(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Without permission from the proper officials and subject to division (b)(1) of this section, discharge a firearm upon or over a cemetery or within one hundred yards of a cemetery;
(2) Subject to division (b)(2) 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.
(b) (1) Division (a)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who, while on the person's own land, discharges a firearm.
(2) Division (a)(2) of this section does not apply to a person who owns an type of property described in that division and who, while on the person's own enclosure. discharges a firearm.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises. A violation of division (a)(1) or (2) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. A violation of division (a)(3) of this section shall be punished as follows:
(l) Except as otherwise provided in division (c)(2), (3), or (4) of this section, a violation of division (a)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (c)(3) or (4) of this section, if the violation created a substantial risk of physical harm to any person or caused serious physical harm to property, a violation of division (a)(3) of this section is a felony of the third degree.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in division (c)(4) of this section, if the violation caused physical harm to any person, a violation of division (a)(3) of this section is a felony of the second degree.
(4) If the violation caused serious physical harm to any person, a violation of division (a)(3) of this section is a felony of the first degree.
(ORC 2923.162; Ord. 06-21. Passed 2-1-21.)