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Ohio Rev. Code § 2923.15 (2026)

Using weapons while intoxicated

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January 1, 1974
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House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly
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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, 168 N.E.3d 468.
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State v. Weber (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-6832, 168 N.E.3d 468. · 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, 132 N.E.3d 1140. · 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, 132 N.E.3d 743. · 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. · 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, 945 N.E.2d 498. “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, 223 N.E.3d 919. “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. “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. 12th Dist. 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. · 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, 243 N.E.3d 713. “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, 145 N.E.3d 1013. “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, 168 N.E.3d 468. “] 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, 945 N.E.2d 498. “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. “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, 223 N.E.3d 919. “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, 132 N.E.3d 743. “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 Rev. Code § 2923.15(A)(B): 1 case
State v. Dale, 2013-Ohio-2229. “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, 168 N.E.3d 468. “] 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. “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, 132 N.E.3d 1140. “" {¶ 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.
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