672.10 POSSESSING REPLICA FIREARM IN SCHOOL.

   (a)   No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school safety zone if both of the following apply:

      (1)   The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether or not the object is capable of being fired.

      (2)   The person indicates that the person possesses the object and that it is a firearm, or the person knowingly displays or brandishes the object and indicates that it is a firearm.

   (b)   Subsection (a) hereof does not apply to premises upon which home schooling is conducted.  Subsection (a) hereof also does not apply to a school administrator, teacher, or employee who possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm for legitimate school purposes during the course of employment, a student who uses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm under the direction of a school administrator, teacher, or employee, or any other person who with the express prior approval of a school administrator possesses an object that is indistinguishable from a firearm for a legitimate purpose, including the use of the object in a ceremonial activity, a play, reenactment, or other dramatic presentation, or a ROTC activity or another similar use of the object.

   (c)   Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of Ohio R.C. 2923.122, illegal possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.

   (d)   (1)   In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section and subject to subsection (d)(2) of this section, if the offender has not attained nineteen years of age, regardless of whether the offender is attending or is enrolled in a school operated by a board of education or for which the State Board of Education prescribes minimum standards under Ohio R.C. 3301.07, the court shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of the offender's probationary driver's license, restricted license, driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or probationary commercial driver's license that then is in effect from the range specified in division (A)(4) of Ohio R.C. 4510.02 and shall deny the offender the issuance of any permit or license of that type during the period of the suspension.

         If the offender is not a resident of this State, the court shall impose a class four suspension of the nonresident operating privilege of the offender from the range specified in division (A)(4) of Ohio R.C. 4510.02.

      (2)   If the offender shows good cause why the court should not suspend one of the types of licenses, permits, or privileges specified in subsection (d)(1) of this section or deny the issuance of one of the temporary instruction permits specified in that subsection, the court in its discretion may choose not to impose the suspension, revocation, or denial required in that subsection, but the court, in its discretion, instead may require the offender to perform community service for a number of hours determined by the court.

   (e)   As used in this section, "object that is indistinguishable from a firearm" means an object made, constructed, or altered so that, to a reasonable person without specialized training in firearms, the object appears to be a firearm.  (ORC 2923.122)

672.11 KNIVES.

   No person shall carry on or about his person a knife having  a blade two and one-half inches long or longer. However, nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to apply to a person engaged in a lawful business, calling or occupation.

(Ord. 1969-54.  Passed 7-7-69.)

672.12 STENCH BOMBS.

   (a)    No person shall throw, drop, pour, deposit or discharge or attempt or aid or abet in throwing, dropping, pouring, depositing or discharging upon the property or person of another any liquid, gaseous or solid substance or matter of any kind which is injurious to person or property or which is nauseous, sickening, irritating or offensive to any of the senses, with intent to wrongfully injure, molest, discomfort, discommode or coerce any person.

(1964 Code §71.04)

   (b)    No person shall manufacture or have in his possession or under his control, any liquid, gaseous or solid substance or matter of any kind which is injurious to person or property or which is nauseous, sickening, irritating or offensive to any of the senses, with intent to use the same in violation of subsection (a) hereof or with intent that the same shall be used in such violation. The possession or control by any person of any such liquid, gaseous or solid substance or matter shall be deemed prima-facie evidence of intent to use the same or cause the same to be used in violation of subsection (a) hereof.

   (c)    Nothing in this section shall apply to regularly appointed State, County, Township or Municipal police officers acting in the line of duty, or to proprietors of business places, or any person employed by such proprietors for the protection of their property in their various business places, when the substance above referred to is kept solely for the purpose of repelling robbers, thieves, murderers or other law violators. (1964 Code §71.05)

672.13 DEFACING IDENTIFICATION MARKS OF A FIREARM; POSSESSING A DEFACED FIREARM.

   (a)   No person shall do either of the following:

      (1)   Change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the manufacturer, model, manufacturer’s serial number, or other mark or identification on a firearm.

      (2)   Possess a firearm knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the name of the manufacturer, model, manufacturer’s serial number, or other mark of identification on the firearm has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated.

   (b)   (1)   Whoever violates subsection (a)(1) of this section is guilty of defacing identification marks of a firearm.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, defacing identification marks of a firearm is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of subsection (a)(1) of this section, defacing identification marks of a firearm is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.

      (2)   Whoever violates subsection (a)(2) of this section is guilty of possessing a defaced firearm.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, possessing a defaced firearm is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section, possessing a defaced firearm is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.

         (ORC 2923.201)

672.99 PENALTY.

   (EDITOR'S NOTE:  See Section 698.02 for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)

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