§ 627.10 Prohibited Weapons on School Property; Duty to Notify Police

   (a)   Subject to division (b) of this section, any school official or employee who discovers a prohibited weapon upon school grounds or in a school building shall immediately notify the Chief of Police or his or her designee and request the assistance of the Division of Police.

   (b)   Division (a) of this section shall not apply:

      (1)   To any school official or employee who has personal knowledge that the notification required by division (a) has already been given with respect to a particular discovery of a particular prohibited weapon; or

      (2)   When the prohibited weapon is in the possession of an officer, agent or employee of this or any other state or the United States, members of the armed forces of the United States or the organized militia of this or any other state, or law enforcement officers, as defined in division (k) of Section 601.01, to the extent that any such person is authorized to possess a prohibited weapon and is acting within the scope of his or her duties.

   (c)   Any school official or employee who fails to comply with division (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

   (d)   For purposes of this section, a "prohibited weapon" is any weapon defined, described, or listed in any division of Section 627.01, Section 627.15, Section 627.21, Section 627.22, Section 627.24, or Section 627.25.

(Ord. No. 931-14. Passed 4-20-15, eff. 4-21-15)