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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1235 By: Rader
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to personal property; providing
7 legislative intent; defining terms; prohibiting
8 municipality from seizing certain personal property;
8 requiring municipality to provide certain notices;
9 requiring certain removed personal property to be
9 maintained by municipality for certain period;
10 prohibiting county from seizing certain personal
10 property; requiring county to provide certain
11 notices; requiring certain removed personal property
11 to be maintained by county for certain period;
12 prohibiting state from seizing certain personal
12 property; requiring state to provide certain notices;
13 requiring certain removed personal property to be
13 maintained by state for certain period; providing for
14 noncodification; providing for codification; and
14 declaring an emergency.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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18 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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19 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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20 The Legislature finds that the Fourteenth Amendment to the
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21 United States Constitution guarantees that no state shall make or
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22 enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
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23 the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life,
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24 liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any
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1 person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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2 Based on this finding, it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure
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3 that the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment are fully
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4 implemented within this state.
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5 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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6 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-110.2 of Title 11, unless
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7 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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8 A. As used in this section:
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9 1. "Abandoned" means personal property that was left by an
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10 owner who intentionally relinquishes all rights to its control; and
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11 2. "Unabandoned" means personal property that remains in the
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12 possession of the owner of such property, even if left temporarily
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13 unattended in a public space.
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14 B. No municipality shall seize personal property located on
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15 public property absent an objectively reasonable belief that the
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16 property is abandoned, presents an immediate threat to public health
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17 or safety, is evidence of a crime, or is contraband.
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18 C. Prior to seizing any abandoned personal property located on
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19 public property on the belief that it is abandoned, the municipality
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20 shall post written notice in a prominent place in proximity to such
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21 property to be seized that the property has been deemed abandoned
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22 and is to be seized within forty-eight (48) hours. Such written
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23 notice shall advise where the property will be kept upon seizure and
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24 when and how it may be claimed by the rightful owner.
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1 D. 1. Prior to removing any unabandoned personal property
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2 located on public property, the municipality shall provide verbal
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3 notification to the rightful owner of such property that such
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4 personal property is located on public property and may be subject
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5 to removal. The municipality shall deliver such verbal notification
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6 twice, once at least forty-eight (48) and once at least twenty-four
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7 (24) hours prior to the removal of such property.
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8 2. If the owner of such unabandoned personal property has not
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9 removed such from public property by the time of removal, the
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10 municipality shall remove the property and post written notice in a
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11 prominent place in proximity to where the removal occurred. Such
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12 written notice shall advise where the property will be kept and when
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13 and how it may be claimed by the rightful owner.
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14 E. 1. Unabandoned personal property located on public property
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15 removed by a municipality shall be maintained in a secure location
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16 by the municipality for a period not less than ninety (90) days. If
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17 after such period the property remains unclaimed by the rightful
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18 owner, the municipality may dispose of such property.
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19 2. The municipality shall not dispose of the following
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20 property, even after the ninety-day period has elapsed:
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21 a. birth certificates,
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22 b. driver licenses, passports, or other forms of state-
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23 issued or nationally issued identification, or
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24 c. unexpired prescription medication.
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1 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 455.1 of Title 19, unless there
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3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 A. As used in this section:
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5 1. "Abandoned" means personal property that was left by an
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6 owner who intentionally relinquishes all rights to its control; and
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7 2. "Unabandoned" means personal property that remains in the
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8 possession of the owner of such property, even if left temporarily
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9 unattended in a public space.
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10 B. No county shall seize personal property located on public
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11 property absent an objectively reasonable belief that the property
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12 is abandoned, presents an immediate threat to public health or
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13 safety, is evidence of a crime, or is contraband.
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14 C. Prior to seizing any abandoned personal property located on
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15 public property on the belief that it is abandoned, the county shall
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16 post written notice in a prominent place in proximity to such
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17 property to be seized that the property has been deemed abandoned
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18 and is to be seized within forty-eight (48) hours. Such written
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19 notice shall advise where the property will be kept upon seizure and
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20 when and how it may be claimed by the rightful owner.
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21 D. 1. Prior to removing any unabandoned personal property
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22 located on public property, the county shall provide verbal
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23 notification to the rightful owner of such property that such
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24 personal property is located on public property and may be subject
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1 to removal. The county shall deliver such verbal notification
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2 twice, once at least forty-eight (48) and once at least twenty-four
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3 (24) hours prior to the removal of such property.
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4 2. If the owner of such unabandoned personal property has not
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5 removed such from public property by the time of removal, the county
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6 shall remove the property and post written notice in a prominent
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7 place in proximity to where the removal occurred. Such written
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8 notice shall advise where the property will be kept and when and how
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9 it may be claimed by the rightful owner.
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10 E. 1. Unabandoned personal property located on public property
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11 removed by a county shall be maintained in a secure location by the
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12 county for a period not less than ninety (90) days. If after such
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13 period the property remains unclaimed by the rightful owner, the
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14 county may dispose of such property.
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15 2. The county shall not dispose of the following property, even
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16 after the ninety-day period has elapsed:
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17 a. birth certificates,
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18 b. driver licenses, passports, or other forms of state-
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19 issued or nationally issued identification, or
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20 c. unexpired prescription medication.
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21 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1097.1 of Title 64, unless there
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23 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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24 A. As used in this section:
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1 1. "Abandoned" means personal property that was left by an
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2 owner who intentionally relinquishes all rights to its control; and
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3 2. "Unabandoned" means personal property that remains in the
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4 possession of the owner of such property, even if left temporarily
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5 unattended in a public space.
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6 B. This state shall not seize personal property located on
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7 public property absent an objectively reasonable belief that the
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8 property is abandoned, presents an immediate threat to public health
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9 or safety, is evidence of a crime, or is contraband.
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10 C. Prior to seizing any abandoned personal property located on
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11 public property on the belief that it is abandoned, the state shall
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12 post written notice in a prominent place in proximity to such
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13 property to be seized that the property has been deemed abandoned
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14 and is to be seized within forty-eight (48) hours. Such written
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15 notice shall advise where the property will be kept upon seizure and
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16 when and how it may be claimed by the rightful owner.
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17 D. 1. Prior to removing any unabandoned personal property
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18 located on public property, the state shall provide verbal
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19 notification to the rightful owner of such property that such
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20 personal property is located on public property and may be subject
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21 to removal. The state shall deliver such verbal notification twice,
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22 once at least forty-eight (48) and once at least twenty-four (24)
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23 hours prior to the removal of such property.
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1 2. If the owner of such unabandoned personal property has not
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2 removed such from public property by the time of removal, the state
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3 shall remove the property and post written notice in a prominent
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4 place in proximity to where the removal occurred. Such written
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5 notice shall advise where the property will be kept and when and how
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6 it may be claimed by the rightful owner.
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7 E. 1. Unabandoned personal property located on public property
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8 removed by the state shall be maintained in a secure location by the
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9 municipality for a period not less than ninety (90) days. If after
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10 such period the property remains unclaimed by the rightful owner,
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11 the state may dispose of such property.
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12 2. The state shall not dispose of the following property, even
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13 after the ninety-day period has elapsed:
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14 a. birth certificates,
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15 b. driver licenses, passports, or other forms of state-
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16 issued or nationally issued identification, or
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17 c. unexpired prescription medication.
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18 SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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19 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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20 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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21 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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