{"data":{"id":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6552","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"20-A M.R.S. §6552","heading":"Firearms","body":"1.  Prohibition.  A person may not possess a firearm on public school property or the property of an approved private school or discharge a firearm within 500 feet of public school property or the property of an approved private school.\n2.  Exceptions.  The provisions under subsection 1 do not apply to the following.\nA.  The prohibition on the possession and discharge of a firearm does not apply to law enforcement officials.\nB.  The prohibition on the possession of a firearm does not apply to the following persons, if the possession is authorized by a written policy adopted by the school board:\n(1)  A person who possesses an unloaded firearm for use in a supervised educational program approved and authorized by the school board and for which the school board has adopted appropriate safeguards to ensure student safety; and\n(2)  A person who possesses an unloaded firearm that is stored inside a locked vehicle in a closed container, a zipped case or a locked firearms rack while the person is attending a hunter's breakfast or similar event that:\n(a)  Is held during an open firearm season established under Title 12, Part 13 for any species of wild bird or wild animal;\n(b)  Takes place outside of regular school hours; and\n(c)  Is authorized by the school board.\nC.  The prohibition on possession and discharge of a firearm does not apply to a person possessing a firearm at a school-operated gun range or a person discharging a firearm as part of a school-sanctioned program at a school-operated gun range if the gun range and the program are authorized by a written policy adopted by the school's governing body.\n3.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 20-A: EDUCATION","PART 3: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION","CHAPTER 223: HEALTH, NUTRITION AND SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER 6: SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec6552.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:30Z","sha256":"bc261d93c415619016170afd79eabffe606972259d5e278194e7931bebd0615b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6551","next":"us-me/20-a-m.r.s.-6553"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}