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2003 SESSION
SB 964 Urban county government; possessing weapons;county facilities;penalty.
Introduced by: Leslie L. Byrne | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Urban county executive form of government; possessing dangerous weapons in certain county-owned or county-operated facilities; penalty. Provides that notwithstanding certain provisions of general law, the governing body of any county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) may, by ordinance, make it unlawful for any person to possess a dangerous weapon upon the property, including buildings and grounds thereof, of any county-owned or county-operated facility. Any such ordinance shall provide for appropriate exemptions for educational, instructional, theatrical, and historical events. Any such ordinance shall not apply to public streets, roads, or highways that are within such a county, but such an ordinance may be made applicable to the access roads and parking areas for the facilities that are subject to the ordinance. Notice of any such ordinance shall be posted at each public entrance of every county facility that is within the scope of the ordinance. A violation of such an ordinance shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 036661660
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/21/03 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in L. G. (7-Y 8-N)