Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2925 Compare Versions

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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2925 By: Pittman
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to high-speed vehicular pursuits;
41	41	directing law enforcement agencies to adopt certain
42	42	policies and procedures; requiring policies and
43	43	procedures to include specific requirements for motor
44	44	vehicle pursuits, fleeing felons , and misdemeanants;
45	45	providing restrictions when engaging in vehicular
46	46	pursuits; providing for codification; and providing
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52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
53	53	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
54	54	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 34.6 of Title 22, unless there
55	55	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
56	56	A. Each state, county, and local law enforcement agency shall
57	57	adopt written policies and procedures concerning the high -speed
58	58	pursuit of fleeing suspects. All high -speed pursuit policies and
59	59	procedures created or adopted by a law enforcement agency shall
60	60	address situations in which high -speed pursuits cross over into
61	61	other jurisdictions. The policies and procedures shall also include
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63	63	1. As it relates to motor vehicle pursuits:
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90	90	a. prohibiting or limiting high -speed pursuits in densely
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92	92	b. prohibiting the shooting of firearms at moving
93	93	vehicles,
94	94	c. other standards consistent with public policy that aim
95	95	to protect innocent persons when pursuing alleged
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97	97	d. requiring prior supervisory approval before initiating
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99	99	e. emphasizing alternative methods of pursuit includi ng,
100	100	but not limited to, aircraft support via helicopters,
101	101	unmanned aircraft systems or drones, or Global
102	102	Positioning System (GPS) trackers;
103	103	2. As it relates to the pursuit of al leged felons, regardless
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105	105	a. requiring that law enforcement officers pursue a
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107	107	apprehension of the person will prevent further
108	108	physical harm to other individuals or the officer,
109	109	b. requiring that a pursuit end if significant property
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111	111	c. prohibiting shooting at a fleeing individual who
112	112	presents no immediate harm to an officer or any other
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140	140	3. As it relates to the pursuit of alleged misdemeanants, the
141	141	person may only be pursued if the officer is reasonably certain to
142	142	apprehend the person without damage to public property or harm to
143	143	innocent persons.
144	144	B. No state, county, or local law enforcement agency shall
145	145	authorize the engagement of a high -speed vehicular pursuit unless
146	146	probable cause exists to b elieve that the person being pursued
147	147	committed, or is committing:
148	148	1. Murder;
149	149	2. Aggravated assault and battery;
150	150	3. Kidnapping, false imprisonment, or a related offense;
151	151	4. Rape;
152	152	5. Armed robbery; or
153	153	6. Any other offense that creates an immediate threat of death
154	154	or serious bodily injury to another person or a substantial threat
155	155	to the safety of another person.
156	156	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Novemb er 1, 2025.
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