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1999 SESSION
SB 771 Unlawful possession of firearms on school property.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Penalty and bail for unlawful possession of firearms. Provides that any person convicted of (i) possessing a firearm on school grounds with the intent to use it, or displaying it in a threatening manner, (ii) possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, or (iii) simultaneously possessing a firearm and drugs with intent to sell, shall not be eligible for probation and shall be sentenced to a minimum, mandatory term of imprisonment of five years, which shall not be suspended in whole or in part and which shall be served consecutively with any other sentence. The bill also creates the rebuttable presumption that persons charged with those offenses are not eligible for bail.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Penalty and bail for unlawful possession of firearms. Provides that any person convicted of (i) possessing a firearm on school grounds with the intent to use it, or displaying it in a threatening manner, (ii) possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, or (iii) simultaneously possessing a firearm and drugs with intent to sell, shall not be eligible for probation and shall be sentenced to a minimum, mandatory term of imprisonment of five years, which shall not be suspended in whole or in part and which shall be served consecutively with any other sentence. The bill also creates the rebuttable presumption that persons charged with those offenses are not eligible for bail.