An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Weapons at Municipal Public Proceedings and Voting Places
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0351
Committee Amendment CA_A_H89 (House)
Amends: 30-A MRSA §3015

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A,, to H.P. 257, L.D. 351, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
Municipalities To Prohibit Weapons at Municipal Public Proceedings and Voting Places" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Weapons within Municipal Buildings 
and at Municipal Public Proceedings and Voting Places' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3015 is enacted to read: 
§3015. Regulation of weapons within municipal buildings and at municipal public 
proceedings and voting places 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary. a municipality may adopt 
an ordinance that prohibits the carrying of a dangerous weapon within municipal 
buildings and at municipal public proceedings and voting places within the municipality. 
A municipal ordinance adopted pursuant to this section must provide an exception to 
allow the carrying of a handgun by a federal, state, county or local law enforcement 
officer. A municipal ordinance adopted pursuant to this section must designate by 
common name and physical address all municipal buildings and other places within the 
municipality subject to the ordinance, which may include, but is not limited to, buildings 
owned. leased, rented or otherwise occupied by the municipality on a regular and ongoing 
basis. Use of a building. or part of a building. by a nonmunicipal entity does not preclude 
the building from being designated a municipal building under an ordinance adopted 
pursuant to this section. A municipal ordinance adopted pursuant to this section may 
provide exceptions to allow the carrying of certain dangerous weapons within municipal 
buildings and at municipal public proceedings and voting places. including. but not 
limited to. an exception allowing the carrying of kitchen knives and other common bladed 
tools with a blade length of less than 8 inches. If a municipality adopts an ordinance 
pursuant to this section. the municipality shall post. in a prominent location outside of all 
municipal buildings and at other places within the municipality subject to the ordinance, 
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notice of the prohibition against the carrying of dangerous weapons, including any 
municipally adopted exceptions to the prohibition. 
For the purposes of this section, "dangerous weapon" has the same meaning as in 
Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 9, paragraph C, "law enforcement officer" has the same 
meaning as in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 17, "public proceeding" has the same 
meaning as in Title 1, section 402, subsection 2 and "voting place" has the same meaning 
as in Title 21-A, section l, subsection 49.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, allows a 
municipality to prohibit the carrying of dangerous weapons within municipal buildings 
and at municipal public proceedings and voting places. The amendment also: 
1. Provides that a municipal ordinance adopted under this provision of law must 
provide an exception for the carrying of a handgun by a federal, state, county or local law 
enforcement officer; 
2. Clarifies that a municipal ordinance adopted under this provision of law may 
provide exceptions to allow the carrying of certain dangerous weapons, including, but not 
limited to, an exception allowing the carrying of kitchen knives and other common bladed 
tools with a blade length of less than 8 inches; and 
3. Requires a municipality that has adopted such an ordinance to post notice of the 
prohibition against the carrying of dangerous weapons outside of all municipal buildings 
and other places within the municipality subject to the ordinance. 
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