1. 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. 2. Exceptions The provisions under subsection 1 do not apply to the following.

   1. A. The prohibition on the possession and discharge of a firearm does not apply to law enforcement officials.

      [PL 2009, c. 614, §3 (RPR).]

   2. 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. (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. (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.

         (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).]

   3. 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. 3. Penalty A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class E crime.

   [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]

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).