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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (202 3)
HOUSE BILL 2702 By: Kendrix
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to firearms; making handgun licensees
exempt from background check when purchasing
firearms; defining term; providing fo r codification;
and providing an effective 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 1290.28 of Title 21, unless
there is created a d uplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. An individual with a valid handgun license issued pursuant
to the provisions of the Ok lahoma Self-Defense Act shall be exempt
from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (N ICS)
for the purchase of a firearm if:
1. The individual presents his or her handgun license to the
licensed dealer prior to purchase of the firearm; and
2. The licensed dealer verifies with the Oklahoma State Bu reau
of Investigation tha t the handgun license is valid.
B. As used in this section, "license dealer" means a person who
is licensed pursuant to Section 923 of Title 18 of the United S tates
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Code, and pursuant to any laws of this state , and engages in the
business of dealing in firearms .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-5402 GRS 01/09/23