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47 | 38 | | AS INTRODUCED |
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49 | 40 | | An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021, |
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50 | 41 | | Sections 1290.14 and 1290.15, which relate to the |
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51 | 42 | | Oklahoma Self-Defense Act; clarifying training |
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52 | 43 | | requirements when qualifying for a handgun license; |
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53 | 44 | | removing eligibility restriction for firearm |
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54 | 45 | | instructors; deleting obsolete lang uage; directing |
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55 | 46 | | firearms instructors to approve applicants under |
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56 | 47 | | certain circumstances ; removing eligibility |
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57 | 48 | | restriction for semiautomatic rating; deleting |
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58 | 49 | | specific qualifications for honorably discharged |
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59 | 50 | | military personnel who may be exempt from training |
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60 | 51 | | courses; deleting certain restriction that delays the |
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61 | 52 | | issuance of a handgun license; and providing an |
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62 | 53 | | effective date. |
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108 | 94 | | provided by the provisions of this section or from an interactive |
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109 | 95 | | online firearms safety and training course available electronically |
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110 | 96 | | via the Internet approved and certified by the C ouncil on Law |
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111 | 97 | | Enforcement Education and Training. The applicant must further |
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112 | 98 | | demonstrate competence an d qualification with an authorized pis tol |
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113 | 99 | | of the type or types that the applicant desires to carry as a |
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114 | 100 | | concealed or unconcealed handgun pursuant to the provisions of the |
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115 | 101 | | Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, except certain persons may be exempt from |
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116 | 102 | | such training requirement as provided by the provision s of Section |
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117 | 103 | | 1290.15 of this title. |
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118 | 104 | | B. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training |
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119 | 105 | | (CLEET) shall establi sh criteria for approving firearms instructors |
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120 | 106 | | and interactive online firearms safety and training cou rses |
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121 | 107 | | available electronically via the Internet for purposes of training |
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122 | 108 | | and qualifying individuals for a handgun license pursuant to the |
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123 | 109 | | provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. Prior to submitting an |
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124 | 110 | | application for CLEET approval as a firearms instr uctor, applicants |
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159 | 144 | | d. federal law enforcement agencies, or |
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160 | 145 | | e. other professionally recognized organizations; |
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161 | 146 | | 2. The course shall be at least sixteen (16) hours in length; |
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162 | 147 | | 3. Upon completion of the course, the applicant shall be |
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163 | 148 | | qualified to provide instruction on revolvers, semiautomatic |
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164 | 149 | | pistols, or both; and |
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165 | 150 | | 4. Receive a course completion certificate. |
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166 | 151 | | All firearms instructors sha ll be required to meet the |
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167 | 152 | | eligibility requirements for a handgun license as provided in |
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168 | 153 | | Sections 1290.9, 1290.10, and 1290.11 of this title and the |
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169 | 154 | | application shall be processed as provided for applicants in Section |
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170 | 155 | | 1290.12 of this title, including the s tate and national criminal |
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171 | 156 | | history records search and fingerprint search. A firearms |
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172 | 157 | | instructor shall be required to pay a fee of One Hundre d Dollars |
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173 | 158 | | ($100.00) to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training |
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174 | 159 | | (CLEET) each time the person makes app lication for CLEET approval as |
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175 | 160 | | a firearms instructor pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma |
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210 | 194 | | rules may result in the revocation or suspension of CLEET and |
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211 | 195 | | Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation approval. Unless the |
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212 | 196 | | approval has been revoked or suspended, a firearms instructor 's |
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213 | 197 | | CLEET approval shall be for a term of five (5) years. Beginning on |
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214 | 198 | | July 1, 2003, any firearms instructor who has bee n issued a four- |
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215 | 199 | | year CLEET approval sh all not be eligible for the five-year approval |
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216 | 200 | | until the expiration of the approval previously issued. CLEET shall |
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217 | 201 | | be responsible for notifying all approved firearms instructors of |
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218 | 202 | | statutory and policy changes related to the Oklahoma Self -Defense |
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219 | 203 | | Act. A firearms instructor shall not be required to submit his or |
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220 | 204 | | her fingerprints for a fingerprint search when renewing a firearms |
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221 | 205 | | instructor's CLEET approval. |
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222 | 206 | | C. 1. All firearms instructors approved by CLEET to train and |
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223 | 207 | | qualify individuals for a handgun lic ense shall be required to apply |
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224 | 208 | | for registration with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation |
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225 | 209 | | after receiving CLEET approval. All firearms instructors teaching |
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226 | 210 | | the approved course for a handgun license must display their |
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261 | 244 | | paragraph 2 of this subsection. Registration ce rtificates issued by |
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262 | 245 | | the Bureau shall be valid for a period of five (5) years or ten (10) |
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263 | 246 | | years from the date of issuance. The Bureau shall issue a five -year |
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264 | 247 | | or ten-year handgun license to an approved firearms instructor at |
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265 | 248 | | the time of issuance of a regis tration certificate and no additional |
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266 | 249 | | fee shall be required or charged. The Bureau shall maintain a |
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267 | 250 | | current listing of all registered firearms instructo rs in this |
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268 | 251 | | state. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to eliminate |
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269 | 252 | | the requirement for regist ration and training with CLEET as prov ided |
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270 | 253 | | in subsection B of this section. Failure to register or be trained |
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271 | 254 | | as required shall result in a revocation o r suspension of the |
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272 | 255 | | instructor certificate by the Bureau. |
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273 | 256 | | 2. On or after July 1, 2003, the registered Registered |
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274 | 257 | | instructors listed in subpa ragraphs a and b of this paragraph shall |
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275 | 258 | | not be required to renew the firearms instructor registration |
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276 | 259 | | certificate with the Ok lahoma State Bureau of Investigation at the |
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277 | 260 | | expiration of the registration term, provided th e instructor is not |
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311 | 293 | | a. an active duty law enforcement officer of this state |
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312 | 294 | | or any of its political subdivisions or of the federal |
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313 | 295 | | government who has a valid CLEET approv al as a |
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314 | 296 | | firearms instructor pursuant to the Oklahoma Self - |
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315 | 297 | | Defense Act, and |
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316 | 298 | | b. a retired law enforcement officer authorized to carry |
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317 | 299 | | a firearm pursuant to Section 1289.8 of this title who |
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318 | 300 | | has a valid CLEET approval as a firearms instructor |
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319 | 301 | | pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. |
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320 | 302 | | D. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall approve |
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321 | 303 | | registration for a firearms instructor applicant who is in full |
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322 | 304 | | compliance with CLEET rules regarding firearms instructors and the |
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323 | 305 | | provisions of subsection B of this sec tion, if completion of the |
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324 | 306 | | federal fingerprint search is the only reason for delay of |
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325 | 307 | | registration of that firearms instructor applicant. Upon receipt of |
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326 | 308 | | the federal fingerprint search information, if the Bureau recei ves |
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327 | 309 | | information which precludes the pe rson from having a handgun |
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362 | 343 | | promulgate rules, procedures and fo rms necessary to implement the |
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363 | 344 | | provisions of this subsection. For the training and qualification |
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364 | 345 | | course, an applicant may be charged a fee which shall be determined |
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365 | 346 | | by the instructor or entity that is conducting the c ourse. The |
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366 | 347 | | maximum class size shall b e determined by the instructor conducting |
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367 | 348 | | the course; provided, however, practice shooting sessions shall not |
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368 | 349 | | have more than ten participating students at one time. CLEET may |
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369 | 350 | | establish criteria for assistant instructo rs and any other |
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370 | 351 | | requirements deemed n ecessary to conduct a safe and effective |
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371 | 352 | | training and qualification course. The course content shall include |
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372 | 353 | | a safety inspection of the firearm to be used by the applicant in |
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373 | 354 | | the training course; instruction on pistol handling, safety and |
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374 | 355 | | storage; dynamics of ammunition and firing; methods or positions for |
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375 | 356 | | firing a pistol; information about the criminal provisions of the |
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376 | 357 | | Oklahoma law relating to firearms; the requirements of the Oklahoma |
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377 | 358 | | Self-Defense Act as it relates to the applicant; self -defense and |
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378 | 359 | | the use of appropriate force; a practice shooting session; and a |
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| 360 | + | familiarization course. The firearms instructor shall refuse to |
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| 361 | + | train or qualify any person when the pistol to be used or carried by |
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| 362 | + | the person is either d eemed unsafe or unfit for firing or is a |
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| 363 | + | weapon not authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The course |
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| 364 | + | shall provide an opportunity for the applicant to quali fy himself or |
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| 365 | + | herself on either a derringer, a revolver, with a semiautomatic |
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| 366 | + | pistol or any combination of a derringer, a revolver and a |
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406 | | - | familiarization course. The firearms instructor sha ll refuse to |
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407 | | - | train or qualify any person when the pistol to be used or carried by |
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408 | | - | the person is either d eemed unsafe or unfit for firing or is a |
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409 | | - | weapon not authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The course |
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410 | | - | shall provide an opportunity for the applic ant to qualify himself or |
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411 | | - | herself on either a derringer, a revolver, with a semiautomatic |
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412 | | - | pistol or any combination of a derringer, a revolver and a |
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413 | 393 | | semiautomatic pistol,; provided, no pistol shall be capable of |
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414 | 394 | | firing larger than .45 caliber ammunition. Any applicant who |
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415 | 395 | | successfully trains and qualifies himself or herself with a |
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416 | 396 | | semiautomatic pistol may shall be approved by the firearms |
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417 | 397 | | instructor on the training certificate for a semiautomatic pistol, a |
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418 | 398 | | revolver and a derringer upon request of the applicant. Any person |
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419 | 399 | | who qualifies on a derringer or revolver shall not be eligible for a |
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420 | 400 | | semiautomatic rating until the person has demonstrated competence |
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421 | 401 | | and qualifications on a semiautomatic pistol . Upon successful |
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422 | 402 | | completion of the training and qualification course, a certificat e |
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423 | 403 | | of training and a certificate of competency and qualification shall |
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424 | 404 | | be issued to each applicant who successfully co mpletes the course. |
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425 | 405 | | The certificate of training and certificate of competency and |
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426 | 406 | | qualification shall comply with the forms established by CLEET and |
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427 | 407 | | shall be submitted with an application for a handgun license |
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428 | 408 | | pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section |
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429 | 409 | | 1290.12 of this title. The certificate of training and certificate |
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| 410 | + | of competency and qualification issued to an ap plicant shall be |
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| 411 | + | valid for a period of three (3) years. |
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| 412 | + | F. There is hereby cre ated a revolving fund for the Council on |
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| 413 | + | Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), to be designated the |
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| 414 | + | "Firearms Instructors Revolving Fund ". The fund shall be a |
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| 415 | + | continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall |
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| 416 | + | consist of all funds received for approval of firearms in structors |
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457 | | - | of competency and qual ification issued to an ap plicant shall be |
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458 | | - | valid for a period of three (3) years. |
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459 | | - | F. There is hereby cre ated a revolving fund for the Council on |
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460 | | - | Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), to be designated the |
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461 | | - | "Firearms Instructors Revolving Fund ". The fund shall be a |
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462 | | - | continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall |
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463 | | - | consist of all funds received for approval of firearms in structors |
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464 | 443 | | for purposes of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. All funds received |
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465 | 444 | | shall be deposited to the fund. All monies accruing to the cr edit |
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466 | 445 | | of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and |
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467 | 446 | | expended by the Council on Law Enforcement Educatio n and Training, |
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468 | 447 | | for implementation of the training and qualification course |
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469 | 448 | | contents, approval of firearms instructors and any other CLEET |
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470 | 449 | | requirement pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense |
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471 | 450 | | Act or as may otherwise be deemed appropriate by CLEET. |
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472 | 451 | | Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by |
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473 | 452 | | the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law wit h |
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474 | 453 | | the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for |
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475 | 454 | | approval and payment. |
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476 | 455 | | G. Firearms instructors shall keep on file for a period of not |
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477 | 456 | | less than three (3) years a roster of each training class, the |
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478 | 457 | | safety test score of each individual , the caliber and type of the |
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479 | 458 | | weapon each individual used when qualifying and w hether or not each |
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480 | 459 | | individual successfully completed the training course. Firearms |
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515 | 493 | | A. The following individuals may be exempt from all or part of |
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516 | 494 | | the required training and qualification course establishe d pursuant |
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517 | 495 | | to the provisions of Section 1290.14 of this title: |
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518 | 496 | | 1. A firearms instructor registered with the Oklahoma State |
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519 | 497 | | Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Oklahoma Self -Defense |
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520 | 498 | | Act; |
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521 | 499 | | 2. An active duty or reserve duty law enforcement officer of |
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522 | 500 | | this state or any of its political subdivision s or of the federal |
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523 | 501 | | government; |
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524 | 502 | | 3. A retired law enforcement officer authorized by this state |
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525 | 503 | | pursuant to Section 1289.8 of this title to carry a firearm; |
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526 | 504 | | 4. A Council on Law Enforcement Education and Traini ng (CLEET) |
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527 | 505 | | certified armed security officer, ar med guard, correctional officer, |
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528 | 506 | | or any other person having a CLEET certification to carry a firearm |
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529 | 507 | | in the course of their employment; |
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530 | 508 | | 5. A person on active military duty, National Guard duty or |
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531 | 509 | | regular military reserve duty who is a legal resident of th is state |
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532 | 510 | | and who is trained and qualified in the use of handguns; |
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566 | 543 | | 7. A person retired as a peace officer in good s tanding from a |
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567 | 544 | | law enforcement agency located i n another state, who is a legal |
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568 | 545 | | resident of this state, and who has received training equivalent to |
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569 | 546 | | the training required for CLEET certification in this state; and |
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570 | 547 | | 8. Any person who is otherwise deemed quali fied for a training |
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571 | 548 | | exemption by CLEET. |
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572 | 549 | | B. No person who is determined to be exempt from training or |
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573 | 550 | | qualification may carry a concealed or unconcealed firearm pursuant |
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574 | 551 | | to the authority of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act until issued a |
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575 | 552 | | valid handgun license or possesses a valid military identification |
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576 | 553 | | card as provided for qualified persons in Section 1290.8 of this |
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577 | 554 | | title. |
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578 | 555 | | C. Nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self - |
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579 | 556 | | Defense Act shall be construed to alter, amend, or modify the |
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580 | 557 | | authority of any active duty law enforcement officer, or any pe rson |
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581 | 558 | | certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training |
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582 | 559 | | to carry a pistol during the course of their employment, to carry |
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