(A) No person shall alter a concealed handgun license or create a fictitious document that purports to be a license of that nature.

Attorney's Note

Under the Ohio Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Felony of the fifth degree6 to 12 monthsup to $2,500
Misdemeanor of the third degreeup to 60 daysup to $500
For details, see Ohio Code § 2929.14(A)(5) and Ohio Code § 2929.24(A)

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2923.1211

  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02

(B) No person, except in the performance of official duties, shall possess a concealed handgun license that was issued and that has been revoked or suspended.

(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of falsification of a concealed handgun license, a felony of the fifth degree. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of possessing a revoked or suspended concealed handgun license, a misdemeanor of the third degree.