Section 35-47-9-2 - Possession of firearms on school property or a school bus; defense to a prosecution; possession of firearms in a motor vehicle parked in a school parking lot(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 (c). A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm:(1) in or on school property; or(2) on a school bus; commits a Level 6 felony.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) that:(1) the person is permitted to legally possess the firearm; and(2) the firearm is: (A) locked in the trunk of the person's motor vehicle;(B) kept in the glove compartment of the person's locked motor vehicle; or(C) stored out of plain sight in the person's locked motor vehicle.(c) 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.Amended by P.L. 109-2015, SEC. 54, eff. 5/4/2015.Amended by P.L. 168-2014, SEC. 89, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 157-2014, SEC. 5, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 601, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 172-2013, SEC. 13, eff. 7/1/2013.As added by P.L. 140-1994, SEC.11.