FIREARMS IN VEHICLES

A.  Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing or purchasing a firearm and is not carrying or transporting a firearm in the furtherance of a crime may transport in or on a vehicle a firearm, loaded or unloaded, at any time.

B.  Any person, eighteen (18) to twenty (20) years of age, who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing or purchasing a firearm and is not carrying or transporting a firearm in the furtherance of a crime may transport in or on a vehicle, open or concealed, an unloaded firearm at any time.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person transporting a firearm in or on a vehicle to fail or refuse to identify that the person is in actual possession of a firearm when demanded by a law enforcement officer of this state during any arrest, detainment or routine traffic stop.  Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

Historical Data

Laws 1971, HB 1248, c. 159, § 7, emerg. eff. May 24, 1971; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 3, c. 272, § 45, eff. September 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 791, c. 190, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1996; Amended by Laws 2012, SB 1733, c. 259, § 12, eff. November 1, 2012 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2019, HB 2597, c. 1, § 5, eff. November 1, 2019 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2021, SB 672, c. 292, § 2, eff. November 1, 2021 (superseded document available).