An Act
ENROLLED 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 lands; defining
term; prohibiting certain use of public lands;
designating certain action as a misdemeanor; a llowing
for certain process for first violations; providing
for codification; and providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Unauthorized camps on state -owned lands
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 c onstructed 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.
C. Any person who violates th e provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be 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) days, or by both such fine
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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.
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Passed the Senate the 5th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _______ __
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
________________________ _________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________