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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1854 By: Weaver, Rogers, and Jett of
the Senate
and
Kannady of the House
An Act relating to the use of public lan ds; 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 be 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 state -owned lands for the purposes of
establishing an unauthorized camp.
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C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, b e guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the
county jail not to exceed fifteen (15) da ys, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. However, a person who commits a first 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, transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or other place
where resources are made available to assist the indigent and
homeless.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 04/02/2024 - DO PASS.