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Section 503 | Criminal trespass upon school property -- Penalty. |
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53A-3-503. Criminal trespass upon school property -- Penalty. (1) A person is guilty of criminal trespass upon school property if the person does the following: (a) enters or remains unlawfully upon school property, and: (i) intends to cause annoyance or injury to a person or damage to property on the school property; (ii) intends to commit a crime; or (iii) is reckless as to whether the person's presence will cause fear for the safety of another; or (b) enters or remains without authorization upon school property if notice against entry or remaining has been given by: (i) personal communication to the person by a school official or an individual with apparent authority to act for a school official; (ii) the posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of trespassers; (iii) fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude trespassers; or (iv) a current order of suspension or expulsion. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Enter" means intrusion of the entire body. (b) "School official" means a public or private school administrator or person in charge of a school program or activity. (c) "School property" means real property owned or occupied by a public or private school, including real property temporarily occupied for a school activity or program. (3) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 78, 1990 General Session |
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