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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 2120 By: Swope
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
Section 1289.7, which relates to firearms in
vehicles; making certain acts unlawful; p roviding
penalties; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1289.7, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1289.7
FIREARMS IN VEHICLES
A. Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from
possessing or purchasing a firearm and is not carrying or
transporting a firearm in the furtherance of a crime may transport
in or on a vehicle a firearm, loaded or unloaded, at any time.
B. Any person, eighteen (18) to twenty (20) years of age, who
is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing or purchasing a
firearm and is not carrying or transporting a firearm in the
furtherance of a crime may transport in or on a vehicle, open or
concealed, an unloaded firearm at any time.
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C. It shall be unlawful for any person transporting a firearm
in or on a vehicle to fail or refuse to identify that the person is
in actual possession of a firearm when demanded by a law enforcement
officer of this state during any arrest, detainment or routine
traffic stop. Any person who violates the provisions of this
subsection may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave a firearm in an
unattended vehicle unless the ammunition for the firearm is removed
from the firearm and the firearm is in a locked compartment such as
a safe, glove compartment, or tru nk that cannot be accesse d from the
main interior of the vehicle. Any person who violates the
provisions of this subsection shall be issued a warning for a first
offense and may be subject to an administrative fine in an amount
not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000.00) for any second and
subsequent offenses; provided, however, if the firearm is a handgun,
the administrative fine shall be in an amount not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). If a violation of the provisions of
this subsection results in a minor, a prohibited person, or an at -
risk person obtaining the firearm and using the firearm to commit a
criminal offense or to injure themself or another, the person shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-6714 GRS 01/16/23