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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 2925 By: Pittman
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to high-speed vehicular pursuits;
directing law enforcement agencies to adopt certain
policies and procedures; requiring policies and
procedures to include specific requirements for motor
vehicle pursuits, fleeing felons , and misdemeanants;
providing restrictions when engaging in vehicular
pursuits; 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 34.6 of Title 22, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Each state, county, and local law enforcement agency shall
adopt written policies and procedures concerning the high -speed
pursuit of fleeing suspects. All high -speed pursuit policies and
procedures created or adopted by a law enforcement agency shall
address situations in which high -speed pursuits cross over into
other jurisdictions. The policies and procedures shall also include
the following:
1. As it relates to motor vehicle pursuits:
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a. prohibiting or limiting high -speed pursuits in densely
populated areas,
b. prohibiting the shooting of firearms at moving
vehicles,
c. other standards consistent with public policy that aim
to protect innocent persons when pursuing alleged
violent criminals,
d. requiring prior supervisory approval before initiating
high-speed pursuits, and
e. emphasizing alternative methods of pursuit includi ng,
but not limited to, aircraft support via helicopters,
unmanned aircraft systems or drones, or Global
Positioning System (GPS) trackers;
2. As it relates to the pursuit of al leged felons, regardless
of the manner of pursuit:
a. requiring that law enforcement officers pursue a
person only when there is a reasonable certainty that
apprehension of the person will prevent further
physical harm to other individuals or the officer,
b. requiring that a pursuit end if significant property
damage or harm to indi viduals seems probable, and
c. prohibiting shooting at a fleeing individual who
presents no immediate harm to an officer or any other
person; and
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3. As it relates to the pursuit of alleged misdemeanants, the
person may only be pursued if the officer is reasonably certain to
apprehend the person without damage to public property or harm to
innocent persons.
B. No state, county, or local law enforcement agency shall
authorize the engagement of a high -speed vehicular pursuit unless
probable cause exists to b elieve that the person being pursued
committed, or is committing:
1. Murder;
2. Aggravated assault and battery;
3. Kidnapping, false imprisonment, or a related offense;
4. Rape;
5. Armed robbery; or
6. Any other offense that creates an immediate threat of death
or serious bodily injury to another person or a substantial threat
to the safety of another person.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Novemb er 1, 2025.
60-1-11117 GRS 01/08/25