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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 15, 2025
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1764 By: Kerbs and Hall of the House
and
Hamilton of the Senate
An Act relating to public lands; amending Section 1,
Chapter 175, O.S.L. 2024 (64 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
1097), which relates to unauthorized camps;
prohibiting use of county - or municipal-owned lands
for unauthorized camps; authorizing counties and
municipalities to opt out of prohibition; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 175, O.S.L.
2024 (64 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1097), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 1097. A. As used in this section, "unauthorized camp"
means any tent, shelter, or bed ding constructed or arranged for the
purpose of or in such a way to permit overnight use on a property
not designated as a campsite.
B. Persons may not use state -owned, county-owned, or municipal-
owned lands for the purposes of establishing an unauthorize d camp.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a
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fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the
county jail not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or by bot h such fine
and imprisonment. However, a person who commits a first violation
of this section shall be issued a warning, and a citation may not be
issued unless the person refuses any assistance offered to t hem by
the arresting officer. Such assistance m ay include, but is not
limited to, transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or other place
where resources are made available to assist the indigent and
homeless.
D. The governing body of any county or municipality may opt out
of this section by a majori ty vote of the governing body.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT
April 15, 2025 - DO PASS