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Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.144 (2026)

Automatic firearm or firearm muffler or suppressor specification

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Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 234 - 130th General Assembly
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(A) Imposition of a six-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(i) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense specifies that the offender had a firearm that is an automatic firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or suppressor on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control while committing the offense. The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count, or information and shall be stated in substantially the following form:

"SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT). The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting attorney's name when appropriate) further find and specify that (set forth that the offender had a firearm that is an automatic firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or suppressor on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control while committing the offense)."

(B) Imposition of a six-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(i) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded if a court imposes a one-year, eighteen-month, three-year, fifty-four-month, or nine-year mandatory prison term on the offender under division (B)(1)(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of that section relative to the same felony.

(C) The specification described in division (A) of this section may be used in a delinquent child proceeding in the manner and for the purpose described in section 2152.17 of the Revised Code.

(D) Imposition of a nine-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(iv) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense specifies that the offender had a firearm that is an automatic firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or suppressor on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control while committing the offense and that the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a firearm specification of the type described in section 2941.141, 2941.144, 2941.145, 2941.146, or 2941.1412 of the Revised Code. The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count, or information, and shall be in substantially the following form:

"SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT). The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting attorney's name when appropriate) further find and specify that (set forth that the offender had a firearm that is an automatic firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or suppressor on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control while committing the offense and that the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a firearm specification of the type described in section 2941.141, 2941.144, 2941.145, 2941.146, or 2941.1412 of the Revised Code.)"

(E) Imposition of a nine-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(iv) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded if the court imposes a one-year, eighteen-month, three-year, fifty-four-month, or six-year mandatory prison term on the offender under division (B)(1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (v), or (vi) of that section relative to the same felony.

(F) As used in this section, "firearm" and "automatic firearm" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2013–2026 · leading case: State v. Walker, 2016-Ohio-3185.
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State v. Walker, 2016-Ohio-3185. · cites it 3× “The first firearm specification charged a violation of R.C. 2941.144 (i.e., that the offender had an automatic firearm or a firearm with a muffler or silencer), while the second specification charged a violation of R.”
State v. Peters, 2023-Ohio-4362, 231 N.E.3d 37. “269 (“if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in [R.C. 2941.144, 2941.145, or 2941.141] * * *, the court, after imposing a prison term on the offender for the felony under…”
State v. Ingram, 2023-Ohio-1998. · cites it 8× “145 and six-year automatic firearm specification in violation of R.C. 2941.144; one count of unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance, in violation of R.”
In re C.M., 2013-Ohio-5426. · cites it 2× “(3) If the court determines that the child would be guilty of a specification of the type set forth in section 2941.144, 2941.146, or 2941.1412 of the Revised Code * * * the court shall commit the child to the department of youth services for the specification for a definite…”
State v. Struckman, 2020-Ohio-1232. · cites it 4× “He was also convicted of two specifications under R.C. 2941.144 that he had possessed an automatic firearm that was equipped with a suppressor.”
State v. Struckman, 2021-Ohio-1043. “17(A), along with two specifications under R.C. 2941.144 that he had possessed an automatic firearm equipped with a suppressor.”
In re L.W., 2013-Ohio-5735. · cites it 2× “(3) If the court determines that the child would be guilty of a specification of the type set forth in section 2941.144, 2941.146, or 2941.1412 of the Revised Code * * * and the court determines that the child would be guilty of a specification of the type set forth in section…”
State v. Martin, 2021-Ohio-1615. “141 (firearm possession essential to affect sentence), R.C. 2941.144 (possession of automatic firearm or firearm with suppressor), and R.”
State v. Price, 2015-Ohio-315. · cites it 2× “145 of the Revised Code, the court shall impose on the offender one of the following prison terms: (i) A prison term of six years if the specification is of the type described in section 2941.144 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with having a firearm that is an…”
State v. Bibbins, 2025-Ohio-4341. “The automatic-firearm specification required, according to R.C. 2941.144(A) and R.C. 2929.14(B)(1)(a)(i), imposition of a six-year mandatory prison term.”
State v. Hardy, 2025-Ohio-5194. “Counts One through Three each included a six-year firearm specification under R.C. 2941.144(A). On April 3, 2023, Hardy pleaded not guilty.”
State v. Washington, 2025-Ohio-5755. “02(A), with one six-year and one one-year firearm specification under R.C. 2941.144 and 2941.141; improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, a felony of the fourth degree, in violation of R.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.144(A): 4 cases
State v. Bibbins, 2025-Ohio-4341. “The automatic-firearm specification required, according to R.C. 2941.144(A) and R.C. 2929.14(B)(1)(a)(i), imposition of a six-year mandatory prison term.”
State v. Hardy, 2025-Ohio-5194. “Counts One through Three each included a six-year firearm specification under R.C. 2941.144(A). On April 3, 2023, Hardy pleaded not guilty.”
State v. Crenshaw, 2026-Ohio-186.
State v. Patterson, 2026-Ohio-1768.
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