Bill > H1894

This bill aims to increase the safety of courthouses by prohibiting individuals, other than law enforcement officers performing their official duties, from carrying firearms in courthouses without written authorization from the trial court administrator and trial court chief justice. The bill defines "firearm" as any pistol, revolver, rifle, or smoothbore arm that can discharge a shot, bullet, or pellet. Violations of this law would result in a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment of up to one year, or both. Additionally, the bill specifies that carrying a firearm in a courthouse with the intent to use it during the commission of a crime would result in a prison sentence of up to five years or a jail/house of correction sentence of up to two-and-a-half years, and a fine of up to $5,000. The bill also requires that the provisions be prominently displayed at each public entrance to each courthouse.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1894