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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
3 HOUSE BILL 2734 By: Kendrix
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
21 O.S. 2021, Section 540, which relates to
8 obstruction of justice; clarifying scope of certain
prohibited act; providing an exception; and providing
9 an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 540, is
14 amended to read as follows:
15 Section 540. A. Any person who willfully delays or obstructs
16 any public officer in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty
17 of his or her office, is, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor.
18 B. Nothing in this section shall preclude a person from
19 recording the activity of law enforcement in a public area, as long
20 as the recording activity does not delay or obstruct the law
21 enforcement agent in his or her duties.
22 C. Inquiries by a person being stopped, detained, or arrested
23 by a law enforcement officer or by a bystander who is observing
24 another person being stopped, detained, or arrested by a law
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1 enforcement officer, shall not be deemed obstruction of justice,
2 unless such inquiries by the person or bystander are purposefully
3 intended to hinder, delay, or obstruct the authority of the law
4 enforcement officer in discharging his or her duties.
5 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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