§ 14-269.4. Weapons on State property and in courthouses. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 14‑269.4.  Weapons onState property and in courthouses.

It shall be unlawful for anyperson to possess, or carry, whether openly or concealed, any deadly weapon,not used solely for instructional or officially sanctioned ceremonial purposesin the State Capitol Building, the Executive Mansion, the Western Residence ofthe Governor, or on the grounds of any of these buildings, and in any buildinghousing any court of the General Court of Justice. If a court is housed in abuilding containing nonpublic uses in addition to the court, then thisprohibition shall apply only to that portion of the building used for courtpurposes while the building is being used for court purposes.

This section shall not applyto:

(1)        Repealed by S.L.1997‑238, s. 3, effective June 27, 1997,

(1a)      A person exempted bythe provisions of G.S. 14‑269(b),

(2)        through (4) Repealedby S.L. 1997‑238, s. 3, effective June 27, 1997,

(4a)      Any person in abuilding housing a court of the General Court of Justice in possession of aweapon for evidentiary purposes, to deliver it to a law‑enforcementagency, or for purposes of registration,

(4b)      Any district courtjudge or superior court judge who carries or possesses a concealed handgun in abuilding housing a court of the General Court of Justice if the judge is in thebuilding to discharge his or her official duties and the judge has a concealedhandgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter orconsidered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24,

(4c)      Firearms in acourthouse, carried by detention officers employed by and authorized by thesheriff to carry firearms,

(4d)      Any magistrate whocarries or possesses a concealed handgun in any portion of a building housing acourt of the General Court of Justice other than a courtroom itself unless themagistrate is presiding in that courtroom, if the magistrate (i) is in thebuilding to discharge the magistrate's official duties, (ii) has a concealedhandgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter orconsidered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24, (iii) has successfully completed aone‑time weapons retention training substantially similar to thatprovided to certified law enforcement officers in North Carolina, and (iv)secures the weapon in a locked compartment when the weapon is not on themagistrate's person,

(5)        State‑ownedrest areas, rest stops along the highways, and State‑owned hunting andfishing reservations.

Any person violating theprovisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.  (1981, c. 646; 1987, c. 820,s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 166; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997‑238,s. 3; 2007‑412, s. 1; 2007‑474, s. 1; 2009‑513, s. 1.)