ORDINANCE NO. 9421

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, ENACTING CHAPTER 14, SECTION 406.2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2015 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF THE CARRYING OF UNCONCEALED FIREARMS IN CERTAIN DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 14, Section 406.2 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas 2015 Edition and amendments hereto, is hereby enacted to read as follows:

14-406.2          THE CARRYING OF UNCONCEALED FIREARMS IN CERTAIN DESIGNATED CITY BUILDINGS.

(a)        It shall be a violation of this section for any person to carry an unconcealed firearm, as that term is defined at K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 75-7b01, as amended, in any building owned or leased by the City that is posted with a sign or signs (“Posted Premises”) prohibiting the carrying of unconcealed firearms in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Kansas Attorney General pursuant to K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 75-7c24(d), as amended.

(b)        Any person who violates subsection (a) hereof shall:

(i)         be denied entry to any such Posted Premises; or

(ii)        shall be requested to leave any such Posted Premises.

(c)        Any person who, in violation of subsection (b)(i) hereof, gains entry to any Posted Premises after being denied entry to said Posted Premises or who, in violation of subsection (b)(ii) hereof, fails to leave any Posted Premises after being requested to leave said Posted Premises shall be guilty of aggravated criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction therefor be sentenced to a term of incarceration not to exceed one year, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $2,500.00, or shall both be incarcerated and fined.

(d)        Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a law enforcement officer, as defined at K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 22-2202, as amended, or any court security officer, employed by the City, from acting within the scope of his or her duties in any Posted Premises.

SECTION 2. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. 

SECTION 3. After passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect commencing January 1, 2018.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of December, 2017.

 APPROVED:

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Leslie Soden

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish once and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.