Ohio § 2923.127 Challenging denial of license

Ohio Statutes

§ 2923.127 — Challenging denial of license

Ohio § 2923.127

Title 29Crimes-Procedure

Ch. 2923Conspiracy, Attempt, and Complicity; Weapons Control; Corrupt Activity

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2923.127 (2026).

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(A)If a sheriff denies an application for a concealed handgun license under section2923.125of the Revised Code, denies the renewal of a concealed handgun license under that section, or denies an application for a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis under section2923.1213of the Revised Code as a result of the criminal records check conducted pursuant to section311.41of the Revised Code and if the applicant believes the denial was based on incorrect information reported by the source the sheriff used in conducting the criminal records check, the applicant may challenge the criminal records check results using whichever of the following is applicable:

(1)If the bureau of criminal identification and investigation performed the criminal records check, by using

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(A) If a sheriff denies an application for a concealed handgun license under section2923.125of the Revised Code, denies the renewal of a concealed handgun license under that section, or denies an application for a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis under section2923.1213of the Revised Code as a result of the criminal records check conducted pursuant to section311.41of the Revised Code and if the applicant believes the denial was based on incorrect information reported by the source the sheriff used in conducting the criminal records check, the applicant may challenge the criminal records check results using whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) If the bureau of criminal identification and investigation performed the criminal records check, by using the bureau's existing challenge and review procedures;

(2) If division (A)(1) of this section does not apply, by using the existing challenge and review procedure of the sheriff who denied the application or, if the sheriff does not have a challenge and review procedure, by using the challenge and review procedure prescribed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to division (B) of this section.

(B) The bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall prescribe a challenge and review procedure for applicants to use to challenge criminal records checks under division (A)(2) of this section in counties in which the sheriff with whom an application of a type described in division (A) of this section was filed or submitted does not have an existing challenge and review procedure.