HB 2543 - DIGEST

Declares that a person is guilty of criminal gang school activity if the person is a gang member and engages in a gang-related activity in or upon the premises or grounds of a public or alternative school, or within five hundred feet of the premises of a public or alternative school.

Provides that criminal gang school activity is a class C felony.

Requires the perimeter of the premises or grounds of any school covered by this act to be posted at reasonable intervals to alert the public as to the existence of this act prohibiting criminal gang school activity on or within five hundred feet of the premises and grounds.

Declares that a person is guilty of criminal gang school trespass if the person is a gang member and knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises or grounds of a public or alternative school.

Provides that criminal gang school trespass is a gross misdemeanor.