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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 372 By: Hines
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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, which relates to unlawful carry in
8 certain places; modifying scope of lawful carry;
8 updating statutory language; and providing an
9 effective date.
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1 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
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1 4 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 1277.
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16 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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17 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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1 8 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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1 9 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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2 0 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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21 1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
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2 2 leased by a city, town, county, state, or federal governmental
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2 3 authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
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1 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility
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2 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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3 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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4 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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5 Statutes;
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6 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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7 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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8 section;
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9 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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1 0 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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11 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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1 2 allowed by the property owner;
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13 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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14 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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1 5 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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1 6 authority for an event that is secured with minimum-security minimum
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1 7 security provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum-
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1 8 security minimum security provision consists of a location that is
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1 9 secured utilizing the following:
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20 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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21 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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22 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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1 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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2 commissioned peace officer, and
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3 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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4 travel with their property through or by the metal
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5 detector.
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6 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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7 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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8 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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9 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
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1 0 state, or federal governmental authority;
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11 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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1 2 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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1 3 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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14 3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building, or office
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1 5 space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
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1 6 the provisions of this section;
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17 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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1 8 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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1 9 refuge, wildlife management area, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
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2 0 in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
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2 1 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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2 2 structure, building, office space, or event which is specifically
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2 3 prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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1 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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2 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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3 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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4 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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5 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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6 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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7 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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8 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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9 is without minimum-security minimum security provisions, as such
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1 0 term is defined in paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section;
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1 1 provided, the carry of firearms within said the permitted event area
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1 2 shall be limited to concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise
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1 3 authorized by the holder of the event permit; and
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14 7. Any state-owned hotel, cabin, or lodge.
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15 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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1 6 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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1 7 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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1 8 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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1 9 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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2 0 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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2 1 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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22 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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2 3 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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2 4 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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1 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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2 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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3 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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4 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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5 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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6 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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7 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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8 private school property, a school bus, or vehicle used by the
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9 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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1 0 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
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1 1 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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1 2 Workers' Compensation Act.
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13 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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1 4 a board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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1 5 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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1 6 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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1 7 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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1 8 provided such personnel either:
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19 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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2 0 in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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21 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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2 2 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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2 3 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
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2 4 granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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1 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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2 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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3 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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4 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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6 2. A nonprofit entity,
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7 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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8 openly carry a handgun on the property.
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9 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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1 0 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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1 1 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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1 2 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
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1 3 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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1 4 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
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1 5 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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1 6 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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1 7 Dollars ($250.00).
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18 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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1 9 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
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2 0 is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
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2 1 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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2 2 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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2 3 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
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2 4 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
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1 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
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2 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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3 construed to be college, university, or technology center school
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5 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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6 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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7 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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8 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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9 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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1 0 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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1 1 college or university president or technology center school
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1 2 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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1 3 technology center school property;
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14 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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1 5 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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1 6 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
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17 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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1 8 college or university president or technology center school
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1 9 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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2 0 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal
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2 1 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
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2 2 or technology center school property.
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23 The college, university, or technology center school may notify
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2 4 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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1 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
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2 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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3 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
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4 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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5 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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6 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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7 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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8 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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9 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
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1 0 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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1 1 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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1 2 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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1 3 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
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1 4 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
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1 5 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
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1 6 3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
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1 7 subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
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1 8 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
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1 9 administrative action against any student for any violation of any
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2 0 provision of this subsection.
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21 H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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23 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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2 4 firearm in the course of employment;
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1 2. District judges, associate district judges, and special
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2 district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
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3 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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4 and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
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5 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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6 employment within the courthouses of this state;
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7 3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
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8 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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9 4. Elected officials An elected official of a county, who are
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1 0 is in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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1 1 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed
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1 2 handgun when acting in the performance of his or her duties within
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1 3 the courthouses of the county in which he or she was elected. The
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1 4 provisions of this paragraph shall not allow the elected county
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1 5 official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
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16 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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1 7 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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1 8 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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1 9 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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2 0 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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2 1 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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2 2 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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2 3 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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1 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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2 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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3 other prisoner detention area; and
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4 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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5 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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6 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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7 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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8 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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9 surrounding the county courthouse.
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10 I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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1 1 automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
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1 2 as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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1 3 equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
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1 4 motorcycle.
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