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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 1689 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 1277, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 251,
8 O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1277), which
8 relates to unlawful carry in certain places;
9 modifying scope of certain prohibited act; providing
9 an exception; prohibiting the carry of firearms into
10 certain places; removing construing provisions;
10 authorizing the concealed carry of handguns into
11 certain buildings and fairgrounds; authorizing event
11 holders to allow for the open carry of lawful
12 firearms during certain events; and providing an
12 effective date.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, as
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17 amended by Section 2, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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18 Section 1277), is amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 1277.
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20 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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21 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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22 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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23 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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24 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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1 1. Any building or office space which is owned or leased by a
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2 city, town, county, or state governmental authority for the purpose
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3 of conducting business with the public. However, the governing body
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4 of a city or town may authorize the concealed carry of handguns into
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5 any building or office space that is owned or leased by a city or
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6 town, except those places listed in paragraph 2 of this subsection;
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7 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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8 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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9 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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10 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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11 Statutes;
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12 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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13 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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14 section;
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15 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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16 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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17 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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18 allowed by the property owner;
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19 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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20 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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21 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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22 authority for an event that is secured with minimum security
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23 provisions; provided, however, the provisions of this paragraph
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24 shall not apply to and shall not specifically exclude events held on
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1 the fairgrounds and in buildings on the fairgrounds that are open to
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2 the general public during the Oklahoma State Fair or the Tulsa State
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3 Fair. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum security provision
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4 consists of a location that is secured utilizing the following:
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5 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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6 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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7 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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8 entry,
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9 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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10 commissioned peace officer, and
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11 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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12 travel with their property through or by the metal
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13 detector.
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14 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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15 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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16 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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17 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county, or
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18 state governmental authority;
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19 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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20 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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21 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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22 3. Any property adjacent to a building or office space in which
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23 concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by the provisions of
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1 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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2 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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3 refuge, wildlife management area, or state or county fairgrounds;
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4 provided, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize
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5 any entry by a person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed
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6 firearm into any building, office space, or event which is
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7 specifically prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this
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8 section;
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9 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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10 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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11 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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12 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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13 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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14 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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15 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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16 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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17 is without minimum security provisions, as such term is defined in
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18 paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry of
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19 firearms within the permitted event area shall be limited to
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20 concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
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21 holder of the event permit; and
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22 7. The fairgrounds and buildings of the fairgrounds that are
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23 open to the general public during the Oklahoma State Fair or the
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24 Tulsa State Fair; provided, the handgun is carried in a concealed
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1 manner. The event holder shall be authorized to allow for the open
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2 carry of all lawful firearms during the Oklahoma State Fair or the
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3 Tulsa State Fair.
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4 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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5 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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6 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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7 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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8 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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9 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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10 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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11 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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12 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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13 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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14 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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15 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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16 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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17 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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18 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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19 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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20 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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21 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
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22 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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23 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
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1 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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2 Workers' Compensation Act.
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3 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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4 a board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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5 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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6 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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7 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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8 provided such personnel either:
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9 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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10 in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; or
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11 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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12 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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13 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict
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14 authority granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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15 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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16 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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17 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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18 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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19 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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20 2. A nonprofit entity,
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21 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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22 openly carry a handgun on the property.
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23 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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24 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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1 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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2 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
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3 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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4 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
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5 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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6 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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7 Dollars ($250.00).
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8 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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9 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
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10 is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
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11 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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12 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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13 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
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14 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
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15 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
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16 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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17 construed to be college, university, or technology center school
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18 property:
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19 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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20 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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21 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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22 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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23 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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24 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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1 college or university president or technology center school
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2 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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3 technology center school property;
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4 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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5 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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6 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
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7 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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8 college or university president or technology center school
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9 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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10 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal
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11 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
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12 or technology center school property.
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13 The college, university, or technology center school may notify
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14 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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15 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
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16 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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17 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
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18 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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19 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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20 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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21 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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22 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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23 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
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24 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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1 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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2 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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3 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
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4 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
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5 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
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6 3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
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7 subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
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8 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
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9 administrative action against any student for any violation of any
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10 provision of this subsection.
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11 H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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12 following:
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13 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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14 firearm in the course of employment;
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15 2. Any district judge, associate district judge, or special
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16 district judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun license
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17 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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18 and whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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19 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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20 employment within the courthouses of the county that falls within
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21 the jurisdiction of the district judge, associate district judge, or
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22 special district judge;
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23 3. Any private investigator with a firearms authorization when
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1 4. Any elected official of a county, who is in possession of a
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2 valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
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3 Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting
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4 in the performance of his or her duties within the courthouses of
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5 the county in which he or she was elected. The provisions of this
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6 paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
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7 handgun into a courtroom;
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8 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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9 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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10 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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11 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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12 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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13 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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14 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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15 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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16 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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17 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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18 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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19 other prisoner detention area;
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20 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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21 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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22 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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23 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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1 surrounding the county courthouse that fall within the jurisdiction
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2 of the county employees; and
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3 7. Any municipal judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun
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4 license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
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5 Defense Act, when acting in the course and scope of employment
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6 within the courthouses of the municipality that are within the
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7 jurisdiction of the municipal judge.
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8 I. 1. Any elected official of a municipality or any municipal
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9 employee approved by the governing body of a municipality, who
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10 possesses a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions
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11 of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when
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12 acting in the performance of his or her official duties within
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13 municipal buildings that are within the jurisdiction of the elected
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14 official or municipal employee.
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15 2. For purposes of this subsection, a firearm may not be
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16 present inside a firearm-prohibited location, which shall include:
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17 a. any building or office space on municipally owned or
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18 leased property designated as a firearm-prohibited
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19 location by the municipality, municipal trust, or
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20 municipal authority, and
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21 b. any police department, courthouse, courtroom, prison,
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22 jail, detention facility, or any facility used to
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1 or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated
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2 delinquent.
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3 3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require an
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4 elected official or designated employee of the municipality to carry
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5 a firearm as a condition of employment or service with the
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7 J. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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8 automobile, truck, minivan, sport utility vehicle, or motorcycle, as
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9 defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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10 equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
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11 motorcycle.
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