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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 1820 By: Jett
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to duels; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
6 Section 662, as amended by Section 193, Chapter 486,
7 O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 662), which
7 relates to penalties for dueling; modifying elements
8 of certain offense; defining term; establishing
8 guidelines for consent as an affirmative defense to
9 assaultive conduct; providing exceptions; providing
9 for codification; 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 662, as
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14 amended by Section 193, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
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15 2025, Section 662), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 662. Any person guilty of fighting any duel with a
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17 deadly weapon, although no death or wound ensues, shall be guilty of
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18 a Class C1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for
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19 in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this title.
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20 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 663 of Title 21, unless there is
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22 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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23 A. As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" means any
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24 harm that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death,
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1 serious permanent disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of
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2 the function of any bodily member or organ, or prolonged impairment
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3 of the function of any bodily member or organ.
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4 B. The victim's effective consent or the actor's reasonable
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5 belief that the victim consented to the actor's conduct is an
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6 affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 644 and 647 of
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7 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes if:
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8 1. The conduct did not threaten or inflict serious bodily
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9 injury; and
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10 2. The victim knew the conduct was a risk of:
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11 a. his or her occupation,
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12 b. recognized medical treatment, or
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13 c. a scientific experiment conducted by recognized
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14 methods.
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15 C. The defense to prosecution provided by subsection B of this
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16 section shall not be available to a defendant who commits an offense
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17 described by subsection B of this section as a condition of the
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18 defendant's or the victim's initiation or continued membership in a
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19 criminal street gang, as defined in subsection F of Section 856 of
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20 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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21 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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23 60-2-3202 BRC 1/14/2026 10:16:34 PM
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