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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 512 By: Boren
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
66	66	Section 1277, which relates to unlawful carry in
67	67	certain places; prohibiting carry at certain location
68	68	during an election; updating statutory language and
69	69	reference; and providing an effective date .
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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 1277, is
77	77	amended to read as follows:
78	78	Section 1277.
79	79	UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
80	80	A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
81	81	possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
82	82	provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, to carry any concealed
83	83	or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
84	84	1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
85	85	leased by a city, town, county, state , or federal governmental
86	86	authority for the purpose of conducting business with the p ublic;
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138	138	2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility ,
139	139	or any facility used to process, hold , or house arrested persons,
140	140	prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
141	141	except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of th e Oklahoma
142	142	Statutes;
143	143	3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
144	144	secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
145	145	section;
146	146	4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
147	147	a professional sporting event, unles s allowed by the event holder;
148	148	5. Any place where gambling is authorized by l aw, unless
149	149	allowed by the property owner;
150	150	6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
151	151	7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
152	152	with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
153	153	authority for an event that is secured with minimum-security minimum
154	154	security provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum-
155	155	security minimum security provision consists of a location that is
156	156	secured utilizing the following:
157	157	a. a metallic-style security fence that is at l east eight
158	158	(8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
159	159	is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
160	160	entry,
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212	212	b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
213	213	commissioned peace officer, and
214	214	c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
215	215	travel with their property through or by the metal
216	216	detector; and
217	217	8. Within three hundred (300) feet of any polling place during
218	218	an election operated by a state, county, or lo cal election board.
219	219	B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed o r
220	220	unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
221	221	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
222	222	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
223	223	state, or federal governmental authority;
224	224	2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
225	225	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
226	226	public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
227	227	3. Any property adjacent to a stru cture, building, or office
228	228	space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
229	229	the provisions of this section;
230	230	4. Any property designated by a city, town, county , or state
231	231	governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
232	232	refuge, wildlife management area , or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
233	233	in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
234	234	person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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286	286	structure, building, office space or event which is specifical ly
287	287	prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
288	288	5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
289	289	secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
290	290	attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
291	291	stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
292	292	vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
293	293	6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
294	294	town, public trust with a county, city , or town as a beneficiary, or
295	295	state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
296	296	is without minimum-security minimum security provisions, as such
297	297	term is defined in paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section;
298	298	provided, the carry of firearms within said the permitted event area
299	299	shall be limited to concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise
300	300	authorized by the holder of the event permit.
301	301	Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
302	302	subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
303	303	allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
304	304	of this section to establ ish any policy or rule that has the effect
305	305	of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
306	306	or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
307	307	possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
308	308	C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
309	309	private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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361	361	private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
362	362	person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act,
363	363	provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
364	364	private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
365	365	weapon on private school property or in any school bus or veh icle
366	366	used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
367	367	willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
368	368	that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
369	369	private school property, a school bus , or a vehicle used by the
370	370	private school shall not be subject to liability for any injur ies
371	371	arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
372	372	subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
373	373	Workers’ Compensation Act.
374	374	D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
375	375	a A board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
376	376	pursuant to Section 5 -149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
377	377	authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
378	378	personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
379	379	provided such personnel either:
380	380	1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
381	381	in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes the
382	382	Oklahoma Security Guard and Private In vestigator Act; or
383	383	2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
384	384	for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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436	436	Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
437	437	granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
438	438	E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
439	439	section, on any prope rty designated as a municipal zoo or park of
440	440	any size that is owned, leased, operated , or managed by:
441	441	1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
442	442	176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
443	443	2. A nonprofit entity,
444	444	an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
445	445	openly carry a handgun on the property.
446	446	F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
447	447	subsection A of this sectio n shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
448	448	misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
449	449	Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
450	450	subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
451	451	property or removed from th e property. If the person refuses to
452	452	leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
453	453	be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
454	454	Dollars ($250.00).
455	455	G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
456	456	pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act or who
457	457	is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
458	458	law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
459	459	loaded cane, hand chain , or metal knuckles shall be authori zed to
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511	511	carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain , or
512	512	metal knuckles into or upon any college, university , or technology
513	513	center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
514	514	purposes of this subsection, the following prop erty shall not be
515	515	construed to be college, university , or technology center sc hool
516	516	property:
517	517	1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
518	518	vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
519	519	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
520	520	carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
521	521	blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain , or metal knuckles are not
522	522	removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
523	523	college or university president or te chnology center school
524	524	administrator while the vehicle is on any college, univ ersity, or
525	525	technology center school property;
526	526	2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
527	527	machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains , or metal knuckles
528	528	by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
529	529	3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
530	530	college or university president or technology center school
531	531	administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
532	532	firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain , or metal
533	533	knuckles and the valid hand gun license while on college, university ,
534	534	or technology center school property.
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586	586	The college, university , or technology center school may notify
587	587	the Oklahoma State Bureau of Inves tigation within ten (10) days of a
588	588	violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
589	589	receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
590	590	give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
591	591	hearing, upon a dete rmination that the licensee has violated any
592	592	provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
593	593	administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
594	594	have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
595	595	Nothing contained in an y provision of this subsection shall be
596	596	construed to authorize or allow any college, university , or
597	597	technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
598	598	the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
599	599	handgun license or any pers on in lawful possession of a firearm,
600	600	machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand ch ain, or metal knuckles from
601	601	possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
602	602	chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 , and
603	603	3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
604	604	subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
605	605	university, or technology center school in this state from taking
606	606	administrative action against any student for any violation of any
607	607	provision of this subsection.
608	608	H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
609	609	following:
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661	661	1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
662	662	firearm in the course of employment;
663	663	2. District judges, associate district judges , and special
664	664	district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
665	665	issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act
666	666	and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
667	667	Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scop e of
668	668	employment within the courthouses of this state;
669	669	3. Private investigator s with a firearms authorization when
670	670	acting in the course and scope of employment;
671	671	4. Elected officials An elected official of a county, who are
672	672	is in possession of a valid hand gun license issued pursuant to the
673	673	provisions of the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act, may carry a concealed
674	674	handgun when acting in the performance of his or her duties within
675	675	the courthouses of the county in which he or she was elected. The
676	676	provisions of this p aragraph shall not allow the elected county
677	677	official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
678	678	5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
679	679	the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
680	680	the provisions of the Oklahoma S elf-Defense Act, to carry a
681	681	concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
682	682	within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
683	683	Nothing in the Oklahoma Self -Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
684	684	from requiring additio nal instruction or training before granting
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736	736	authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
737	737	The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
738	738	subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
739	739	into a courtroom, sheriff’s office, adult or juvenile jail , or any
740	740	other prisoner detention area; and
741	741	6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
742	742	authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
743	743	handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
744	744	Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in th e
745	745	course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
746	746	surrounding the county courthouse.
747	747	I. For the purposes of this section, “motor vehicle” means any
748	748	automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
749	749	as defined in Section 1 -135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
750	750	equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
751	751	motorcycle.
752	752	SECTION 2. This act shall become e ffective November 1, 2025.
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