2006 Ohio Revised Code - [2923.21.1] 2923.211.Underage purchase of firearm or handgun.

[§ 2923.21.1] § 2923.211. Underage purchase of firearm or handgun.
 

(A)  No person under eighteen years of age shall purchase or attempt to purchase a firearm. 

(B)  No person under twenty-one years of age shall purchase or attempt to purchase a handgun, provided that this division does not apply to the purchase or attempted purchase of a handgun by a person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of age if the person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of age is a law enforcement officer who is properly appointed or employed as a law enforcement officer and has received firearms training approved by the Ohio peace officer training council or equivalent firearms training. 

(C)  Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of underage purchase of a firearm, a delinquent act that would be a felony of the fourth degree if it could be committed by an adult. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of underage purchase of a handgun, a misdemeanor of the second degree. 
 

HISTORY: 146 v H 4 (Eff 11-9-95); 146 v H 124 (Eff 3-31-97); 148 v S 179, § 3. Eff 1-1-2002.
 

The effective date is set by section 5 of SB 179.