Deadly Weapon/Firearm Ordinance (No. 95-19)

A person shall not possess on or about his person a deadly weapon (loaded or unloaded firearm, or weapon, device, taser, electronic stun gun, chemical substance excluding mace, knife or explosives or other material that in the manner it is used, could ordinarily be used or is intended to be used, is readily capable of causing serious bodily injury) or firearm within the following buildings under the jurisdiction of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners:

Johnson County Court House
Johnson County Annex
Wright Building
Bank One Building
Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center
Johnson County Animal Shelter

This ordinance does not apply to law enforcement officers, Indiana Department of Correction Officers, duly elected or appointed judicial or probation officers, Community Corrections Staff, or employees of the United States duly authorized to carry deadly weapons or firearms. The above persons being exempt shall not be exempt if they, or any of them, is a party to any preceding taking place in court.

Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to the penalty imposed for a Class C infraction as provided in I.C. 34-4-32-4 and be subject to having the deadly weapon or firearm confiscated by the proper law enforcement officials and shall be eligible to retrieve said deadly weapon or firearm after a waiting period of forty-eight (48) hours.

This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the 26th day of June 1995.

Enacted by Commissioners A.T. Chappel, M.D and Maurice McCarty.

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