Parking Lot Storage Law


Note: Parking Lot Storage Laws are very specific either to place or person who is in control of the firearm. NC does not have a blanket Parking Lot Storage law like other states.

§ 14-269. Carrying Concealed Weapons.

(4c) Detention personnel or correctional officers employed by the State or a unit of local government who park a vehicle in a space that is authorized for their use in the course of their duties may transport a firearm to the parking space and store that firearm in the vehicle parked in the parking space, provided that: (i) the firearm is in a closed compartment or container within the locked vehicle, or (ii) the firearm is in a locked container securely affixed to the vehicle.

§ 14-269.4. Weapons on Certain State Property and in Courthouses.

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.

This section shall not apply to any of the following:
(6) A person with a permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter or considered valid under G.S. 14-415.24 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 person’s vehicle. A person may unlock the vehicle to enter or exit the vehicle provided the firearm remains in the closed compartment at all times and the vehicle is locked
immediately following the entrance or exit. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.”

§ 120-32.1. Use and Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds.

(c1) No rule adopted under this section shall prohibit the transportation or storage of a firearm in a closed compartment or container within a person’s locked vehicle or in a locked container securely affixed to a
person’s vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislator or legislative employee who parks a vehicle in a State-owned parking space that is leased or assigned to that legislator or legislative employee
may transport a firearm to the parking space and store that firearm in the vehicle parked in the parking space, provided that:
(i) the firearm is in a closed compartment or container within the legislator’s or legislative employee’s locked vehicle, or
(ii) the firearm is in a locked container securely affixed to the legislator or legislative employee’s vehicle.”’

G.S. 14-269.2 Schools, Public or Private, All Levels Including Universities.

(k) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who has a concealed handgun permit that is valid under Article 54B of this Chapter, or who is exempt from obtaining a permit pursuant to that Article,
who has a handgun in a closed compartment or container within the person’s locked vehicle or in a locked container securely affixed to the person’s vehicle. A person may unlock the vehicle to enter or exit the
vehicle provided the firearm remains in the closed compartment at all times and the vehicle is locked immediately following the entrance or exit.”

Note: If you have a valid Permit/License to Carry you can store your firearm in your vehicle as described in sec (k) above. The Attorney General of NC is stating that a Private School can prohibit someone from
keeping a firearm in their vehicle in their parking areas. See Here.