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requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1), and if at the time of the violation the person <br />was not knowingly in a place described in Ohio R.C. 2923.126(B), the officer shall not arrest the <br />person for a violation of that division. If the person is not able to promptly produce a valid military <br />identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or <br />exceeds the training requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1) and if the person is not in <br />a place described in Ohio R.C. 2923.126(B), the officer shall issue a citation and the offender shall <br />be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). The citation shall be <br />automatically dismissed and the civil penalty shall not be assessed if both of the following apply: <br />A. Within ten days after the issuance of the citation, the offender presents a valid military <br />identification card and documentation of successful completion of firearms training that meets or <br />exceeds the training requirements described in Ohio R.C. 2923.125(G)(1), which were both valid at <br />the time of the issuance of the citation to the law enforcement agency that employs the citing officer. <br />B. At the time of the citation, the offender was not knowingly in a place described in Ohio <br />R.C. 2923.126(B). <br />(7) If a person being arrested for a violation of division (a)(2) of this section is knowingly in a <br />place described in Ohio R.C. 2923.126(B)(5) and is not authorized to carry a handgun or have a <br />handgun concealed on the person's person or concealed ready at hand under that division, the penalty <br />shall be as follows: <br />A. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person produces a valid concealed <br />handgun license within ten days after the arrest and has not previously been convicted or pleaded <br />guilty to a violation of division (a)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a minor misdemeanor; <br />B. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person has previously been convicted <br />of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (a)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a <br />misdemeanor of the fourth degree; <br />C. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person has previously been convicted <br />of or pleaded guilty to two violations of division (a)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a <br />misdemeanor of the third degree; <br />D. Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the person has previously been convicted <br />of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of division (a)(2) of this section, or convicted of or <br />pleaded guilty to any offense of violence, if the weapon involved is a firearm that is either loaded <br />or for which the offender has ammunition ready at hand, or if the weapon involved is a dangerous <br />ordnance, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. <br />(g) If a law enforcement officer stops a person to question the person regarding a possible <br />violation of this section, for a traffic stop, or for any other law enforcement purpose, if the person <br />surrenders a firearm to the officer, either voluntarily or pursuant to a request or demand of the <br />officer, and if the officer does not charge the person with a violation of this section or arrest the <br />person for any offense, the person is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, <br />and the firearm is not contraband, the officer shall return the firearm to the person at the termination <br />of the stop. If a court orders a law enforcement officer to return a firearm to a person pursuant to the <br />requirement set forth in this division, Ohio R.C. 2923.163(B) applies. <br />is hereby repealed. <br />Section 2. That new Section 549.02 Carrying Concealed Weapons, is hereby enacted to <br />read as follows: <br />549.02 CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS. <br />(a) No person shall knowingly carry or have, concealed on the person's person or concealed ready <br />at hand, any of the following: <br />(1) A deadly weapon other than a handgun; <br />(2) A handgun other than a dangerous ordnance; <br />(3) A dangerous ordnance. <br />(b) No person who has been issued a concealed handgun license shall do any of the following: <br />(1) If the person is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and is carrying a concealed handgun, <br />fail to promptly inform any law enforcement officer who approaches the person after the person has <br />