Walk It Through: The Posted Land And The Pocketknife
Purple paint on the trees, a request to leave, and a knife at the school gate.
Hiking off a trail, a walker sees purple paint stripes on the trees ahead.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A walk and a school pickup. Hunting and fishing on posted land, rights of way, public lands and knives in other buildings are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Crime of violenceIn the handgun article, murder, manslaughter other than negligent manslaughter from a traffic accident, rape, mayhem, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, housebreaking, and the assaults the definitions list.
- Luggage compartmentThe trunk of a vehicle that has one; in a vehicle without one, the area designed for luggage, and in a station wagon, van, hatchback, truck or sport utility vehicle, the area behind the rearmost seat.
- DwellingIn the self defense article, a building or conveyance of any kind with a roof, including an attached porch and a tent, designed to be occupied by people lodging there at night, temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile.
- Purple paintOne of two ways to post land against entry: a vertical purple line at least eight inches long and two inches wide, three to six feet off the ground, on permanent objects no more than one hundred yards apart.
- Trespass after noticeEntering another's dwelling, business or premises without legal cause after being warned not to, or failing to leave immediately when the person in possession asks.