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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1476 By: Adams
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
41	41	Section 1277, which relates to the carry of firearms
42	42	in certain places; authorizing the carry of firearms
43	43	at certain location; and providing an effective date .
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48	48	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	49	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
50	50	amended to read as follows:
51	51	Section 1277.
52	52	UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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54	54	A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
55	55	possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
56	56	provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry any concealed
57	57	or unconcealed firearm int o any of the following places:
58	58	1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
59	59	leased by a city, town, county, state or federal governmental
60	60	authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
61	61	2. Any courthouse, courtroom, pri son, jail, detention facility
62	62	or any facility used to process, hold or house a rrested persons,
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89	89	prisoners or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
90	90	except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
91	91	Statutes;
92	92	3. Any public or priva te elementary or public or private
93	93	secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
94	94	section;
95	95	4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
96	96	a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
97	97	5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
98	98	allowed by the property owner;
99	99	6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
100	100	7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
101	101	with a county, city or town as a beneficiary, or state gove rnmental
102	102	authority for an event that is secured with minimum -security
103	103	provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum -security
104	104	provision consists of a location that is secured utilizing the
105	105	following:
106	106	a. a metallic-style security fence that is at le ast eight
107	107	(8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
108	108	is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
109	109	entry,
110	110	b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
111	111	commissioned peace officer, and
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138	138	c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwis e
139	139	travel with their property through or by the metal
140	140	detector.
141	141	B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
142	142	unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
143	143	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
144	144	vehicle, whether attended o r unattended, by a city, town, county,
145	145	state or federal governmental authority ;
146	146	2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
147	147	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
148	148	public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized b y law;
149	149	3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building or office
150	150	space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
151	151	the provisions of this section;
152	152	4. Any property designated by a city, town, county or state
153	153	governmental authority as a p ark, recreational area, wildlife
154	154	refuge, wildlife management area , any portion of Lake Carl Blackwell
155	155	located in Payne County, Oklahoma, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
156	156	in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
157	157	person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
158	158	structure, building, office space or event which is specifically
159	159	prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
160	160	5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
161	161	secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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188	188	attended or unattended; provide d, however, the firearm shall be
189	189	stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
190	190	vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
191	191	6. Any public property s et aside temporarily by a county, city,
192	192	town, public trust with a county, city or town as a beneficiary, or
193	193	state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
194	194	is without minimum-security provisions, as such term is defined in
195	195	paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry of
196	196	firearms within said pe rmitted event area shall be limited to
197	197	concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
198	198	holder of the event permit.
199	199	Nothing contained in any provision of this subs ection or
200	200	subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
201	201	allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
202	202	of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
203	203	of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
204	204	or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carry ing or
205	205	possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
206	206	C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
207	207	private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
208	208	private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
209	209	person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act,
210	210	provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
211	211	private school that authorizes the ca rrying and possession of a
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238	238	weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
239	239	used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
240	240	willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
241	241	that adopts a policy which a uthorizes the possession of a weapon on
242	242	private school property, a school bus or vehicle used by the private
243	243	school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries arising
244	244	from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this subsection
245	245	shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers '
246	246	Compensation Act.
247	247	D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
248	248	a board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
249	249	pursuant to Section 5 -149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes to
250	250	authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
251	251	personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
252	252	provided such personnel either:
253	253	1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
254	254	in Section 1750.1 et s eq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
255	255	2. Hold a valid reserve peace of ficer certification as provided
256	256	for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
257	257	Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
258	258	granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
259	259	E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
260	260	section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
261	261	any size that is owned, leased, operated or managed by:
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288	288	1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisio ns of Section
289	289	176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
290	290	2. A nonprofit entity,
291	291	an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
292	292	openly carry a handgun on the property.
293	293	F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
294	294	subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
295	295	misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
296	296	Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
297	297	subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
298	298	property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
299	299	leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
300	300	be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
301	301	Dollars ($250.00).
302	302	G. No person in possession of a valid h andgun license issued
303	303	pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act or who
304	304	is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
305	305	law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
306	306	loaded cane, hand chain or metal k nuckles shall be authorized to
307	307	carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded c ane, hand chain or
308	308	metal knuckles into or upon any college, university or technology
309	309	center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
310	310	purposes of this subsecti on, the following property shall not be
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338	338	property:
339	339	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
340	340	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
341	341	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are
342	342	carried or stored as require d by law and the firearm, machete,
343	343	blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are not removed
344	344	from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the college or
345	345	university president or technology center school administrator while
346	346	the vehicle is on any college, university or technology center
347	347	school property;
348	348	2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
349	349	machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains or metal knuckles by
350	350	college, university or technology center school policy; and
351	351	3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
352	352	college or university president or technology center school
353	353	administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
354	354	firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal
355	355	knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university
356	356	or technology center school property.
357	357	The college, university or technology center school may notify
358	358	the Oklahoma State Bu reau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
359	359	violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
360	360	receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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387	387	give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
388	388	hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
389	389	provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
390	390	administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
391	391	have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
392	392	Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
393	393	construed to authorize or allow any college, university or
394	394	technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
395	395	the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
396	396	handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
397	397	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles from
398	398	possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain
399	399	or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of
400	400	this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
401	401	subsection shall be c onstrued to limit the authority of any college,
402	402	university or technology center school in this state from taking
403	403	administrative action against any student for any violation of an y
404	404	provision of this subsection.
405	405	H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
406	406	following:
407	407	1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
408	408	firearm in the course of employment;
409	409	2. District judges, associate district judges and sp ecial
410	410	district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
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437	437	issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act
438	438	and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
439	439	Director of the Courts, when acting in the course a nd scope of
440	440	employment within the courthouses of this state;
441	441	3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
442	442	acting in the course and scope of employment;
443	443	4. Elected officials of a county, who are in possession of a
444	444	valid handgun license issu ed pursuant to the provisions of the
445	445	Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a co ncealed handgun when acting
446	446	in the performance of his or her duties within the courthouses of
447	447	the county in which he or she was elected. The provisions of this
448	448	paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
449	449	handgun into a courtroom;
450	450	5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
451	451	the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
452	452	the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry a
453	453	concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employmen t
454	454	within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
455	455	Nothing in the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
456	456	from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
457	457	authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
458	458	The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
459	459	subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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487	487	other prisoner detention area; and
488	488	6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
489	489	authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
490	490	handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
491	491	Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
492	492	course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
493	493	surrounding the county courthouse.
494	494	I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
495	495	automobile, truck, miniva n, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
496	496	as defined in Section 1 -135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
497	497	equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
498	498	motorcycle.
499	499	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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