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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1155 By: Cornwell
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Department of Public Safety;
requiring Department establish and maintain pursuit
alert system; listing component s of system; stating
when alerts shall be issued; listing requirements of
alerts; authorizing the promulgation of rules;
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 2-140b of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Department of Public Safety shall establish and m aintain
a pursuit alert system to alert drivers of active police pursuits
occurring in their immediate area. The alert system shall include,
but shall not be limited to, the following components:
1. Collaboration with mobile carriers and notification ser vices
to send real-time alerts directly to drivers ' mobile phones via text
messages, push notifications, or other mobile communication methods;
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2. Integration with any existing highway electronic message
boards in the area to display real -time updates about the location
and direction of an active pursuit;
3. Limitation on the area of notification to a radius around
the pursuit to be determined by the Department.
B. Alerts of a pursuit shall only be issued when a law
enforcement agency confirms that an ac tive pursuit is ongoing , and
that pursuit poses a significant risk to the publ ic and when public
notification is deemed likely to reduce the risk of harm or assist
in the safe resolution of the pursuit.
C. The pursuit alert system shall provide clear, con cise and
timely information about the pursuit, such as the make, model, and
color of the vehicle, its last known location, and direction of
travel. Notifications shall be issued in a manner that minimizes
driver distraction and promotes safety. Alerts shall be deactivated
once the pursuit has ended or is no longer a threat to publ ic
safety.
D. The Department is authorized to promulgate any rules
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2025.
60-1-10235 JBH 12/12/24