Oklahoma 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1998 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1998 By: Goodwin
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
41	41	21 O.S. 2021, Section 643, which relates to the use
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52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
53	53	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 643, is
54	54	amended to read as follows:
55	55	Section 643. A. To use or to attempt to offer to use force or
56	56	violence upon or toward the perso n of another is not unlawful in the
57	57	following cases:
58	58	1. When necessarily committed by a public officer in the
59	59	performance of any legal duty, or by any other person assisting suc h
60	60	officer or acting by such officer 's direction;
61	61	2. When necessarily committe d by any person in arresting one
62	62	who has committed any felony, and delivering such pers on to a public
63	63	officer competent to receive such person in custody;
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90	90	3. When committed eith er by the person about to be injured, or
91	91	by any other person in such person 's aid or defense, in preventing
92	92	or attempting to prevent an offense against such person, or any
93	93	trespass or other unlawful interference with real or personal
94	94	property in such perso n's lawful possession; provided the force or
95	95	violence used is not more than su fficient to prevent such offense;
96	96	4. When committed by a parent or the authorized agen t of any
97	97	parent, or by any guardian, master or teacher, in the exercise of a
98	98	lawful authority to restrain or correct such person 's child, ward,
99	99	apprentice or scholar, pr ovided restraint or correction has been
100	100	rendered necessary by the misconduct of such ch ild, ward, apprentice
101	101	or scholar, or by the child 's refusal to obey the lawful command of
102	102	such parent or authorized agent or guardian, master or teacher, and
103	103	the force or violence used is reasonable in manner and moderate in
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105	105	5. When committed by a carrier of passengers, or the authorized
106	106	agents or servants of such carrier, or by any per son assisting them
107	107	at their request, in expelling from any carriage, railroad car,
108	108	vessel or other vehicle, any passenger who refuses to obey a lawful
109	109	and reasonable regulation prescribed for the conduct of passengers,
110	110	if such vehicle has first been stoppe d and the force and violence
111	111	used is not more than is sufficient to expel the offending
112	112	passenger, with a reasonable regard to such passenger 's personal
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140	140	6. When committed by any person in preventing a person who is
141	141	impaired by reason of intell ectual or developmental disability as
142	142	defined by Section 1430.2 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a
143	143	mentally ill person, insane person or other person of unsound mind,
144	144	including persons temporarily or partially deprived of reason, from
145	145	committing an act dangerous to such person 's self or to another, or
146	146	enforcing such restraint a s is necessary for the protection of the
147	147	person or for restoration to health, during su ch period only as
148	148	shall be necessary to obtain legal authority for the restraint or
149	149	custody of the person.
150	150	B. Under no circumstances shall a peace officer, public
151	151	officer, correctional officer, or any person acting on command from
152	152	a peace officer, pub lic officer, or correctional officer for aid and
153	153	assistance, be authorized to use a chokehold u pon another person.
154	154	For purposes of this section, "chokehold", which may also be known
155	155	as an "air choke", means a method by which a person applies
156	156	sufficient pressure to a person which makes breathing difficult or
157	157	impossible and includes, but is not limit ed to, any pressure to the
158	158	neck, throat, or windpipe that may prevent or hinder breathing or
159	159	reduce intake of air. The term also includes "blood choke" or
160	160	"carotid restraint", which means applying pressure to the neck of a
161	161	person on either side of the win dpipe, but not to the windpipe
162	162	itself, which stops the flow of blood to the brai n via the carotid
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190	190	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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