Where Guns Are Barred
17-A M.R.S. § 1058 — no firearm in a courthouse, permit or not
Possessing a firearm in a courthouse is a Class D crime. A concealed handgun permit is no defense. Officers on duty, approved couriers and security staff, and a person bringing an unloaded firearm as evidence with a judge's written approval are excepted.
Who handles this in Maine: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Maine directory.
No one possesses a firearm on public school property or the property of an approved private school, or fires one within 500 feet of it. A violation is a Class E crime.
- Law enforcement officials are excepted.
- So, under a written school board policy, is an unloaded firearm in a supervised educational program, or one locked in a vehicle during a hunter's breakfast held outside school hours in an open season.
- So is a school operated gun range used under a written policy.
Sources for this section (2)
- 17-A M.R.S. § 1058 — Unauthorized possession of firearm in courthouse
- 20-A M.R.S. § 6552 — Firearms
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Maine attorney.