{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-237.115","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 237.115","heading":"Construction of KRS 237.110 -- Prohibition by local government units of","body":"carrying concealed deadly weapons in governmental buildings -- Restriction on\ncriminal penalties.\n(1) Except as provided in KRS 527.020, nothing contained in KRS 237.109 or  237.110\nshall be construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in any manner the right of a college,\nuniversity, or any postsecondary education facility, including technical schools and\ncommunity colleges, to control the possession of deadly weapons on any pr operty\nowned or controlled by them or the right of a unit of state, city, county, urban -\ncounty, or charter county government to prohibit the carrying of concealed deadly\nweapons in that portion of a building actually owned, leased, or occupied by that\nunit of government.\n(2) Except as provided in KRS 527.020, the legislative body of a state, city, county, or\nurban-county government may, by statute, administrative regulation, or ordinance,\nprohibit or limit the carrying of concealed deadly weapons in that po rtion of a\nbuilding owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of government. That portion of a\nbuilding in which the carrying of concealed deadly weapons is prohibited or limited\nshall be clearly identified by signs posted at the entrance to the restricted  area. The\nstatute or ordinance shall exempt any building used for public housing by private\npersons, highway rest areas, firing ranges, and private dwellings owned, leased, or\ncontrolled by that unit of government from any restriction on the carrying or\npossession of deadly weapons. The statute, administrative regulation, or ordinance\nshall not specify any criminal penalty for its violation but may specify that persons\nviolating the statute or ordinance may be denied entrance to the building, ordered to\nleave the building, and if employees of the unit of government, be subject to\nemployee disciplinary measures for violation of the provisions of the statute or\nordinance. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to be a violation of\nKRS 65.870 if th e requirements of this section are followed. The provisions of this\nsection shall not apply to any other unit of government.\n(3) Unless otherwise specifically provided by the Kentucky Revised Statutes or\napplicable federal law, no criminal penalty shall at tach to carrying a concealed\nfirearm or other deadly weapon at any location at which an unconcealed firearm or\nother deadly weapon may be constitutionally carried.","path":["KRS Chapter 237"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48603","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:50Z","sha256":"d58b765606c523b01dd8ed0a8bca77b3c10ca2ae4c4e04dfd913faed1c68e54c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-237.110","next":"us-ky/krs-237.118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}