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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 1710 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 1290.5, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 28,
8 O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1290.5),
8 which relates to term of license and renewal;
9 modifying period of license validity; updating
9 statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.5, as
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14 amended by Section 1, Chapter 28, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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15 Section 1290.5), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 1290.5.
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17 TERM OF LICENSE AND RENEWAL
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18 A. A handgun license when issued shall authorize the person to
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19 whom the license is issued to carry a loaded or unloaded handgun,
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20 concealed or unconcealed, as authorized by the provisions of the
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21 Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, and any future modifications thereto.
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22 The license shall be valid in this state for a period of five (5) or
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23 ten (10) or twenty (20) years, unless subsequently surrendered,
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24 suspended, or revoked as provided by law. The person shall have no
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1 authority to continue to carry a concealed or unconcealed handgun in
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2 this state pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act when a license
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3 is expired or when a license has been voluntarily surrendered or
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4 suspended or revoked for any reason.
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5 B. A license may be renewed any time within ninety (90) days
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6 prior to the expiration date as provided in this subsection. The
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7 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may notify each eligible
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8 licensee at the email address on file at least ninety (90) days
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9 prior to the expiration of the license. However, any applicant
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10 shall have thirty (30) days from the expiration of the license to
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11 comply with the renewal requirements of this section. Renewal
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12 applications shall be denied by the Bureau if a current license is
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13 subject to being or currently is suspended or revoked by the Bureau.
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14 1. To renew a handgun license, the licensee may either complete
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15 a written renewal form provided by the Bureau or a digital renewal
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16 form provided by the Bureau online.
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17 2. If the applicant completes the digital renewal form online,
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18 the applicant must shall submit a passport-sized photograph with the
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19 application. If the applicant completes a written renewal
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20 application, the applicant must shall submit two current passport-
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21 sized photographs of the applicant with the application.
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22 3. A renewal fee in the amount of Eighty-five Dollars ($85.00)
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23 must shall be submitted to the Bureau with an application. The
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24 renewal fee may be paid with a nationally recognized credit card as
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1 provided in subparagraph b of paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section
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2 1290.12 of this title, by electronic funds transfer, or by a
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3 cashier's check or money order made payable to the Oklahoma State
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4 Bureau of Investigation.
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5 4. Upon receipt of the renewal application, photographs, and
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6 fee, the Bureau will conduct a background check and investigation
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7 pursuant to Section 1290.12 of this title, excluding the
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8 requirements of a state fingerprint search and Federal Bureau of
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9 Investigation fingerprint search.
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10 C. Any person submitting an application for a handgun license
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11 or any licensee seeking to renew a handgun license shall have the
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12 option to request that the license be valid for a period of ten (10)
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13 twenty (20) years. The fee for any handgun license issued for a
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14 period of ten (10) twenty (20) years shall be double the amount of
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15 the fee provided for in paragraph 4 of subsection A of Section
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16 1290.12 of this title. The renewal fee for a handgun license issued
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17 for a period of ten (10) twenty (20) years shall be double the
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18 amount of the fee provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection B of
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19 this section.
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20 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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