Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB503 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/17/2023

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) 
 
SENATE BILL 503 	By: Bullard 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to public display of lewd ac ts; 
defining terms; prohibiting lewd acts or obscene 
material in public p lace; prohibiting certain actions 
in public place; creating felony offense for 
intentional display of lewd acts or obscene material 
to minor; authorizing certain cause of action; 
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 1024.6 of Title 21, unless there 
is created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  For the purposes of this act: 
1.  “Lewd acts” means any sexual behavior imitating sex or 
sexual acts, groping, indecent exposure of genita lia or sexual 
paraphernalia, display of replicas of genitalia, sexually touching 
oneself or someone else, or convincing or forcing som eone else to 
sexually touch or observe sexual behavior ; and 
2.  “Obscene material” shall have the meaning as provided in 
subsection B of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.   
 
 
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B.  No political subdivision of this state shall allow or permit 
a public display of lewd acts or obscene material in a public place 
including but not limited to parades, shows, concerts, plays, or any 
other activity where a minor could witness such lewd acts or obscene 
material.  No individual shall be allowed to show lewd acts or 
obscene material in a public place where any other individual could 
witness such lewd acts or obs cene material. 
C.  Any individual intentionally displaying lewd acts or obscene 
material in front of a minor shall be guilty of a felony.  Any 
person may have a cause of action against such individual w ho 
intentionally commits such acts in any manner in which a min or was 
exposed to the lewd act or obscene material, or an individual was 
unwillingly exposed to the lewd act or obscene material. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 
 
59-1-333 TEK 1/17/2023 3:22:34 PM