549.04 A. The person transporting or possessing the handgun is carrying a valid license or temporary emergency license to carry a concealed handgun issued to the person under Ohio R.C. 2923.125 or 2923.1213 or a license to carry a concealed handgun that was issued by another state with which the Attorney General has entered into a reciprocity agreement under Ohio R.C. 109.69.
B. The person transporting or possessing the handgun is not knowingly in a place described in division (B) of Ohio R.C. 2923.126.
C. One of the following applies:
1. The handgun is in a holster on the person's person.
2. The handgun is in a closed case, bag, box, or other container that is in plain sight and that has a lid, a cover, or a closing mechanism with a zipper, snap or buckle, which lid, cover, or closing mechanism must be opened for a person to gain access to the handgun.
3. The handgun is securely encased by being stored in a closed, glove compartment or vehicle console or in a case that is locked.
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(2) "Unloaded" means any of the following:
A. No ammunition is in the firearm in question, and no ammunition is loaded into a magazine or speed loader that may be used with the firearm in question and that is located anywhere within the vehicle in question, without regard to where ammunition otherwise is located within the vehicle in question. For the purposes of this subsection (i)(2)A., ammunition held in stripper-clips or in en-bloc clips is not considered ammunition that is loaded into a magazine or speed loader;
