OH HB373

All firearm transfers between private (unlicensed) individuals must be processed through either a federally licensed firearms dealer or a law enforcement agency, which must conduct both a federal NICS background check and an Ohio incompetency records check before approving the transfer

Federally licensed dealers and law enforcement agencies may charge up to $10 per firearm transfer processed under the new requirements

Exemptions include temporary transfers for self-defense in the home, use at shooting ranges or competitions, hunting/fishing/trapping activities, transfers to law enforcement agencies, loans to peace officers, gunsmith services, and transfers to museums with deactivated firearms

Violations constitute "illegal transfer of a firearm" with escalating penalties: first offense is a fourth-degree misdemeanor (fine up to $250), second offense is a second-degree misdemeanor (fine up to $750), and third or subsequent offenses are first-degree misdemeanors (fine up to $1,000 plus potential additional sanctions)

The Attorney General must immediately process incompetency records check requests from dealers and law enforcement agencies conducting transfers under this act