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39 | 65 | | An Act relating to assault and battery; defining |
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40 | 66 | | term; creating misdemeanor and felony offenses; |
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41 | 67 | | providing for penalties; requiring cert ain signage; |
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42 | 68 | | providing for codification; and providing an |
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43 | 69 | | effective date. |
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49 | 75 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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50 | 76 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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51 | 77 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 650.12 of Title 21, unless there |
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52 | 78 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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53 | 79 | | A. As used in this section, “county employee” means any person |
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54 | 80 | | employed by a county, including any duly appointed person, or an |
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55 | 81 | | employee of a firm contracting with a county. |
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56 | 82 | | B. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause, |
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57 | 83 | | commits any assault, battery, or assault and battery upon the person |
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58 | 84 | | of a county employee while such employee is in the performance of |
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59 | 85 | | his or her duties shall , upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor |
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60 | 86 | | punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period no t to |
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90 | 140 | | C. Any person who, without justifiable or excusable cause , |
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91 | 141 | | commits any aggravated battery or aggravated assault and b attery |
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92 | 142 | | upon the person of a county employee shall , upon conviction, be |
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93 | 143 | | guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the |
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94 | 144 | | Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two (2 ) years, a |
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95 | 145 | | fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both |
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96 | 146 | | such imprisonment and fine. |
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97 | 147 | | D. Every county site shall post in a prominent place a notice |
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98 | 148 | | having the following or similar language: “FELONY CHARGES MAY BE |
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99 | 149 | | FILED AGAINST ANY PERSO N(S) COMMITTING AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OR |
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100 | 150 | | BATTERY UPON ANY COUNTY EMPLOYEE. ” |
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101 | 151 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. |
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