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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1854 By: Weaver
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the use of public lands; defining
term; prohibiting certain use of public lands;
designating certain action as a misdemeanor; allowing
for certain process for first violations; 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 b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1096 of Title 64, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows :
A. As used in this section , “unauthorized camp” means any tent,
shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for the purpose of or in
such a way to permit overnight use on a property not designated as a
campsite.
B. Persons may not use public rights -of-way or state-owned
lands for the purposes of establishing an unauthorized camp.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
commits a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 10 of Title
21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. However, a person who commits a first
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violation of this section shall be issued a warning , and a citation
may not be issued unless the person refuses any assistance offered
to them by the arresting officer. Such assistance may include, but
is not limited to, tran sportation to a shelter, food pantry, or
other place where resources are made available to assist th e
indigent and homeless.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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