Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes firearm owners to store their firearms with a federally licensed firearm dealer or law enforcement in Ohio.

Highlights:

• Authorizes individuals who legally own a firearm to store a firearm with a federally licensed firearms dealer or a law enforcement agency upon application and agreement (Sec. 1).

• Establishes the following terms for storage of a firearm with a licensed dealer (Sec. 1):

• The dealer may not enter into a storage agreement if their federal firearms license will expire during the term of storage, unless they have submitted a timely renewal application;

• The dealer shall follow all federal laws regarding acquisition, transfer, and disposition of firearms;

• A dealer may establish its own policies regarding the acceptance and return of a firearm; and

• No dealer may return a firearm to a person if returning it would result in a direct violation of a state or federal law.

• Establishes the following terms for storage of a firearm with a law enforcement agency (Sec. 1):

• The agency may establish policies regarding the return of firearms; and

• No agency may return a firearm if returning it would result in a direct violation of state or federal law.

• Specifies that this section does not require a licensed firearms dealer or a law enforcement agency to accept a firearm for storage (Sec. 1).

• Establishes immunity from civil action for licensed firearms dealers and law enforcement agencies that store firearms (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes a court to award reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to an individual from whom a stored firearm is illegally withheld following a demand for the firearm’s return (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that any information submitted in an application or agreement to store a firearm is confidential (Sec. 1).

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