Ohio Code § 2941.145

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§ 2941.145.

(A) Imposition of a three-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(ii) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging

the offense specifies that the offender had a firearm on or about the offender's person

or under the offender's control while committing the offense and displayed the firearm,

brandished the firearm, indicated that the offender possessed the firearm, or used

it to facilitate the offense.  The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count,

or information, and shall be stated in substantially the following form: “SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT).  The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting attorney's name when

appropriate) further find and specify that (set forth that the offender had a firearm

on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control while committing

the offense and displayed the firearm, brandished the firearm, indicated that the

offender possessed the firearm, or used it to facilitate the offense).” (B) Imposition of a three-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(ii) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded if a court imposes a one-year, eighteen-month, six-year, fifty-four-month,

or nine-year mandatory prison term on the offender under division (B)(1)(a)(i), (iii),

(iv), (v), or (vi) of that section relative to the same felony. (C) The specification described in division (A) of this section may be used in a delinquent

child proceeding in the manner and for the purpose described in section 2152.17 of the Revised Code . (D) Imposition of a mandatory prison term of fifty-four months upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(v) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging

the offense specifies that the offender had a firearm on or about the offender's person

or under the offender's control while committing the offense and displayed the firearm,

brandished the firearm, indicated that the offender possessed a firearm, or used the

firearm to facilitate the offense and that the offender previously has been convicted

of or pleaded guilty to a firearm specification of the type described in section 2941.141 , 2941.144 , 2941.145 , 2941.146 , or 2941.1412 of the Revised Code .  The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count,

or information, and shall be in substantially the following form: “SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT).  The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting attorney's name when

appropriate) further find and specify that (set forth that the offender had a firearm

on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control while committing

the offense and displayed the firearm, brandished the firearm, indicated that the

offender possessed a firearm, or used the firearm to facilitate the offense and that

the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a firearm specification

of the type described in section 2941.141 , 2941.144 , 2941.145 , 2941.146 , or 2941.1412 of the Revised Code .)” (E) Imposition of a mandatory prison term of fifty-four months upon an offender under division (B)(1)(a)(v) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded if the court imposes a one-year, eighteen-month, three-year, or nine-year

mandatory prison term on the offender under division (B)(1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv),

or (vi) of that section relative to the same felony. (F) As used in this section, “firearm” has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code .

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2941.145
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
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