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§ 135.06 CONCEALED WEAPONS PROHIBITED IN BUILDINGS OWNED, LEASED OR CONTROLLED BY METRO GOVERNMENT.
   (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)
§ 135.98 SEVERABILITY.
   It is the express intent of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government that in the event that any part of this chapter be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining portions shall continue unaffected to be enforced.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 135.509) (Lou. Ord. No. 193-1993, passed 9-16-1993; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 109-2007, approved 6-15-2007)
§ 135.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person found to have violated the provisions of § 135.03 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by an amount not to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or both, for each offense.
   (B)   Any person found to have violated the provisions of § 135.04 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by an amount not to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both, for each offense.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 135.99) (Lou. Am. Ord. No. 210-1993, approved 10-1-1993; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 40-2004, approved 4-8-2004; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 109-2007, approved 6-15-2007; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. 26-2013, approved 3-19-2013; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 7-2020, approved 2-21-2020, eff. 5-21-2020; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 35-2022, approved 4-14-2022)