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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 549 By: Hines
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
7 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 813 and 815, which relate to
8 aiding suicide and aiding an attempt to commit
8 suicide; modifying punishment for certain felony
9 offenses; expanding applicability of certain felony
9 offenses; making language gender neutral; amending 21
10 O.S. 2021, Section 1172, which relates to obscene,
10 threatening, or harassing telecommunication or other
11 electronic communications; prohibiting certain
11 communications through an online platform; defining
12 term; modifying punishments for certain misdemeanor
12 and felony offenses; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section
13 1953, which relates to the Oklahoma Computer Crimes
13 Act; prohibiting certain actions; creating felony
14 offense; making language gender neutral; repealing 21
14 O.S. 2021, Sections 817 and 818, which relate to
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15 aiding an attempt at suicide; and providing an
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 813, is
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20 amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 813. Every A. Any person who willfully, in any manner,
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22 advises, encourages, abets, or assists another person in taking his
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23 or her own life, is shall, upon conviction, be guilty of aiding
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24 suicide of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand
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1 Dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment in the custody of the Department
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2 of Corrections for not less than seven (7) years, or by both such
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3 fine and imprisonment.
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4 B. Any person guilty of a felony offense pursuant to Section
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5 1172 of this title that can be shown to be the proximate cause of
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6 the suicide of the victim of such offense shall, upon conviction, be
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7 guilty of an offense under subsection A of this section.
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8 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 815, is
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9 amended to read as follows:
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10 Section 815. Every A. Any person who willfully aids another in
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11 attempting to take his or her own life, in any manner which by the
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12 preceding sections described in Section 813 or 814 of this title
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13 that would have amounted to aiding suicide if the person assisted
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14 had actually taken his or her own life, is shall, upon conviction,
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15 be guilty of aiding an attempt at suicide a felony punishable by a
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16 fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment in
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17 the custody of the Department of Corrections not to exceed two (2)
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18 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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19 B. Any person guilty of a felony offense pursuant to Section
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20 1172 of this title that can be shown to be the proximate cause of
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21 the attempted suicide of the victim of such offense shall, upon
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22 conviction, be guilty of an offense under subsection A of this
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1 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1172, is
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2 amended to read as follows:
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3 Section 1172. A. It shall be unlawful for a person who to, by
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4 means of a telecommunication or, other electronic communication
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5 device, or online platform, willfully either:
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6 1. Makes Make any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal
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7 which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent with intent
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8 to harass or threaten to inflict injury, physical harm, or severe
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9 emotional distress to any person;
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10 2. Makes Make a telecommunication or other electronic
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11 communication, or post on an online platform including text, sound,
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12 or images with intent to terrify, intimidate or harass, or threaten
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13 to inflict injury or, physical harm, or severe emotional distress to
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14 any person or property of that person;
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15 3. Makes Make a telecommunication or other electronic
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16 communication, or post on an online platform whether or not
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17 conversation ensues, with intent to put the party called any person
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18 in fear of physical harm or death;
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19 4. Makes Make a telecommunication or other electronic
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20 communication, or post on an online platform including text, sound,
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21 or images whether or not conversation ensues, without disclosing the
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22 identity of the person making the call or, communication, or post
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23 and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person at
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24 which the called number communication is directed;
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1 5. Knowingly permits permit any telecommunication or, other
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2 electronic communication, or online platform account under the
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3 control of the person to be used for any purpose prohibited by this
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4 section; and or
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5 6. In conspiracy or concerted action with other persons, makes
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6 make repeated or simultaneous calls or, electronic communications,
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7 or simultaneous calls or electronic communications posts on an
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8 online platform solely to harass any person at the called number(s)
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9 number or on the online platform.
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10 B. As used in this section, "telecommunication":
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11 1. "Online platform" means a website or online application that
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12 is open to the public, allows a user to create an account, and
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13 enables users to communicate with other users for the primary
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14 purpose of posting information, comments, messages, or images; and
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15 2. "Telecommunication" and "electronic communication" mean any
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16 type of telephonic, electronic, or radio communications, or
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17 transmission of signs, signals, data, writings, images and sounds,
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18 or intelligence of any nature by telephone, including cellular
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19 telephones, wire, cable, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or
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20 photo-optical system or the creation, display, management, storage,
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21 processing, transmission, or distribution of images, text, voice,
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22 video, or data by wire, cable, or wireless means, including the
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23 Internet. The term includes a:
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1 a. communication initiated by electronic mail, instant
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2 message, network call, or facsimile machine including
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3 text, sound, or images;,
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4 2. A
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5 b. communication made to a pager;, or
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7 c. communication including text, sound, or images posted
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8 to a social media or other public media source.
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9 C. Use of a telephone or other electronic communications
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10 facility under this section shall include all use made of such a
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11 facility between the points of origin and reception. Any offense
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12 under this section is a continuing offense and shall be deemed to
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13 have been committed at either the place of origin or the place of
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14 reception.
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15 D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, any
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16 1. Any person who is convicted of under the provisions of
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17 subsection A of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
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18 punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
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19 imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by
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20 both such fine and imprisonment.
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21 E. 2. Any person who is convicted of a second offense under the
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22 provisions of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a
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23 felony punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars
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1 Corrections not to exceed two (2) years, or by both such fine and
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2 imprisonment.
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3 3. Any person who is convicted of a third or subsequent offense
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4 under the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be guilty
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5 of a felony punishable by a fine not less than Five Thousand Dollars
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6 ($5,000.00) and not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
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7 ($100,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
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8 of Corrections not to exceed ten (10) years, or by both such fine
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10 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1953, is
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11 amended to read as follows:
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12 Section 1953. A. It shall be unlawful to:
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13 1. Willfully, and without authorization, gain or attempt to
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14 gain access to and damage, modify, alter, delete, destroy, copy,
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15 make use of, use malicious computer programs on, disclose or take
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16 possession of a computer, computer system, computer network, data or
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17 any other property;
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18 2. Use a computer, computer system, computer network or any
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19 other property as hereinbefore defined for the purpose of devising
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20 or executing a scheme or artifice with the intent to defraud,
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21 deceive, extort or for the purpose of controlling or obtaining
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22 money, property, data, services or other thing of value by means of
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1 3. Willfully exceed the limits of authorization and damage,
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2 modify, alter, destroy, copy, delete, disclose or take possession of
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3 a computer, computer system, computer network, data or any other
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4 property;
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5 4. Willfully and without authorization, gain or attempt to gain
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6 access to a computer, computer system, computer network, data or any
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7 other property;
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8 5. Willfully and without authorization use or cause to be used
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9 computer services;
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10 6. Willfully and without authorization disrupt or cause the
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11 disruption of computer services or deny or cause the denial of
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12 access or other computer services to an authorized user of a
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13 computer, computer system or computer network, other than an
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14 authorized entity acting for a legitimate business purpose with the
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15 effective consent of the owner;
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16 7. Willfully and without authorization provide or assist in
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17 providing a means of accessing a computer, computer system, data or
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18 computer network in violation of this section;
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19 8. Willfully use a computer, computer system, or computer
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20 network, or other electronic device or system to annoy, abuse,
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21 threaten, or harass another person;
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22 9. Willfully use a computer, computer system, or computer
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23 network, or other electronic device or system to put another person
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1 10. Willfully use a computer, computer system, computer
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2 network, or other electronic device or system to encourage another
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3 person to harm himself or herself or to commit suicide; and
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4 11. Willfully solicit another, regardless of any financial
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5 consideration or exchange of property, of any acts described in
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6 paragraphs 1 through 9 10 of this subsection.
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7 B. Any person convicted of violating paragraph 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9
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8 or 10, or 11 of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a
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9 felony punishable as provided in Section 1955 of this title.
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10 C. Any person convicted of violating paragraph 4, 5 or 8 of
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11 subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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12 D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act shall be
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13 construed to prohibit the monitoring of computer usage of, or the
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14 denial of computer or Internet access to, a child by a parent, legal
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15 guardian, legal custodian, or foster parent. As used in this
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16 subsection, "child" shall mean any person less than eighteen (18)
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18 E. Nothing in the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act shall be
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20 of which is to provide to the owner or operator of the computer,
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21 computer system or computer network an evaluation of the security of
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1 SECTION 5. REPEALER 21 O.S. 2021, Sections 817 and 818,
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3 SECTION 6. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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