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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3754 By: Sterling
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6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to children; amending 10A O.S. 2021,
Section 2-7-611, which relates to prohibited items in
8 facilities; providing that staff member who knowingly
brings certain items into a juvenile center shall be
9 guilty of a felony; providing for imprisonment, fine,
or both upon conviction; and providing an effective
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-7-611, is
15 amended to read as follows:
16 Section 2-7-611. A. For purposes of this section, "electronic
17 communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writings,
18 images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in
19 whole or part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo-electronic,
20 or photo-optical system, and includes, but is not limited to, the
21 transfer of that communication through the Internet.
22 B. 1. The Office of Juvenile Affairs shall certify all secure
23 facilities, including secure facilities collocated with adult
24 facilities or juvenile detention facilities. Such collocated
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1 facilities shall meet applicable criteria of the federal Juvenile
2 Justice Delinquency Prevention Act for collocation. To be
3 certified, a secure facility shall be required to meet standards for
4 certification promulgated by the Board of Juvenile Affairs.
5 2. Any person, including a resident of the facility, who
6 knowingly, willfully and without authority brings into or has in his
7 or her possession in any certified secure facility or certified
8 juvenile detention facility any gun, knife, bomb or other dangerous
9 instrument, any controlled dangerous substance as defined by Section
10 2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any intoxicating
11 beverage or low-point beer as defined by Sections 163.1 and 163.2 of
12 Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any cellular phone or electronic
13 device capable of sending or receiving any electronic communication,
14 money, or financial documents for a person other than the juvenile
15 or youthful offender or relative of the juvenile or youthful
16 offender, shall be guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment
17 in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than
18 one (1) year or more than five (5) years, or a fine of not less than
19 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than One Thousand Dollars
20 ($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment staff member who
21 knowingly and without authority brings into or has in his or her
22 possession in any secure area of the Central Oklahoma Juvenile
23 Center any of the following items shall be guilty of a felony:
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1 a. Any gun, knife, bomb, or other dangerous weapon or
2 instrument;
3 b. Any controlled dangerous substance as defined by the
4 Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
5 c. Any alcoholic beverage as defined by Section 1-103 of
6 Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
7 d. Any tobacco products, nicotine products, or vapor
8 products;
9 e. Money or financial documents for a juvenile other than
10 as authorized by Office of Juvenile Affairs policy;
11 f. Any item designated as contraband by the Oklahoma
12 Administrative Code, Title 377, or by written policies
13 of the Office of Juvenile Affairs; or
14 g. Any item that poses a threat to the security, safety,
15 or orderly operation of the facility as determined by
16 the facility administrator or the Executive Director
17 of the Office of Juvenile Affairs.
18 C. Any person, including a resident of the facility, who
19 knowingly, willfully and without authority brings into or has in his
20 or her possession in any certified secure facility or certified
21 juvenile detention facility any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing
22 tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product shall, upon
23 conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in
24 the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not
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1 exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and
2 imprisonment Upon conviction of a violation of subsection B of this
3 section, a staff member shall be punished by imprisonment in the
4 custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than
5 one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not less
6 than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand
7 Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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