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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 2273 By: West (Josh)
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to law enforcement officers; making
certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; defining
terms; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1176 of Title 21, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It shall be unlawful for a person, who by telecommunication
or electronic communication, as defined in Section 1172 of Title 21
of the Oklahoma Statutes, to willfully publish on a public online
site or forum, attempt to publish or conspire to publish on a public
online site or forum personally identifiable information of a law
enforcement officer with the intent to threaten, intimidate, harass
or stalk, and, as a result, causes, attempts to cause or would be
reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional distress or
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financial loss to th e law enforcement officer , or to the family,
household member or intimate partner of the law enforcement officer.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section , any
person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection A of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent
violation of subsection A of this s ection shall be guilty of a
felony.
D. As used in subsection A of this section:
1. "Family or household member " means:
a. parents, including grandparents, stepparents, adoptive
parents and foster parents ,
b. children, including grandchildren, stepchildre n,
adopted children and foster children, and
c. persons otherwise related by blood or marriage living
in the same household;
2. "Law enforcement officer " means any officer, agent or
employee of the state, a unit of local government , or federally
recognized American Indian tribe, authorized by law or by a
government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention ,
detection or investigation of any violation of criminal law ; and
3. "Personally identifiable information " includes, but is not
limited to:
a. name,
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b. birth date,
c. address,
d. telephone number,
e. driver license number,
f. Social Security number,
g. place of employment,
h. mother's maiden name, or
i. a photograph or any other realistic likeness of the
person.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL, dated
02/25/2021 - DO PASS.