(A) No person shall knowingly convey, or attempt to convey, onto the grounds of a detention facility or of an institution, office building or other place that is under the control of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Youth Services or the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, any of the following items:
(1) Any deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, as defined in R.C. § 2923.11, or any part of or ammunition for use in such deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance;
(2) Any drug of abuse, as defined in R.C. § 3719.011; or
(3) Any intoxicating liquor, as defined in R.C. § 4301.01, except for small amounts of wine for sacramental purposes when the person engaging in the specified conduct is a cleric, as defined in R.C. § 2317.02.
(B) Division (A) above does not apply to any person who conveys or attempts to convey an item onto the grounds of a detention facility or of an institution, office building or other place under the control of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Youth Services or the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, with written authorization of the person in charge of the detention facility or the institution, office building or other place and in accordance with the written rules of the detention facility or the institution, office building or other place.
(C) No person shall knowingly deliver, or attempt to deliver, to any person who is confined in a detention facility, to a child confined in a youth services facility, to a prisoner who is temporarily released from confinement for a work assignment or to any patient in an institution under the control of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the Department of Developmental Disabilities, any item listed in division (A).
(D) No person shall knowingly deliver or attempt to deliver cash to any person who is confined in a detention facility, to a child confined in a youth services facility or to a prisoner who is temporarily released from confinement for a work assignment.
(E) No person shall knowingly deliver, or attempt to deliver, to any person who is confined in a detention facility, to a child confined in a youth services facility or to a prisoner who is temporarily released from confinement for a work assignment a cellular telephone, two-way radio or other electronic communications device.
(F) (1) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (A)(1) above that the weapon or dangerous ordnance in question was being transported in a motor vehicle for any lawful purpose, that it was not on the actor’s person, and if the weapon or dangerous ordnance was a firearm, that it was unloaded and was being carried in a closed package, box or case or in a compartment that can be reached only by leaving the vehicle.
(2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (C) above that the actor was not otherwise prohibited by law from delivering the item to the confined person, the child, the prisoner or the patient and that either of the following applies:
(a) The actor was permitted by the written rules of the detention facility or the institution, office building or other place to deliver the item to the confined person or the patient.
(b) The actor was given written authorization by the person in charge of the detention facility or the institution, office building or other place to deliver the item to the confined person or the patient.
(G) (1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) above or commits a violation of division (C) above involving any item listed in division (A)(1) above is guilty of illegal conveyance of weapons onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(2) Whoever violates division (A)(2) above or commits a violation of division (C) above involving any drug of abuse is guilty of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(3) Whoever violates division (A)(3) of this section or commits a violation of division (C) above involving any intoxicating liquor is guilty of illegal conveyance of intoxicating liquor onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(4) (a) Whoever violates division (D) above is guilty of illegal conveyance of cash onto the grounds of a detention facility, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (D) above or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, illegal conveyance of cash onto the grounds of a detention facility is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(5) (a) Whoever violates division (E) above is guilty of illegal conveyance of a communications device onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) If the offender previously has been convicted or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (E) above or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, illegal conveyance of a communications device onto the grounds of a detention facility is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2921.36)
(H) The person in charge of a detention facility shall, on the grounds of the detention facility, have the same power as a peace officer, as defined in R.C. § 2935.01, to arrest a person who violates this section.
(R.C. § 2921.37)
Cross-reference:
Possession of an object indistinguishable from a firearm in a school safety zone, see § 137.18
Possession of deadly weapon while under detention, see § 137.19
Statutory reference:
Conveyance or possession of deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance on school premises, felony offense, see R.C. § 2923.122
Conveyance, possession, or control of deadly weapon or dangerous ordinance in a courthouse, felony offense, see R.C. § 2923.123
Possession of deadly weapon while under detention, felony offense, see R.C. § 2923.131