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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1325 By: Humphrey
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to energy drinks; defining term;
41	41	prohibiting a person under the age of eighteen (18)
42	42	from purchasing, receiving, or pos sessing an energy
43	43	drink; providing that employees under a certain age
44	44	may still handle energy drinks in the course of their
45	45	employment; providing for an administrative fine;
46	46	providing penalty for not paying administrative fine;
47	47	providing the Oklahoma Alcoh olic Beverage Laws
48	48	Enforcement (ABLE) Commission shall establish rules
49	49	to provide for notification to a parent or guardian
50	50	of any minor cited for a violation; providing that
51	51	cities and towns may enact certain ordinances;
52	52	prohibiting the sale of energy drin ks to anyone under
53	53	eighteen (18) years of age; providing requirements of
54	54	when to ID buyers before the sale of energy drinks;
55	55	providing fines for violation; providing defenses;
56	56	providing penalty for not paying fine; providing for
57	57	codification; and providing an effective date.
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62	62	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKL AHOMA:
63	63	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
64	64	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 701 of Title 37, unless there is
65	65	created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows:
66	66	A. As used in this act , an energy drink shall mean any beverage
67	67	containing over 150 milligrams of caffeine per liter.
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94	94	B. It is unlawful for a person who is under eighteen (18) years
95	95	of age to purchase, receive, or have in h is or her possession an
96	96	energy drink or to present or offer to any person any purported
97	97	proof of age which is false or fraudulent, for the purpose of
98	98	purchasing or receiving an energy drink. It shall not be unlawful
99	99	for an employee under eighteen (18) yea rs of age to handle energy
100	100	drinks when required in the performance of the employee 's duties.
101	101	C. When a person violates subsection B of this section, the
102	102	Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission shall impose
103	103	an administrative fine of:
104	104	1. Not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a first
105	105	offense; and
106	106	2. Not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a second or
107	107	subsequent offense within a one -year period following the first
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109	109	Upon failure of the individual to pay the administrati ve fine
110	110	within ninety (90) days of the day of the fine, the ABLE Commission
111	111	shall notify the Department of Public Safety, and the Department
112	112	shall suspend or not issue a driver license to the individual until
113	113	proof of payment has been furnished to the Depa rtment of Public
114	114	Safety.
115	115	D. The ABLE Commission shall establish rules to prov ide for
116	116	notification to a parent or guardian of any minor cited for a
117	117	violation of this section.
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144	144	E. Cities and towns may enact and municipal police officers may
145	145	enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under
146	146	provisions of this section, but the provisions of such ordinances
147	147	shall be the same as provided for in this section, and the
148	148	enforcement provisions under such ordinances shall not be more
149	149	stringent than those of this section.
150	150	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
151	151	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 702 of Title 37, unless there is
152	152	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
153	153	A. It is unlawful for any person to sel l, give, or furnish in
154	154	any manner an energy drink to another person who is under eighteen
155	155	(18) years of age, or to purchase in any manner an energy drink on
156	156	behalf of any such person. It shall not be unlawful for an employee
157	157	under eighteen (18) years of a ge to handle energy drinks when
158	158	required in the performance of the employee 's duties.
159	159	B. A person engaged in the sale or distribution of energy
160	160	drinks shall demand proof of age from a prospective purchaser or
161	161	recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of
162	162	appearance that the prospective purchaser may be under eighteen (18)
163	163	years of age.
164	164	If an individual engaged in the sale or distribution of energy
165	165	drinks has demanded proof of age from a prospective purchaser or
166	166	recipient who is not under e ighteen (18) years of age, the failure
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193	193	to subsequently require proof of age sh all not constitute a
194	194	violation of this subsection.
195	195	C. 1. When a person violates subsection A or B of this
196	196	section, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission
197	197	shall impose an administrative fine of:
198	198	a. not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the
199	199	first offense,
200	200	b. not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for the
201	201	second offense within a two -year period following the
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203	203	c. not more than Three Hu ndred Dollars ($300.00) for a
204	204	third offense within a two -year period following the
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206	206	d. not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for a
207	207	fourth or subsequent offense within a two -year period
208	208	following the first offense.
209	209	2. Proof that the defendant demanded, was shown, and reasonably
210	210	relied upon proof of age shall be a defense to any action brought
211	211	pursuant to this section. A person cited for violating this section
212	212	shall be deemed to have reasonably relied upon proof of age, and
213	213	such person shall not be found guilty of the violation if such
214	214	person proves that:
215	215	a. the individual who purchased or received the energy
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243	243	issued photo identification purporting to establish
244	244	that such individual was eighteen (18) years of age or
245	245	older, or
246	246	b. the person cited for the violation confirmed the
247	247	validity of the driver license or other government -
248	248	issued photo identification presented by such
249	249	individual by performing a transaction scan by means
250	250	of a transaction scan device.
251	251	Provided, that this defense shall not relieve from liabili ty any
252	252	person cited for a violation of this section if the person failed to
253	253	exercise reasonable diligence to determine whether the physical
254	254	description and picture appearing on t he driver license or other
255	255	government-issued photo identification was that of the individual
256	256	who presented it. The availability of the defense described in this
257	257	subsection does not affect the availability of any other defense
258	258	under any other provision of law.
259	259	D. If the sale is made by an employee of the owner of a store
260	260	at which tobacco products or vapor products are sold at retail, the
261	261	employee shall be guilty of the violation and shall be subject to
262	262	the fine.
263	263	E. Upon failure of the employee to pay the administrative fine
264	264	within ninety (90) days of the day of the assessment of such fine,
265	265	the ABLE Commission shall notify the Department of Public Safety,
266	266	and the Department shall suspend or not issue a driver license to
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293	293	the employee until proof of payment h as been furnished to the
294	294	Department of Public Safety.
295	295	G. Cities and towns may enact and municipal police officers may
296	296	enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under
297	297	provisions of this section, but the provisions of municipal
298	298	ordinances shall be the same as provided for in this section, and
299	299	the penalty provisions under such ordinances shall not be more
300	300	stringent than those of this section.
301	301	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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