Ohio Code § 2923.201
Ohio Code § 2923.201. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2923.201.
(A) No person shall do either of the following: (1) Change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the manufacturer, model, manufacturer's
serial number, or other mark of identification on a firearm. (2) Possess a firearm knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the name of
the manufacturer, model, manufacturer's serial number, or other mark of identification
on the firearm has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated. (B)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section is guilty of defacing identification
marks of a firearm. Except as otherwise provided in this division, defacing identification marks of
a firearm is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation
of division (A)(1) of this section, defacing identification marks of a firearm is
a felony of the fourth degree. (2) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of this section is guilty of possessing a defaced
firearm. Except as otherwise provided in this division, possessing a defaced firearm is a
misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation
of division (A)(2) of this section, possessing a defaced firearm is a felony of the
fourth degree. (C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any firearm on which no manufacturer's
serial number was inscribed at the time of its manufacture.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2923.201
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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