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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (202 3)
HOUSE BILL 2046 By: Nichols
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to firearms; establishing a firearm
usage database within the Office of the Attorn ey
General; stating purpose of databas e; authorizing the
Attorney General to oversee the creation, development
and implementation of the database; providing
procedures for submitting report to the database;
directing the Attorney General to establish certain
procedures and guidelines; allowing the Attorney
General access to certain data and reports;
restricting accessibility to the database; providi ng
for the creation of a public website; stating
information available to the public via the website;
directing the Attorney General to promulgate rules;
providing for 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 20m of Title 74, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby established within the Office of the
Attorney General a firearm usage database for the purpose of
assisting law enforcement agencies in investigating crimes involving
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firearms and identifying the sourc es of illegal firearms in the
state of Oklahoma.
B. The Attorney General is hereby authori zed to oversee the
creation, development , and implementation of a statewide firearm
usage database with the assistance fr om the Office of Manag ement and
Enterprise Services.
C. In any case where a person is arrested for a crime in which
a firearm is used, a firearm usage report shall be completed by the
law enforcement officer who made the arrest. The report shall be
transmitted to the Office of the Attorney General who shall then
enter the information into the firearm usag e database. The Attorney
General shall prescribe the form and format of the firearm usage
report.
D. The Attorney General shall establish procedures and
guidelines necessary for maintaining the firearm usage database and
guidelines for law enforc ement agencies concerning the collection of
information necessary for inclusion in the database. The Attorney
General shall have access to any data and reports kept by law
enforcement agencies that are necessary for creating, developing ,
implementing and maintaining the firearm usage database.
E. The firearm usage database shall be accessible to law
enforcement agencies t hroughout the state of Oklahoma for criminal
investigations only. A separate online website accessible to the
public free of charge shall be developed in con junction with the
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firearm usage database. Data and statistics concerning crimes
committed with firearms, illegal transfers of fire arms, illegal
possession and transportation of firearms, and straw purchases shall
be available to the public on the website.
F. The Office of the Attorney General shall promulgate rules
necessary to implement the provisio ns of this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-6816 GRS 01/07/23