Ohio · Ohio Revised Code — Title 29, Crimes

Ohio Rev. Code (Criminal) § 2923.16: Improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Law prohibits discharging firearms in vehicles, transporting loaded firearms accessibly, and transporting loaded handguns while impaired or with certain controlled substances in the body.

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