Kan. Admin. Regs. § 16-11-7

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 16-11-7 - Concealed carry signs

(a) For the purposes of this regulation, the terms "state or municipal building," "state," and "municipal" shall have the meaning specified in K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-7c20, and amendments thereto.

(b) No license issued pursuant to or recognized under the personal and family protection act shall authorize the licensee to carry a concealed handgun into any building other than a state or municipal building if the building is conspicuously posted with one of the following:

(1) Signs that include the graphic in the document titled "buildings other than state and municipal buildings: signage adopted by the Kansas attorney general," dated June 20, 2013, which is hereby adopted by reference; or

(2) signs posted in accordance with K.A.R. 16-13-1(d) .

(c) No license issued pursuant to or recognized under the personal and family protection act shall authorize the licensee to carry a concealed handgun into any state or municipal building if the governing body or, if no governing body exists, the chief administrative officer for that state or municipal building has performed the following:

(1) Either installed adequate security measures or temporarily exempted the state or municipal building from K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-7c20, and amendments thereto; and

(2) either posted signs in accordance with K.A.R. 16-13-1(d) or conspicuously posted signs that include the graphic and text in any of the following documents, which are hereby adopted by reference:

(A) "State and municipal buildings: signage adopted by the Kansas attorney general," dated June 20, 2013;

(B) "state and municipal buildings: signage adopted by the Kansas attorney general," dated July 10, 2013; or

(C) "state and municipal buildings: signage adopted by the Kansas attorney general," dated September 26, 2013.

The top of the text shall be at least one inch but no more than two inches below the graphic. The text shall be in black letters and shall be no smaller than the text below the graphic in any of the documents adopted in this subsection. The text "State or Municipal Building, 2013 HB 2052 EXEMPT" or "State or Municipal Building, EXEMPT" shall be printed in boldface.

(d) "Conspicuously posted," when used to describe any sign adopted in this regulation, shall mean that the sign meets the following requirements:

(1) Has a white background;

(2) includes the graphic design that is contained in the documents adopted in this regulation and that meets the following requirements:

(A) Depicts the handgun in black ink;

(B) depicts the circle with a diagonal slash across the handgun in red ink; and

(C) is at least six inches in diameter;

(3) contains no text or other markings within the one-inch area surrounding the graphic design;

(4) contains no text other than the text specified in the documents adopted in paragraph (c)(2) or in K.A.R. 16-13-1(d);

(5) is visible from the exterior of the building and is not obstructed by doors, sliding doorways, displays, or other postings;

(6) is posted at the eye level of an adult, which shall mean that the entire sign is between four feet and six feet from the ground;

(7) is posted not more than 12 inches to the right or left of each exterior public and nonpublic entrance to the building; and

(8) is legible. Each sign that becomes illegible shall be replaced immediately.

(e) Except as provided in K.A.R. 16-13-1, signs posted in accordance with subsections (b) through (d) of this regulation shall also prohibit the unconcealed carry of firearms within a building to the extent allowed by law.

(f) Signs that meet the requirements of this regulation may be obtained by contacting the office of the attorney general or may be reproduced from the web site of the office of the attorney general.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 16-11-7

Authorized by K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-7c10 and 2014 HB 2578, § 5; implementing 2014 HB 2578, § 5, K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-7c10, and K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 75-7c20, as amended by 2014 Sen. Sub. for HB 2140, § 5; effective Nov. 27, 2006; amended Jan. 14, 2011; amended, T-16-6-28-13, July 1, 2013; amended, T-16-7-16-13, July 16, 2013; amended Nov. 8, 2013; amended, T-16-6-30-14, June 30, 2014; amended by, Kansas Register Volume 33, No. 41, effective 10/24/2014.