North Carolina Prohibited Places

The Headline

A North Carolina Concealed Handgun Permit does not let you carry everywhere. The statute that grants the CHP, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.11(c), opens with this exclusion list: "Except as provided in G.S. 14-415.27, a permit does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun in any of the following," and then enumerates eight prohibited categories. Several of those categories cross-reference standalone criminal statutes (§§ 14-269.2, 14-269.3, 14-269.4, 14-277.2) that also reach non-permit carriers and open carriers. The result is two overlapping rule sets:

1. The place-based criminal statutes (§§ 14-269.2, 14-269.3, 14-269.4, 14-277.2) apply to everyone (permit or no permit, open or concealed), with narrow CHP-only carve-outs.
2. The CHP-only prohibited list at § 14-415.11(c) adds law enforcement facilities, government-only buildings, government offices in mixed-use buildings, posted private premises, federal-law areas, and rule-of-the-Legislative-Building areas on top of the place-based statutes.

Your operating rule. Before you walk into any of the locations below with a concealed handgun, even with a valid CHP, confirm which carve-out (if any) covers you. The default answer at most of these locations is "no carry." Violations range from a Class 1 misdemeanor (most categories) up to a Class I felony on educational property.

The Bottom-Line Prohibited-Places Table

The following table summarizes the location categories. Each row cites the controlling statute, names the reach (CHP + non-permit, or CHP-only), and gives the grade for a non-exempt carrier.

The same statute, § 14-415.11(c), opens with the phrase "Except as provided in G.S. 14-415.27." That cross-reference is to the expanded-permission carry classes for ten specific official-status categories (district attorneys, judges, magistrates, and others) covered at the end of this section.

Educational Property (§ 14-269.2)

This is the most heavily enforced category and carries the heaviest grade.

Coverage

"Educational property" is defined broadly at § 14-269.2(a)(1): "Any school building or bus, school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used, or operated by any board of education or school board of trustees, or directors for the administration of any school." "School" at § 14-269.2(a)(1b) covers "a public or private school, community college, college, or university." That covers K-12 facilities, community colleges, and four-year colleges and universities, public or private. The prohibition also reaches off-campus locations during a "curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school" (a school-sponsored athletic event at a public stadium, for example, or a school-sponsored field trip).

The 2023 General Assembly added a definition of "school operating hours" at § 14-269.2(a)(1c), effective December 1, 2023: any time when (a) the premises are being used for curricular or extracurricular activities, (b) the premises are being used for educational, instructional, or school-sponsored activities, or (c) the premises are being used for programs for minors by entities not affiliated with the religious institution. This definition is the trigger for the (k1) religious-worship carve-out described below.

The core prohibition (§ 14-269.2(b))

"It shall be a Class I felony for any person knowingly to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol, or other firearm of any kind on educational property or to a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school." A separate Class G felony at § 14-269.2(b1) covers dynamite, bombs, grenades, mines, and powerful explosives.

The phrase "whether openly or concealed" is on the face of the statute. A CHP does not by itself authorize you to walk onto a school campus with a concealed handgun. The carve-outs are narrow.

CHP-holder locked-vehicle exception (§ 14-269.2(k))

A CHP holder may have a handgun on educational property if all of the following are true:

• The handgun is in a closed compartment or container within the CHP holder's locked vehicle, or in a locked container securely affixed to the vehicle.
• The CHP holder unlocks the vehicle only to enter or exit the vehicle, the firearm remains in the closed compartment at all times, and the vehicle is locked immediately after entry or exit.
• Alternatively, the CHP holder is inside the locked vehicle with the handgun concealed on the person, unlocking the vehicle only to allow another person to enter or exit.
• Alternatively, the CHP holder is inside the locked vehicle and removes the handgun from concealment only for the time reasonably necessary to move it from on-person concealment into a closed compartment within the vehicle, or vice versa.

In practical terms. A CHP holder may drive onto a school parking lot with the handgun in the glove box or a locked console as long as the vehicle is locked when you leave it. You may not get out of the car with the handgun on you. The carve-out is for transit and storage, not for carry on the grounds.

There is an affirmative defense at § 14-269.2(l) for a CHP holder who removes the handgun from the locked vehicle only in response to a threatening situation in which deadly force is justified under § 14-51.3. The defense is narrow and reactive; it does not authorize advance removal.

CHP-holder religious-worship co-located building exception (§ 14-269.2(k1), eff. Dec. 1, 2023)

Some North Carolina churches share property with a private K-12 school. The 2023 amendment lets a CHP holder carry concealed on that shared property outside school operating hours if all of the following are true:

• The educational property is not an institution of higher education (no college or university campuses) and is not a nonpublic postsecondary institution.
• The educational property is the location of both a school and a "building that is a place of religious worship" as defined in G.S. 14-54.1 (North Carolina's burglary-of-place-of-worship statute, which supplies the operative definition).
• The weapon is a handgun.
• Carry occurs outside the school operating hours defined at § 14-269.2(a)(1c).
• The person in legal possession or control of the premises has not posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting concealed carry under § 14-415.11(c).

For purposes of (k1), property owned by a local board of education or county commission is NOT a "building that is a place of religious worship." This excludes the school side of any such dual-use arrangement.

Reduced-penalty scenario for non-student/non-employee (§ 14-269.2(f))

The Class I felony grade drops to a Class 1 misdemeanor if all three of the following apply:

1. The person is not a student attending school on the educational property and is not an employee employed by the school working on the property.
2. The person is not a student or employee attending a sponsored activity at the school they attend or work at.
3. The firearm is not loaded, is in a motor vehicle, and is in a locked container or a locked firearm rack.

This is the parent-picking-up-a-child case. A non-student, non-employee adult driving onto a school campus with an unloaded, locked-up handgun is committing a misdemeanor, not a felony. It is still a crime. The (k) CHP locked-vehicle carve-out is the safer pathway for permit holders.

General exemptions at § 14-269.2(g)

The full statutory list reaches:

• Weapons used solely for educational or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, or used in a school-approved program supervised by an adult whose supervision has been approved by the school authority.
• Persons exempted by § 14-269(b) (active LEOs, certain retired LEOs, and similar status holders).
• Firefighters, emergency service personnel, North Carolina Forest Service personnel, detention officers authorized by the sheriff to carry, and private police employed by a school, all when in the discharge of their official duties.
• Home schools as defined in G.S. 115C-563(a).
• Hunting on the Howell Woods Nature Center property in Johnston County (owned by Johnston Community College) with the college's written permission, or hunting on other educational property with the written permission of the governing body.
• Persons registered under Chapter 74C as armed armored car or armed courier service guards, when in the discharge of duty and with the permission of the college or university.
• Armed security guards under Chapter 74C while on the premises of a hospital or health care facility located on educational property, when in the discharge of duty and with the permission of the college or university.
• Volunteer school safety resource officers acting under an agreement under G.S. 115C-47(61) and either G.S. 162-26 or G.S. 160A-288.4, when on the educational property the officer was assigned to.

The campus-resident employee carve-outs at § 14-269.2(i) (higher education) and § 14-269.2(j) (K-12) reach an employee living in a detached, single-family dwelling on campus, where only the employee and immediate family reside, and the weapon is a handgun. These two carve-outs cover residential life staff, not faculty or students.

Alcohol Establishments and Fee-Admission Assemblies (§ 14-269.3)

The text at § 14-269.3(a): "It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any gun, rifle, or pistol into any assembly where a fee has been charged for admission thereto, or into any establishment in which alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor."

This statute reaches two distinct location types in one sentence. The trap is the conjunctive "sold and consumed."

Scope of the alcohol establishment prong

The statute applies to establishments where alcoholic beverages are both sold AND consumed on the premises. That conjunctive scope matters. A bar where you order a beer and drink it at the bar is covered. A restaurant that serves beer and wine with dinner is covered. A bottle shop, an ABC store, a beer-to-go counter, or any other retailer where alcohol is sold but not consumed on the premises is not reached by the plain text of § 14-269.3(a), because the "consumed" element is missing. Treat this distinction as fragile and confirm with the specific business before relying on it; the safer rule for instructors is "any place that pours alcohol for on-premises consumption is off limits without a carve-out."

Scope of the fee-admission prong

The statute also reaches "any assembly where a fee has been charged for admission." That covers ticketed concerts, paid sporting events, paid conferences and trade shows, paid haunted attractions, and similar gatherings. It does not cover a free public meeting or a free outdoor festival.

Exemptions at § 14-269.3(b)

The statute does not apply to:

1. A person exempted from § 14-269 (active LEOs and similar).
2. The owner or lessee of the premises or business establishment.
3. A person participating in the event, if the person is carrying with the permission of the owner, lessee, or sponsor.
4. A registered security guard or licensed-business employee hired by the owner, lessee, or sponsor.
5. A CHP holder with a valid permit under Article 54B, a permit considered valid under § 14-415.24, or a person exempt from the permit requirement under § 14-415.25. This subdivision does NOT authorize carry on premises where the person in legal possession or control has posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting concealed carry under § 14-415.11(c).

The bottom line for CHP holders. You can carry concealed into a restaurant or bar that serves alcohol for on-premises consumption, and into a ticketed event, as long as the premises is not posted against concealed carry. The alcohol-while-carrying rule at § 14-415.11(c2) (no alcohol in your blood while you are carrying concealed) still applies; the (b)(5) carve-out lets you be in the building, not lets you drink while armed.

For non-CHP carriers (open carry without a permit, for example), no general carve-out exists. Open carry into a bar or a ticketed event is a Class 1 misdemeanor unless one of the other (b) exemptions applies.

State Capitol, Governor's Residences, and Courthouses (§ 14-269.4)

The named-building statute reads: "It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, or carry, whether openly or concealed, any deadly weapon, not used solely for instructional or officially sanctioned ceremonial purposes in the State Capitol Building, the Executive Mansion, the Western Residence of the Governor, or on the grounds of any of these buildings, and in any building housing any court of the General Court of Justice. If a court is housed in a building containing nonpublic uses in addition to the court, then this prohibition shall apply only to that portion of the building used for court purposes while the building is being used for court purposes."

The covered locations are:

• The State Capitol Building in Raleigh.
• The Executive Mansion in Raleigh.
• The Western Residence of the Governor in Asheville.
• The grounds of any of those three.
• Any building housing any court of the General Court of Justice (district court, superior court). Mixed-use buildings: only the court-purpose portion while in use as a court.

A separate statute, the State Legislative Building and Legislative Office Building, is governed by a rule adopted under G.S. 120-32.1 and reached by the CHP-prohibited list at § 14-415.11(c)(3) rather than § 14-269.4.

Violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Exemptions and CHP carve-outs

The § 14-269.4 exemption list includes:

• (1a) Persons exempted by § 14-269(b) (active LEOs and similar).
• (4a) Anyone in a building housing a court who possesses a weapon for evidentiary purposes, to deliver it to a law enforcement agency, or for registration purposes.
• (4b) A North Carolina district court judge or superior court judge who carries or possesses a concealed handgun in a building housing a court, when on official duty and with a CHP issued under Article 54B or considered valid under § 14-415.24.
• (4c) Firearms in a courthouse carried by detention officers authorized by the sheriff.
• (4d) A magistrate who carries or possesses a concealed handgun in any portion of a building housing a court (other than a courtroom unless the magistrate is presiding there), provided the magistrate (i) is in the building to discharge official duties, (ii) has a CHP, (iii) has completed a one-time weapons retention training substantially similar to the training certified law enforcement officers in North Carolina receive, and (iv) secures the weapon in a locked compartment when not on the magistrate's person.
• (5) State-owned rest areas, rest stops along the highways, and State-owned hunting and fishing reservations. The statute expressly does not apply at these locations.
• (6) A CHP holder (or person exempt from the permit requirement) who has a firearm in a closed compartment or container within the person's locked vehicle, or in a locked container securely affixed to the vehicle. The vehicle may be unlocked only to enter or exit, and the firearm must remain in the closed compartment at all times, with the vehicle relocked immediately.
• (7) An ordinary pocket knife as defined in G.S. 14-269(d), carried in a closed position into the State Capitol Building or on its grounds.

State parks and hunting/fishing reservations: affirmative authorization

Section 14-415.11(c1) affirmatively authorizes CHP holders to carry on the grounds or waters of any park within the State Parks System as defined in G.S. 143B-135.44. Section 14-415.11(c3) confirms § 14-269.4(5): a person may carry openly, or carry a concealed handgun with a CHP, at any State-owned rest area, State-owned rest stop along the highways, and any State-owned hunting and fishing reservation. State parks and state-owned rest areas are not prohibited places under North Carolina law; they are affirmatively authorized.

Locked-vehicle carve-out scope (§ 14-269.4(6) vs. § 14-415.11(c))

The § 14-269.4(6) locked-vehicle exception applies to the named-building list (Capitol, Executive Mansion, Western Residence, and courthouses). It does NOT extend the carry right onto the grounds. You may park on the grounds with the firearm secured in the locked vehicle. You may not walk onto the grounds carrying. The CHP-only prohibited list at § 14-415.11(c)(6) (buildings housing only State or federal offices) has no comparable statutory locked-vehicle exception in § 14-415.11; treat parking-lot carry policy for State-office buildings as a matter of local rule and local posting until you have confirmed the answer.

Parades, Funeral Processions, Picket Lines, and Demonstrations (§ 14-277.2)

The text at § 14-277.2(a): "It shall be unlawful for any person participating in, affiliated with, or present as a spectator at any parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration upon any private health care facility or upon any public place owned or under the control of the State or any of its political subdivisions to willfully or intentionally possess or have immediate access to any dangerous weapon."

The reach is broad. A "dangerous weapon" includes firearms via cross-reference to §§ 14-269, 14-269.2, 14-284.1, and 14-288.8, plus a residual category of any object capable of inflicting serious bodily injury or death when used as a weapon (§ 14-277.2(b)). "Immediate access" sweeps in firearms not on your person but reachable, such as a handgun in a backpack at your feet or a long gun on a sling propped against a wall.

The locations reached are any parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration:

• On a private health care facility (such as a hospital, clinic, or doctor's office), regardless of whether the property is publicly or privately owned.
• On any public place owned or under the control of the State or any political subdivision (such as a sidewalk, public square, public park, or government grounds).

Violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

A traditional-context presumption at § 14-277.2(a) softens the rule for rural and ceremonial settings: "It shall be presumed that any rifle or gun carried on a rack in a pickup truck at a holiday parade or in a funeral procession does not violate the terms of this act."

Exemptions at § 14-277.2(c)

The section does not apply to:

• A person exempted by § 14-269(b) (active LEOs and similar).
• Persons authorized by State or federal law to carry dangerous weapons in the performance of their duties.
• A person who has obtained a permit to carry a dangerous weapon at the specific parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration from the sheriff or police chief of the locality where the event is to occur.

CHP-holder concealed-carry carve-out (§ 14-277.2(d))

A CHP holder may carry concealed at a parade or funeral procession. This concealed-carry carve-out applies only to parades and funeral processions; it does not extend to picket lines or demonstrations. The carve-out is also subject to the posted-premises override under § 14-415.11(c).

Note the asymmetry. A CHP holder cannot lawfully carry concealed at a picket line or a demonstration even if it is otherwise outdoors on a public sidewalk. The lawful pathway in those situations is either to obtain a specific § 14-277.2(c) permit from the sheriff or police chief or to not attend armed.

CHP-Only Prohibited Locations (§ 14-415.11(c))

These categories are layered on top of the place-based criminal statutes and apply only to CHP holders carrying concealed.

Law enforcement and correctional facilities (§ 14-415.11(c)(5))

"In a law enforcement or correctional facility." This covers police stations, sheriff's offices, jails, prisons, and similar facilities, even if there is no separate criminal-trespass posting. The § 14-415.27(10) carve-out lets a non-sworn employee of a law enforcement agency carry concealed in the facility where the employee works, with written designation from the head of the agency.

Buildings housing only State or federal offices (§ 14-415.11(c)(6))

"In a building housing only State or federal offices." This is the "government-only building" rule. It reaches buildings that house State and federal offices exclusively, such as a county courthouse annex used solely for State functions, a State agency headquarters, or a federal office building. Mixed-use buildings (private tenants and government tenants in the same building) fall under (c)(7) instead.

State or federal government offices in mixed-use buildings (§ 14-415.11(c)(7))

"In an office of the State or federal government that is not located in a building exclusively occupied by the State or federal government." The lobby and common areas of a mixed-use building may be lawful for CHP carry; the specific State or federal office within the building (the floor leased to the agency, for example) is not. You must know which office is which before you enter.

Posted private premises (§ 14-415.11(c)(8))

"On any private premises where notice that carrying a concealed handgun is prohibited by the posting of a conspicuous notice or statement by the person in legal possession or control of the premises."

The statute requires a "conspicuous notice or statement" by the person in legal possession or control. No specific sign size, color, wording, or symbol is mandated. The notice must be conspicuous (visible to a person of ordinary attention entering the premises) and posted by the person with possession or control. A printed sign on the entry door is the standard form; a posting at the perimeter of an outdoor venue is also common. Note that § 14-415.11(c)(8) speaks to "posting of a conspicuous notice or statement," which on its face contemplates a displayed notice rather than a purely verbal one. A separate trespass exposure can still arise under Chapter 14, Article 22B if the owner or person in legal possession or control directly orders you to leave and you do not leave promptly, but that pathway is a trespass theory, not a § 14-415.11(c)(8) violation.

Violation is an infraction under § 14-415.21 in the first instance. Posted private premises also trigger trespass exposure under Chapter 14, Article 22B if you remain after notice. This is the carve-out that lets private businesses (restaurants, retailers, places of worship, private workplaces) opt out of CHP carry.

Federal-law areas (§ 14-415.11(c)(4))

"In any area prohibited by 18 U.S.C. § 922 or any other federal law." The federal floor includes federal buildings, the federal post office, the secured area of airports, federal courthouses, federal military installations, and similar locations governed by their own federal statutes and regulations. A North Carolina CHP does not authorize carry in any of those federal-law-restricted locations.

General Assembly facilities (§ 14-415.11(c)(3))

"In an area prohibited by rule adopted under G.S. 120-32.1." G.S. 120-32.1 authorizes the Legislative Services Commission to adopt rules governing access to the State Legislative Building, the Legislative Office Building, and related General Assembly facilities. The Commission's rules currently prohibit concealed-carry by the public in those buildings. A CHP holder visiting the General Assembly is reached by this provision even though there is no separate criminal weapons posting on the building.

The Alcohol-While-Carrying Prohibition (§ 14-415.11(c2))

A separate but related rule lives in § 14-415.11(c2): "It shall be unlawful for a person, with or without a permit, to carry a concealed handgun while consuming alcohol or at any time while the person has remaining in the person's body any alcohol or in the person's blood a controlled substance previously consumed."

The exceptions:

• A controlled substance in the person's blood that was lawfully obtained and taken in therapeutically appropriate amounts.
• The person is on the person's own property.

This is not a place restriction in the geographic sense; it is a status restriction that follows you everywhere except your own property. You may not drink and carry concealed in North Carolina, even at a wedding reception, a restaurant table, a backyard barbecue you are visiting, or a tailgate, except on property you own. The UNDER_INFLUENCE section covers this rule in detail.

Expanded-Permission Carry Classes (§ 14-415.27)

Section 14-415.11(c) opens with the phrase "Except as provided in G.S. 14-415.27." That cross-reference is to a list of ten official-status categories who carry concealed in areas the rest of the CHP-holder population may not, "unless otherwise prohibited by federal law."

The ten categories are:

1. A district attorney.
2. An assistant district attorney.
3. An investigator employed by the office of a district attorney.
4. A North Carolina district or superior court judge.
5. A magistrate.
6. A person who is elected and serving as a clerk of court.
7. A person who is elected and serving as a register of deeds.
8. A person employed by the Department of Public Safety who has been designated in writing by the Secretary of the Department and who has in the person's possession written proof of the designation.
9. A North Carolina administrative law judge.
10. For law enforcement facilities under § 14-415.11(c)(5) only, a person employed by a law enforcement agency who (i) is not a sworn and certified law enforcement officer under Article 1 of Chapter 17C or 17E, (ii) has been designated in writing by the head of the agency in charge of the facility, (iii) has in possession written proof of the designation, and (iv) has not had the designation rescinded.

The expanded permission attaches to the official role and is not transferable. It does not override federal law (federal buildings, post offices, FAA-secured airport areas, etc.) and does not override § 14-269.2 educational property restrictions, § 14-269.3 alcohol prohibitions, § 14-269.4 named-building restrictions, or § 14-277.2 demonstration restrictions: § 14-415.27 only relaxes the § 14-415.11(c) CHP-only prohibited list, not the place-based criminal statutes that apply to everyone.

Domestic Violence Protective Orders (Chapter 50B)

A Chapter 50B domestic-violence protective order can independently restrict your right to possess or carry firearms. The court issuing the order has statutory authority under Chapter 50B to order the surrender of firearms while the order is in effect and to prohibit possession during that period. A 50B order also triggers federal prohibited-person status under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8) for as long as the order is in effect. If a 50B order has been entered against you, the order itself can convert otherwise lawful locations (your home, your vehicle, public spaces) into prohibited places for carry purposes. The RED_FLAG and APPLICATION_PROCESS sections cover the disqualifier mechanics in more detail.

Posting Mechanics for Private Property

A few practical clarifications about posted-premises rules.

• The CHP-specific posting rule at § 14-415.11(c)(8) requires a conspicuous notice from the person in legal possession or control. There is no statutory minimum sign size, no required wording, and no required symbol (no equivalent to Texas's "30.06" sign).
• The posting affects CHP-holder concealed carry. It does not, by itself, create a separate criminal weapons offense for open carry. Open carry on posted private property is a trespass issue if you remain after notice (see N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 14, Article 22B), not a weapons offense.
• The (c)(8) rule does not apply to property you own or control. You can carry concealed on your own property regardless of posting.
• For property where you are present with permission of the owner (a guest at a private residence, an invited contractor on a property), the owner's verbal instruction can also withdraw permission and reach the same trespass result if you do not leave promptly.

Preemption and Local Posting of Public Buildings

Section 14-409.40 is the statewide preemption statute for firearm regulation. Subsection (f) preserves local authority to:

• Enforce the place-based criminal statutes (§§ 14-269, 14-269.2, 14-269.3, 14-269.4, 14-277.2).
• Enforce the CHP scope statute (§ 14-415.11) and the CHP preemption statute (§ 14-415.23).
• Prohibit firearms in public-owned buildings, on their grounds, and on their parking areas, and in public parks and recreation areas, with one carve-out: "nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a person from storing a firearm within a motor vehicle while the vehicle is on these grounds or areas."

The bottom-line preemption rule for prohibited-places purposes. A county or municipality may post a city hall, a public library, a city or county office building, or a public park as a no-firearms zone. The poster's authority does not extend to making it a felony or higher-grade misdemeanor than § 14-415.21 prescribes for CHP violations or than Article 22B prescribes for trespass. A locked-vehicle storage right is preserved in the parking area. Local governments may not extend the prohibited-places list onto public streets, public sidewalks, or other generally accessible public spaces.

Reading the Statute Mirrors: FindLaw vs. Justia

The topic archive flagged five Justia-mirror coverage gaps for this section. The Justia URLs for §§ 14-269.2, 14-269.3, 14-269.4, and 14-277.2 returned reCAPTCHA blocks rather than statutory text on the May 13, 2026 scrape. The FindLaw mirrors for those four returned full statutory text dated "Current as of January 01, 2023" (with § 14-269.2 carrying inline "Text of (a)(1c) eff. Dec. 1, 2023" and "Text of (k1) eff. Dec. 1, 2023" notes, confirming post-SL 2023-8 coverage for the relevant subsections). Sections 14-415.11 and 14-415.27 returned full readable text from Justia (2025 N.C. Gen. Stat. versions); no FindLaw mirror was collected for those two statutes.

Resolution. Because the Justia mirrors for the four Article 5 place-restriction statutes returned no statutory text at all (CAPTCHA blocks, not stale content), there is no cross-mirror divergence to adjudicate for those four. The FindLaw text was treated as authoritative. The Justia text for §§ 14-415.11 and 14-415.27 is single-mirror but is the 2025 update and is the operative source. If a future Justia scrape returns clean 2025 text for any of the four Article 5 statutes that differs materially from FindLaw, this section should be rebuilt.

One staleness note worth flagging. § 14-269.2 has inline post-Dec. 1, 2023 amendment notes confirming the FindLaw text captures the religious-worship co-located building carve-out at (k1). §§ 14-269.3, 14-269.4, and 14-277.2 carry the same January 1, 2023 date and do not flag any post-2023 amendments. The 2025 legislative session's HB 5 and SB 50 (tracked in CONSTITUTIONAL_CARRY) have not been enacted as of the build date; if a future session amends the four place-based statutes, this section needs a rebuild.

Quick Reference

The operating rule for an instructor at the lectern. North Carolina layers two rule sets. The place-based criminal statutes (§§ 14-269.2, 14-269.3, 14-269.4, 14-277.2) reach everyone and have narrow CHP-only carve-outs. The CHP-only prohibited list at § 14-415.11(c) adds law enforcement facilities, government-only buildings, government offices in mixed-use buildings, posted private premises, federal-law areas, and General Assembly buildings on top of that floor. The expanded-permission classes at § 14-415.27 are the only category that escapes the (c) list, and they do not escape the underlying criminal statutes. Confirm the carve-out before you walk in.