Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1083 Amended / Bill

Filed 03/03/2025

                     
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
February 27, 2025 
AS AMENDED 
 
SENATE BILL NO. 1083 	By: Weaver 
 
 
 
 
 
[ digital assets - kiosks - licensure - 
disclosures - receipt - transactions - customer 
services - promulgation of rules - codification - 
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 1520 of Title 6, unless there is 
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
As used in this act: 
1.  “Blockchain analytics” means the analysis of data from 
blockchains or public ly distributed ledgers including, but not 
limited to, associated transaction information; 
2.  “Blockchain technology ” means the same as defined in Sec tion 
1359 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
3.  “Currency” means the same as defined in Section 1512 of 
Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
4.  “Digital assets” means the same as defined in Section 1359 
of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes;   
 
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5.  “Digital asset address” means an alphanumeric identifier 
associated with a digital asset wallet identifying the location to 
which a digital asset transaction can be sent ; 
6.  “Digital asset wallet” means a software application or other 
mechanism providing a means t o hold, store, or transfer digital 
assets; 
7.  “Digital asset kiosk” means an electronic terminal acting as 
a mechanical agent of the digital asset kiosk operator to enable the 
digital asset kiosk operator to facilitate the exchange of digital 
assets for money, bank credit, or other digital asset including, but 
not limited to: 
a. connecting directly to a separate digital asset 
exchange that performs the actual digital asset 
transmission, or 
b. drawing upon the digital asset in the possession of 
the electronic terminal’s operator; 
8.  “Digital asset kiosk operator” means a person or entity that 
engages in digital asset kiosk transactions via a digital asset 
kiosk located in this state, or a person that owns, operates, or 
manages a money transmitter kiosk located in this state offering 
digital asset kiosk transactions; 
9.  “Digital asset kiosk transaction” means a transaction 
conducted or performed, in whole or in part, by electronic means via 
a digital asset kiosk.  Digital asset kiosk transaction shall also   
 
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mean a transaction made at a digital asset kiosk to purchase digital 
assets with currency or to sell digital assets for currency; 
10.  “New customer” means an individual who has never previously 
transacted with a digital asset kiosk operator.  The new customer 
shall remain defined as such during the thirty (30) days after the 
first financial transaction with the digital asset kiosk operator; 
and 
11.  “Transaction hash” means a unique identifier made up of a 
string of characters that act s as a record of and p rovides proof 
that the transaction was verified and added to the blockchain. 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1520.1 of Title 6, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads a s follows: 
A.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall not engage in digital 
asset kiosk transactions or hold itself out as being able to engage 
in digital asset kiosk transactions with or on behalf of another 
person unless the digital asset kiosk operator is licensed in this 
state as a money transmitter pursuant to the Oklahoma Financial 
Transaction Reporting Act . 
B.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall not locate, or allow a 
third party to locate, a digital asset kiosk in this state unless the 
digital asset kiosk operator registers the digital asset kiosk and 
obtains the prior approval of the Banking Department prior to its 
activation.   
 
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C.  Each digital asset kiosk operator shall submit a quarterly 
report of the location of each digital asset kiosk located within 
this state within forty-five (45) days of the end of the calendar 
quarter.  The location report shall include: 
1.  The company’s legal name; 
2.  Any fictitious or trade name; 
3.  The physical address; 
4.  The start date of operation of the digital asset kiosk at 
each location; 
5.  The end date of operation of the digital asset kiosk at each 
location, if applicable; and 
6.  The digital asset address associated with the digital asset 
kiosk. 
D.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall disclose in a clear, 
conspicuous, and easily readable manner in the chosen language of 
the customer all relevant terms and conditions generally associated 
with the products, services, and activities of the digital asset 
kiosk operator and digital assets. 
1.  The digital asset kiosk operator shall receive 
acknowledgement of receipt of all disclosures required under this 
act through confirmation of consent. 
2.  The disclosures under this act shall include: 
a. a warning, written prominently and in bold type, and 
provided separately from the disclosures below,   
 
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stating:  “WARNING: LOSSES DUE TO FRAUDULENT OR 
ACCIDENTAL TRANSACTIONS ARE NOT RECOVERABLE AND 
TRANSACTIONS IN DIGITAL ASSETS ARE IRREVERSIBLE.  
DIGITAL ASSET TRANSACTIONS MAY BE USED TO STEAL YOUR 
MONEY BY CRIMINALS IMPERSONAT ING THE GOVERNMENT, 
ORGANIZATIONS, OR YOUR LOVED ONES.  THEY CAN THREATEN 
JAIL TIME, SAY YOUR IDENTITY HAS BEEN STOLEN, ALLEGE 
YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN HACKED, INSIST YOU WITHDRAW 
MONEY FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO PURCHASE DIGITAL 
ASSETS, OR A NUMBER OF OTHER SCAMS.  IF YOU BELIEVE 
YOU ARE BEING SCAMMED, CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT.”, 
b. the material risks associated with digital assets and 
digital asset transactions including, but not limited 
to: 
(1) a warning that once completed, the transaction 
may not be reversed, 
(2) the digital asset kiosk operator’s liability for 
unauthorized digital asset transactions, 
(3) the digital asset customer’s liability for 
unauthorized currency transactions, 
(4) digital assets are not legal tender, backed or 
insured by the government, and accounts and value 
balances are not subject to Federal Deposit   
 
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Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union 
Administration, or Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation protections , 
(5) some digital asset transactions are deemed to be 
made when recorded on a public ledger , which may 
not be the date or time when the person initiates 
the transaction, 
(6) a digital asset’s value may be derived from 
market participants’ continued willingness to 
exchange currency for digital assets, which may 
result in the permanent and total loss of a 
particular digital asset’s value if the market 
for digital assets disappears, 
(7) a person who accepts a digital asset as payment 
today is not required to accept and might not 
accept a digital asset in the future, 
(8) the volatility and unpredictability of the price 
of digital assets relative to currency may result 
in a significant loss over a short period , 
(9) the nature of digital assets means that any 
technological difficulties experienced by digital 
asset kiosk operators may prevent access to or 
use of a person’s digital assets, and   
 
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(10) any bond maintained by the digital asset kiosk 
operator for the benefit of a person may not 
cover all losses a person incurs , 
c. the amount of the transaction denominated in U nited 
States dollars as well as the applicable digital 
assets, 
d. any fees or expenses charged by the digital asset 
kiosk operator, 
e. any applicable exchange rates , 
f. a daily digital asset transaction limit no more than 
One Thousand Dollars ( $1,000.00), 
g. notice of a change in the digital asset kiosk 
operator’s rules or policies, 
h. the name, address, and telephone number of the owner 
of the digital asset kiosk and the days, time, and 
means by which a consumer can contact the owner for 
customer assistance, displayed on or at the location 
of the digital asset kiosk, or on the first screen of 
the digital asset kiosk, 
i. under what circumstances the digital asset kiosk 
operator, without a court or government order, 
discloses a person’s account information to third 
parties, and   
 
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j. other disclosures that are customarily given in 
connection with a digital asset transaction. 
E.  Upon each transaction ’s completion, the digital asset kiosk 
operator shall provide the customer with a physical receipt in the 
language chosen by the customer containing the following 
information: 
1.  The digital asset kiosk operator’s name and contact 
information, including a telephone number to answer questions and 
register complaints; 
2.  The type, value, date, and precise tim e of the transaction, 
transaction hash, and each applicable digital asset address; 
3.  The name and contact information of the sender; 
4.  The name and contact information of the designated 
recipient; 
5.  All fees charged; 
6.  The exchange rate of the digital asset to United States 
dollars; 
7.  A statement of the digital asset kiosk operator’s liability 
for non-delivery or delayed delivery; 
8.  A statement of the digital asset kiosk operator’s refund 
policy; and 
9.  Any additional information the Banking De partment may 
require.   
 
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F.  All digital asset kiosk operators shall use blockchain 
technology to assist in the prevention of sending purchased digital 
assets from a digital asset kiosk operator to a digital asset wallet 
known to be affiliated with fraudulent activity at t he time of a 
transaction.  The Banking Department may request evidence from any 
digital asset kiosk operator of the current use of blockchain 
analytics. 
1.  All digital asset kiosk operators shall take reasonable 
steps to detect and prevent f raud, including establishing and 
maintaining a written anti -fraud policy including, but not limited 
to: 
a. the identification and assessment of fraud -related 
risk areas, 
b. procedures and controls to protect against identified 
risks, 
c. allocation of responsibility for monitoring risks, and 
d. procedures for the periodic evaluation and revision of 
the anti-fraud procedures, controls, and monitoring 
mechanisms. 
2.  Each digital asset kiosk operator shall designate and employ 
a compliance officer with the fol lowing requirements: 
a. the individual shall be qualified to coordinate and 
monitor compliance with this act and all other   
 
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applicable federal and state laws, rules, and 
regulations, 
b. the individual shall be employed full-time by the 
digital asset kiosk operator, 
c. the designated compliance officer cannot be any 
individual who owns more than twenty percent (20%) of 
the digital asset kiosk operator by whom the 
individual is employed , and 
d. compliance responsibilities required under federal and 
state laws, rules, and regulations shall be completed 
by full-time employees of the digital asset kiosk 
operator. 
3.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall issue a refund to a new 
customer for the full amount of all transactions made within a 
thirty-day period upon the request of t he new customer.  To receive 
a refund under this section, a new customer shall have been 
fraudulently induced to engage in the digital asset transactions and 
shall contact the digital asset kiosk operator and a government or 
law enforcement agency to inform them of the fraudulent nature of 
the transactions within ninety (90) days of the last transaction to 
occur during the thirty -day period. 
4.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall issue a refund to an 
existing customer for the full amount of all transactio n fees upon 
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paragraph, a customer shall have been fraudulently induced to engage 
in digital asset transactions and shall contact the digital asset 
kiosk operator and a government or law enforcement agency to inform 
them of the fraudulent nature of the transaction within ninety (90) 
days of the transaction. 
G.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall not accept transactions 
more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or the equivalent in 
digital assets, in a single day in connection with digital asset 
kiosk transactions with a single customer in this state by one or 
more digital asset kiosks. 
H. The aggregate fees and charges, directly or indirectly, 
charged to a customer related to a single transaction or series of 
related transactions involving digital assets effected through a 
digital asset kiosk in this state, including any difference between 
the price charged to a customer to buy, sell, exchange, swap, or 
convert digital assets and the prevailing market value of such 
digital assets at the time of such transaction, shall not exceed the 
greater of: 
1.  Five Dollars ($5.00); or 
2.  Three percent (3%) of the U nited States dollar equivalent of 
the digital assets involved in the transaction or transactions. 
I.  All digital asset kiosk operators performing business in 
this state shall provide live customer service at a minimum Monday 
through Friday from 8:00 am EST to 10:00 pm EST.  The customer   
 
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service toll-free number shall be displayed on the digital asset 
kiosk or the digital asset kiosk screens. 
J.  If a digital asset kiosk operator is the subject of two or 
more consumer complaints relating to fraudulent inducement of 
transfers that are not reimbursed to the consumer by the digital 
asset kiosk operator, the Banking Department shall revoke the money 
transmitter license of the digital asset kiosk operator.  The 
digital asset kiosk operator shall be thereafter banned from doing 
business in this state. 
K.  The Banking Department shall promulgate the rules necessary 
to implement the provisions of this act. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
February 27, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED