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You may NOT carry a handgun, openly or concealed, in:
· Liquor establishments that sell alcohol for consumption on the premises. Parking lots are OK. (30-7-3
NMSA 1978, fourth degree felony)
· Schools…except in vehicle if older than 19 (30-7-2.1 NMSA 1978, fourth degree felony)
· University Premises…except in vehicle if older than 19 (30-7-2.4 NMSA 1978 petty misdemeanor)
· Preschools (29-19-8 NMSA 1978)
· Courts (29-19-11 NMSA 1978, without the consent of the presiding judge) Court means: any Federal,
State, County, Municipal, or Tribal Court;
· Tribal Land (29-19-10, NMSA, unless authorized by the governing body of the tribe or pueblo)
· Public buses (30-7-13 NMSA 1978, misdemeanor)
· Airport security zones
· State parks
· Federal Properties…Military Bases, Courthouse, etc. National Parks and National Wildlife Management
Areas are OK if you have a NM Permit/License to Carry or a Permit/License valid in New Mexico.
· On private property where the owner has posted signs indicating that you may not carry or if the owner tells you that you cannot
30-7-3. Unlawful Carrying Of A Firearm In Licensed Liquor Establishments. (Restaurant Carry Legal)
Law Takes Effect 7/1/10
A. Unlawful carrying of a firearm in an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages consists of
carrying a loaded or unloaded firearm on any premises licensed by the regulation and licensing department
for the dispensing of alcoholic beverages except:
(1) by a law enforcement officer in the lawful discharge of the officer's duties;
(2) by a law enforcement officer who is certified pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act
acting in accordance with the policies of the officer's law enforcement agency;
(3) by the owner, lessee, tenant or operator of the licensed premises or the owner's, lessee's, tenant's
or operator's agents, including privately employed security personnel during the performance of
their duties;
(4) by a person carrying a concealed handgun who is in possession of a valid concealed handgun
license for that gun pursuant to the Concealed Handgun Carry Act on the premises of:
(a) a licensed establishment that does not sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the
premises; or
(b) a restaurant licensed to sell only beer and wine that derives no less than sixty percent of its
annual gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the premises, unless the
restaurant has a sign posted, in a conspicuous location at each public entrance, prohibiting
the carrying of firearms, or the person is verbally instructed by the owner or manager that
the carrying of a firearm is not permitted in the restaurant;
(5) by a person in that area of the licensed premises usually and primarily rented on a daily or shortterm
basis for sleeping or residential occupancy, including hotel or motel rooms;
(6) by a person on that area of a licensed premises primarily used for vehicular traffic or parking; or
(7) for the purpose of temporary display, provided that the firearm is:
(a) made completely inoperative before it is carried onto the licensed premises and remains
inoperative while it is on the licensed premises; and
(b) under the control of the licensee or an agent of the licensee while the firearm is on the
licensed premises.
B. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a firearm in an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic
beverages is guilty of a fourth degree felony
The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2010.
