§6552. Firearms
1.
Prohibition.
A person may not possess a firearm on public school property or the property of an approved private school or discharge a firearm within 500 feet of public school property or the property of an approved private school.
[PL 2009, c. 614, §2 (AMD).]
2.
Exceptions.
The provisions under subsection 1 do not apply to the following.
A.
The prohibition on the possession and discharge of a firearm does not apply to law enforcement officials.
[PL 2009, c. 614, §3 (RPR).]
B.
The prohibition on the possession of a firearm does not apply to the following persons, if the possession is authorized by a written policy adopted by the school board:
(1)
A person who possesses an unloaded firearm for use in a supervised educational program approved and authorized by the school board and for which the school board has adopted appropriate safeguards to ensure student safety; and
(2)
A person who possesses an unloaded firearm that is stored inside a locked vehicle in a closed container, a zipped case or a locked firearms rack while the person is attending a hunter's breakfast or similar event that:
(a)
Is held during an open firearm season established under Title 12, Part 13 for any species of wild bird or wild animal;
(b)
Takes place outside of regular school hours; and
(c)
Is authorized by the school board.
[PL 2009, c. 614, §3 (RPR).]
C.
The prohibition on possession and discharge of a firearm does not apply to a person possessing a firearm at a school-operated gun range or a person discharging a firearm as part of a school-sanctioned program at a school-operated gun range if the gun range and the program are authorized by a written policy adopted by the school's governing body.
[PL 2009, c. 614, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 614, §3 (RPR).]
3.
Penalty.
A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class E crime.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 414, §13 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 67, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 614, §§2, 3 (AMD).