50 | | - | 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1172, which relates to obscene, |
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51 | | - | threatening, or harassing telecommunication or other |
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52 | | - | electronic communica tions; prohibiting certain |
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53 | | - | communications through online platforms; defining |
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54 | | - | terms; modifying punishments for c ertain misdemeanor |
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55 | | - | and felony offenses; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section |
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56 | | - | 1953, which relates to the Oklahoma Computer Crimes |
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57 | | - | Act; making certain acts unlawful; creating felony |
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58 | | - | offense; and providing an effective date. |
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| 39 | + | 21 O.S. 2021, Section 815, which relates to aiding an |
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| 40 | + | attempt to commit suicide; modifying punishment for |
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| 41 | + | certain felony offense; expanding applicability of |
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| 42 | + | certain felony offense; amending 21 O.S. 2021, |
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| 43 | + | Section 817, which relates to aiding suicide; |
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| 44 | + | modifying punishment for certain felony offense; |
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| 45 | + | expanding applicability of certain felony offense; |
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| 46 | + | amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1172, which relates to |
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| 47 | + | obscene, threatening, or harassing telecommunication |
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| 48 | + | or other electronic communications; prohibiting |
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| 49 | + | certain communications through an online platform; |
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| 50 | + | defining term; modifying punishments for certain |
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| 51 | + | misdemeanor and felony offenses; amending 21 O.S. |
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| 52 | + | 2021, Section 1953, which relates to the Oklahoma |
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| 53 | + | Computer Crimes Act; prohibiting certain actions; |
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| 54 | + | creating felony offense; making language gender |
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| 55 | + | neutral; repealing 21 O.S. 2021, Section 818, which |
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| 56 | + | relates to punishment for aiding an attempt at |
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| 57 | + | suicide; and providing an effective date. |
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96 | | - | 1. Makes Make any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal |
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97 | | - | which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filth y, or indecent with intent |
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98 | | - | to harass or threaten to inflict injury, physical harm, or se vere |
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99 | | - | emotional distress to any person; |
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100 | | - | 2. Makes Make a telecommunication or, other electronic |
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101 | | - | communication, or post on an online platform including text, sound , |
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102 | | - | or images with intent to terrify, intimidate or harass, or threaten |
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103 | | - | to inflict injury or, physical harm, or severe emotional distress to |
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104 | | - | any person or property of that per son; |
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105 | | - | 3. Makes Make a telecommunication or, other electronic |
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106 | | - | communication, or post on an online platform whether or not |
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107 | | - | conversation ensues, with intent to put the party called any person |
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108 | | - | in fear of physical harm or death; |
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109 | | - | 4. Makes Make a telecommunication or, other electronic |
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110 | | - | communication, or post on an online platform including text, sound , |
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111 | | - | or images whether or not conversation ensues, without disclosing the |
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112 | | - | identity of the person making the call or, communication, or post |
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113 | | - | and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person at |
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114 | | - | which the called number communication is directed ; |
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115 | | - | 5. Knowingly permits permit any telecommunication or, other |
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116 | | - | electronic communication , or online platform accoun t under the |
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117 | | - | control of the person to be used for any pu rpose prohibited by this |
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118 | | - | section; and |
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| 95 | + | had actually taken hi s or her own life, is shall, upon conviction, |
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| 96 | + | be guilty of aiding an attempt at suicide a felony punishable by a |
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| 97 | + | fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000 .00), imprisonment in |
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| 98 | + | the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed two (2) |
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| 99 | + | years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |
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| 100 | + | B. Any person guilty of a felony offense pursuant to Section |
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| 101 | + | 1172 of this title that can be shown to be the proximate cause of |
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| 102 | + | the attempted suicide of the victim of such offense shall, upon |
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| 103 | + | conviction, be guilty of an offense under subsection A of this |
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| 104 | + | section. |
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| 105 | + | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 817, is |
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| 106 | + | amended to read as follows: |
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| 107 | + | Section 817. A. Any person guilty of aiding suicide shall , |
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| 108 | + | upon conviction, be guilty of a felony pun ishable by a fine not to |
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| 109 | + | exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000 .00), imprisonment in the State |
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| 110 | + | Penitentiary custody of the Department of Corrections for not less |
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| 111 | + | than seven (7) years , or by both such fine and imprisonment. |
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| 112 | + | B. Any person guilty of a felony o ffense pursuant to Section |
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| 113 | + | 1172 of this title that can be shown to be the proximate cause of |
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| 114 | + | the suicide of the victim of such offense shall, upon conviction, be |
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| 115 | + | guilty of an offense under subsection A of this section . |
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| 116 | + | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1172, is |
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| 117 | + | amended to read as follows: |
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| 144 | + | Section 1172. A. It shall be unlawful for a person who to, by |
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| 145 | + | means of a telecommunication or, other electronic communication |
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| 146 | + | device, or online platform, willfully either: |
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| 147 | + | 1. Makes Make any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal |
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| 148 | + | which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent with intent |
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| 149 | + | to harass or threaten to inflict injury, physical harm, or severe |
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| 150 | + | emotional distress to any person ; |
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| 151 | + | 2. Makes Make a telecommunication or, other electronic |
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| 152 | + | communication, or post on an online platform including text, sound , |
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| 153 | + | or images with intent to terrify, intimidate or harass, or threaten |
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| 154 | + | to inflict injury or, physical harm, or severe emotional distress to |
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| 155 | + | any person or property of that per son; |
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| 156 | + | 3. Makes Make a telecommunication or, other electronic |
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| 157 | + | communication, or post on an online platform whether or not |
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| 158 | + | conversation ensues, with intent to put the party called any person |
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| 159 | + | in fear of physical harm or death; |
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| 160 | + | 4. Makes Make a telecommunication or, other electronic |
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| 161 | + | communication, or post on an online platform including text, sound , |
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| 162 | + | or images whether or not conversation ensues, without disclosing the |
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| 163 | + | identity of the person making the call or, communication, or post |
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| 164 | + | and with intent to annoy, abu se, threaten, or harass any person at |
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| 165 | + | which the called number communication is directed ; |
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| 166 | + | 5. Knowingly permits permit any telecommunication or, other |
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| 167 | + | electronic communication , or online platform account under the |
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| 194 | + | control of the person to be used for any pu rpose prohibited by this |
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157 | | - | purpose of posting information, comme nts, messages, or images; |
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158 | | - | 2. “Telecommunication” and “electronic communication” mean |
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159 | | - | means any type of telephonic, electronic , or radio communications, |
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160 | | - | or transmission of signs, signals, data, writings, images and |
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161 | | - | sounds, or intelligence of any nature by telephone, including |
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162 | | - | cellular telephones, wire, cable, radio, electromagnetic, |
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163 | | - | photoelectronic, or photo-optical system or the creation, display, |
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164 | | - | management, storage, processing, transmission , or distribution of |
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165 | | - | images, text, voice, video, or data by wire, cable, or wireless |
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166 | | - | means, including the Internet. The term includes a: |
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| 205 | + | purpose of posting information, comments, messages, or images; and |
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| 206 | + | 2. “Telecommunication” and “electronic communication” mean any |
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| 207 | + | type of telephonic, electronic , or radio communications, or |
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| 208 | + | transmission of signs, signals, data, writings, images and sound s, |
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| 209 | + | or intelligence of any nature by telephone, including cellular |
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| 210 | + | telephones, wire, cable, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic , or |
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| 211 | + | photo-optical system or the creation, display, management, storage, |
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| 212 | + | processing, transmission , or distribution of images, text, voice, |
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| 213 | + | video, or data by wire, cable , or wireless means, including the |
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| 214 | + | Internet. The term includes a: |
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259 | 302 | | amended to read as follows: |
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260 | 303 | | Section 1953. A. It shall be unlawful to: |
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261 | 304 | | 1. Willfully, and without authorization, gain or attempt to |
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262 | 305 | | gain access to and damage, modify, alter, delete, destroy, copy, |
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263 | 306 | | make use of, use malicious computer programs on, disclose or take |
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264 | 307 | | possession of a computer, computer system, computer network, data o r |
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265 | 308 | | any other property; |
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266 | 309 | | 2. Use a computer, computer system, comp uter network or any |
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267 | 310 | | other property as hereinbefore defined for the purpose of devising |
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268 | 311 | | or executing a scheme or artifice with the intent to defraud, |
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299 | 341 | | 3. Willfully exceed the limits of authorization and damage, |
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300 | 342 | | modify, alter, destroy, copy, delete, disclose or take pos session of |
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301 | 343 | | a computer, computer system, computer network, data or any other |
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302 | 344 | | property; |
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303 | 345 | | 4. Willfully and without authorization, gain or attempt to gain |
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304 | 346 | | access to a computer, computer system, computer network, data or any |
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305 | 347 | | other property; |
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306 | 348 | | 5. Willfully and wi thout authorization use or cause to be used |
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307 | 349 | | computer services; |
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308 | 350 | | 6. Willfully and without authorization disrupt or cause the |
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309 | 351 | | disruption of computer services or deny or cause the denial of |
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310 | 352 | | access or other computer services to an authorized user of a |
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311 | 353 | | computer, computer system or computer network, other than an |
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312 | 354 | | authorized entity acting for a legitimate business purpose with the |
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313 | 355 | | effective consent of the owner; |
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314 | 356 | | 7. Willfully and without authorization provide or assist in |
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315 | 357 | | providing a means of accessing a computer, computer system, data or |
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316 | 358 | | computer network in violation of this section; |
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317 | 359 | | 8. Willfully use a computer, computer system, or computer |
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396 | | - | E. Nothing in the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act shall be |
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397 | | - | construed to prohibit testing by an authorized entity, the purpose |
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398 | | - | of which is to provide to the owner or ope rator of the computer, |
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399 | | - | computer system or compute r network an evaluation of the security of |
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400 | | - | the computer, computer system or computer network against real or |
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401 | | - | imagined threats or harms. |
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402 | | - | SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1 , 2024. |
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| 440 | + | SECTION 5. REPEALER 21 O.S. 2021, Section 818, is hereby |
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| 441 | + | repealed. |
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| 442 | + | SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. |
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| 443 | + | Passed the Senate the 1 4th day of March, 2024. |
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