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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
3 HOUSE BILL 2925 By: Pittman
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to high-speed vehicular pursuits;
directing law enforcement agencies to adopt certain
8 policies and procedures; requiring policies and
procedures to include specific requirements for motor
9 vehicle pursuits, fleeing felons, and misdemeanants;
providing restrictions when engaging in vehicular
10 pursuits; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 34.6 of Title 22, unless there
16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
17 A. Each state, county, and local law enforcement agency shall
18 adopt written policies and procedures concerning the high-speed
19 pursuit of fleeing suspects. All high-speed pursuit policies and
20 procedures created or adopted by a law enforcement agency shall
21 address situations in which high-speed pursuits cross over into
22 other jurisdictions. The policies and procedures shall also include
23 the following:
24 1. As it relates to motor vehicle pursuits:
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1 a. prohibiting or limiting high-speed pursuits in densely
2 populated areas,
3 b. prohibiting the shooting of firearms at moving
4 vehicles,
5 c. other standards consistent with public policy that aim
6 to protect innocent persons when pursuing alleged
7 violent criminals,
8 d. requiring prior supervisory approval before initiating
9 high-speed pursuits, and
10 e. emphasizing alternative methods of pursuit including,
11 but not limited to, aircraft support via helicopters,
12 unmanned aircraft systems or drones, or Global
13 Positioning System (GPS) trackers;
14 2. As it relates to the pursuit of alleged felons, regardless
15 of the manner of pursuit:
16 a. requiring that law enforcement officers pursue a
17 person only when there is a reasonable certainty that
18 apprehension of the person will prevent further
19 physical harm to other individuals or the officer,
20 b. requiring that a pursuit end if significant property
21 damage or harm to individuals seems probable, and
22 c. prohibiting shooting at a fleeing individual who
23 presents no immediate harm to an officer or any other
24 person; and
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1 3. As it relates to the pursuit of alleged misdemeanants, the
2 person may only be pursued if the officer is reasonably certain to
3 apprehend the person without damage to public property or harm to
4 innocent persons.
5 B. No state, county, or local law enforcement agency shall
6 authorize the engagement of a high-speed vehicular pursuit unless
7 probable cause exists to believe that the person being pursued
8 committed, or is committing:
9 1. Murder;
10 2. Aggravated assault and battery;
11 3. Kidnapping, false imprisonment, or a related offense;
12 4. Rape;
13 5. Armed robbery; or
14 6. Any other offense that creates an immediate threat of death
15 or serious bodily injury to another person or a substantial threat
16 to the safety of another person.
17 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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19 60-1-11117 GRS 01/08/25
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