Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB156 Compare Versions

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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 156 By: Deevers
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
66	66	21 O.S. 2021, Section 589, which relates to false
67	67	reporting; modifying elements of m isdemeanor offense;
68	68	creating felony offense; specifying punishments for
69	69	certain offenses; updating statutory language; and
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 589, is
77	77	amended to read as follows:
78	78	Section 589. A. It shall be unlawful to willfully, knowingly ,
79	79	and without probable cause make a false report to any person of any
80	80	crime or circumstances indicating the possibility of cri me having
81	81	been committed, including the unlawful taking of personal property,
82	82	which report causes or encourages the exercise of police action or
83	83	investigation. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of
84	84	this subsection shall be guilty of a misdem eanor punishable by
85	85	imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety ( 90) days
86	86	or by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by
87	87	both such fine and imprisonment if the false report accused a person
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139	139	of a misdemeanor. Any person co nvicted of violating the provisions
140	140	of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony if the false report
141	141	accused a person of a felony. The punishments for such misdemeanor
142	142	or felony shall be the same as the provisions for such offense of
143	143	the accused crime in the false report.
144	144	B. It shall be unlawful to willfully, knowingly, and with out
145	145	probable cause communicate false information concerning a missing
146	146	child to a law enforcement agency that causes or encourages the
147	147	activation of an AMBER alert warning system. Any person convicted
148	148	of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
149	149	felony punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more
150	150	than one (1) year or by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars
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152	152	SECTION 2. This act shall become effect ive November 1, 2025.
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