0001| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0002| SENATE BILL 242 | 0003| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO CRIMES; DEFINING UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A DEADLY | 0013| WEAPON IN A STATE OR JUDICIAL BUILDING; PROVIDING A PENALTY; | 0014| ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. A new Section 30-7-2.4 NMSA 1978 is enacted to | 0018| read: | 0019| "30-7-2.4 [NEW MATERIAL] UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A DEADLY | 0020| WEAPON IN A STATE OR JUDICIAL BUILDING.-- | 0021| A. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon in a state | 0022| or judicial building consists of carrying a deadly weapon in a | 0023| state or judicial building by a person other than: | 0024| (1) peace officers in the lawful discharge of | 0025| their duties; | 0001| (2) federal or tribal law enforcement | 0002| personnel in the lawful discharge of their duties; | 0003| (3) state or federal military personnel in the | 0004| lawful discharge of their duties; | 0005| (4) private security personnel hired by or | 0006| under contract with the state or a local public body to provide | 0007| armed security; | 0008| (5) a person who possesses and transports | 0009| weapons into a court of law, at the direction of the court or | 0010| prosecuting attorney, for use as evidence; | 0011| (6) a person who owns, resides in or is | 0012| otherwise in legal possession of any portion of a state or | 0013| judicial building not owned or leased by the state or a local | 0014| public body or a client, customer or patron of that person; | 0015| provided, that a client, customer or patron of that person | 0016| shall not enter that portion of a state or judicial building | 0017| that is owned or leased by the state or a local public body; | 0018| (7) private uniformed security personnel under | 0019| written contract to provide armed security for the protection | 0020| of the property of a person who owns, resides in or is | 0021| otherwise in legal possession of any portion of a state or | 0022| judicial building not owned or leased by the state or a local | 0023| public body; | 0024| (8) a person conducting or participating in a | 0025| program, class or other activity sanctioned by the state or a | 0001| local public body regarding lawful carrying of a deadly weapon; | 0002| or | 0003| (9) a person in a motor vehicle in a parking | 0004| area within a state or judicial building, provided that the deadly | 0005| weapon remains in the motor vehicle. | 0006| B. As used in this section: | 0007| (1) "state" means the state of New Mexico and | 0008| any of its branches, agencies, departments, boards, commissions, | 0009| instrumentalities and institutions, including higher education | 0010| institutions; | 0011| (2) "local public body" means a county or | 0012| municipality within the state of New Mexico, including any of its | 0013| branches, agencies, departments, boards, commissions, | 0014| instrumentalities and institutions; and | 0015| (3) "state or judicial building" means a | 0016| building or part of a building, in which: | 0017| (a) state activities are regularly | 0018| conducted under the supervision of state management personnel; or | 0019| (b) judicial activities are regularly | 0020| conducted, including courtrooms, judge's chambers, witness rooms, | 0021| jury deliberation rooms, court clerk's offices and prisoner | 0022| holding cells. | 0023| C. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly | 0024| weapon in a state or judicial building is guilty of a fourth | 0025| degree felony. | 0001| D. Written notice of the provisions of this section | 0002| shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to a state | 0003| or judicial building." | 0004| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0005| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0006|  |