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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 18, 2021
SENATE BILL NO. 6 By: Rosino, Bergstrom and
Weaver of the Senate
and
West (Josh) of the House
An Act relating to law enforcement officers;
prohibiting certain disclosure of personal
information of law enforcement officers; providing
penalties; providing definitions; providing for
codification; and providing an effe ctive 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 numb ering, reads as follows:
A. It shall be unlawful for a person, who by telephonic or
electronic communication, as defin ed in Section 1172 of Title 21 of
the Oklahoma Statutes , to willfully publish on a public online s ite
or forum, attempt to publish or cons pire to publish person ally
identifiable information o f a law enforcement offi cer with the
intent to threaten, intimida te, harass or stalk, or as a result,
causes, attempts to cause or would be reasonably expected to cause
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substantial emotional distress or financ ial loss to that person, or
to that officer's family or household member or intimate part ner.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this act, any person
convicted of the provisions of subsection A of thi s section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent
offense pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a felo ny.
D. As used in subsection A of this act:
1. "Personally identifiable information " shall include, but not
be limited to:
a. name,
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 othe r realistic likeness;
2. "Family or household member" shall mean parents including
grandparents, stepparents, adoptive parents and foster parents;
children including grandchildren, step children, adopted children and
foster children; and persons otherwise related b y blood or marriage
living in the same ho usehold; and
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3. "Law enforcement officer" shall mean any officer, agent or
employee of a state, unit of local gove rnment, or an 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 .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
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