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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 2090 By: Deevers
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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 allowable carry; removing
9 requirement for certain written consent; allowing
10 certain concealed carry; prohibiting certain denial;
10 allowing certain prohibition; defining term;
11 providing for certain immunity; construing
11 provisions; allowing certain redress; prohibiting
12 certain responsibility for loss or damage of firearms
12 or accessories; updating statutory reference;
13 updating statutory language; and providing an
13 effective date.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, as
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18 amended by Section 2, Chapter 251, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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19 Section 1277), is amended to read as follows:
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20 Section 1277.
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21 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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22 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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23 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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1 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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2 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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3 1. Any building or office space which is owned or leased by a
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4 city, town, county, or state governmental authority for the purpose
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5 of conducting business with the public. However, the governing body
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6 of a city or town may authorize the concealed carry of handguns into
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7 any building or office space that is owned or leased by a city or
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8 town, except those places listed in paragraph 2 of this subsection;
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9 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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10 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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11 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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12 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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13 Statutes;
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14 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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15 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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16 section;
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17 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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18 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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19 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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20 allowed by the property owner;
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21 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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22 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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23 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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24 authority for an event that is secured with minimum security
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1 provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum security
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2 provision consists of a location that is secured utilizing the
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3 following:
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4 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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5 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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6 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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7 entry,
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8 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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9 commissioned peace officer, and
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10 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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11 travel with their property through or by the metal
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12 detector.
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13 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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14 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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15 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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16 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county, or
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17 state governmental authority;
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18 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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19 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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20 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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21 3. Any property adjacent to a building or office space in which
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22 concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by the provisions of
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23 this section;
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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 fairgrounds; provided, nothing
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4 in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
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5 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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6 building, office space, or event which is specifically prohibited by
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7 the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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8 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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9 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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10 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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11 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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12 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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13 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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14 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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15 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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16 is without minimum security provisions, as such term is defined in
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17 paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry of
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18 firearms within the permitted event area shall be limited to
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19 concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
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20 holder of the event permit.
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21 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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22 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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23 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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24 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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1 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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2 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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3 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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4 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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5 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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6 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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7 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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8 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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9 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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10 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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11 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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12 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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13 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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14 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
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15 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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16 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
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17 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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18 Workers' Compensation Act.
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19 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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20 a A board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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21 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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22 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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23 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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24 provided such personnel either:
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1 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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2 in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; or
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3 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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4 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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5 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict
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6 authority granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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7 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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8 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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9 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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10 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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12 2. A nonprofit entity,
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13 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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14 openly carry a handgun on the property.
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15 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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16 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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17 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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18 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
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19 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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20 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
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21 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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22 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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1 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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2 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
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3 is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
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4 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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5 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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6 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
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7 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
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8 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
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9 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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10 construed to be college, university, or technology center school
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11 property:
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12 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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13 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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14 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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15 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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16 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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17 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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18 college or university president or technology center school
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19 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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20 technology center school property; person in possession of a valid
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21 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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22 Self-Defense Act shall be authorized to carry a concealed handgun
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23 into or upon any public college, university, or technology center
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1 authorized to be. Under no circumstances shall consent to carry a
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2 concealed handgun by a person with a valid handgun license on any
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3 public college, university, or technology center school building or
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4 property be denied by the public college, university, or technology
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5 center school administrator unless evidence is shown that the
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6 licensee has previously been involved in a violent incident or an
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7 act that showed deliberate or reckless disregard for the health or
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8 safety of the faculty, staff, students, or any other person.
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9 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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10 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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11 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and A
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12 public college, university, or technology center school may prohibit
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13 any person who is or is not in possession of a valid handgun license
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14 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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15 from carrying a concealed handgun or any other firearm into any
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16 event venue where a ticket of monetary value is required for entry
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17 on the property or in the venue of the public college, university,
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18 or technology center school during the event.
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19 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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20 college or university president or technology center school
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21 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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22 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal
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23 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
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24 or technology center school property.
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1 The college, university, or technology center school may notify
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2 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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3 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
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4 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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5 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
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6 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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7 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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8 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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9 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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10 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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11 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
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12 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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13 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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14 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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15 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
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16 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
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17 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
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18 3 of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, "event venue"
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19 means the venue of any athletic, theatrical, musical, or similar
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20 event in which a ticket of monetary value is required for entry.
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21 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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22 construed to limit the authority of any college, university, or
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23 technology center school in this state from taking administrative
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1 action against any student for any violation of any provision of
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2 this subsection.
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3 H. Except for gross negligence or acts of willful or wanton
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4 misconduct, any public or private college, university, or technology
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5 center school shall be immune from any liability arising from any
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6 accidental or self-defense act involving a firearm. The provisions
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7 of this subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the
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8 Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
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9 I. Nothing contained in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall be
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10 construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in any manner the existing
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11 rights of a private college, university, or technology center school
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12 to control the possession of weapons on any property owned or
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13 controlled by the private college, university, or technology center
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14 school. Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall
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15 be construed to limit the authority of any private college,
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16 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
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17 administrative action against any person for any violation of any
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19 J. It shall not be considered part of an employee's job
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20 description or within the employee's scope of employment when an
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21 employee carries or discharges a firearm pursuant to this section.
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22 K. Nothing in this section shall prevent a public or private
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1 seek redress or damages from the person who discharged or used the
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2 firearm outside the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
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3 L. No public or private college, university, or technology
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4 center school shall be liable for any loss or damage of any firearm
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5 or accessories at any time.
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6 M. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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8 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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9 firearm in the course of employment;
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10 2. Any district judge, associate district judge, or special
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11 district judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun license
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12 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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13 and whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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14 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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15 employment within the courthouses of the county that falls within
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16 the jurisdiction of the district judge, associate district judge, or
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17 special district judge;
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18 3. Any private investigator with a firearms authorization when
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19 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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20 4. Any elected official of a county, who is in possession of a
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21 valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
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22 Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed handgun when acting
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1 paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
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2 handgun into a courtroom;
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3 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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4 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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5 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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6 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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7 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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8 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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9 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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10 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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11 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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12 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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13 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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14 other prisoner detention area;
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15 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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16 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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17 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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18 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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19 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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20 surrounding the county courthouse that fall within the jurisdiction
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21 of the county employees; and
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22 7. Any municipal judge, who is in possession of a valid handgun
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23 license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
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1 within the courthouses of the municipality that are within the
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2 jurisdiction of the municipal judge.
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3 I. N. 1. Any elected official of a municipality or any
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4 municipal employee approved by the governing body of a municipality,
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5 who possesses a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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6 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed
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7 handgun when acting in the performance of his or her official duties
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8 within municipal buildings that are within the jurisdiction of the
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9 elected official or municipal employee.
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10 2. For purposes of this subsection, a firearm may not be
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11 present inside a firearm-prohibited location, which shall include:
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12 a. any building or office space on municipally owned or
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13 leased property designated as a firearm-prohibited
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14 location by the municipality, municipal trust, or
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15 municipal authority, and
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16 b. any police department, courthouse, courtroom, prison,
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17 jail, detention facility, or any facility used to
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18 process, hold, or house arrested persons, prisoners,
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19 or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated
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20 delinquent.
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1 J. O. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means
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2 any automobile, truck, minivan, sport utility vehicle, or
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3 motorcycle, as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
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4 Statutes, equipped with a locked accessory container within or
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