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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 1741 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 1289.23, which relates to concealed firearm
8 for off-duty police officer; clarifying scope of
8 certain carry; authorizing certain online
9 application; removing obsolete language; 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 1289.23, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 1289.23.
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16 CONCEALED FIREARM FOR OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER
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17 A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
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18 full-time duly appointed peace officer who is certified by the
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19 Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), pursuant
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20 to the provisions of Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
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21 Statutes, is hereby authorized to carry a weapon approved by the
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22 employing agency anywhere in the state of Oklahoma throughout this
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23 state, both while on active duty and during periods when the officer
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1 is not on active duty as provided by the provisions of for in
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2 subsection B of this section.
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3 B. When a full-time duly appointed officer carries an approved
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4 weapon, the officer shall be wearing the law enforcement uniform
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5 prescribed by the employing agency or plainclothes. When not
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6 wearing the prescribed law enforcement uniform, the officer shall be
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7 required:
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8 1. To have the official peace officers officer's badge,
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9 Commission Card commission card, and CLEET Certification Card on his
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10 or her person at all times when carrying a weapon approved by the
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11 employing agency; and
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12 2. To keep the approved weapon on his or her person at all
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13 times, except when the weapon is used within the guidelines
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14 established by the employing agency.
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15 C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or amend
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16 the provisions of Section 1272.1 of this title or expand the duties,
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17 authority, or jurisdiction of any peace officer.
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18 D. A reserve peace officer who has satisfactorily completed a
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19 basic police course of not less than one hundred twenty (120) hours
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20 of accredited instruction for reserve police officers and reserve
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21 deputies from the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
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22 or a course of study approved by CLEET may carry an approved weapon
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23 when such officer is off duty as provided by subsection E of this
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24 section, provided:
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1 1. The officer has been granted written authorization signed by
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2 the director of the employing agency; and
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3 2. The employing agency shall maintain a current list of any
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4 officers authorized to carry an approved weapon while the officers
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5 are off duty, and shall provide a copy of such list to the Council
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6 on Law Enforcement Education and Training. Any change to the list
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7 shall be made in writing and mailed to the Council on Law
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8 Enforcement Education and Training within five (5) days.
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9 E. When an off-duty reserve peace officer carries an approved
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10 weapon, the officer shall be wearing the law enforcement uniform
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11 prescribed by the employing agency or when not wearing the
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12 prescribed law enforcement uniform, the officer shall be required:
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13 1. To have his or her official peace officer's badge,
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14 Commission Card commission card, and CLEET Certification Card; and
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15 2. To keep the approved weapon on his or her person at all
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16 times, except when the weapon is used within the guidelines
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18 F. Nothing in subsection D of this section shall be construed
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19 to alter or amend the provisions of Section 1750.2 of Title 59 of
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20 the Oklahoma Statutes or expand the duties, jurisdiction, or
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21 authority of any reserve peace officer.
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22 G. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or
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23 restrict any peace officer or reserve peace officer from carrying a
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24 handgun, concealed or unconcealed, as allowed by the Oklahoma Self-
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1 Defense Act after issuance of a valid license. An off-duty, full-
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2 time peace officer or reserve peace officer shall be deemed to have
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3 elected to carry a handgun under the authority of the Oklahoma Self-
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4 Defense Act when the officer:
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5 1. Has been issued a valid handgun license and is carrying a
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6 handgun not authorized by the employing agency; or
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7 2. Is carrying a handgun in a manner or in a place not
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8 specifically authorized for off-duty carry by the employing agency.
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9 H. Any off-duty peace officer who carries any weapon in
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10 violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be in
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11 violation of Section 1272 of this title and may be prosecuted as
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12 provided by law for a violation of that section.
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13 I. On or after November 1, 2004, a A reserve or full-time
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14 commissioned peace officer may apply to carry a weapon pursuant to
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15 the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act as follows:
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16 1. The officer shall apply online through the Oklahoma State
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17 Bureau of Investigation's website or in writing to the Council on
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18 Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) stating that the
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19 officer desires to have a handgun license pursuant to the Oklahoma
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20 Self-Defense Act and certifying that he or she has no preclusions to
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21 having such handgun license. The officer shall submit with the
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22 application:
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23 a. an official letter from his or her employing agency
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24 confirming the officer's employment and status as a
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1 full-time commissioned peace officer or an active
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2 reserve peace officer,
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3 b. a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the handgun
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4 license, and
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5 c. two passport-size photographs of the peace officer
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6 applicant;
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7 2. Upon receiving the required information, CLEET shall
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8 determine whether the peace officer is in good standing, has CLEET
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9 certification and training, and is otherwise eligible for a handgun
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10 license. Upon verification of the officer's eligibility, CLEET
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11 shall send the information to the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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12 Investigation (OSBI) and OSBI shall issue a handgun license in the
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13 same or similar form as other handgun licenses. All other
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14 requirements in Section 1290.12 of this title concerning application
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15 for a handgun license shall be waived for active duty peace officers
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16 except as provided in this subsection including, but not limited to,
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17 training, fingerprints, and criminal history records checks unless
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18 the officer does not have fingerprints on file or a criminal history
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19 records background check conducted prior to employment as a peace
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20 officer. The OSBI shall conduct a check of the National Instant
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21 Criminal Background Check System (NICS) prior to the issuance of a
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22 handgun license. The OSBI shall not be required to conduct any
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1 applicant and shall not deny a handgun license except when
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2 preclusions are found to exist;
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3 3. The term of the handgun license for an active duty reserve
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4 or full-time commissioned peace officer pursuant to this section
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5 shall be as provided in Section 1290.5 of this title, renewable in
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6 the same manner provided in this subsection for an original
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7 application by a peace officer. The handgun license shall be valid
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8 when the peace officer is in possession of a valid driver license
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9 and law enforcement commission card;
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10 4. If the commission card of a law enforcement officer is
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11 terminated, revoked, or suspended, the handgun license shall be
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12 immediately returned to CLEET. When a peace officer in possession
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13 of a handgun license pursuant to this subsection changes employment,
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14 the person must notify CLEET within ninety (90) days and send a new
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15 letter verifying employment and status as a full-time commissioned
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16 or reserve peace officer;
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17 5. There shall be no refund of any fee for any unexpired term
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18 of any handgun license that is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily
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19 returned to CLEET, or that is denied, suspended, or revoked by the
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21 6. CLEET may promulgate any rules, forms, or procedures
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22 necessary to implement the provisions of this section; and
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23 7. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to change or
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1 of any handgun license pending issuance on November 1, 2004, or
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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