OH HB46

Establishes "Extreme Risk Protection Orders" (ERPOs) allowing family/household members or law enforcement to petition courts to temporarily restrict a person's access to firearms if they pose a significant danger of causing personal injury to themselves or others

Courts may issue ex parte (emergency) orders without prior notice to the respondent if there is reasonable cause to believe imminent danger exists; a full hearing must be held within 3 days of an ex parte order

Final protection orders last 180 days and require respondents to surrender all firearms and any concealed handgun licenses to law enforcement; orders can be renewed for additional 180-day periods

Creates criminal penalties including a third-degree misdemeanor for possessing firearms while under an ERPO, escalating to a fifth-degree felony for repeat violations; also imposes a 5-year firearm prohibition after conviction

Filing a knowingly false petition is a fifth-degree felony, and the falsely accused person may recover damages in civil court