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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 513 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Riot Control and
7 Prevention Act; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section
8 1321.4, which relates to acts which may be proclaimed
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9 activity in certain place during state of emergency;
10 modifying scope for which relief may be sought;
10 updating statutory reference; and providing an
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1321.4, is
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16 amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 1321.4. A. The Governor during the existence of a
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18 state of emergency, by proclamation, may, in the area described by
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19 the proclamation, which proclamation shall not cover any part or
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20 portion of the state not affected by public disorder, disaster, or
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21 riot at the time the proclamation is issued, prohibit:
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22 1. Any person being on the public streets, or in the public
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23 parks, or at any other public place during the hours declared by the
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1 2. A designated number of persons, as designated by the
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2 Governor, from assembling or gathering on the public streets, parks,
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3 or other open areas of this state, either public or private;
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4 3. The manufacture, transfer, use, possession, or
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5 transportation of a molotov cocktail or any other device,
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6 instrument, or object designed to explode or produce uncontained
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7 combustion;
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8 4. The transporting, possessing, or using of gasoline,
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9 kerosene, or combustible, flammable, or explosive liquids or
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10 materials in a glass or uncapped container of any kind except in
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11 connection with the normal operation of motor vehicles, normal home
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12 use, or legitimate commercial use;
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13 5. The sale, purchase, or dispensing of alcoholic beverages;
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14 6. The sale, purchase, or dispensing of other commodities or
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15 goods, as the Governor reasonably believes should be prohibited to
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16 help preserve and maintain life, health, property, or the public
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17 peace;
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18 7. The use of certain streets, highways, or public ways by the
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20 8. Such other activities as the Governor reasonably believes
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21 should be prohibited to help preserve and maintain life, health,
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22 property, or the public peace.
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23 B. Notwithstanding this section or any other law of this state,
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24 neither the The Governor nor or any official of a municipal
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1 municipality, county, or political subdivision of this state, or any
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2 other state entity during the existence of a state of emergency,
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3 shall not prohibit or suspend the sale:
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4 1. The sale, ownership, possession, transportation, carrying,
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5 transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and ammunition
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6 accessories during a declared state of emergency, that are otherwise
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7 legal under state law; or
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8 2. Any activity in a place of worship during a declared state
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9 of emergency that is otherwise legal under state law.
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10 C. In imposing the restrictions provided for by the Oklahoma
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11 Riot Control and Prevention Act, the Governor may impose them for
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12 such times, upon such conditions, with such exceptions, and in such
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13 areas of this state the Governor from time to time deems necessary.
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14 D. Any individual aggrieved by a violation of subsection B of
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15 this section may seek relief in an action at law or in equity for
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16 redress against any person or against an official of a municipality,
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17 county, political subdivision, or other state entity who subjects
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18 such individual or causes such individual to be subjected to an
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19 action prohibited by subsection B of this section. In addition to
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20 any other remedy at law or in equity, an individual aggrieved by the
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21 seizure or confiscation of a firearm or ammunition in violation of
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22 paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section may bring an action for
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23 the return of such firearm or ammunition in the district court of
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1 or ammunition is located. In any action or proceeding to enforce
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2 the provisions of this section, the court shall award the prevailing
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3 plaintiff costs and reasonable attorney fees.
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4 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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