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30	30	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 4104 By: Frix
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to trespassing; amending 21 O.S.
41	41	2021, Section 1835, which relates to the penalty for
42	42	trespassing after being forbidden; requiring posting
43	43	on property; defining terms; providing that purple
44	44	paint marks mean no trespassing; requiring the
45	45	posting of signs explaining the meaning of purple
46	46	paint marks; and providing an effective date .
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52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
53	53	SECTION 1. SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021,
54	54	Section 1835, is amended to read as follows:
55	55	A. 1. Whoever shall willfully or maliciously enter the garden,
56	56	yard, pasture or field of anoth er after being expressly forbidden to
57	57	do so or without permission by the owner or lawful occu pant thereof
58	58	when such property is posted, as defined by this subsection , shall
59	59	be deemed guilty of trespass and upon conviction shall be punished
60	60	by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) ;
61	61	provided, that this provision shall not apply to registered land
62	62	surveyors and registered professional engineers for the purpose of
63	63	land surveying in the performance of their professional services;
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90	90	and, provided further, that anyone who willfully or mali ciously
91	91	enters any such garden, yard, pasture o r field, and therein commits
92	92	or attempts to commit waste, theft or damage shall be deemed guilty
93	93	of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than
94	94	Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hund red Dollars ($500.00),
95	95	or by confinement in the county jail for not less than thirty (30)
96	96	days nor more than six (6) months, or both such fine and
97	97	imprisonment. For purposes of this section, "posted" means placing
98	98	purple paint marks on posts on the proper ty, provided that the marks
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100	100	a. vertical lines at least one (1) inch in width and at
101	101	least eight (8) inches in length,
102	102	b. placed so that the bottom of the mark s is not less
103	103	than three (3) feet from the grou nd or more than five
104	104	(5) feet from the ground, and
105	105	c. placed at locations that are readily visible to any
106	106	person approaching the property and no more than one
107	107	thousand (1,000) feet apart on land other than forest
108	108	and one hundred (100) feet apart on forest land.
109	109	1. 2. This provision shall not apply to :
110	110	a. peace officers as defined in Se ction 99 of this title,
111	111	b. federal, state or local government employees engaged
112	112	in the performance of their duties,
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139	139	c. firefighters, emergency medical personnel or public
140	140	utility employees engaged in addressing an emerge ncy
141	141	that presents an imminent danger to health, safety or
142	142	the environment in the performance of their duties, or
143	143	d. parties engaged in oil and gas operations, which shall
144	144	include, without limitation, exploratio n, drilling,
145	145	production and sales activities, under authority of
146	146	mineral ownership, an oil and gas lease, seismic
147	147	agreement or permit, gas gathering, purchase,
148	148	transportation or treating contracts, Corporation
149	149	Commission or other lawful authority from pers ons
150	150	entitled to give the same;
151	151	2. 3. The provisions of this section shall not proh ibit:
152	152	a. railroad employees and emergency equipment from
153	153	entering such land to restore rail service following
154	154	an accident, derailment or natural disaster,
155	155	b. the entrance of utility employees or contractors while
156	156	acting in the scope of their employment, or
157	157	c. employees or contractors of valid easement or license
158	158	holders while acting in the scope of their employment;
159	159	3. 4. The following persons may enter such land of another
160	160	unless forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, by the owner
161	161	or lawful occupier thereof:
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188	188	a. registered land surveyors and registered professional
189	189	engineers for the purpose of land surveying in the
190	190	performance of their professional services,
191	191	b. persons making a delivery, selling a product or
192	192	service, conducting a survey or poll, w orking on
193	193	behalf of a candidate for political office, or
194	194	c. persons who have a legitimate reason for entering and
195	195	who, immediately upon entering, seek to conduct
196	196	business.
197	197	B. Beginning November 1, 20 22, when a landowner uses purple
198	198	marks to identify no trespassing, whether the property is fenced or
199	199	not fenced, such marks shall be accompanied by signs placed
200	200	conspicuously at all places where entry to the property is normally
201	201	expected, explaining that the purple marks means no trespassing,
202	202	property restricted, or similar explanation of what the purple mark
203	203	indicates. On and after November 1, 2023, no sign shall be required
204	204	to explain the purple marks.
205	205	C. Anyone who willfully or maliciously enters any such land of
206	206	another and commits or attempts to commit waste, theft or damage
207	207	shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
208	208	punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less
209	209	than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, by a fi ne of not
210	210	less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
211	211	($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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238	238	C. D. No provisions of this section shall be construed to
239	239	conflict with Section 5 -202 or 6-304 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma
240	240	Statutes.
241	241	D. E. Whoever shall willfully enter the pecan grove of another
242	242	without the prior consent of the owner or occupant thereof to so do
243	243	shall be deemed guilty of trespass and upon conviction shall be
244	244	punished by a fine of not more than Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00);
245	245	provided, that anyone who willfully enters any such pecan grove and
246	246	therein commits or attempts to commit waste, theft or damage shall
247	247	be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
248	248	punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundr ed Dollars ($500.00),
249	249	or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6)
250	250	months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
251	251	E. F. Whoever shall willfully or maliciously enter upon
252	252	property owned or manag ed by the Grand River Dam Authority without
253	253	permission shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespass and upon
254	254	conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Hundred
255	255	Fifty Dollars ($250.00); provided, that this provision shall not
256	256	apply to registered land surveyors and registered profe ssional
257	257	engineers for the purpose of land surveying in the performance of
258	258	their professional services; and, provided further, that anyone who
259	259	willfully or maliciously enters upon property owned or managed by
260	260	the Grand River Dam Authority without permission and therein commits
261	261	or attempts to commit waste, theft or damage shall be deemed guilty
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288	288	of misdemeanor trespass and upon conviction shall be punished by a
289	289	fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more tha n Five
290	290	Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imp risonment in the county jail for
291	291	not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by
292	292	both such fine and imprisonment.
293	293	F. G. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously enter the
294	294	grounds of the Governor's Mansion within the State Capitol P ark, as
295	295	defined in Section 1811.4 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
296	296	except at a place where entry to the property is normally expected,
297	297	shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
298	298	punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundre d Dollars ($500.00),
299	299	or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30)
300	300	days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
301	301	imprisonment.
302	302	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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304	304	58-2-8383 JL 11/19/21

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