2018 -- S 2289 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Metts, Goldin, Quezada, Crowley, and Calkin | |
Date Introduced: February 01, 2018 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-47-60 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" |
2 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-47-60. Possession of firearms on school grounds. |
4 | (a) (1) No person shall have in his or her possession any firearm or other weapons on |
5 | school grounds. |
6 | (2) For the purposes of this section, "school grounds" means the property of a public or |
7 | private elementary or secondary school or in those portions of any building, stadium, or other |
8 | structure on school grounds which were, at the time of the violation, being used for an activity |
9 | sponsored by or through a school in this state or while riding school provided transportation. |
10 | (3) Every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be |
11 | sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five (5) years, or shall be |
12 | fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). |
13 | (4) Any juvenile adjudicated delinquent pursuant to this statute shall, in addition to |
14 | whatever other penalties are imposed by the family court, lose his or her license to operate a |
15 | motor vehicle for up to six (6) months. If the juvenile has not yet obtained the necessary age to |
16 | obtain a license, the court may impose as part of its sentence a delay in his or her right to obtain |
17 | the license when eligible to do so, for a period of up to six (6) months. |
18 | (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who shall be exempt |
19 | pursuant to the provisions of §§ 11-47-9, who is a "peace officer" as defined in §§ 12-7-21 11-47- |
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1 | 11, and 11-47-18(b) or to the following activities when the activities are officially recognized and |
2 | sanctioned by the educational institution: |
3 | (1) Firearm instruction and/or safety courses; |
4 | (2) Government-sponsored military-related programs such as ROTC; |
5 | (3) Interscholastic shooting and/or marksmanship events; |
6 | (4) Military history and firearms collection courses and/or programs; and |
7 | (5) The use of blank guns in theatrical and/or athletic events. |
8 | (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to colleges, universities, or junior |
9 | colleges. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS | |
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1 | This act would provide that only peace officers and persons approved by the school |
2 | authorities for the purposes of educational instruction may carry firearms or other weapons on |
3 | school grounds. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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