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30	30	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1782 By: Williams
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
41	41	Section 1277, which relates to the unlawful carry of
42	42	firearms in certain places; removing references to
43	43	federally owned buildings and properties; authorizing
44	44	municipalities to allow for the carry of concealed
45	45	firearms by municipal officials or employees;
46	46	providing eligibility requirements; prohibiting the
47	47	carrying of firearms at firearm-prohibited locations;
48	48	defining term; providing construing provision related
49	49	to the carrying of firearms by municipal officials or
50	50	employees; and providing an effective date .
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56	56	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
57	57	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
58	58	amended to read as follows:
59	59	Section 1277. A. It shall be unlawful for any person,
60	60	including a person in possession of a valid handgun licens e issued
61	61	pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to
62	62	carry any concealed or unconceale d firearm into any of the follo wing
63	63	places:
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90	90	1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
91	91	leased by a city, town, county , or state or federal governmental
92	92	authority for the purpose of conducting business with the p ublic;
93	93	2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, deten tion facility
94	94	or any facility used to process, hold or house arrested persons,
95	95	prisoners or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
96	96	except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the O klahoma
97	97	Statutes;
98	98	3. Any public or private elementary o r public or private
99	99	secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
100	100	section;
101	101	4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue duri ng
102	102	a professional sporting event, unless a llowed by the event holder;
103	103	5. Any place where gambli ng is authorized by law, unless
104	104	allowed by the property owner;
105	105	6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law ; and
106	106	7. Any property set aside by a county, c ity, town, public trust
107	107	with a county, city or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
108	108	authority for an event that is secured with minimum -security
109	109	provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum -security
110	110	provision consists of a location that i s secured utilizing the
111	111	following:
112	112	a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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140	140	is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
141	141	entry,
142	142	b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
143	143	commissioned peace officer, and
144	144	c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
145	145	travel with their property through or by the metal
146	146	detector.
147	147	B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
148	148	unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
149	149	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
150	150	vehicle, whether attended or una ttended, by a city, town, county , or
151	151	state or federal governmental authority;
152	152	2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
153	153	vehicle, whether attended or unat tended, which is open to the
154	154	public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by la w;
155	155	3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building or office
156	156	space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
157	157	the provisions of this section;
158	158	4. Any property designated by a city, town, cou nty or state
159	159	governmental authority as a par k, recreational area, wildlife
160	160	refuge, wildlife management area or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
161	161	in this paragraph shall be con strued to authorize any entry by a
162	162	person in possession of a concealed or unconceale d firearm into any
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189	189	structure, building, office space or event which is specifically
190	190	prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
191	191	5. Any property set asid e by a public or private elementary or
192	192	secondary school for the use or parking of an y vehicle, whether
193	193	attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
194	194	stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
195	195	vehicle is left unat tended on school property ; and
196	196	6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a co unty, city,
197	197	town, public trust with a coun ty, city or town as a beneficiary, or
198	198	state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
199	199	is without minimum-security provisions, as such term is defined i n
200	200	paragraph 7 of subsection A of this secti on; provided, the carry of
201	201	firearms within said permitted event area shall be limited to
202	202	concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
203	203	holder of the event permit.
204	204	Nothing contained in any provisi on of this subsection or
205	205	subsection C of this section shall be construed to authoriz e or
206	206	allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
207	207	of this section to establish any policy or rule that has th e effect
208	208	of prohibiting any person in law ful possession of a handgun license
209	209	or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm f rom carrying or
210	210	possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
211	211	C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be c arried onto
212	212	private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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239	239	private school for transportation of student s or teachers by a
240	240	person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act,;
241	241	provided, a policy has been adopted by the gov erning entity of the
242	242	private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
243	243	weapon on private school property or in a ny school bus or vehicle
244	244	used by a private school . Except for acts of gross negligence or
245	245	willful or wanton misconduct, a governi ng entity of a private school
246	246	that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
247	247	private school property, a s chool bus or vehicle used by the private
248	248	school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries arising
249	249	from the adoption of th e policy. The provisions of this subsect ion
250	250	shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers '
251	251	Compensation Act.
252	252	D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
253	253	a board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
254	254	pursuant to Section 5 -149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
255	255	authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property b y school
256	256	personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
257	257	provided such personnel either:
258	258	1. Possess a valid armed sec urity guard license as provided for
259	259	in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklah oma Statutes; or
260	260	2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
261	261	for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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288	288	Nothing in this subsection sha ll be construed to restrict authority
289	289	granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
290	290	E. Notwithstanding the provisions of s ubsection A of this
291	291	section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
292	292	any size that is owned, leased, operated or manag ed by:
293	293	1. A public trust created pursuan t to the provisions of Section
294	294	176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
295	295	2. A nonprofit entity,
296	296	an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
297	297	openly carry a handgun on the property.
298	298	F. Any person violating the provisions of parag raph 2 or 3 of
299	299	subsection A of this section s hall, upon conviction, be guilt y of a
300	300	misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
301	301	Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
302	302	subsection A of this section may be denied ent rance onto the
303	303	property or removed from the p roperty. If the person refuses to
304	304	leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
305	305	be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
306	306	Dollars ($250.00).
307	307	G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
308	308	pursuant to the provisions of the Ok lahoma Self-Defense Act or who
309	309	is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
310	310	law or who is carrying or in possession o f a machete, blackjack,
311	311	loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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338	338	carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or
339	339	metal knuckles into or upon any college, university or technology
340	340	center school property, except as p rovided in this subsection . For
341	341	purposes of this subsection, the following property s hall not be
342	342	construed to be college, university or technology center school
343	343	property:
344	344	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
345	345	vehicle, whether atte nded or unattended, provided the firearm,
346	346	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are
347	347	carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
348	348	blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are not removed
349	349	from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the c ollege or
350	350	university president or technology center school administrator w hile
351	351	the vehicle is on any college, university or technology center
352	352	school property;
353	353	2. Any property authorized for possession or use of fir earms,
354	354	machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes , hand chains or metal knuckles by
355	355	college, university or technology cent er school policy; and
356	356	3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
357	357	college or university president or technology center school
358	358	administrator,; provided, the written consent is carried with the
359	359	firearm, machete, blackj ack, loaded cane, hand chai n or metal
360	360	knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university
361	361	or technology center school property.
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388	388	The college, university or technology center school may notify
389	389	the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
390	390	violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee . Upon
391	391	receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
392	392	give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a heari ng. At the
393	393	hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
394	394	provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
395	395	administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
396	396	have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
397	397	Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
398	398	construed to authorize or allow any college, university or
399	399	technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
400	400	the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession o f a
401	401	handgun license or any person in lawful pos session of a firearm,
402	402	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles from
403	403	possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain
404	404	or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of
405	405	this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of t his
406	406	subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
407	407	university or technology center school in this state from taking
408	408	administrative action against any student for any violation of any
409	409	provision of this subsecti on.
410	410	H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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438	438	1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
439	439	firearm in the course of emplo yment;
440	440	2. District judges, associate dis trict judges and special
441	441	district judges, who a re in possession of a valid handgun license
442	442	issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act
443	443	and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Admini strative
444	444	Director of the Courts, when act ing in the course and scope of
445	445	employment within the courthouses of t his state;
446	446	3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
447	447	acting in the course and scope of employment;
448	448	4. Elected officials of a c ounty, who are in possession of a
449	449	valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provision s of the
450	450	Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting
451	451	in the performance o f his or her duties within the courthouses of
452	452	the county in which he o r she was elected. The provisions of thi s
453	453	paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry th e
454	454	handgun into a courtroom;
455	455	5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
456	456	the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
457	457	the provisions of the Oklahom a Self-Defense Act, to carry a
458	458	concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
459	459	within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed .
460	460	Nothing in the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
461	461	from requiring additional instruction or training befor e granting
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488	488	authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse .
489	489	The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
490	490	subsection shall not allow the county emp loyee to carry the handgun
491	491	into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail or any
492	492	other prisoner detention area; and
493	493	6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
494	494	authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
495	495	handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
496	496	Self-Defense Act, to carry a co ncealed handgun when acting in the
497	497	course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
498	498	surrounding the county courthouse.
499	499	I. 1. Municipalities may authorize certain employees or public
500	500	officials of the municipality, municipal public trust, or municipal
501	501	authority, who possess a valid hand gun license issued pursuant to
502	502	the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who hav e
503	503	successfully completed any additional training or requirements as
504	504	established by ordinance or resolution to carry a concealed handgun
505	505	when acting in the scope and course of employment.
506	506	2. For purposes of this subsection, firearms may not be present
507	507	in a location that is a firearm -prohibited location. As used in
508	508	this paragraph, "firearm-prohibited locations " shall include the
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536	536	a. any room, location, or other place on muni cipally-
537	537	owned, leased, or maintained property designated as a
538	538	firearm-prohibited location by the municipality, and
539	539	b. any police department, courthouse, courtroom, prison,
540	540	jail, detention facility, or any facility used to
541	541	process, hold, or house arrested p ersons, prisoners,
542	542	or persons alleged delinquent or adjudica ted
543	543	delinquent.
544	544	3. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a mechanism to
545	545	allow municipal employees to carry a firearm as a duty or function
546	546	of their employment with the municipality, municipal public trust,
547	547	or municipal authority.
548	548	J. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
549	549	automobile, truck, miniva n, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
550	550	as defined in Section 1 -135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
551	551	equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
552	552	motorcycle.
553	553	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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