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34		-	BILL NO. 1185 By: West (Rick), Steagall, and
35		-	Waldron of the House
	29	+	BILL NO. 1185 By: West (Rick) of the House
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45	38		An Act relating to firearms; amending 22 O.S. 2021,
46	39		Section 1325, which relates to unclaimed property in
47	40		possession of the sheriff; prohibiting the
48	41		destruction of historic military weapons; directing
49	42		agencies to donate weapons to certain veterans '
50	43		organizations; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -508,
51	44		which relates to the disposition of seized property;
52	45		prohibiting the destruction of historic military
53	46		firearms; directing agencies to donate weapons to
54	47		certain veterans' organizations; and providing an
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61	54		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
62	55		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1325, is
63	56		amended to read as follows:
64	57		Section 1325. A. Any sheriff 's office or campus police agency
65	58		as authorized under the Oklahoma Campus Security Act is authorized
66	59		to dispose of by public sale, destruction, donation, or transfer for
67	60		use to a governmental subdivision person al property which has come
68	61		into its possession, or deposit in a special fund, as hereafter
	62	+	provided, all money or legal tender of the United States which has
	63	+	come into its possession, whether the property or money be stolen,
	64	+	embezzled, lost, abandoned or o therwise, the owner of the property
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96		-	provided, all money or legal tender of the United States which has
97		-	come into its possession, whether the property or money be stolen,
98		-	embezzled, lost, abandoned or otherwise, the owner of the property
99	91		or money being unknown or not having claimed the same, and which the
100	92		sheriff or campus police agency has held for at least six (6)
101	93		months, and such property or money, or any part thereof, being no
102	94		longer needed to be hel d as evidence or otherwise used in connection
103	95		with any litigation.
104	96		B. Where personal property held under the circumstances
105	97		provided in subsection A of this section is determined by the agency
106	98		having custody to be unsuitable for disposition by public sale due
107	99		to its condition or assessed by agency personnel as having limited
108	100		or no resale value, it may be destroyed, discarded as solid waste or
109	101		donated to a charitable organization designated by the U.S. Internal
110	102		Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi zation. If it is
111	103		determined by the agency that the personal property is a weapon that
112	104		has historic military value, the agency shall be prohibited from
113	105		destroying the weapon and shall donate said weapon to a local unit
114	106		of a veterans' organization incorpora ted by enactment of the
115	107		Congress of the United States . Where disposition by destruction,
116	108		discard, or donation is made of personal property, a report
117	109		describing the property by category and quantity, and indicating
118	110		what disposition was made for each item o r lot, shall be submitted
	111	+	to the presiding judge of the district court within ten (10) days
	112	+	following the disposition.
	113	+	C. Where disposition by public sale is appropriate, the
	114	+	sheriff's office or campus police agency shall file an application
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146		-	to the presiding judge of the district court within ten (10) days
147		-	following the disposition.
148		-	C. Where disposition by public sale is appropriate, the
149		-	sheriff's office or campus police agency shall file an application
150	141		in the district court of its county requesting the authority of the
151	142		court to dispose of such personal property, and shall attach to the
152	143		application a list describing the property, including all
153	144		identifying numbers and marks, if any, the date the property came
154	145		into the possession of the sheriff 's office or campus police agency
155	146		and the name and address of the owner, if know n. The court shall
156	147		set the application for hearing not less than ten (10) days nor more
157	148		than twenty (20) days after filing.
158	149		D. Written notice shall b e given by the sheriff 's office or
159	150		campus police agency of the hearing to each and every owner known
160	151		and as set forth in the application by first -class mail, postage
161	152		prepaid, and directed to the last -known address of the owner at
162	153		least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice
163	154		shall contain a brief description of the property of the owner an d
164	155		the place and date of the hearing. In addition, notice of the
165	156		hearing shall be posted in three public places in the county, one
166	157		being the county cou rthouse at the regular place assigned for the
167	158		posting of legal notices or shall be published in a newspaper
168	159		authorized by law to publish legal notices in the county in which
169	160		the property is located. If no newspaper authorized by law to
	161	+	publish legal notices is published in such county, the notice shall
	162	+	be published in a newspaper of general circulation which is
	163	+	published in an adjoining county. The notice shall state the name
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197		-	publish legal notices is published in such county, the notice shall
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199		-	published in an adjoining county. The notice shall state the name
200	190		of the owner being notified by publication and shall be published at
201	191		least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing.
202	192		E. At the hearing, if no owner appears and establishes
203	193		ownership to the property, the court shall enter an order
204	194		authorizing the sheriff 's office or campus police agency to donate
205	195		property having a value of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
206	196		to a not-for-profit corporation as defined in Title 18 of the
207	197		Oklahoma Statutes or to sell the personal property to the highest
208	198		bidder for cash, after at least five (5) days of notice has been
209	199		given by publication in one issue of a legal newspaper of the
210	200		county. The sheriff 's office or campus police agency shall make a
211	201		return of the donation or sale and, when confirmed by the court, the
212	202		order confirming the donation or sale shall vest in the recipient or
213	203		purchaser title to the property so donated or purchased.
214	204		F. A sheriff's office having in its possession money or legal
215	205		tender under the circumstances provided in subsection A of this
216	206		section, prior to appropriating the same for deposit into a special
217	207		fund, shall file an application in the district court of its county
218	208		requesting the court to enter an order authorizing it to so
219	209		appropriate the money for deposit in the special fund. The
220	210		application shall describe the money or legal tender, together with
	211	+	serial numbers, if a ny, the date the same came into the possession
	212	+	of the sheriff's office or campus police agency, and the n ame and
	213	+	address of the owner, if known. Upon filing, the application, which
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248		-	serial numbers, if any, the date the same came into the possession
249		-	of the sheriff's office or campus police agency, and the n ame and
250		-	address of the owner, if known. Upon filing, the application, which
251	240		may be joined with an application as described in subsection C of
252	241		this section, shall be set for hearing not less than ten (10) days
253	242		nor more than twenty (20) days from the filing thereof, and notice
254	243		of the hearing shall be given as provided in subsection D of this
255	244		section. The notice shall state that, upon no one appearing to
256	245		prove ownership to the money or legal tender, the same will be
257	246		ordered by the court to be deposited in th e special fund by the
258	247		sheriff's office or campus police agency. The notice may be
259	248		combined with a notice to sell personal property as set forth in
260	249		subsection D of this section. At the hearing, if no one appears to
261	250		claim and prove ownership to the money or legal tender, the court
262	251		shall order the same to be deposited by the sheriff 's office or
263	252		campus police agency in the special fund, as provided in subs ection
264	253		H of this section.
265	254		G. Where a sheriff's office or campus police agency has in its
266	255		possession under the circumstances provided in subsection A of this
267	256		section, personal property deemed to have potential utility to that
268	257		sheriff's office, campus polic e agency or another governmental
269	258		subdivision, prior to appropriating the personal property for use,
270	259		the sheriff's office or campus police agency shall file an
271	260		application in the district court requesting the court to enter an
	261	+	order authorizing it to so app ropriate or transfer the property for
	262	+	use. The application shall describe the property, together with
	263	+	serial numbers, if any, the date the property came into the
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299		-	order authorizing it to so appropriate or transfer the property for
300		-	use. The application shall describe the property, together with
301		-	serial numbers, if any, the date the property came into the
302	290		possession of the sheriff 's office or campus police agency and the
303	291		name and address of the ow ner, if known. Upon filing, the
304	292		application, which may be joined with an application as described in
305	293		subsection C of this section, shall be set for hearing not less than
306	294		ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days from the filing
307	295		thereof. Notice of the hearing shall be given as provided in
308	296		subsection D of this section. The notice shall state that, upon no
309	297		one appearing to prove ownership to the personal property, the
310	298		property will be ordered by the court to be delivered for use by the
311	299		sheriff's office or campus police agency or its authorizing
312	300		institution or transferred to another governmental subdivision for
313	301		its use. The notice may be combined with a notice to sell personal
314	302		property as set forth in subsection D of this section. At the
315	303		hearing, if no one appears to claim and prove ownership to the
316	304		personal property, the court shall order the property to b e
317	305		available for use by the sheriff 's office or campus police agency or
318	306		delivered to an appropriate person for use by the authorizing
319	307		institution or another governmental subdivision.
320	308		H. The money received from the sale of personal property as
321	309		above provided, after payment of the court costs and other expenses,
322	310		if any, together with all money in possession of the sheriff 's
	311	+	office or campus police agency, which has been ordered by the court
	312	+	to be deposited in the special fund, shall be deposited in such fund
	313	+	which shall be separately maintained by the sheriff 's office in a
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350		-	office or campus police agency, which has been ordered by the court
351		-	to be deposited in the special fund, shall be deposited in such fund
352		-	which shall be separately maintained by the sheriff 's office in a
353	340		special fund with the county treasurer or campus police agency to be
354	341		expended upon the approval of the sheriff or head of the campus
355	342		police agency for the purchase of equipment, materials or supplies
356	343		that may be used in crime prevention, education, training or
357	344		programming. The fund or any portion of it may be expended in
358	345		paying the expenses of the sheriff or any duly authorized deputy or
359	346		employee of the campus police agency to attend law enf orcement or
360	347		public safety training courses which are conducted by the Oklahoma
361	348		Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) or other
362	349		certified trainers, providers, or agencies.
363	350		I. The disposition of biological evidence, as defined by
364	351		Section 1372 of this title, shall be governed by the provisions set
365	352		forth in Section 1372 of this title.
366	353		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S . 2021, Section 2-508, is
367	354		amended to read as follows:
368	355		Section 2-508. A. Except as otherwise provided, a ll property
369	356		described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 2 -503 of
370	357		this title which is seized or surrendered pursuant to the provisions
371	358		of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act shall be
372	359		destroyed. The destruction shall be done by or at the direction of
373	360		the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
	361	+	(OSBNDD), who shall have the discretion prior to destruction to
	362	+	preserve samples of the substance for testing. In any county with a
	363	+	population of four hundred thousand (400,000) or more according to
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402		-	preserve samples of the substance for testing. In any county with a
403		-	population of four hundred thousand (400,000) or more according to
404	390		the latest Federal Decennial Census, there shall be a located site,
405	391		approved by the OSBNDD, for the destruction of the property. Any
406	392		such property submitted to the OSBNDD which it deems to be of use
407	393		for investigative training, educational, or analytical purposes may
408	394		be retained by the OSBNDD in lieu of destruction.
409	395		B. 1. With respect to controlled dangerous substances s eized
410	396		or surrendered pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Controlled
411	397		Dangerous Substances Act, munic ipal police departments, sheriffs,
412	398		the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
413	399		Commission, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the Oklaho ma State
414	400		Bureau of Investigation shall have the authority to destroy seized
415	401		controlled dangerous substances when the amount seized in a single
416	402		incident exceeds ten (10) pounds. The destroying agency shall:
417	403		a. photograph the seized substance with identifyi ng case
418	404		numbers or other means of identification,
419	405		b. prepare a report describing the seized substance pri or
420	406		to the destruction,
421	407		c. retain at least one (1) pound of the substance
422	408		randomly selected from the seized substance for the
423	409		purpose of evidence, and
	410	+	d. obtain and retain samples of the substance from enough
	411	+	containers, bales, bricks, or other units of substance
	412	+	seized to establish the presence of a weight of the
	413	+	substance necessary to establish a violation of the
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453		-	seized to establish the presence of a weight of the
454		-	substance necessary to establis h a violation of the
455	440		Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act pursuan t to
456	441		subsection C of Section 2 -415 of this title, if such a
457	442		weight is present. If such weight is not pre sent,
458	443		samples of the substance from each container, bale,
459	444		brick or other unit of substance seized shall be
460	445		taken. Each sample taken pursuant to this s ection
461	446		shall be large enough for the destroying agency and
462	447		the defendant or suspect to have an independent test
463	448		performed on the substance for purposes of
464	449		identification.
465	450		2. If a defendant or suspect is known to the destroying agency,
466	451		the destroying agenc y shall give at least seven (7) days ' written
467	452		notice to the defendant, suspect or counsel for the defenda nt or
468	453		suspect of:
469	454		a. the date, the time, and the place where the
470	455		photographing will take place and notice of the right
471	456		to attend the photographing, and
472	457		b. the right to obtain samples of the controlled
473	458		dangerous substance for independent testing and use as
474	459		evidence.
	460	+	3. The written notice shall also inform the defendant, suspect
	461	+	or counsel for the defendant or suspect that the destroying agency
	462	+	must be notified in writing within seven (7) days from receipt of
	463	+	the notice of the intent of the suspect or defend ant to obtain
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502		-	3. The written notice shall also inform the defendant, suspect
503		-	or counsel for the defendant or suspect that the destroying agency
504		-	must be notified in writing within seven (7) days from receipt of
505		-	the notice of the intent of the suspect or defend ant to obtain
506	490		random samples and make arrangements for the taking of samples. The
507	491		samples for the defendant or suspect must be taken by a person
508	492		licensed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. If the defendant
509	493		or counsel for the defendant fails to notify the destroying agency
510	494		in writing of an intent to obtain samples and fails to make
511	495		arrangements for the taking of samples, a sample taken pursuant to
512	496		subparagraph d of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be made
513	497		available upon request of the defendant or suspect.
514	498		The representative samples, the photographs, the reports, and
515	499		the records made under this section and properly identified shall be
516	500		admissible in any court or administrative proceeding for any
517	501		purposes for which the seized substance itself would have been
518	502		admissible.
519	503		C. All other property not otherwise provided for in the Uniform
520	504		Controlled Dangerous Substances Act which has come into the
521	505		possession of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
522	506		Drugs Control, the Department of Public Saf ety, the Oklahoma State
523	507		Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement
524	508		Commission, the Department of Corrections, the Office of the
525	509		Attorney General, or a district attorney may be disposed of by order
	510	+	of the district court when no longer needed in connection with any
	511	+	litigation. If the owner of the property is unknown to the agency
	512	+	or district attorney, the agency or district attorney shall hold the
	513	+	property for at least six (6) months prior to filing a petition for
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553		-	of the district court when no longer needed in connection with any
554		-	litigation. If the owner of the property is unknown to the agency
555		-	or district attorney, the agency or district attorney shall hold the
556		-	property for at least six (6) months prior to filing a petition for
557	540		disposal with the dist rict court except for laboratory equipment
558	541		which may be forfeited when no longer needed in connection with
559	542		litigation, unless the property is perishabl e. The Director or
560	543		Commissioner of the agency, the Attorney General, or district
561	544		attorney shall file a petition in the district court of Oklahoma
562	545		County or in the case of a district attorney, the petition shall be
563	546		filed in a county within the jurisdiction of the district attorney
564	547		requesting the authority to:
565	548		1. Conduct a sale of the property at a public auc tion or use an
566	549		Internet auction, which may include online bidding; or
567	550		2. Convert title of the property to the Oklahoma State Bureau
568	551		of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Department of Public
569	552		Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic
570	553		Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, the Department of Corrections,
571	554		the Office of the Attorney General, or to the district attorney 's
572	555		office for the purposes provided for in subsection J, K or L of this
573	556		section.
574	557		The Director, Commissioner, Attor ney General or district
575	558		attorney shall attach to the petition:
	559	+	a. a list describing the property, including all
	560	+	identifying numbers and marks, if any,
	561	+	b. the date the property came into the possession of the
	562	+	agency or district attorney, and
	563	+	c. the name and address of the owner, if known.
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603		-	a. a list describing the pr operty, including all
604		-	identifying numbers and marks, if any,
605		-	b. the date the property came into the possession of the
606		-	agency or district attorney, and
607		-	c. the name and address of the owner, if known.
608	590		For any item having an apparent value in excess of One Hundred
609	591		Dollars ($100.00), but less than Five Hundred Dollars ( $500.00), the
610	592		notice of the hearing of the petition for the sale of the property,
611	593		except laboratory equip ment used in the processing, manufacturing or
612	594		compounding of controlled dangerous substances in violation of the
613	595		provisions of the Uniform Controlled D angerous Substances Act, shall
614	596		be given to every known owner, as set forth in the petition, by
615	597		first-class mail to the last -known address of the owner at least ten
616	598		(10) days prior to the date of the hearing. An affidavit of notice
617	599		being sent shall be file d with the court by a representative of the
618	600		agency, the Director or Commissioner of the agency, the Attor ney
619	601		General or district attorney. For items in excess of Five Hundred
620	602		Dollars ($500.00), a notice of the hearing of the petition for the
621	603		sale of said property shall be delivered to every known owner as set
622	604		forth in the petition by certified mail. Notice of a hearing on a
623	605		petition for forfeiture or sale of laboratory equipment used in the
624	606		processing, manufacturing or compounding of controlled dangerous
625	607		substances in violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
626	608		Substances Act shall not be required.
	609	+	The notice shall contain a brief description of the property,
	610	+	and the location and date of the hearing. In addition, notice of
	611	+	the hearing shall be posted in three public places in the county,
	612	+	one such place being the county courthouse at the regular place
	613	+	assigned for the posting of legal notices. At the hearing, if no
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654		-	The notice shall contain a brief description of the property,
655		-	and the location and date of the he aring. In addition, notice of
656		-	the hearing shall be posted in three public places in the county,
657		-	one such place being the county courthouse at the regular place
658		-	assigned for the posting of legal notices. At the hearing, if no
659	640		owner appears and establishes ownership of the property, the court
660	641		may enter an order auth orizing the Director, Commissioner, Attorney
661	642		General, or district attorney to donate the property pursuan t to
662	643		subsection J, K or L of this section, to sell the property at a
663	644		public auction, including an Internet auction, which may include
664	645		online bidding, to the highest bidder, or to convert title of the
665	646		property to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
666	647		Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State
667	648		Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement
668	649		Commission, the Department of Corrections, or the Office of the
669	650		Attorney General for the purposes provided for in s ubsection J, K or
670	651		L of this section after at least ten (10) days of notice has been
671	652		given by publication in one issue of a legal newspaper of the
672	653		county. If the property is offered for sale at public auction,
673	654		including an Internet auction, and no bid is received that exceeds
674	655		fifty percent (50%) of the value of the property, such value to be
675	656		announced prior to the sale, the Director, Commissioner, Attorn ey
676	657		General, or district attorney may refuse to sell the item pursuant
677	658		to any bid received. The Director, Commissioner, Attorney General,
	659	+	or district attorney shall make a return of the sale and, when
	660	+	confirmed by the court, the order confirming the sale s hall vest in
	661	+	the purchaser title to the property so purchased.
	662	+	D. The money received from the sale of property by the Oklahoma
	663	+	State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall be used
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705		-	or district attorney shall make a return of the sale and, when
706		-	confirmed by the court, the order confirming the sale shall vest in
707		-	the purchaser title to the property so purchased.
708		-	D. The money received from the sale of property by the Oklahoma
709		-	State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall be used
710	690		for general drug enforcement purposes. These funds shall be
711	691		transferred to the Bureau of Narcotics Revolving Fund established
712	692		pursuant to Section 2 -107 of this title or in the case of a district
713	693		attorney, the revolving fund provided for in paragraph 3 of
714	694		subsection L of Section 2 -506 of this title.
715	695		E. At the request of the Department of Public Safety, the
716	696		district attorney or a designee of the district attorney may conduct
717	697		any forfeiture proceedings as described in Section 2 -503 of this
718	698		title on any property subject to forfeiture as described in
719	699		subsection A, B or C of Section 2-503 of this title. The money
720	700		received from the sale of property by the Department of Pub lic
721	701		Safety shall be deposited in the Department of Public Safety
722	702		Restricted Revolving Fund and shall be expended for law enforcement
723	703		purposes.
724	704		F. The money received from the sale of property by the
725	705		Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission shall be deposited in
726	706		the General Revenue Fund of the state.
727	707		G. The money received from the sale of property from the
728	708		Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation sha ll be deposited in the
	709	+	OSBI Revolving Fund and shall be expended for law enforcement
	710	+	purposes.
	711	+	H. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall make a
	712	+	return of the sale and when confirmed by the court, the order
	713	+	confirming the sale shall vest in th e purchaser title to the
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756		-	OSBI Revolving Fund and shall be expended for law enforcement
757		-	purposes.
758		-	H. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall make a
759		-	return of the sale and when confirmed by the court, the order
760		-	confirming the sale shall vest in the purchaser title to the
761	740		property so purchased. Twenty -five percent (25%) of the money
762	741		received from the sale shall be disbursed to a revolving fund in the
763	742		office of the county treasurer of the county wherein the property
764	743		was seized, said fund to be used as a revolving fund solely for
765	744		enforcement of controlled dangerous substances laws, drug abuse
766	745		prevention and drug abuse education. The remaining seventy -five
767	746		percent (75%) shall be deposited in the Department of Corrections
768	747		Revolving Fund to be expended for equipment for probation and parole
769	748		officers and correctional officers.
770	749		I. The money received from the sale of property from the Office
771	750		of the Attorney General shall be deposited in the Attorney General
772	751		Law Enforcement Revolving Fund and shall be expen ded for law
773	752		enforcement purposes. The Office of the Attorney General may enter
774	753		into agreements with muni cipal, county or state agencies to return
775	754		to such an agency a percentage of proceeds of the sale of any
776	755		property seized by the agency and forfeited und er the provisions of
777	756		this section.
778	757		J. Any property, including but not limited to uncontaminated
779	758		laboratory equipment used in the processing, manufacturing or
	759	+	compounding of controlled dangerous substances in violation of the
	760	+	provisions of the Uniform Cont rolled Dangerous Substances Act, upon
	761	+	a court order, may be donated for classroom or laboratory use by th e
	762	+	Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control,
	763	+	Department of Public Safety, district attorney, the Alcoholic
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807		-	compounding of controlled dangerous substances in violation of the
808		-	provisions of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, upon
809		-	a court order, may be donated for classroom or laboratory use by th e
810		-	Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control,
811		-	Department of Public Saf ety, district attorney, the Alcoholic
812	790		Beverage Laws Enforceme nt Commission, the Department of Corrections,
813	791		or the Office of the Attorney General to any public secondary school
814	792		or technology center school in this state or any institution of
815	793		higher education within The Oklahoma State System of Higher
816	794		Education.
817	795		K. Any vehicle or firearm which has come into the possession
818	796		and title vested in the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and
819	797		Dangerous Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the
820	798		Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Attorney
821	799		General or a district attorney, may be transferred, donated or
822	800		offered for lease to any sheriff 's office, tribal law enforcement
823	801		agency, campus police department pursuant to the provisions of the
824	802		Oklahoma Campus Security Act, or police department in this state on
825	803		an annual basis to assist with the enforcement of the provisions of
826	804		the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Subs tances Act. Each agency shall
827	805		promulgate rules, regulations and procedures for leasing vehicles
828	806		and firearms. No fully automatic weapons will be subj ect to the
829	807		leasing agreement. All firearms leased may be utilized only by
830	808		C.L.E.E.T.-certified officers who have received training in the type
	809	+	and class of weapon leased. Every lessee shall be required to
	810	+	submit an annual report to the leasing agency sta ting the condition
	811	+	of all leased property. A lease agreement may be renewed annually
	812	+	at the option of the leasing agency. Upon termination of a lease
	813	+	agreement, the property shall be returned to the leasing agency for
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858		-	and class of weapon leased. Every lessee shall be required to
859		-	submit an annual report to the leasing agency stating the condition
860		-	of all leased property. A lease agreement may be renewed annually
861		-	at the option of the leasing agency. Upon termination of a lease
862		-	agreement, the property shall be returned t o the leasing agency for
863	840		sale or other disposition. All fund s derived from lease agreements
864	841		or other disposition of property no longer useful to law enforcement
865	842		shall be deposited in the agency 's revolving fund, or in the case of
866	843		the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Public Safety
867	844		Restricted Revolving Fund, and shall be expended for law enforcement
868	845		purposes. If it is determined that the firearm is a weap on that has
869	846		historic military value, the agency having custody of the weapon
870	847		shall be prohibited from destroying said weapon and shall donate the
871	848		weapon to a local unit of a veterans ' organization incorporated by
872	849		enactment of the Congress of the United States .
873	850		L. Before disposing of any property pursuant to subsections C
874	851		through I of this section, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics
875	852		and Dangerous Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the
876	853		Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, the Okla homa State
877	854		Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Corrections, the Office
878	855		of the Attorney General, or a district attorney may transfer or
879	856		donate the property to another state agency, tribal law enforcement
880	857		agency, or school district for use upon request. In addition to the
881	858		provisions of this section, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics
	859	+	and Dangerous Drugs Control may transfer or donate property f or any
	860	+	purpose pursuant to Section 2 -106.2 of this title. The agencies and
	861	+	any district attorney that ar e parties to any transfer of property
	862	+	pursuant to this subsection shall enter into written agreements to
	863	+	carry out any such transfer of property. Any such agreement may
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909		-	and Dangerous Drugs Control may transfer or donate property for any
910		-	purpose pursuant to Section 2 -106.2 of this title. The agencies and
911		-	any district attorney that ar e parties to any transfer of property
912		-	pursuant to this subsection shall enter into written agreements to
913		-	carry out any such transfer of property. Any such agreement may
914	890		also provide for the granting of title to any property being
915	891		transferred as the parties deem appropriate. If the transfer of
916	892		property is to a school district, a written agreement shall be
917	893		entered into with the superintendent of the scho ol district. No
918	894		weapons may be transferred to a school district except as provided
919	895		for in subsection K o f this section.
920	896		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
921		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
922		-	April 10, 2025 - DO PASS
	897	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 25th day of March, 2025.
	898	+
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	900	+
	901	+
	902	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	903	+	of Representatives
	904	+
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	907	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
	908	+
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	911	+
	912	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate