Oklahoma 2025 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1083 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 03/31/2025

                     
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 1083 	By: Weaver of the Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Lepak of the House 
 
 
 
 
[ 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 publicly distributed ledgers including, but not 
limited to, associated transaction information; 
2.  “Blockchain technology ” means the same as defined in Section 
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;   
 
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4.  “Digital assets” means the same as defined in Section 1359 
of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 
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 mea ns to 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, ba nk 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 
owns, operates, or manages a digital asset 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 as sets 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 seventy -two (72) hours 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 acts as a record of and provides 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 as 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. 
1.  Any digital asset kiosk operator acting in violation of this 
subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, 
punishable by a fine not less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) nor 
more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per viola tion, or by   
 
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imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days 
nor more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 
2. Any digital asset kiosk which is used by a digital asset 
kiosk operator in violation of this s ubsection may be seized at the 
direction of the Attorney General by any commissioned peace officer 
in this state.  The procedures set forth in Section 1738 of Title 21 
of the Oklahoma Statutes shall apply to any digital asset kiosk 
seized under this subsection. 
3. The Attorney General is authorized to promulgate rules to 
effectuate the provisions of this subsection. 
4. Any customer who has been fraudulently induced to engage in 
digital asset transactions using a digital asset kiosk operated in 
violation of this subsection may file a civil suit against the 
digital asset kiosk operator for the amount of any losses sustained 
by the customer related to such digital asset transactions. 
B.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall not locate or relocate, 
or allow a third party to locate or relocate, a digital asset kiosk 
in this state unless the digital asset kiosk operator has provided 
notice of intent to locate or relocate a digital asset kiosk to the 
Banking Department no less than ten (10) days prior to its 
activation. The notice to the Banking Department shall contain the 
same information for the digital asset kiosk to be located or 
relocated as is required in the quarterly location report pursuant to 
subsection C of this section.   
 
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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; and 
5.  The end date of operation of the digital asset kiosk at each 
location, if applicable . 
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, 
stating:  “WARNING: LOSSES DUE TO FRAUDULENT OR 
ACCIDENTAL TRANSACTIONS ARE NOT RECOVERABLE AND   
 
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TRANSACTIONS IN DIGITAL ASSETS ARE IRREVERSIBLE.  
DIGITAL ASSET TRANSACTIONS MAY BE USED TO STEAL YOUR 
MONEY BY CRIMINALS IMPERSONATING 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) that digital assets are not legal tender, backed 
or insured by the government, and accounts and 
value balances are not subject to Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union   
 
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Administration, or Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation protections, 
(5) that some digital asset tra nsactions 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) that a digital asset’s value may be derived from 
market participants’ continued willingness to 
exchange currency for digi tal 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) that 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) that the volatility and unpredictability of the 
price of digital assets relative to currency may 
result in a significant loss over a short period, 
(9) that the nature of digital assets means that any 
technological difficult ies experienced by digital 
asset kiosk operators may prevent access to or 
use of a person’s digital assets, and   
 
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(10) that any bond maintained by the digital asset 
kiosk operator for the benefit of a person may 
not cover all losses a person incu rs, 
c. the amount of the transaction denominated in United 
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 mor e than 
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for new customers, 
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 go vernment 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 time of the transaction, 
transaction hash, and each applicable digital asset address; 
3.  All fees charged; 
4.  The exchange rate of the digital asset to United States 
dollars; 
5.  A statement of th e digital asset kiosk operator’s liability 
for non-delivery or delayed delivery; and 
6.  A statement of the digital asset kiosk operator ’s refund 
policy. 
F.  All digital asset kiosk operators shall use blockchain 
technology to assist in the prevention of sending purch ased digital 
assets from a digital asset kiosk operator to a digital asset wallet 
known to be affiliated with fraudulent activity at the time of a 
transaction.  The Banking Department may request evidence from any   
 
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digital asset kiosk operator o f the current use of blockchain 
analytics. 
1.  All digital asset kiosk operators shall take reasonable 
steps to detect and prevent fraud, including establishing and 
maintaining a written anti -fraud policy including, but not limited 
to: 
a. the identification and assess ment 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, con trols, and monitoring 
mechanisms. 
2.  Each digital asset kiosk operator shall designate and employ 
a compliance officer with the following requirements: 
a. the individual shall be qualified to coordinate and 
monitor compliance with this act and all other 
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   
 
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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 operato r shall issue a refund to a new 
customer for the full amount of all fraudulent transactions, 
including all transaction fees and charges that were charged to the 
customer pursuant to subsection H of this section, made while a 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 
the Office of the Attorney General to report the fraudulent nature 
of the transactions within fourteen (14) days of the last fraudulent 
transaction to occur while the customer was a new customer. 
4.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall issue a refund to an 
existing customer who qualifies under this paragraph for the full 
amount of all transaction fees and charges that were charged to the 
customer pursuant to subsection H of this section upon the request 
of the customer.  To receive a refund under this paragraph, a 
customer shall have been fraudulently induced to engage in digital 
asset transactions and shall contact the digital asset kiosk 
operator and the Office of the Attorney General to report the   
 
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fraudulent nature of the transaction within fourteen (14) days of 
the transaction. 
G.  A digital asset kiosk operator shall no t accept transactions 
more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or the equivalent in 
digital assets, in a single day in connection with digital asset 
kiosk transactions with a new 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 
fifteen percent (15%) of the United 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 CST to 10:00 pm CST.  The customer 
service toll-free number shall be displayed on the digital asset 
kiosk or the digital asset kiosk screens. 
J. The Banking Department is authorized to promulgate rules 
necessary to implement the provisions of this act. 
SECTION 3.  This act shall become effective N ovember 1, 2025.   
 
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Passed the Senate the 27th day of March, 2025. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2025. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives