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EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1305
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WASHINGTON.
5726S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal sections 571.030, 571.107, and 571.215, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new
sections relating to restricted locations for firearms, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Sections 571.030, 571.107, and 571.215, RSMo, 1
are repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to 2
be known as sections 571.030, 571.107, and 571.215, to read as 3
follows:4
571.030. 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful 1
use of weapons, except as otherwise provided by sections 2
571.101 to 571.121, if he or she knowingly: 3
(1) Carries concealed upon or about his or her person 4
a knife, a firearm, a blackjack or any other weapon readily 5
capable of lethal use into any area where firearms are 6
restricted under section 571.107; or 7
(2) Sets a spring gun; or 8
(3) Discharges or shoots a firearm into a dwelling 9
house, a railroad train, boat, aircraft, or motor vehicle as 10
defined in section 302.010, or any building or structure 11
used for the assembling of people; or 12
(4) Exhibits, in the presence of one or more persons, 13
any weapon readily capable of lethal use in an angry or 14
threatening manner; or 15
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(5) Has a firearm or projectile weapon readily capable 16
of lethal use on his or her person, while he or she is 17
intoxicated, and handles or otherwise uses such firearm or 18
projectile weapon in either a negligent or unlawful manner 19
or discharges such firearm or projectile weapon unless 20
acting in self-defense; or 21
(6) Discharges a firearm within one hundred yards of 22
any occupied schoolhouse, courthouse, or church building; or 23
(7) Discharges or shoots a firearm at a mark, at any 24
object, or at random, on, along or across a public highway 25
or discharges or shoots a firearm into any outbuilding; or 26
(8) Carries a firearm or any other weapon readily 27
capable of lethal use into any church or place where people 28
have assembled for worship, or within three hundred feet of 29
or into any election precinct or polling place on any 30
election day, or into any building owned or occupied by any 31
agency of the federal government, state government, or 32
political subdivision thereof; or 33
(9) Discharges or shoots a firearm at or from a motor 34
vehicle, as defined in section 301.010, discharges or shoots 35
a firearm at any person, or at any other motor vehicle, or 36
at any building or habitable structure, unless the person 37
was lawfully acting in self-defense; or 38
(10) Carries a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or 39
any other weapon readily capable of lethal use into any 40
school, onto any school bus, or onto the premises of any 41
function or activity sponsored or sanctioned by school 42
officials or the district school board; or 43
(11) Possesses a firearm while also knowingly in 44
possession of a controlled substance that is sufficient for 45
a felony violation of section 579.015. 46
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2. Subdivisions (1), (8), and (10) of subsection 1 of 47
this section shall not apply to the persons described in 48
this subsection, regardless of whether such uses are 49
reasonably associated with or are necessary to the 50
fulfillment of such person's official duties except as 51
otherwise provided in this subsection. Subdivisions (3), 52
(4), (6), (7), and (9) of subsection 1 of this section shall 53
not apply to or affect any of the following persons, when 54
such uses are reasonably associated with or are necessary to 55
the fulfillment of such person's official duties, except as 56
otherwise provided in this subsection: 57
(1) All state, county and municipal peace officers who 58
have completed the training required by the police officer 59
standards and training commission pursuant to sections 60
590.030 to 590.050 and who possess the duty and power of 61
arrest for violation of the general criminal laws of the 62
state or for violation of ordinances of counties or 63
municipalities of the state, whether such officers are on or 64
off duty, and whether such officers are within or outside of 65
the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction, or all qualified 66
retired peace officers, as defined in subsection 12 of this 67
section, and who carry the identification defined in 68
subsection 13 of this section, or any person summoned by 69
such officers to assist in making arrests or preserving the 70
peace while actually engaged in assisting such officer; 71
(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, 72
penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the 73
detention of persons accused or convicted of crime; 74
(3) Members of the Armed Forces or National Guard 75
while performing their official duty; 76
(4) Those persons vested by Article V, Section 1 of 77
the Constitution of Missouri with the judicial power of the 78
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state and those persons vested by Article III of the 79
Constitution of the United States with the judicial power of 80
the United States, the members of the federal judiciary; 81
(5) Any person whose bona fide duty is to execute 82
process, civil or criminal; 83
(6) Any federal probation officer or federal flight 84
deck officer as defined under the federal flight deck 85
officer program, 49 U.S.C. Section 44921, regardless of 86
whether such officers are on duty, or within the law 87
enforcement agency's jurisdiction; 88
(7) Any state probation or parole officer, including 89
supervisors and members of the parole board; 90
(8) Any corporate security advisor meeting the 91
definition and fulfilling the requirements of the 92
regulations established by the department of public safety 93
under section 590.750; 94
(9) Any coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, or 95
assistant medical examiner; 96
(10) Any municipal or county prosecuting attorney or 97
assistant prosecuting attorney; circuit attorney or 98
assistant circuit attorney; municipal, associate, or circuit 99
judge; or any person appointed by a court to be a special 100
prosecutor who has completed the firearms safety training 101
course required under subsection 2 of section 571.111; 102
(11) Any member of a fire department or fire 103
protection district who is employed on a full-time basis as 104
a fire investigator and who has a valid concealed carry 105
endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, or a valid 106
concealed carry permit under section 571.111 when such uses 107
are reasonably associated with or are necessary to the 108
fulfillment of such person's official duties; and 109
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(12) Upon the written approval of the governing body 110
of a fire department or fire protection district, any paid 111
fire department or fire protection district member who is 112
employed on a full-time basis and who has a valid concealed 113
carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, or a 114
valid concealed carry permit, when such uses are reasonably 115
associated with or are necessary to the fulfillment of such 116
person's official duties. 117
3. Subdivisions (1), (5), (8), and (10) of subsection 118
1 of this section do not apply when the actor is 119
transporting such weapons in a nonfunctioning state or in an 120
unloaded state when ammunition is not readily accessible or 121
when such weapons are not readily accessible. Subdivision 122
(1) of subsection 1 of this section does not apply to any 123
person nineteen years of age or older or eighteen years of 124
age or older and a member of the United States Armed Forces, 125
or honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, 126
transporting a concealable firearm in the passenger 127
compartment of a motor vehicle, so long as such concealable 128
firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed, nor when the actor 129
is also in possession of an exposed firearm or projectile 130
weapon for the lawful pursuit of game, or is in his or her 131
dwelling unit or upon premises over which the actor has 132
possession, authority or control, or is traveling in a 133
continuous journey peaceably through this state. 134
Subdivision (10) of subsection 1 of this section does not 135
apply if the firearm is otherwise lawfully possessed by a 136
person while traversing school premises for the purposes of 137
transporting a student to or from school, or possessed by an 138
adult for the purposes of facilitation of a school- 139
sanctioned firearm-related event or club event. 140
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4. Subdivisions (1), (8), and (10) of subsection 1 of 141
this section shall not apply to any person who has a valid 142
concealed carry permit issued pursuant to sections 571.101 143
to 571.121, a valid concealed carry endorsement issued 144
before August 28, 2013, or a valid permit or endorsement to 145
carry concealed firearms issued by another state or 146
political subdivision of another state. 147
5. Subdivisions (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and 148
(10) of subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to 149
persons who are engaged in a lawful act of defense pursuant 150
to section 563.031. 151
6. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to 152
the contrary, the state shall not prohibit any state 153
employee from having a firearm in the employee's vehicle on 154
the state's property provided that the vehicle is locked and 155
the firearm is not visible. This subsection shall only 156
apply to the state as an employer when the state employee's 157
vehicle is on property owned or leased by the state and the 158
state employee is conducting activities within the scope of 159
his or her employment. For the purposes of this subsection, 160
"state employee" means an employee of the executive, 161
legislative, or judicial branch of the government of the 162
state of Missouri. 163
7. (1) Subdivision (10) of subsection 1 of this 164
section shall not apply to a person who is a school officer 165
commissioned by the district school board under section 166
162.215 or who is a school protection officer, as described 167
under section 160.665. 168
(2) Nothing in this section shall make it unlawful for 169
a student to actually participate in school-sanctioned gun 170
safety courses, student military or ROTC courses, or other 171
school-sponsored or club-sponsored firearm-related events, 172
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provided the student does not carry a firearm or other 173
weapon readily capable of lethal use into any school, onto 174
any school bus, or onto the premises of any other function 175
or activity sponsored or sanctioned by school officials or 176
the district school board. 177
8. A person who commits the crime of unlawful use of 178
weapons under: 179
(1) Subdivision (2), (3), (4), or (11) of subsection 1 180
of this section shall be guilty of a class E felony; 181
(2) Subdivision (1), (6), (7), or (8) of subsection 1 182
of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor, 183
except when a concealed weapon is carried onto any private 184
property whose owner has posted the premises as being off- 185
limits to concealed firearms by means of one or more signs 186
displayed in a conspicuous place of a minimum size of eleven 187
inches by fourteen inches with the writing thereon in 188
letters of not less than one inch, in which case the 189
penalties of subsection 2 of section 571.107 shall apply; 190
(3) Subdivision (5) or (10) of subsection 1 of this 191
section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the 192
firearm is unloaded and a class E felony if the firearm is 193
loaded; 194
(4) Subdivision (9) of subsection 1 of this section 195
shall be guilty of a class B felony, except that if the 196
violation of subdivision (9) of subsection 1 of this section 197
results in injury or death to another person, it is a class 198
A felony. 199
9. Violations of subdivision (9) of subsection 1 of 200
this section shall be punished as follows: 201
(1) For the first violation a person shall be 202
sentenced to the maximum authorized term of imprisonment for 203
a class B felony; 204
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(2) For any violation by a prior offender as defined 205
in section 558.016, a person shall be sentenced to the 206
maximum authorized term of imprisonment for a class B felony 207
without the possibility of parole, probation or conditional 208
release for a term of ten years; 209
(3) For any violation by a persistent offender as 210
defined in section 558.016, a person shall be sentenced to 211
the maximum authorized term of imprisonment for a class B 212
felony without the possibility of parole, probation, or 213
conditional release; 214
(4) For any violation which results in injury or death 215
to another person, a person shall be sentenced to an 216
authorized disposition for a class A felony. 217
10. Any person knowingly aiding or abetting any other 218
person in the violation of subdivision (9) of subsection 1 219
of this section shall be subject to the same penalty as that 220
prescribed by this section for violations by other persons. 221
11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 222
person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a felony 223
violation of subsection 1 of this section shall receive a 224
suspended imposition of sentence if such person has 225
previously received a suspended imposition of sentence for 226
any other firearms- or weapons-related felony offense. 227
12. As used in this section "qualified retired peace 228
officer" means an individual who: 229
(1) Retired in good standing from service with a 230
public agency as a peace officer, other than for reasons of 231
mental instability; 232
(2) Before such retirement, was authorized by law to 233
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 234
investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of 235
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any person for, any violation of law, and had statutory 236
powers of arrest; 237
(3) Before such retirement, was regularly employed as 238
a peace officer for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, 239
or retired from service with such agency, after completing 240
any applicable probationary period of such service, due to a 241
service-connected disability, as determined by such agency; 242
(4) Has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the 243
retirement plan of the agency if such a plan is available; 244
(5) During the most recent twelve-month period, has 245
met, at the expense of the individual, the standards for 246
training and qualification for active peace officers to 247
carry firearms; 248
(6) Is not under the influence of alcohol or another 249
intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance; and 250
(7) Is not prohibited by federal law from receiving a 251
firearm. 252
13. The identification required by subdivision (1) of 253
subsection 2 of this section is: 254
(1) A photographic identification issued by the agency 255
from which the individual retired from service as a peace 256
officer that indicates that the individual has, not less 257
recently than one year before the date the individual is 258
carrying the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise 259
found by the agency to meet the standards established by the 260
agency for training and qualification for active peace 261
officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the 262
concealed firearm; or 263
(2) A photographic identification issued by the agency 264
from which the individual retired from service as a peace 265
officer; and 266
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(3) A certification issued by the state in which the 267
individual resides that indicates that the individual has, 268
not less recently than one year before the date the 269
individual is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested or 270
otherwise found by the state to meet the standards 271
established by the state for training and qualification for 272
active peace officers to carry a firearm of the same type as 273
the concealed firearm. 274
571.107. 1. A concealed carry permit issued pursuant 1
to sections 571.101 to 571.121, a valid concealed carry 2
endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, or a concealed 3
carry endorsement or permit issued by another state or 4
political subdivision of another state shall authorize the 5
person in whose name the permit or endorsement is issued to 6
carry concealed firearms on or about his or her person or 7
vehicle throughout the state. No concealed carry permit 8
issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, valid 9
concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, 10
or a concealed carry endorsement or permit issued by another 11
state or political subdivision of another state shall 12
authorize any person to carry concealed firearms into: 13
(1) Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol office or 14
station without the consent of the chief law enforcement 15
officer in charge of that office or station. Possession of 16
a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the office or 17
station shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 18
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 19
the vehicle is on the premises; 20
(2) Within [twenty-five] three hundred feet of any 21
polling place on any election day. Possession of a firearm 22
in a vehicle on the premises of the polling place shall not 23
be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed 24
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from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the 25
premises; 26
(3) The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or 27
correctional institution, prison or jail. Possession of a 28
firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any adult, juvenile 29
detention, or correctional institution, prison or jail shall 30
not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not 31
removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is 32
on the premises; 33
(4) Any courthouse solely occupied by the circuit, 34
appellate or supreme court, or any courtrooms, 35
administrative offices, libraries or other rooms of any such 36
court whether or not such court solely occupies the building 37
in question. This subdivision shall also include, but not 38
be limited to, any juvenile, family, drug, or other court 39
offices, any room or office wherein any of the courts or 40
offices listed in this subdivision are temporarily 41
conducting any business within the jurisdiction of such 42
courts or offices, and such other locations in such manner 43
as may be specified by supreme court rule pursuant to 44
subdivision (6) of this subsection. Nothing in this 45
subdivision shall preclude those persons listed in 46
subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of section 571.030 while 47
within their jurisdiction and on duty, those persons listed 48
in subdivisions (2), (4), and (10) of subsection 2 of 49
section 571.030, or such other persons who serve in a law 50
enforcement capacity for a court as may be specified by 51
supreme court rule pursuant to subdivision (6) of this 52
subsection from carrying a concealed firearm within any of 53
the areas described in this subdivision. Possession of a 54
firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any of the areas 55
listed in this subdivision shall not be a criminal offense 56
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so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or 57
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises; 58
(5) Any meeting of the governing body of a unit of 59
local government; or any meeting of the general assembly or 60
a committee of the general assembly, except that nothing in 61
this subdivision shall preclude a member of the body holding 62
a valid concealed carry permit or endorsement from carrying 63
a concealed firearm at a meeting of the body which he or she 64
is a member. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the 65
premises shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 66
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 67
the vehicle is on the premises. Nothing in this subdivision 68
shall preclude a member of the general assembly, a full-time 69
employee of the general assembly employed under Section 17, 70
Article III, Constitution of Missouri, legislative employees 71
of the general assembly as determined under section 21.155, 72
or statewide elected officials and their employees, holding 73
a valid concealed carry permit or endorsement, from carrying 74
a concealed firearm in the state capitol building or at a 75
meeting whether of the full body of a house of the general 76
assembly or a committee thereof, that is held in the state 77
capitol building; 78
(6) The general assembly, supreme court, county or 79
municipality may by rule, administrative regulation, or 80
ordinance prohibit or limit the carrying of concealed 81
firearms by permit or endorsement holders in that portion of 82
a building owned, leased or controlled by that unit of 83
government. Any portion of a building in which the carrying 84
of concealed firearms is prohibited or limited shall be 85
clearly identified by signs posted at the entrance to the 86
restricted area. The statute, rule or ordinance shall 87
exempt any building used for public housing by private 88
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persons, highways or rest areas, firing ranges, and private 89
dwellings owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of 90
government from any restriction on the carrying or 91
possession of a firearm. The statute, rule or ordinance 92
shall not specify any criminal penalty for its violation but 93
may specify that persons violating the statute, rule or 94
ordinance may be denied entrance to the building, ordered to 95
leave the building and if employees of the unit of 96
government, be subjected to disciplinary measures for 97
violation of the provisions of the statute, rule or 98
ordinance. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 99
apply to any other unit of government; 100
(7) Any establishment licensed to dispense 101
intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises, which 102
portion is primarily devoted to that purpose, without the 103
consent of the owner or manager. The provisions of this 104
subdivision shall not apply to the licensee of said 105
establishment. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 106
apply to any bona fide restaurant open to the general public 107
having dining facilities for not less than fifty persons and 108
that receives at least fifty-one percent of its gross annual 109
income from the dining facilities by the sale of food. This 110
subdivision does not prohibit the possession of a firearm in 111
a vehicle on the premises of the establishment and shall not 112
be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed 113
from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the 114
premises. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes any 115
individual who has been issued a concealed carry permit or 116
endorsement to possess any firearm while intoxicated; 117
(8) Any area of an airport to which access is 118
controlled by the inspection of persons and property. 119
Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the 120
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airport shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 121
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 122
the vehicle is on the premises; 123
(9) Any place where the carrying of a firearm is 124
prohibited by federal law; 125
(10) Any higher education institution or elementary or 126
secondary school facility without the consent of the 127
governing body of the higher education institution or a 128
school official or the district school board, unless the 129
person with the concealed carry endorsement or permit is a 130
teacher or administrator of an elementary or secondary 131
school who has been designated by his or her school district 132
as a school protection officer and is carrying a firearm in 133
a school within that district, in which case no consent is 134
required. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the 135
premises of any higher education institution or elementary 136
or secondary school facility shall not be a criminal offense 137
so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or 138
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises; 139
(11) Any portion of a building used as a child care 140
facility without the consent of the manager. Nothing in 141
this subdivision shall prevent the operator of a child care 142
facility in a family home from owning or possessing a 143
firearm or a concealed carry permit or endorsement; 144
(12) Any riverboat gambling operation accessible by 145
the public without the consent of the owner or manager 146
pursuant to rules promulgated by the gaming commission. 147
Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of a 148
riverboat gambling operation shall not be a criminal offense 149
so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or 150
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises; 151
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(13) Any gated area of an amusement park. Possession 152
of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the amusement 153
park shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm 154
is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the 155
vehicle is on the premises; 156
(14) Any church or other place of religious worship 157
without the consent of the minister or person or persons 158
representing the religious organization that exercises 159
control over the place of religious worship. Possession of 160
a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a 161
criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed from 162
the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the 163
premises; 164
(15) Any private property whose owner has posted the 165
premises as being off-limits to concealed firearms by means 166
of one or more signs displayed in a conspicuous place of a 167
minimum size of eleven inches by fourteen inches with the 168
writing thereon in letters of not less than one inch. The 169
owner, business or commercial lessee, manager of a private 170
business enterprise, or any other organization, entity, or 171
person may prohibit persons holding a concealed carry permit 172
or endorsement from carrying concealed firearms on the 173
premises and may prohibit employees, not authorized by the 174
employer, holding a concealed carry permit or endorsement 175
from carrying concealed firearms on the property of the 176
employer. If the building or the premises are open to the 177
public, the employer of the business enterprise shall post 178
signs on or about the premises if carrying a concealed 179
firearm is prohibited. Possession of a firearm in a vehicle 180
on the premises shall not be a criminal offense so long as 181
the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished 182
while the vehicle is on the premises. An employer may 183
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prohibit employees or other persons holding a concealed 184
carry permit or endorsement from carrying a concealed 185
firearm in vehicles owned by the employer; 186
(16) Any sports arena or stadium with a seating 187
capacity of five thousand or more. Possession of a firearm 188
in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal offense 189
so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or 190
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises; 191
(17) Any hospital accessible by the public. 192
Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of a 193
hospital shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 194
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 195
the vehicle is on the premises. 196
2. Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location 197
specified in subdivisions (1) to (17) of subsection 1 of 198
this section by any individual who holds a concealed carry 199
permit issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, or a 200
concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, 201
shall not be a criminal act but may subject the person to 202
denial to the premises or removal from the premises. If 203
such person refuses to leave the premises and a peace 204
officer is summoned, such person may be issued a citation 205
for an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars for the 206
first offense. If a second citation for a similar violation 207
occurs within a six-month period, such person shall be fined 208
an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars and his or her 209
permit, and, if applicable, endorsement to carry concealed 210
firearms shall be suspended for a period of one year. If a 211
third citation for a similar violation is issued within one 212
year of the first citation, such person shall be fined an 213
amount not to exceed five hundred dollars and shall have his 214
or her concealed carry permit, and, if applicable, 215
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endorsement revoked and such person shall not be eligible 216
for a concealed carry permit for a period of three years. 217
Upon conviction of charges arising from a citation issued 218
pursuant to this subsection, the court shall notify the 219
sheriff of the county which issued the concealed carry 220
permit, or, if the person is a holder of a concealed carry 221
endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, the court shall 222
notify the sheriff of the county which issued the 223
certificate of qualification for a concealed carry 224
endorsement and the department of revenue. The sheriff 225
shall suspend or revoke the concealed carry permit or, if 226
applicable, the certificate of qualification for a concealed 227
carry endorsement. If the person holds an endorsement, the 228
department of revenue shall issue a notice of such 229
suspension or revocation of the concealed carry endorsement 230
and take action to remove the concealed carry endorsement 231
from the individual's driving record. The director of 232
revenue shall notify the licensee that he or she must apply 233
for a new license pursuant to chapter 302 which does not 234
contain such endorsement. The notice issued by the 235
department of revenue shall be mailed to the last known 236
address shown on the individual's driving record. The 237
notice is deemed received three days after mailing. 238
571.215. 1. A Missouri lifetime or extended concealed 1
carry permit issued under sections 571.205 to 571.230 shall 2
authorize the person in whose name the permit is issued to 3
carry concealed firearms on or about his or her person or 4
vehicle throughout the state. No Missouri lifetime or 5
extended concealed carry permit shall authorize any person 6
to carry concealed firearms into: 7
(1) Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol office or 8
station without the consent of the chief law enforcement 9
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officer in charge of that office or station. Possession of 10
a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the office or 11
station shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 12
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 13
the vehicle is on the premises; 14
(2) Within [twenty-five] three hundred feet of any 15
polling place on any election day. Possession of a firearm 16
in a vehicle on the premises of the polling place shall not 17
be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed 18
from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the 19
premises; 20
(3) The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or 21
correctional institution, prison or jail. Possession of a 22
firearm in a vehicle on the premises of any adult, juvenile 23
detention, or correctional institution, prison or jail shall 24
not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not 25
removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is 26
on the premises; 27
(4) Any courthouse solely occupied by the circuit, 28
appellate or supreme court, or any courtrooms, 29
administrative offices, libraries, or other rooms of any 30
such court whether or not such court solely occupies the 31
building in question. This subdivision shall also include, 32
but not be limited to, any juvenile, family, drug, or other 33
court offices, any room or office wherein any of the courts 34
or offices listed in this subdivision are temporarily 35
conducting any business within the jurisdiction of such 36
courts or offices, and such other locations in such manner 37
as may be specified by supreme court rule under subdivision 38
(6) of this subsection. Nothing in this subdivision shall 39
preclude those persons listed in subdivision (1) of 40
subsection 2 of section 571.030 while within their 41
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jurisdiction and on duty, those persons listed in 42
subdivisions (2), (4), and (10) of subsection 2 of section 43
571.030, or such other persons who serve in a law 44
enforcement capacity for a court as may be specified by 45
supreme court rule under subdivision (6) of this subsection 46
from carrying a concealed firearm within any of the areas 47
described in this subdivision. Possession of a firearm in a 48
vehicle on the premises of any of the areas listed in this 49
subdivision shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 50
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 51
the vehicle is on the premises; 52
(5) Any meeting of the governing body of a unit of 53
local government, or any meeting of the general assembly or 54
a committee of the general assembly, except that nothing in 55
this subdivision shall preclude a member of the body holding 56
a valid Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit 57
from carrying a concealed firearm at a meeting of the body 58
which he or she is a member. Possession of a firearm in a 59
vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal offense so 60
long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or 61
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises. Nothing in 62
this subdivision shall preclude a member of the general 63
assembly, a full-time employee of the general assembly 64
employed under Section 17, Article III, Constitution of 65
Missouri, legislative employees of the general assembly as 66
determined under section 21.155, or statewide elected 67
officials and their employees, holding a valid Missouri 68
lifetime or extended concealed carry permit, from carrying a 69
concealed firearm in the state capitol building or at a 70
meeting whether of the full body of a house of the general 71
assembly or a committee thereof, that is held in the state 72
capitol building; 73
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(6) The general assembly, supreme court, county, or 74
municipality may by rule, administrative regulation, or 75
ordinance prohibit or limit the carrying of concealed 76
firearms by permit holders in that portion of a building 77
owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of government. 78
Any portion of a building in which the carrying of concealed 79
firearms is prohibited or limited shall be clearly 80
identified by signs posted at the entrance to the restricted 81
area. The statute, rule, or ordinance shall exempt any 82
building used for public housing by private persons, 83
highways or rest areas, firing ranges, and private dwellings 84
owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of government from 85
any restriction on the carrying or possession of a firearm. 86
The statute, rule, or ordinance shall not specify any 87
criminal penalty for its violation but may specify that 88
persons violating the statute, rule, or ordinance may be 89
denied entrance to the building, ordered to leave the 90
building and if employees of the unit of government, be 91
subjected to disciplinary measures for violation of the 92
provisions of the statute, rule, or ordinance. The 93
provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any other 94
unit of government; 95
(7) Any establishment licensed to dispense 96
intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises, which 97
portion is primarily devoted to that purpose, without the 98
consent of the owner or manager. The provisions of this 99
subdivision shall not apply to the licensee of said 100
establishment. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 101
apply to any bona fide restaurant open to the general public 102
having dining facilities for not less than fifty persons and 103
that receives at least fifty-one percent of its gross annual 104
income from the dining facilities by the sale of food. This 105
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subdivision does not prohibit the possession of a firearm in 106
a vehicle on the premises of the establishment and shall not 107
be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed 108
from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the 109
premises. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes any 110
individual who has been issued a Missouri lifetime or 111
extended concealed carry permit to possess any firearm while 112
intoxicated; 113
(8) Any area of an airport to which access is 114
controlled by the inspection of persons and property. 115
Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the 116
airport shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 117
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 118
the vehicle is on the premises; 119
(9) Any place where the carrying of a firearm is 120
prohibited by federal law; 121
(10) Any higher education institution or elementary or 122
secondary school facility without the consent of the 123
governing body of the higher education institution or a 124
school official or the district school board, unless the 125
person with the Missouri lifetime or extended concealed 126
carry permit is a teacher or administrator of an elementary 127
or secondary school who has been designated by his or her 128
school district as a school protection officer and is 129
carrying a firearm in a school within that district, in 130
which case no consent is required. Possession of a firearm 131
in a vehicle on the premises of any higher education 132
institution or elementary or secondary school facility shall 133
not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not 134
removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is 135
on the premises; 136
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(11) Any portion of a building used as a child care 137
facility without the consent of the manager. Nothing in 138
this subdivision shall prevent the operator of a child care 139
facility in a family home from owning or possessing a 140
firearm or a Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry 141
permit; 142
(12) Any riverboat gambling operation accessible by 143
the public without the consent of the owner or manager under 144
rules promulgated by the gaming commission. Possession of a 145
firearm in a vehicle on the premises of a riverboat gambling 146
operation shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 147
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 148
the vehicle is on the premises; 149
(13) Any gated area of an amusement park. Possession 150
of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of the amusement 151
park shall not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm 152
is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while the 153
vehicle is on the premises; 154
(14) Any church or other place of religious worship 155
without the consent of the minister or person or persons 156
representing the religious organization that exercises 157
control over the place of religious worship. Possession of 158
a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a 159
criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed from 160
the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the 161
premises; 162
(15) Any private property whose owner has posted the 163
premises as being off-limits to concealed firearms by means 164
of one or more signs displayed in a conspicuous place of a 165
minimum size of eleven inches by fourteen inches with the 166
writing thereon in letters of not less than one inch. The 167
owner, business or commercial lessee, manager of a private 168
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business enterprise, or any other organization, entity, or 169
person may prohibit persons holding a Missouri lifetime or 170
extended concealed carry permit from carrying concealed 171
firearms on the premises and may prohibit employees, not 172
authorized by the employer, holding a Missouri lifetime or 173
extended concealed carry permit from carrying concealed 174
firearms on the property of the employer. If the building 175
or the premises are open to the public, the employer of the 176
business enterprise shall post signs on or about the 177
premises if carrying a concealed firearm is prohibited. 178
Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall 179
not be a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not 180
removed from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is 181
on the premises. An employer may prohibit employees or 182
other persons holding a Missouri lifetime or extended 183
concealed carry permit from carrying a concealed firearm in 184
vehicles owned by the employer; 185
(16) Any sports arena or stadium with a seating 186
capacity of five thousand or more. Possession of a firearm 187
in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal offense 188
so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle or 189
brandished while the vehicle is on the premises; 190
(17) Any hospital accessible by the public. 191
Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises of a 192
hospital shall not be a criminal offense so long as the 193
firearm is not removed from the vehicle or brandished while 194
the vehicle is on the premises. 195
2. Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location 196
specified in subdivisions (1) to (17) of subsection 1 of 197
this section by any individual who holds a Missouri lifetime 198
or extended concealed carry permit shall not be a criminal 199
act but may subject the person to denial to the premises or 200
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removal from the premises. If such person refuses to leave 201
the premises and a peace officer is summoned, such person 202
may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed one 203
hundred dollars for the first offense. If a second citation 204
for a similar violation occurs within a six-month period, 205
such person shall be fined an amount not to exceed two 206
hundred dollars and his or her permit to carry concealed 207
firearms shall be suspended for a period of one year. If a 208
third citation for a similar violation is issued within one 209
year of the first citation, such person shall be fined an 210
amount not to exceed five hundred dollars and shall have his 211
or her Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit 212
revoked and such person shall not be eligible for a Missouri 213
lifetime or extended concealed carry permit or a concealed 214
carry permit issued under sections 571.101 to 571.121 for a 215
period of three years. Upon conviction of charges arising 216
from a citation issued under this subsection, the court 217
shall notify the sheriff of the county which issued the 218
Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit. The 219
sheriff shall suspend or revoke the Missouri lifetime or 220
extended concealed carry permit. 221
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