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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 537 By: Stewart
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to vagrancy; amending 11 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 22-123, which relates to vagrancy; defining
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9 vagrant within certain distance of business upon
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 22-123, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 22-123. A. As used in this act, "vagrant" means a
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17 person who is in, remains in, or wanders about a public or private
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19 B. The A municipal governing body may provide by ordinance for
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20 the arrest, fine, and imprisonment of vagrants.
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21 C. The proprietor or manager of a business has the right to
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22 contact law enforcement to remove a vagrant if the vagrant is within
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23 twelve (12) feet of any doorway of the business, even if such
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24 vagrant is on public property.
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1 D. Upon arrival at the business, the law enforcement officer
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3 footage, whether the person accused of being a vagrant meets the
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4 definition provided in subsection A of this section. Upon
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5 determination that the person meets the definition of a vagrant, the
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6 officer shall relocate the vagrant to public property that is at
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7 least one-half (1/2) mile away from the location of the business
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8 which made the initial contact to law enforcement. The location for
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9 relocation shall not be within one-quarter (1/4) mile of any other
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11 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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