§ 135.06. CONCEALED WEAPONS PROHIBITED IN BUILDINGS OWNED, LEASED OR CONTROLLED BY METRO GOVERNMENT.  


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  • (A) No person, including employees of the Metro Government, shall carry a concealed deadly weapon into or on any building or portion of a building owned, leased or controlled by the Metro Government, except as otherwise provided in this section.
    (B) Exemptions mandated by state law.
    (1) This section shall not apply to buildings or portions of buildings owned, leased or controlled by Metro Government which are used for public housing by private persons, highway rest areas, firing ranges, and private dwellings.
    (2) This section shall not apply to sworn officers of the Louisville Metro Police Department, and other law enforcement officers authorized to carry concealed deadly weapons pursuant to KRS 527.020.
    (C) The Director of the Department of Public Works shall post signs at the entrances of all Metro Government-owned, leased or controlled building or portions of buildings which shall read as follows:
    CARRYING OF CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPONS ON THESE PREMISES IS PROHIBITED BY ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT.
    (D) Violation of this section may result in denial of entry to the building or portion of the building, or an order to leave the building or portion of the building, or, if an employee of the Metro Government, disciplinary measures up to and including dismissal from employment.
    (E) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon in violation of KRS 527.020.
    (1999 Lou. Code, § 135.06) (Lou. Ord. No. 86-1996, approved 05-16-1996; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 109-2007, approved 6-15-2007)