1. (a) A person may not be charged with an offense under this subsection if the person may be charged with an offense described in subsection (d). A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm:

   1. (1) in or on school property; or

   2. (2) on a school bus;

      commits a Level 6 felony.

2. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses an imitation firearm:

   1. (1) in or on school property; or

   2. (2) on a school bus;

      commits possession of an imitation firearm on a school property, a Class B misdemeanor.

3. (c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsections (a) and (b) that:

   1. (1) the person is permitted to legally possess the firearm or imitation firearm; and

   2. (2) the firearm or imitation firearm is:

      1. (A) locked in the trunk of the person's motor vehicle;
      2. (B) kept in the glove compartment of the person's locked motor vehicle; or
      3. (C) stored out of plain sight in the person's locked motor vehicle.
4. (d) A person who is permitted to legally possess a firearm and who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly leaves the firearm in plain view in a motor vehicle that is parked in a school parking lot commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.172-2013, SEC.13; P.L.158-2013, SEC.601; P.L.157-2014, SEC.5; P.L.168-2014, SEC.89; P.L.109-2015, SEC.54; P.L.94-2026, SEC.84.