Assembly Bill No. 141

Assembly Bill No. 141-Assemblyman Perkins

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AN ACT relating to dangerous weapons; exempting certain prosecuting attorneys from the prohibition against carrying a concealed firearm into certain locations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved April 22, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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Section 1. NRS 202.3673 is hereby amended to read as follows:
202.3673 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 202.265 and this section, a permittee [must] shall not carry a concealed firearm into:
(a) Any facility of a law enforcement agency;
(b) A prison, county or city jail or detention facility;
(c) A courthouse or courtroom;
(d) Any facility of a public or private school;
(e) Any facility of a vocational or technical school, or of the University and Community College System of Nevada;
(f) Any other building owned or occupied by the Federal Government, the state or a local government; or
(g) Any other place in which the carrying of a concealed firearm is prohibited by state or federal law.
2. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a permittee who is a judge from carrying a concealed firearm in the courthouse or courtroom in which he presides or from authorizing other permittees to carry a concealed firearm in his courtroom.
3. The provisions of this section are not applicable to an employee of the facility identified in subsection 1 while on the premises of that facility.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a permittee who is a prosecuting attorney of an agency or political subdivision of the United States or of this state.
5. A violation of the provisions of subsection 1 is a misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.
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