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34	29		BILL NO. 1764 By: Kerbs and Hall of the House
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43	38		An Act relating to public lands; amending Section 1,
44	39		Chapter 175, O.S.L. 2024 (64 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
45	40		1097), which relates to unauthorized camps;
46	41		prohibiting use of county - or municipal-owned lands
47	42		for unauthorized camps; authorizing counties and
48	43		municipalities to opt out of prohibition; and
49	44		providing an effective date.
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53	50		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
54	51		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 175, O.S.L.
55	52		2024 (64 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1097), is amended to read as
56	53		follows:
57	54		Section 1097. A. As used in this section, "unauthorized camp"
58	55		means any tent, shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for th e
59	56		purpose of or in such a way to permit overnight use on a property
60	57		not designated as a campsite.
61	58		B. Persons may not use state -owned, county-owned, or municipal-
62	59		owned lands for the purposes of establishing an unauthorized camp.
63	60		C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
64	61		shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a
	62	+	fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the
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92		-	fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the
93	89		county jail not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or by both such fine
94	90		and imprisonment. However, a person who commits a first violation
95	91		of this section shall be issued a warning, and a citation may not be
96	92		issued unless the person refuses any assistance offered to them by
97	93		the arresting officer. Such assistance may include, but is not
98	94		limited to, transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or other place
99	95		where resources are made available to assist the indigent and
100	96		homeless.
101	97		D. The governing body of any county or municipality may opt out
102	98		of this section by a majority vote of the governing body.
103	99		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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	100	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of March, 2025.
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	110	+	Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
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