Ohio Code § 2923.20

§ 2923.20.

(A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Recklessly sell, lend, give, or furnish any firearm to any person prohibited by section 2923.13 or 2923.15 of the Revised Code from acquiring or using any firearm, or recklessly sell, lend, give, or furnish any

dangerous ordnance to any person prohibited by section 2923.13 , 2923.15 , or 2923.17 of the Revised Code from acquiring or using any dangerous ordnance; (2) Possess any firearm or dangerous ordnance with purpose to dispose of it in violation

of division (A) of this section; (3) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, knowingly solicit,

persuade, encourage, or entice a federally licensed firearms dealer or private seller

to transfer a firearm or ammunition to any person in a manner prohibited by state

or federal law; (4) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, with an intent to deceive,

knowingly provide materially false information to a federally licensed firearms dealer

or private seller; (5) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, knowingly procure,

solicit, persuade, encourage, or entice a person to act in violation of division (A)(3)

or (4) of this section; (6) When transferring any dangerous ordnance to another, negligently fail to require

the transferee to exhibit such identification, license, or permit showing the transferee

to be authorized to acquire dangerous ordnance pursuant to section 2923.17 of the Revised Code , or negligently fail to take a complete record of the transaction and forthwith forward

a copy of that record to the sheriff of the county or safety director or police chief

of the municipality where the transaction takes place; (7) Knowingly fail to report to law enforcement authorities forthwith the loss or theft

of any firearm or dangerous ordnance in the person's possession or under the person's

control. (B) Divisions (A)(3), (4), and (5) of this section do not apply to any of the following: (1) A law enforcement officer who is acting within the scope of the officer's duties; (2) A person who is acting in accordance with directions given by a law enforcement officer

described in division (B)(1) of this section. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful transactions in weapons.  A violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is a felony of the fourth

degree.  A violation of division (A)(3), (4), or (5) of this section is a felony of the third

degree.  A violation of division (A)(6) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.  A violation of division (A)(7) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (D) As used in this section: (1) “Ammunition” has the same meaning as in section 2305.401 of the Revised Code . (2) “Federally licensed firearms dealer” has the same meaning as in section 5502.63 of the Revised Code . (3) “ Materially false information ” means information regarding the transfer of a firearm or ammunition that portrays

an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal. (4) “ Private seller ” means a person who sells, offers for sale, or transfers a firearm or ammunition

and who is not a federally licensed firearms dealer.