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(2) “Motor vehicle” means any privately-owned automobile, truck, minivan, sports
utility vehicle, motor home, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, or
any other vehicle operated on the roads of this state and, which is required to
be registered under state law: Provided, That for purposes of this section, motor
vehicle does not mean vehicles owned, rented, or leased by an employer and
used by the employee in the course of employment.
(3) “Employee” means any person, who is over 18 years of age, not prohibited
from possessing rearms by the provisions of this code or federal law, and
(A) Works for salary, wages, or other remuneration;
(B) Is an independent contractor; or
(C) Is a volunteer, intern, or other similar individual for an employer.
(4) “Employer” means any business that is a sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, professional association, cooperative,
joint venture, trust, rm, institution, association, or public-sector entity that has
employees.
(5) “Invitee” means any business invitee, including a customer or visitor, who is
lawfully on the premises of a public or private employer.
(6) “Locked inside or locked to” means
(A) The vehicle is locked; or
(B) The rearm is in a locked trunk, glove box, or other interior compartment,
or
(C) The rearm is in a locked container securely xed to the vehicle; or
(D) The rearm is secured and locked to the vehicle itself by the use of some
form of attachment and lock.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, any owner, lessee or other person
charged with the care, custody, and control of real property may prohibit the
carrying openly or concealing of any rearm or deadly weapon on property under
his or her domain: Provided, That for purposes of this section “person” means an
individual or any entity which may acquire title to real property: Provided, however,
That for purposes of this section “natural person” means an individual human
being.
(c) Any natural person carrying or possessing a rearm or other deadly weapon on
the property of another who refuses to temporarily relinquish possession of the
rearm or other deadly weapon, upon being requested to do so, or to leave the
premises, while in possession of the rearm or other deadly weapon, is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be ned not more than $1,000 or
conned in jail not more than six months, or both: Provided, That the provisions of
this section do not apply to a natural person as set forth in § 61-7-6(a)(5) through §
61-7-6(a)(7) and § 61-7-6(a)(9) through § 61-7-6(a)(10) of this code while acting in
his or her ofcial capacity or to a natural person as set forth in § 61-7-6(b(1)
through § 61-7-6(b)(8) of this code while acting in his or her ofcial capacity:
Provided, however, That under no circumstances, except as provided for by the
provisions of § 61-7-11a(b)(2)(A) through (I) of this code, may any natural person