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2007 SESSION

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SB 1007 Law-enforcement facilities; prohibits possession of weapons therein except by officers.

Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Possession of weapons; law-enforcement facility. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor to possess or transport a weapon into any marked, secure area of a law-enforcement facility in the Commonwealth. A law-enforcement officer or administrator with authority over such facility may consent and authorize a person to bring a firearm into the facility if that officer or administrator is present and an officer accompanies the person with the firearm. Law-enforcement and court officers conducting their official duties are not subject to the prohibition.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Possession of weapons; law-enforcement facility.  Prohibits the possession of weapons at any law-enforcement facility in the Commonwealth. There is an exception for law-enforcement officers.