Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1987 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/16/2025

                             
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) 
 
HOUSE BILL 1987 	By: Ranson 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to protective orders; creating the 
Oklahoma Extreme Risk Protective Order Act; defining 
terms; providing procedures for f iling petition for 
firearms restraining order; prohibiting assessment of 
filing fee; declaring jurisdiction of courts; 
providing procedures for serving summons and notice 
of hearings; authorizing requests for ex parte orders 
and emergency hearings for fire arms restraining 
orders; providing guidelines and procedures for 
filing and issuing emergency firearms restraining 
orders; providing for the seizure of firearms and 
handgun licenses upon finding of probable cause; 
stating parameters of firearms restraining order; 
providing procedures for the return of firearms and 
handgun license upon expiration of order; authorizing 
transfer of firearms under certain circumstances; 
providing for six-month restraining orders under 
certain circumstances; establishing guideli nes and 
procedures; making certain acts unlawful; directing 
courts to consider certain evidence prior to issuing 
orders; authorizing issuance of search warrants; 
stating parameters of six -month restraining order; 
providing procedures for the return of fire arms and 
handgun licenses upon expiration of order; 
authorizing transfer of firearms under certain 
circumstances; providing for the dissolution of 
emergency firearms restraining order; allowing 
subject of order to request termination hearing; 
providing procedures for termination hearing 
requests; directing court clerks to enter orde r on 
records of the court and file copies with certain 
entities; directing sheriff or law enforcement to 
serve order upon respondent; directing sheriffs and 
law enforcement to su bmit documents to the Oklahoma 
State Bureau of Investigation; requiring Bureau to   
 
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maintain records of firearms restraining orders; 
authorizing out-of-state orders to be filed by court 
clerks; making certain acts unlawful; providing 
penalty; permitting law enforcement to remove weapons 
when deemed appropriate; providing exemption fro m 
civil liability; providing an exception; authorizing 
the expungement of firearms restraining orders under 
certain circumstances; repealing 21 O.S. 2021, 
Sections 1289.24b and 1 289.24c, which relate to the 
Anti-Red Flag Act; providing for codification; and 
providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62 of Title 22, unless there is 
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Sections 1 through 14 of this act shall be known and may be 
cited as the "Oklahoma Extreme Risk Protective Order Act ". 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.1 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
As used in this act: 
1.  "Family or household members " means: 
a. spouses, 
b. ex-spouses, 
c. present spouses of ex -spouses, 
d. parents, including gra ndparents, stepparents, adoptive 
parents, and foster parents,   
 
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e. children, including grandchildren, stepchildren, 
adopted children, and foster children, 
f. persons otherwise rela ted by blood or marriage, 
g. persons living in the same household or who formerly 
lived in the same household, and 
h. persons who are the biological parents of the same 
child, regardless of their marital status, or whether 
they have lived together at any t ime.  This shall 
include the elderly and handicapped; 
2.  "Firearms restraining order" means an order issued by the 
court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in his 
or her custody or control, purchasing, possessing , or receiving any 
firearms; 
3.  "Intimate partner" means a person with whom the respondent 
has a courtship or engagement relationship.  For purposes of this 
act, a casual acquaintance or ordinary fraternization between 
persons in a business or social context shall not constitute a 
courtship or engagement relationship; 
4.  "Petitioner" means: 
a. intimate partner or a family or household member of 
the respondent as defined in this act, or 
b. a law enforcement officer, who files a petition 
alleging that the respondent poses a danger of causing 
personal injury to himself, herself, or another by   
 
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having in his or her custody or control a firearm or 
the respondent is purchasing, possessing, or receiving 
a firearm; and 
5.  "Respondent" means the person alleged in the petition to 
pose a danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or 
another by having in h is or her custody or control a firearm or by 
purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. 
SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.2 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Actions for a firearms restraining order are commenced by 
filing a verified petition for a firearms restraining order in any 
district court. 
B.  A petition for a firearms restraining order may be filed in 
any county where the respondent resides. 
C.  No fee shall be charged by the clerk for filing, amending, 
vacating, certifying, or photocopying petitions or orders.  Nor 
shall any fee be charged for issuing alias summonses or for any 
related filing service. 
D.  No fee shall be charged by the sheriff or other law 
enforcement for service by the sheriff or other law enforcement of a 
petition, rule, motion, or order in an action commenced unde r the 
provisions of this act.   
 
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E.  The court shall provide, through the office of the court 
clerk, simplified forms to help with the writing of a petition under 
this act by any person not represented by counsel. 
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.3 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Each of the district courts shall have the power to issue 
firearms restraining orders. 
B.  The district courts of this state have jurisdiction to bind 
state residents and n onresidents having minimum contacts with this 
state. 
C.  The summons shall require respondent to answer or appear 
within seven (7) days.  Attachments to the summons or notice sha ll 
include the petition for the firearms restraining order and 
supporting affidavits, if any, and any emergency firearms 
restraining order that has been issued.  The enforcement of an order 
under Section 5 of this act shall not be affected by the lack of 
service, delivery, or notice, provided the requirements of 
subsection F of Sect ion 5 of this act are otherwise met. 
D.  Except as provided in subsection C of this section, notice 
of hearings on petitions or motions shall be served in accordance 
with Title 12 O.S., Rule 2 of the District Courts, unless notice is 
excused by Section 5 of this act, or by the Code of Civil Procedure, 
Supreme Court rules, or local rules.   
 
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SECTION 5.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.4 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A petitioner may request an emergency firearms restraining 
order by filing an affidavit or verified pleading alleging that the 
respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal 
injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her 
custody or control a firearm or by purchasing, possessing, or 
receiving a firearm.  The petition shall also describe the type and 
location of any firearm or firearms presently believed by the 
petitioner to be possessed or controlled by the respondent. 
B.  If the respondent is alleged to pose an immediate and 
present danger of causing personal injury to an intimate partner, or 
an intimate partner is alleged to have been the target of a threat 
or act of violence by the respondent, petitioner shall make a good -
faith effort to provide notice to any and all intimate partners of 
the respondent.  The notice must include that the petitioner intends 
to petition the court for an emergency firearms restraining order, 
and, if petitioner is a law enforcement officer, referral to 
relevant domestic violence or stalking advocacy or counseling 
resources, if appropriate.  The petitioner shall attest to having 
provided the notice in the filed affidavit or verified pleading.  
If, after making a good-faith effort, the petitioner is unable to   
 
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provide notice to any or all intimate partners, the affidavit or 
verified pleading should describe what efforts were made. 
C.  Every person who files a petition for an emergency firearms 
restraining order, knowing the information provided to the court at 
any hearing or in the affidavit or verified pleading to be false, is 
guilty of perjury under Section 491 of Title 21 of the Okla homa 
Statutes. 
D.  An emergency firearms restraining order shall be issued on 
an ex parte basis, that is, without notice to the respondent. 
E.  An emergency hearing held on an ex parte basis shall be held 
the same day that the petition is filed or the next day that the 
court is in session. 
F.  1.  If a judge finds probable cause to believe that the 
respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal 
injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her 
custody or control a firearm or by purchasing, possessing, or 
receiving a firearm, the judge shall issue an emergency order.  
Furthermore, the court shall provide the respondent with information 
and resource options for community -based mental health treatment. 
2.  If the court issues an emergency firearms restraining order, 
it shall, upon a finding of probable cause that the respondent 
possesses firearms, issue a search warrant directing a law 
enforcement agency to seize the firearms of the respondent.  The 
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agency to search the residence of the respondent and other places 
where the court finds there is probable cause to believe he or she 
is likely to possess the firearms. 
G.  An emergency firearms restraining order shall req uire: 
1.  The respondent to refrain from having in his or her custody 
or control a firearm or from purchasing, possessing, or receiving 
additional firearms for the duration of the order; and 
2.  The respondent to turn over to the local law enforcement 
agency any handgun license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -
Defense Act in his or her possession.  The local law enforcement 
agency shall immediately mail the handgun license to the Oklahoma 
State Bureau of Investigation for safekeeping.  The firearm and 
handgun license, if unexpired, shall be returned to the respondent 
after the firearms restraining order is terminated or expired. 
H.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 of this 
subsection, upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, if the 
firearm or handgun license cannot be returned to respondent because 
respondent cannot be located, the respondent fails to respond to 
requests to retrieve the firearms, or the respondent is not lawfully 
eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from the lo cal law 
enforcement agency, the court may order the local law enforcement 
agency to destroy the firearm, use the firearm for training 
purposes, or for any other application as deemed appropriate by the 
local law enforcement agency.   
 
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2.  A respondent may pet ition the court, if the petitioner is 
present in court or has notice of the petition, to transfer the 
firearm of the respondent to a person who is lawfully able to 
possess the firearm if the person does not reside at the same 
address as the respondent.  No tice of the petition shall be served 
upon the person protected by the emergenc y firearms restraining 
order.  While the order is in effect, the transferee who receives 
the firearm of the respondent must swear or affirm by affidavit that 
he or she shall not transfer the firearm to the respondent or to 
anyone residing in the same residence as the respondent. 
3.  If a person other than the respondent claims title to any 
firearm surrendered under this section, he or she may petition the 
court, if the petitioner is present in court or has notice of the 
petition, to have the firearm returne d to him or her.  If the court 
determines that person to be the lawful owner of the firearm, the 
firearm shall be returned to him or her, provided that: 
a. the firearm is removed from the custody, control, or 
possession of the respondent and the lawful owner 
agrees to store the firearm in a manner such that the 
respondent does not have access to or control of the 
firearm, and 
b. the firearm is not otherwise unlawfully possessed by 
the owner.   
 
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4.  The person petitioning for the return of his or her firearm 
must swear or affirm by affidavit that he or she: 
a. is the lawful owner of the firearm, 
b. will not transfer the firearm to the respondent, and 
c. will store the firearm in a mann er that the respondent 
does not have access to or control of the firearm. 
I.  In accordance with subsection E of this section, the court 
shall schedule a full hearing as soon as possible, but no longer 
than fourteen (14) days from the issuance of an ex par te firearms 
restraining order, to determine if a six -month firearms restrainin g 
order shall be issued.  The court may extend an ex parte order as 
needed, but not to exceed fourteen (14) days, to effectuate service 
of the order or if necessary to continue p rotection.  The court may 
extend the order for a greater length of time by mutual agreement of 
the parties. 
SECTION 6.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.5 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A petitioner may re quest a six-month firearms restraining 
order by filing an affidavit or verified pleading alleging that the 
respondent poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to 
himself, herself, or another in the near future by having in his or 
her custody or control a firearm or by purchasing, possessing, or 
receiving a firearm.  The petition shall also describe the number,   
 
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types, and locations of any firearms presently believed by the 
petitioner to be possessed or controlled by the respondent. 
B.  If the respondent is alleged to pose a significant danger of 
causing personal injury to an intimate partner, or an intimate 
partner is alleged to have been the target of a threat or act o f 
violence by the respondent, petitioner shall make a good -faith 
effort to provide notice to any and all intimate partners of the 
respondent.  The notice must include that the petitioner intends to 
petition the court for a six -month firearms restraining or der, and, 
if petitioner is a law enforcement officer, referral to relevant 
domestic violence or stalking advocacy or counseling resources, if 
appropriate.  The petitioner shall attest to having provided the 
notice in the filed affidavit or verified pleadin g.  If, after 
making a good-faith effort, the petitioner is unable to provide 
notice to any or all intimate partners, the affidavit or verified 
pleading should describe what efforts were made. 
C.  Every person who files a petition for a six -month firearms 
restraining order, knowing the information provided to the court at 
any hearing or in the affidavit or verified pleading to be false, is 
guilty of perjury under Section 491 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes. 
D.  Upon receipt of a petition for a six -month firearms 
restraining order, the court shall order a hearing within thirty 
(30) days.   
 
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E.  In determining whether to issue a firearms restraining order 
under this section, the court shall consider evidence including, but 
not limited to, the following: 
1.  The unlawful and reckless use, display, or brandishing of a 
firearm by the respondent; 
2.  The history of use, attempted use, or threatened use of 
physical force by the respondent against another person; 
3.  Any prior arrest of the respondent for a felony offense; 
4.  Evidence of the abuse of controlled substances or alcohol by 
the respondent; 
5.  A recent threat of violence or act of violence by the 
respondent directed toward himself, herself, or another; 
6.  A violation of an emergency order of protection or order of 
protection issued under the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act; o r 
7.  A pattern of violent acts or violent threats including, but 
not limited to, threats of violence or acts of violence by the 
respondent directed toward himself, herself, or a nother. 
F.  At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the burden of 
proving by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent poses a 
significant danger of personal injury to himself, herself, or 
another by having in his or her custody or control a fire arm, or by 
purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. 
G.  If the court finds that there is clear and convincing 
evidence to issue a firearms restraining order, the court shall   
 
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issue a firearms restraining order that shall be in effect for six 
(6) months subject to renewal or termination under Section 7 of this 
act.  Furthermore, the court shall provide the respondent with 
information and resource options for community -based mental health 
treatment.  If the court issues a six -month firearms restraining 
order, it shall, upon a finding of probable cause that the 
respondent possesses firearms, issue a search warrant directing a 
law enforcement agency to seize the firearms of the respondent.  The 
court may, as part of that warrant, direct the law enforcement 
agency to search the residence of the respondent and other places 
where the court finds there is probable cause to believe he or she 
is likely to possess the firearms. 
H.  A six-month firearms restraining order shall require: 
1.  The respondent to refrain from having in his or her custody 
or control a firearm, or from purchasing, p ossessing, or receiving 
additional firearms for the duration of the order; and 
2.  The respondent to turn over to the local law enforcement 
agency any firearm or handgun license issued pursuant to the 
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act in his or her possession.  The local law 
enforcement agency shall immediately mail the handgun license to the 
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for safekeeping.  The firearm 
and handgun license, if unex pired, shall be returned to the 
respondent after the firearms restraining orde r is terminated or 
expired.   
 
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I.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 of this 
subsection, upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, if the 
firearm or handgun licens e cannot be returned to respondent because 
respondent cannot be located, the respondent fails to respond to 
requests to retrieve the firearm, or the respondent is not lawfully 
eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law 
enforcement agency, the court may order the local law enforcement 
agency to destroy the firear m, use the firearm for training 
purposes, or for any other application as deemed appropriate by the 
local law enforcement agency. 
2.  A respondent may petition the court, if the petitioner is 
present in court or has notice of the petition, to transfer the 
firearm of the respondent to a person who is lawfully able to 
possess the firearm if the person does not reside at the same 
address as the respondent.  Notice of the petition sha ll be served 
upon the person protected by the emergency firearms restraining 
order.  While the order is in effect, the transferee who receives 
the firearm of the respondent must swear or affirm by affidavit that 
he or she shall not transfer the firearm to the respondent or to 
anyone residing in the same residence as the respondent. 
3.  If a person other than the respondent claims title to any 
firearms surrendered under this section, he or she may petition the 
court, if the petitioner is present in court or has notice of the 
petition, to have the firearm returned to him or her.  If th e court   
 
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determines that person to be the lawful owner of the firearm, the 
firearm shall be returned to him or her, provided that: 
a. the firearm is removed from the custody, cont rol, or 
possession of the respondent and the lawful owner 
agrees to store the firearm in a manner such that the 
respondent does not have access to or control of the 
firearm, and 
b. the firearm is not otherwise unlawfully possessed by 
the owner. 
4.  The person petitioning for the return of his or her firearm 
must swear or affirm by a ffidavit that he or she: 
a. is the lawful owner of the firearm, 
b. will not transfer the firearm to the respondent, and 
c. will store the firearm in a manner that the respondent 
does not have access to or control of the firearm. 
J.  If the court does not issue a firearms restraining order at 
the hearing, the court shall dissolve any emergency firearms 
restraining order then in effect. 
K.  When the court issues a firearms restraini ng order under 
this section, the court shall inform the respondent that he or she 
is entitled to one hearing during the period of the order to request 
a termination of the order, under Section 7 of this act, and shall 
provide the respondent with a form to request a hearing.   
 
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SECTION 7.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.6 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A person subject to a firearms restraining order issued 
under this act may submit one (1) written request at any time during 
the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the 
order. 
1.  The respondent shall have the burden of proving by a 
preponderance of the evidence th at the respondent does not pose a 
danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another in 
the near future by having in his or her custody or control a 
firearm, or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm ; 
2.  If the court finds after the hearing that the respondent has 
met his or her burden, the court shall ter minate the order. 
B.  A petitioner may request a renewal of a firearms restraining 
order at any time within the three (3) months before the expiration 
of a firearms restraining o rder. 
1.  A court shall, after notice and a hearing, renew a firearms 
restraining order issued under this section if the petitioner 
proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent 
continues to pose a danger of causing personal injury to himse lf, 
herself, or another in the near future by having in his or her 
custody or control a firearm, or by purchasing, possessing, or 
receiving a firearm;   
 
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2.  In determining whether to renew a firearms restraining order 
issued under this act, the court shall c onsider evidence of the 
facts identified in subsection E of Section 6 of this act and any 
other evidence of an increased risk for violence. 
3.  At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the burden of 
proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the resp ondent 
continues to pose a danger of causing personal injury to himself, 
herself, or another in the near future by having in his or her 
custody or control a firearm, or by purchasing, possessing, or 
receiving a firearm. 
4.  The renewal of a firearms restra ining order issued under 
this section shall be in effect for six (6) months, subject to 
termination by further order of the court at a hearing held under 
this section and further renewal by further order of the court under 
this section. 
SECTION 8.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.7 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  Upon issuance of any firearms restraining order, the clerk 
shall immediately, or on the next court day if an emergency firearms 
restraining order is issued in accordance with Section 5 of this 
act: 
1.  Enter the order on the record and file it in accordance with 
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2.  Provide a file-stamped copy of the order to respondent, if 
present, and to petitioner. 
B.  The clerk shall, or the petitioner may, on the same day that 
a firearms restraining order is issued, file a certified copy of 
that order with the sheriff or other law enforcement official s 
charged with maintaining law enforcement records or charged with 
serving the order upon respondent.  If the order was issued in 
accordance with Section 5 of this act, the clerk shall , on the next 
court day, file a certified copy of the order with the she riff or 
other law enforcement officials charged with maintaining law 
enforcement records. 
C.  Unless respondent was present in court when the order was 
issued, the sheriff or other law enforcement official shall promptly 
serve that order upon respondent an d file proof of the service, in 
the manner provided for service of process in civil proceedings. 
D.  Any order renewing or terminating any firearms restraining 
order shall be promptly recorded, issued, and served as provided in 
this section. 
SECTION 9.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.8 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  All sheriffs shall furnish to the Oklahoma State Bureau of 
Investigation, daily, in the form and detail the Bureau requires, 
copies of any recorded firearms restraining order issued by the   
 
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court and transmitted to the sheriff by the court clerk under 
Section 8 of this act.  Each firearms restraining order shall be 
entered in the Uniform Crime Reporting System on the same day it is 
issued by the court.  If an emergency firearms restraining order was 
issued in accordance with Section 5 of this act, the order shall be 
entered in the Uniform Crime Reporting System as soon as possible 
upon receipt from the clerk. 
B.  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall maintain a 
complete and systematic record and index of all valid and recorded 
firearms restraining orders issued or filed under this act.  The 
data shall be used to inform all dispatchers and law enforcement 
officers at the scene of a viola tion of the firearms restraining 
order of the effective dates and terms of any recorded order of 
protection. 
C.  The data, records, and transmittals required under this 
section shall pertain to any valid emergency or six -month firearms 
restraining order, whether issued in a civil or criminal proceeding 
or authorized under the laws of another state, tribe, or United 
States territory. 
SECTION 10.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.9 of Tit le 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
A.  A person who has sought a firearms restraining order or 
similar order issued by the court of anot her state, tribe, or United   
 
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States territory may file a certified copy of the firearms 
restraining order with the court clerk in a judicial district in 
which the person believes that enforcement may be necessary. 
B.  The clerk shall: 
1.  Treat the foreign firearms restraining order in the same 
manner as a judgment of the district co urt for any county of this 
state in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Enforcement 
of Foreign Judgments Act, except that the clerk shall not mail 
notice of the filing of the foreign order to the respondent named in 
the order; and 
2.  On the same day that a foreign firearms restraining order is 
filed, file a certified copy of that order with the sheriff or other 
law enforcement officials charged with maintaining law enfo rcement 
records as set forth in Section 9 of this act. 
C.  Neither residence i n this state nor filing of a foreign 
firearms restraining order shall be required for enforcement of the 
order by this state.  Failure to file the foreign order shall not be 
an impediment to its treatment in all respects as an Oklahoma 
firearms restraining order. 
D.  The clerk shall not charge a fee to file a foreign firearms 
restraining order under this section. 
SECTION 11.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to b e codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.10 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
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A respondent who knowingly violates a firearms restraining order 
is guilty of a misdemeanor.  Prosecution for a violatio n of a 
firearms restraining order shall not bar concurrent prosecution for 
any other crime, including any crime that may have been committed at 
the time of the violation of the firearms restraining order. 
SECTION 12.     NEW LAW     A new se ction of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.11 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Nothing in this act shall preclude a petitioner or law 
enforcement officer from removing weapons under other authority, or 
filing criminal charges when probable cause exists. 
SECTION 13.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.12 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering , reads as follows: 
Any act of omission or commission by any law enforcement o fficer 
acting in good faith in rendering emergency assistance or otherwise 
enforcing this act shall not impose civil liability upon the law 
enforcement officer or his or her supe rvisor or employer, unless the 
act is a result of willful or wanton misconduct. 
SECTION 14.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 62.13 of Title 22, unless there 
is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follows: 
If the court denies issuance of a firearms restrai ning order 
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immediately expunged from the court records.  If the firearms 
restraining order is granted, all records of the proceeding shall, 
three (3) years after the expiration of the firearms restraining 
order, be sealed. 
SECTION 15.     REPEALER     21 O.S. 2021, Sections 1289.24b and 
1289.24c, are hereby repealed. 
SECTION 16.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
 
60-1-11166 GRS 01/12/25