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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 2100 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; stating
7 legislative findings; stating purpose of act;
8 amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 589, as amended by
8 Section 667, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
9 2025, Section 589), which relates to false reporting;
9 modifying elements of misdemeanor offense; creating
10 felony offense; specifying punishments for certain
10 offenses; updating statutory language; updating
11 statutory reference; providing for noncodification;
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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16 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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17 A. The Legislature finds that malicious false reporting of
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18 crimes:
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19 1. Endangers innocent persons by provoking unwarranted law
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20 enforcement action;
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21 2. Diverts limited public safety and investigative resources;
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22 3. Undermines public trust in emergency response systems; and
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23 4. Causes reputational, financial, and psychological harm to
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1 B. The purpose of this act is to deter malicious false reports
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2 while preserving and protecting good-faith reporting of crimes and
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4 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 589, as
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5 amended by Section 667, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
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6 2025, Section 589), is amended to read as follows:
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7 Section 589. A. It shall be unlawful to willfully, knowingly
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8 and without probable cause make a false report to any person of any
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9 crime or circumstances indicating the possibility of crime having
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10 been committed, including the unlawful taking of personal property,
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11 which report causes or encourages the exercise of police action or
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12 investigation. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of
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13 this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
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14 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety (90) days
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15 or by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by
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16 both such fine and imprisonment if the false report accused a person
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17 of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of violating the provisions
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18 of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony if the false report
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19 accused a person of a felony. The punishments for such misdemeanor
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20 or felony shall be the same as the provisions for the offense in the
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21 false report.
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22 B. It shall be unlawful to willfully, knowingly, and without
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23 probable cause communicate false information concerning a missing
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24 child to a law enforcement agency that causes or encourages the
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1 activation of an AMBER alert warning system. Any person convicted
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2 of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
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3 Class D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for
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4 in subsections B through F E of Section 20P of this title, or by a
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7 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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