Ohio Code § 2921.36

§ 2921.36.

(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 section 2923.11 of the Revised Code , or any part of or ammunition for use in such a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance; (2) Any drug of abuse, as defined in section 3719.011 of the Revised Code ; (3) Any intoxicating liquor, as defined in section 4301.01 of the Revised Code , except for small amounts of wine for sacramental purposes when the person engaging

in the specified conduct is a cleric, as defined in section 2317.02 of the Revised Code . (B) Division (A) of this section 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 pursuant to the

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)(1), (2), or (3) of this section. (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) of this section 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 in question 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) of this section 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) of this section or commits a violation of division

(C) of this section involving an item listed in division (A)(1) of this section is

guilty of illegal conveyance of weapons onto the grounds of a specified governmental

facility, a felony of the third degree.  If the offender is an officer or employee of the department of rehabilitation and

correction, the court shall impose a mandatory prison term from the range of definite

prison terms prescribed in division (A)(3)(b) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the third degree. (2) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of this section or commits a violation of division

(C) of this section involving any drug of abuse is guilty of illegal conveyance of

drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a felony of

the third degree.  If the offender is an officer or employee of the department of rehabilitation and

correction or of the department of youth services, the court shall impose a mandatory

prison term from the range of definite prison terms prescribed in division (A)(3)(b) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the third degree. (3) Whoever violates division (A)(3) of this section or commits a violation of division

(C) of this section 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) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is guilty of illegal conveyance of

cash onto the grounds of a detention facility, a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation

of division (D) of this section, illegal conveyance of cash onto the grounds of a

detention facility is a felony of the fifth degree. (5)(a) Except as provided in division (G)(5)(b) of this section, whoever violates division

(E) of this section is guilty of illegal conveyance of a communications device onto

the grounds of a specified governmental facility, a misdemeanor of the first degree,

or if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation

of division (E) of this section, a felony of the fifth degree. (b) If the offender is an officer or employee of the department of rehabilitation and

correction or the department of youth services or a contractor or employee of a contractor

providing services to the department of rehabilitation and correction or the department

of youth services, a violation of division (E) of this section is a felony of the

third degree, and the court shall impose a mandatory prison term from the range of

definite prison terms prescribed in division (A)(3)(b) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the third degree.