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38 | 47 | | An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending |
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39 | 48 | | 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, which relates to the |
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40 | 49 | | unlawful carry of firearms in certain places; |
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41 | 50 | | providing an exception to certain prohibited act ; |
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42 | 51 | | authorizing municipalities to allow employees or |
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43 | 52 | | public officials to carry firearms under certain |
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44 | 53 | | circumstances; providing restrictions; defin ing term; |
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45 | 54 | | providing construing provision; providing for the |
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46 | 55 | | public display of firearms subject to policies; and |
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47 | 56 | | providing an effective date . |
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52 | 61 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE P EOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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53 | 62 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is |
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54 | 63 | | amended to read as follows: |
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55 | 64 | | Section 1277. |
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56 | 65 | | UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES |
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57 | 66 | | A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in |
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58 | 67 | | possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the |
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90 | 100 | | Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the governing |
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91 | 101 | | body of a city or town may authorize the concealed carry of handguns |
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92 | 102 | | into any structure, building or office space, except those places |
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93 | 103 | | listed in paragraph 2 of this subsection, which is owned or leased |
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94 | 104 | | by a city or town; |
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95 | 105 | | 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility |
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96 | 106 | | or any facility used to process, hold or hou se arrested persons, |
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97 | 107 | | prisoners or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent, |
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98 | 108 | | except as provided in Section 21 o f Title 57 of the Oklahoma |
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99 | 109 | | Statutes; |
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100 | 110 | | 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private |
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101 | 111 | | secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this |
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102 | 112 | | section; |
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103 | 113 | | 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during |
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104 | 114 | | a professional sport ing event, unless allowed by the event holder; |
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105 | 115 | | 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless |
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106 | 116 | | allowed by the property owner ; |
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107 | 117 | | 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law ; and |
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140 | 151 | | a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight |
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141 | 152 | | (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and |
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142 | 153 | | is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized |
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143 | 154 | | entry, |
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144 | 155 | | b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed, |
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145 | 156 | | commissioned peace offi cer, and |
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146 | 157 | | c. a metal detector whereby persons wal k or otherwise |
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147 | 158 | | travel with their property through or by the metal |
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148 | 159 | | detector. |
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149 | 160 | | B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or |
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150 | 161 | | unconcealed firearm on the following properties: |
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151 | 162 | | 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any |
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152 | 163 | | vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county , or |
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153 | 164 | | state or federal governmental authority; |
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154 | 165 | | 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of an y |
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155 | 166 | | vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the |
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156 | 167 | | public, or by any entity engaged in gambl ing authorized by la w; |
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157 | | - | 3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building or office |
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158 | | - | space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by |
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159 | | - | the provisions of this section; |
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160 | | - | 4. Any property designated b y a city, town, county or state |
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161 | | - | governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife |
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162 | | - | refuge, wildlife management area or fa irgrounds; provided, nothing |
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163 | | - | in this paragraph shall be construe d to authorize any entry by a |
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| 195 | + | 3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building or office |
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| 196 | + | space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by |
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| 197 | + | the provisions of this section; |
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| 198 | + | 4. Any property designated b y a city, town, county or state |
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| 199 | + | governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife |
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| 200 | + | refuge, wildlife management area or fa irgrounds; provided, nothing |
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| 201 | + | in this paragraph shall be construe d to authorize any entry by a |
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190 | 202 | | person in possession of a conc ealed or unconcealed firearm into any |
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191 | 203 | | structure, building, office space or event which is specifically |
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192 | 204 | | prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section; |
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193 | 205 | | 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or |
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194 | 206 | | secondary school for the u se or parking of any vehicle, whether |
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195 | 207 | | attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be |
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196 | 208 | | stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor |
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197 | 209 | | vehicle is left unattended on school property; and |
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198 | 210 | | 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city, |
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199 | 211 | | town, public trust with a county, city or town as a beneficiary, or |
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200 | 212 | | state governmental authority for t he holder of an event permit that |
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201 | 213 | | is without minimum-security provisions, as such term is defined in |
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202 | 214 | | paragraph 7 of subsect ion A of this section; provided, the carry of |
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203 | 215 | | firearms within said permitted event area shall be limited to |
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204 | 216 | | concealed carry of a hand gun unless otherwise authorized by the |
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205 | 217 | | holder of the event permi t. |
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239 | 252 | | C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto |
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240 | 253 | | private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any |
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241 | 254 | | private school for transportation of student s or teachers by a |
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242 | 255 | | person who is licensed pursuan t to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,; |
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243 | 256 | | provided, a policy has been adopt ed by the governing entity of the |
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244 | 257 | | private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a |
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245 | 258 | | weapon on private school property or in a ny school bus or vehicle |
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246 | 259 | | used by a private school . Except for acts of g ross negligence or |
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247 | 260 | | willful or wanton miscondu ct, a governing entity of a private school |
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248 | 261 | | that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on |
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249 | 262 | | private school property, a s chool bus or vehicle used by the private |
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250 | 263 | | school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries arising |
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251 | 264 | | from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this subsection |
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252 | 265 | | shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers ' |
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253 | 266 | | Compensation Act. |
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254 | 267 | | D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section, |
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255 | 268 | | a board of education of a school district may ado pt a policy |
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288 | 302 | | 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided |
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289 | 303 | | for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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290 | 304 | | Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority |
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291 | 305 | | granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms. |
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292 | 306 | | E. Notwithstanding the provisions of s ubsection A of this |
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293 | 307 | | section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of |
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294 | 308 | | any size that is owned, leased, oper ated, or managed by: |
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295 | 309 | | 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section |
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296 | 310 | | 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or |
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297 | 311 | | 2. A nonprofit entity, |
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298 | 312 | | an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not |
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299 | 313 | | openly carry a handgun on the pro perty. |
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300 | 314 | | F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of |
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301 | 315 | | subsection A of this section s hall, upon conviction, be guilt y of a |
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302 | 316 | | misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty |
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303 | 317 | | Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other prov ision of |
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304 | 318 | | subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the |
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305 | 319 | | property or removed from the p roperty. If the person refuses to |
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338 | 353 | | law or who is carrying or i n possession of a machete, blackjack, |
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339 | 354 | | loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles shall be authorized to |
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340 | 355 | | carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or |
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341 | 356 | | metal knuckles into or upon any college, university or technology |
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342 | 357 | | center school propert y, except as provided in this subsection. For |
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343 | 358 | | purposes of this subsection, the following property s hall not be |
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344 | 359 | | construed to be college, university or technology center school |
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345 | 360 | | property: |
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346 | 361 | | 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor |
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347 | 362 | | vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm, |
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348 | 363 | | machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are |
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349 | 364 | | carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete, |
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350 | 365 | | blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are not removed |
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351 | 366 | | from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the college or |
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352 | 367 | | university president or technology center school administrator w hile |
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353 | 368 | | the vehicle is on any college, university or technolog y center |
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354 | 369 | | school property; |
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355 | | - | 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms, |
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356 | | - | machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains or metal knuckles by |
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357 | | - | college, university or technology center school policy; and |
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358 | | - | 3. Any property authorized by the wri tten consent of the |
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359 | | - | college or university president or technology ce nter school |
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360 | | - | administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the |
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361 | | - | firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal |
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| 397 | + | 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms, |
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| 398 | + | machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains or metal knuckles by |
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| 399 | + | college, university or technology cent er school policy; and |
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| 400 | + | 3. Any property authorized by the wri tten consent of the |
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| 401 | + | college or university president or technology ce nter school |
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| 402 | + | administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the |
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| 403 | + | firearm, machete, blackj ack, loaded cane, hand chai n or metal |
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388 | 404 | | knuckles and the valid handgun license while on co llege, university |
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389 | 405 | | or technology center school property. |
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390 | 406 | | The college, university or technology center school may notify |
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391 | 407 | | the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a |
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392 | 408 | | violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee . Upon |
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393 | 409 | | receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall |
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394 | 410 | | give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the |
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395 | 411 | | hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any |
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396 | 412 | | provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an |
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397 | 413 | | administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may |
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398 | 414 | | have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months. |
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399 | 415 | | Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be |
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400 | 416 | | construed to authorize or allow any college, university or |
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401 | 417 | | technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has |
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402 | 418 | | the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a |
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403 | 419 | | handgun license or any person in lawful pos session of a firearm, |
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404 | 420 | | machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles from |
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405 | | - | possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chai n |
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406 | | - | or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of |
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407 | | - | this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this |
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408 | | - | subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college, |
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409 | | - | university or technology center school in this state from taking |
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410 | | - | administrative action against any student for any violation of any |
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411 | | - | provision of this subsection. |
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| 448 | + | possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chai n |
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| 449 | + | or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of |
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| 450 | + | this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of t his |
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| 451 | + | subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college, |
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| 452 | + | university or technology center school in this state from taking |
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| 453 | + | administrative action against any student for any violation of any |
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| 454 | + | provision of this subsecti on. |
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438 | 455 | | H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the |
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439 | 456 | | following: |
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440 | 457 | | 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a |
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441 | 458 | | firearm in the course of employment; |
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442 | 459 | | 2. District judges, associate district judges and special |
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443 | 460 | | district judges, who a re in possession of a valid handgun license |
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444 | 461 | | issued pursuant to the provisions of the Okl ahoma Self-Defense Act |
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445 | 462 | | and whose names appear on a list maintained b y the Administrative |
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446 | 463 | | Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of |
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447 | 464 | | employment within the courthouses of t his state; |
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448 | 465 | | 3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when |
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449 | 466 | | acting in the course and scope of employment; |
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450 | 467 | | 4. Elected officials of a county, who are in possession of a |
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451 | 468 | | valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provision s of the |
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452 | 469 | | Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting |
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453 | 470 | | in the performance of his or her duties within the courthouses of |
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454 | 471 | | the county in which he or she was elected. The provisions of this |
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455 | | - | paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the |
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456 | | - | handgun into a courtroom; |
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457 | | - | 5. The sheriff of any county may author ize certain employees of |
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458 | | - | the county, who possess a valid handgun lic ense issued pursuant to |
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459 | | - | the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a |
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460 | | - | concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment |
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461 | | - | within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed. |
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| 499 | + | paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry th e |
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| 500 | + | handgun into a courtroom; |
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| 501 | + | 5. The sheriff of any county may author ize certain employees of |
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| 502 | + | the county, who possess a valid handgun lic ense issued pursuant to |
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| 503 | + | the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a |
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| 504 | + | concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment |
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| 505 | + | within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed. |
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488 | 506 | | Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff |
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489 | 507 | | from requiring additional instruction or training befor e granting |
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490 | 508 | | authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse . |
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491 | 509 | | The provisions of thi s paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this |
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492 | 510 | | subsection shall not allow th e county employee to carry the handgun |
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493 | 511 | | into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail or any |
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494 | 512 | | other prisoner detention area; and |
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495 | 513 | | 6. The board of county commissioners of any cou nty may |
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496 | 514 | | authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a val id |
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497 | 515 | | handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma |
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498 | 516 | | Self-Defense Act, to carry a co ncealed handgun when acting in the |
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499 | 517 | | course and scope of employment on county annex facili ties or grounds |
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500 | 518 | | surrounding the county courthouse. |
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501 | 519 | | I. 1. Municipalities may authorize certain employees or public |
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502 | 520 | | officials of the municipality, municipal public trust, or municipal |
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503 | 521 | | authority who possess a valid handgun li cense issued pursuant to the |
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504 | 522 | | provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who have |
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538 | 557 | | a. any structure, building, or office space on |
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539 | 558 | | municipally owned, leased, or maintained property |
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540 | 559 | | designated as a firearm -prohibited location by the |
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541 | 560 | | municipality, municipal public trust, or municipal |
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542 | 561 | | authority, and |
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543 | 562 | | b. any police department, courthouse, courtroom, prison, |
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544 | 563 | | jail, detention facility, or any facility used to |
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545 | 564 | | process, hold, or house arrested persons, prisoners, |
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546 | 565 | | or persons alleged del inquent or adjudicated |
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547 | 566 | | delinquent. |
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548 | 567 | | 3. Nothing in this section shall be constru ed as a mechanism to |
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549 | 568 | | allow municipal employees to carry a f irearm as a duty or function |
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550 | 569 | | of their employment with the municipality, municipal public trust, |
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551 | 570 | | or municipal authority. |
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552 | 571 | | 4. Municipalities may authorize the public display of firearms |
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553 | 572 | | in public buildings subject to policies established by the |
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554 | 573 | | municipality, municipal public trust, or municipal authority. |
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555 | | - | J. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any |
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556 | | - | automobile, truck, minivan, sports sport utility vehicle, or |
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557 | | - | motorcycle, as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma |
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558 | | - | Statutes, equipped with a locked accessory container within or |
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559 | | - | affixed to the motorcycle. |
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560 | | - | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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587 | | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2023. |
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| 601 | + | J. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any |
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| 602 | + | automobile, truck, minivan, sports sport utility vehicle, or |
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| 603 | + | motorcycle, as defined in Section 1 -135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma |
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| 604 | + | Statutes, equipped with a locked accessory container within or |
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| 605 | + | affixed to the motorcycle. |
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| 606 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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