Section 30-7-2.4 - Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises; notice; penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

30-7-2.4. Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises; notice; penalty.

A.     Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises consists of carrying a firearm on university premises except by:   

(1)     a peace officer;   

(2)     university security personnel;   

(3)     a student, instructor or other university-authorized personnel who are engaged in army, navy, marine corps or air force reserve officer training corps programs or a state-authorized hunter safety training program;   

(4)     a person conducting or participating in a university-approved program, class or other activity involving the carrying of a firearm; or   

(5)     a person older than nineteen years of age on university premises in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or another's person or property.   

B.     A university shall conspicuously post notices on university premises that state that it is unlawful to carry a firearm on university premises.   

C.     As used in this section:   

(1)     "university" means a baccalaureate degree-granting post-secondary educational institution, a community college, a branch community college, a technical-vocational institute and an area vocational school; and   

(2)     "university premises" means:   

(a)     the buildings and grounds of a university, including playing fields and parking areas of a university, in or on which university or university-related activities are conducted; or   

(b)     any other public buildings or grounds, including playing fields and parking areas that are not university property, in or on which university-related and sanctioned activities are performed.   

D.     Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.