Georgia Code
Part 3 - Carrying and Possession of Firearms
§ 16-11-127.1. Carrying Weapons Within School Safety Zones, at School Functions, or on a Bus or Other Transportation Furnished by a School

provided, however, that this Code section shall not apply to any extent to persons who are provided for under Code Section 16-11-130;
History. Code 1981, § 16-11-127.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1315, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 543, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 547, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 16; Ga. L. 1999, p. 362, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 6; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1630, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 16; Ga. L. 2008, p. 533, § 3/SB 366; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1199, § 5/HB 89; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 16/SB 46; Ga. L. 2010, p. 463, § 2/SB 299; Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 1-4/SB 308; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-10/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 432, § 1-1/HB 826; Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-6/HB 60; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 16/HB 90; Ga. L. 2015, p. 274, § 1/HB 110; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-27/HB 310; Ga. L. 2015, p. 805, § 4/HB 492; Ga. L. 2016, p. 848, § 1/HB 792; Ga. L. 2017, p. 341, § 1/HB 280; Ga. L. 2017, p. 555, § 5/HB 292; Ga. L. 2020, p. 4, § 2/HB 444; Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 7/SB 319.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, in subsection (c), deleted “or” at the end of paragraph (c)(17), substituted “; or” for a period at the end of paragraph (c)(18), and added paragraph (c)(19).
The 2017 amendments.
The first 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted “Except as provided for in paragraph (20) of subsection (c) of this Code section, any” for “Any” at the beginning of paragraph (b)(2); deleted “or” at the end of paragraph (c)(18); substituted “; or” for the period at the end of paragraph (c)(19); and added paragraph (c)(20). The second 2017 amendment, effective May 8, 2017, added the proviso at the end of paragraph (c)(5).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted “‘Dual Enrollment Act”’ for “‘Move on When Ready Act”’ in the middle of division (c)(20)(A)(iv).
The 2022 amendment, effective April 12, 2022, substituted “lawful weapons carrier” for “license holder” twice in paragraph (b)(2) and in paragraph (c)(8); in paragraph (c)(7), substituted “lawful weapons carrier” for “person who is licensed in accordance with Code Section 16-11-129 or issued a permit pursuant to Code Section 43-38-10,” and for “person who is licensed in accordance with Code Section 16-11-129 or issued a permit pursuant to Code Section 43-38-10”; substituted “lawful weapons carrier” for “weapons carry license holder” in subparagraph (c)(20)(A) and twice in subparagraph (c)(20)(B); added “and” at the end of division (c)(20)(A)(v); deleted former division (c)(20)(A)(vi), which read: “Only apply to the carrying of handguns which a licensee is licensed to carry pursuant to subsection (e) of Code Section 16-11-126 and pursuant to Code Section 16-11-129; and”, and redesignated former division (c)(20)(A)(vii) as division (c)(20)(A)(vi).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2014, the amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 2014, p. 432, § 1-1/HB826, was treated as impliedly repealed and superseded by Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-6/HB 60, due to irreconcilable conflict.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1992, p. 1315, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “All schools shall post in public view the provisions as contained in Code Section 16-11-127.1 (a) and (b).”
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall be known and may be cited as the “School Safety and Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994”.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, sets forth legislative findings and determinations for the “School Safety and Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1994”.
Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 29, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 1199, § 1/HB 89, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Business Security and Employee Privacy Act.’ ”
Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 3-1/SB 308, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on and after June 4, 2010, and shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before June 4, 2010, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecution.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions.”
Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-1/HB 60, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Safe Carry Protection Act.’ ”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.
Ga. L. 2017, p. 555, § 1/HB 292, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly finds that:
“(1) The ownership of firearms is a clear and explicit right protected by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of this state;
“(2) Access to financial services provides for the functioning of a firearms industry and, thus, the constitutionally protected right of firearm ownership; and
“(3) The provisions of this Act are intended to implement the constitutional protections provided for under the law.”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 1/SB 319, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Chairman John Meadows Act.’”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 74, § 2/SB 319, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds and determines that:
“(1) The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution recognizes the right of the people to keep and bear arms and that such right shall not be infringed; and
“(2) The people of this state, to perpetuate the principles of free government, insure justice to all, preserve peace, promote the interest and happiness of the citizen and of the family, and transmit to posterity the enjoyment of liberty, provided that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed but that the General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne.”
Administrative rules and regulations.
Student discipline, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, § 160-4-8-.15.
Law reviews.
For article, “Crimes and Offenses,” see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 131 (2011).
For article, “State v. Jackson and the Explosion of Liability for Felony Murder,” see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1335 (2011).
For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 47 (2014).
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 37 (2017).
For note, “Education Under Fire?: An Analysis of Campus Carry and University Autonomy in Georgia,” see 54 Ga. L. Rev. 387 (2019).