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. [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. [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. [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. [2009, c. 614, §3(NEW).] [2009, c. 614, §3(RPR).]
3.Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class E crime. [1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8(NEW).]
1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW) . 1989, c. 414, § 13 (AMD) . 2007, c. 67, § 1 (AMD) . 2009, c. 614, §§2, 3 (AMD) .