§ 627.09 Improperly Discharging a Firearm on or near Prohibited Premises
   (a)   No person shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Without permission from the proper officials and subject to division (b)(4) of this section, discharge a firearm upon or over a cemetery or within one hundred (100) yards of a cemetery;
      (2)   Subject to division (b)(5) of this section, discharge a firearm on a lawn, park, pleasure ground, orchard, or other ground appurtenant to a schoolhouse, church, or inhabited dwelling, the property of another, or a charitable institution;
      (3)   Discharge a firearm upon or over a public road or highway;
      (4)   Discharge a firearm within five hundred (500) feet of the grounds of any park, playground, or recreation center owned by the City.
   (b)   This section does not apply to the following:
      (1)   A person acting in self-defense or otherwise with privilege to do so;
      (2)   A law enforcement or corrections officer acting within the course and scope of the officer's employment or official duties;
      (3)   Security personnel acting within the course and scope of their employment;
      (4)   A person who, while on the person's own property, discharges a firearm; and
      (5)   A person who owns any type of property described in division (a)(2) and who, while on the person's own enclosure, discharges a firearm.
   (c)   Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisoned for one hundred and eighty (180) days.
(Ord. No. 931-14. Passed 4-20-15, eff. 4-21-15)
Statutory reference:
   Similar state law, see RC 2923.162