OH SB238

Federally licensed firearms dealers and indoor shooting range operators receive civil liability protection for acts or omissions arising from firearm hold agreements, including when returning firearms to owners

Firearm hold agreements are defined as private, voluntary arrangements where a dealer temporarily stores an owner's lawfully possessed firearm for an agreed period and returns it per the agreement terms

Liability protection does not apply if the dealer or range operator engaged in otherwise unlawful conduct related to the agreement

Liability protection does not apply if the firearm owner becomes legally prohibited from possessing firearms during the agreement period and the dealer knew or reasonably should have known about the prohibition

Dealers and range operators are not required to enter into firearm hold agreements; participation remains voluntary