Amends GS 14-269.2(g), the statute generally prohibiting weapons on campus or other educational property, by adding new subdivision (8), making the law inapplicable to a sworn law enforcement officer hired as an armed security guard by a nonpublic school operating under Part I or II of Article 39 of GS Chapter 115C, provided that the officer is acting in the discharge of the officer's official duties on the premises of that school. Provides that for purposes of the new subdivision, a sworn law enforcement officer shall include a sworn law enforcement officer certified under GS Chapter 17C or 17E, a company police officer commissioned under GS Chapter 74E, or a campus police officer commissioned under GS Chapter 74G. Effective for offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 14-269.2
Edition 1: 14-269.2