber (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6832 (Ohio 2020). “] Criminal law—Second Amendment—R.C. 2923.15, which prohibits a person from carrying or using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or a drug of abuse, is not unconstitutional as applied to an intoxicated person carrying a firearm in his or her home.”
State v. Ford, 2011 Ohio 765 (Ohio 2011). “31(A)(3), and using a weapon while intoxicated in violation of R.C. 2923.15(A). The state also charged Ford with a firearm specification under count one, pursuant to R.”
State v. Maynard, 2023 Ohio 4619 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “Maynard was convicted of violating R.C. 2923.15(A), which provides, “No person, while under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse, shall carry or use any firearm or dangerous ordnance.”
State v. Smith, 2023 Ohio 3015 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “13(A)(4), a felony of the third degree; and one count of using weapons while intoxicated in violation of R.C. 2923.15(A), a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
State v. Philpotts, 2019 Ohio 2911 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “CA2018-06-040, 2019-Ohio-916 (R.C. 2923.15 “Using weapons while intoxicated”); State v.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.15(A)(1) — 1 case
State v. Downs, 2014 Ohio 589 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.15(A)(B) — 1 case
State v. Dale, 2013 Ohio 2229 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “11(A)(2), one count of using a weapon while intoxicated, in violation of R.C. 2923.15(A)(B), and one count of possession of marijuana, in violation of R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.15(B) — 4 cases
State v. Weber (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6832 (Ohio 2020). “] Criminal law—Second Amendment—R.C. 2923.15, which prohibits a person from carrying or using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or a drug of abuse, is not unconstitutional as applied to an intoxicated person carrying a firearm in his or her home.”
State v. Maynard, 2023 Ohio 4619 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “Maynard was convicted of violating R.C. 2923.15(A), which provides, “No person, while under the influence of alcohol or any drug of abuse, shall carry or use any firearm or dangerous ordnance.”
State v. Weber, 2019 Ohio 916 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “" {¶ 4} Appellant was charged by complaint with one count of using weapons while intoxicated in violation of R.C. 2923.15, a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
State v. Lauck, 2023 Ohio 1433 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
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