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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 1690 By: Jett
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8 AS INTRODUCED
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9 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
9 Sections 1272 and 1277, as amended by Section 2,
10 Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
10 1277), which relate to unlawful carry; allowing
11 concealed carry at certain location; construing
11 provisions; updating statutory language; allowing
12 certain government entities to authorize concealed
12 carry in certain locations; and providing an
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1272, is
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20 amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 1272.
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22 UNLAWFUL CARRY
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23 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be
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24 unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or
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1 in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol,
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2 revolver, shotgun, or rifle, whether loaded or unloaded, or any
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3 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other
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4 offensive weapon, whether such weapon be concealed or unconcealed,
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5 except this section shall not prohibit:
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6 1. The proper use of guns and knives for self-defense, hunting,
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7 fishing, or educational or recreational purposes;
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8 2. The carrying or use of weapons in a manner otherwise
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9 permitted by statute or authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
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10 3. The carrying, possession, and use of any weapon by a peace
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11 officer or other person authorized by law to carry a weapon in the
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12 performance of official duties and in compliance with the rules of
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13 the employing agency;
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14 4. The carrying or use of weapons in a courthouse by a district
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15 judge, associate district judge, or special district judge within
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16 this state, who is in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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17 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and
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18 whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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19 Director of the Courts;
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20 5. The carrying and use of firearms and other weapons provided
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21 in this subsection when used for the purpose of living history
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22 reenactment. For purposes of this paragraph, "living history
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23 reenactment" means depiction of historical characters, scenes,
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24 historical life, or events for entertainment, education, or
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1 historical documentation through the wearing or use of period,
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2 historical, antique, or vintage clothing, accessories, firearms,
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3 weapons, and other implements of the historical period; or
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4 6. The transporting by vehicle on a public roadway or the
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5 carrying of a firearm, concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded,
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6 by a person who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older or by a
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7 person who is eighteen (18) years of age but not yet twenty-one (21)
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8 years of age and the person is a member or veteran of the United
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9 States Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard or was discharged
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10 under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces,
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11 Reserves, or National Guard, and the person is otherwise not
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12 disqualified from the possession or purchase of a firearm under
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13 state or federal law and is not carrying the firearm in furtherance
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14 of a crime.
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15 Except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this
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16 title, a person who has been convicted of any one of the following
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17 offenses in this state or a violation of the equivalent law of
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18 another state:
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19 a. assault and battery pursuant to the provisions of
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20 Section 644 of this title which caused serious
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21 physical injury to the victim,
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22 b. aggravated assault and battery pursuant to the
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23 provisions of Section 646 of this title,
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1 c. assault and battery that qualifies as domestic abuse
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2 as defined in Section 644 of this title,
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3 d. stalking pursuant to the provisions of Section 1173 of
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4 this title,
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5 e. a violation of an order issued under the Protection
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6 from Domestic Abuse Act or a domestic abuse protection
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7 order issued by another state, or
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8 f. a violation relating to illegal drug use or possession
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9 under the provisions of the Uniform Controlled
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10 Dangerous Substances Act,
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11 shall be prohibited from carrying a firearm under the provisions of
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12 this paragraph. Any person who carries a firearm in the manner
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13 provided for in this paragraph shall be prohibited from carrying the
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14 firearm into any of the places prohibited in subsection A of Section
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15 1277 of this title or any other place currently prohibited by law.
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16 Nothing in this section shall modify or otherwise change where a
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17 person may legally carry a firearm.
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18 B. It shall be lawful for a person in possession of a valid
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19 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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20 Self-Defense Act or a valid armed security license issued pursuant
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21 to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private
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22 Investigator Act to carry a concealed handgun, whether loaded or
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23 unloaded, in the State Capitol Building. When such person enters
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24 the State Capitol Building through a controlled access point, the
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1 person shall be authorized to proceed through the controlled access
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2 point with a concealed handgun upon presentation of the valid
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3 handgun license or valid armed security license to a peace officer
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4 or security guard. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
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5 authorize a peace officer or security guard to remove or inspect a
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6 handgun that is lawfully carried by a person pursuant to the
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7 provisions of this subsection or to restrain any person lawfully
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8 carrying a concealed handgun pursuant to the provisions of this
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9 subsection.
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10 C. Any person convicted of violating the foregoing provision
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11 subsections A or B of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
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12 punishable as provided in Section 1276 of this title.
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13 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, as
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14 amended by Section 2, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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15 Section 1277), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 1277.
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17 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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18 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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19 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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20 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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21 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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22 1. Any building or office space which is owned or leased by a
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23 city, town, county, or state governmental authority for the purpose
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24 of conducting business with the public. However, the governing body
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1 of a the city, or town, county, or state may authorize the concealed
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2 carry of handguns into any building, or office space, or vehicle
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3 that is owned or leased by a the city, or town, county, or state
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4 governmental authority, except those places listed in paragraph 2 of
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5 this subsection;
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6 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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7 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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8 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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9 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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10 Statutes;
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11 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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12 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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13 section;
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14 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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15 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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16 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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17 allowed by the property owner;
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18 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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19 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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20 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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21 authority for an event that is secured with minimum security
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22 provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum security
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23 provision consists of a location that is secured utilizing the
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1 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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2 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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3 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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4 entry,
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5 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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6 commissioned peace officer, and
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7 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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8 travel with their property through or by the metal
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9 detector.
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10 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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11 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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12 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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13 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county, or
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15 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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16 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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17 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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18 3. Any property adjacent to a building or office space in which
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19 concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by the provisions of
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20 this section;
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21 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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22 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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23 refuge, wildlife management area, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
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1 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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2 building, office space, or event which is specifically prohibited by
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3 the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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4 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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5 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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6 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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7 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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8 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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9 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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10 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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11 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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12 is without minimum security provisions, as such term is defined in
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13 paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry of
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14 firearms within the permitted event area shall be limited to
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15 concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
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16 holder of the event permit.
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17 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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18 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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19 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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20 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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21 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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22 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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23 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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1 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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2 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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3 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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4 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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5 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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6 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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7 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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8 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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9 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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10 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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11 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
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12 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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13 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
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14 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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15 Workers' Compensation Act.
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16 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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17 a board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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18 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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19 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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20 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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21 provided such personnel either:
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22 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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1 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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2 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict
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4 authority granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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5 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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6 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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7 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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8 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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9 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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10 2. A nonprofit entity,
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11 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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12 openly carry a handgun on the property.
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13 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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14 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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15 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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16 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
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17 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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18 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
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19 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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20 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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22 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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1 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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2 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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3 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
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4 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
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5 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
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6 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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9 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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10 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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11 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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12 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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13 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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14 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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15 college or university president or technology center school
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16 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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17 technology center school property;
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18 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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19 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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20 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
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21 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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22 college or university president or technology center school
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23 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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1 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
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2 or technology center school property.
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3 The college, university, or technology center school may notify
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4 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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5 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
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6 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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7 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
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8 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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9 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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10 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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11 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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12 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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13 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
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14 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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15 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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16 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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17 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
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18 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
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19 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
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20 3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
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21 subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
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22 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
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23 administrative action against any student for any violation of any
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1 H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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3 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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4 firearm in the course of employment;
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5 2. Any district judge, associate district judge, or special
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6 district judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun license
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7 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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8 and whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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9 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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10 employment within the courthouses of the county that falls within
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11 the jurisdiction of the district judge, associate district judge, or
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12 special district judge;
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13 3. Any private investigator with a firearms authorization when
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14 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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15 4. Any elected official of a county, who is in possession of a
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16 valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
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17 Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting
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18 in the performance of his or her duties within the courthouses of
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19 the county in which he or she was elected. The provisions of this
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20 paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
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21 handgun into a courtroom;
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22 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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1 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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2 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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3 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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4 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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5 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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6 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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7 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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8 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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9 other prisoner detention area;
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10 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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11 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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12 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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13 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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14 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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15 surrounding the county courthouse that fall within the jurisdiction
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16 of the county employees; and
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17 7. Any municipal judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun
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18 license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
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19 Defense Act, when acting in the course and scope of employment
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20 within the courthouses of the municipality that are within the
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21 jurisdiction of the municipal judge.
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22 I. 1. Any elected official of a municipality or any municipal
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23 employee approved by the governing body of a municipality, who
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1 of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when
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2 acting in the performance of his or her official duties within
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3 municipal buildings that are within the jurisdiction of the elected
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4 official or municipal employee.
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5 2. For purposes of this subsection, a firearm may not be
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6 present inside a firearm-prohibited location, which shall include:
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7 a. any building or office space on municipally owned or
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8 leased property designated as a firearm-prohibited
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9 location by the municipality, municipal trust, or
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10 municipal authority, and
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11 b. any police department, courthouse, courtroom, prison,
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12 jail, detention facility, or any facility used to
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13 process, hold, or house arrested persons, prisoners,
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14 or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated
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15 delinquent.
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16 3. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require an
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17 elected official or designated employee of the municipality to carry
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18 a firearm as a condition of employment or service with the
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19 municipality.
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20 J. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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1 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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