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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 558 By: Deevers
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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 allowable carry;
8 removing requirement for certain written consent;
9 allowing certain concealed carry; prohibiting certain
9 denial; allowing certain prohibition; defining term;
10 providing for certain immunity; providing construing
10 provisions; allowing certain redress; prohibiting
11 certain responsibility for loss or damage of firearms
11 or accessories; updating statutory reference;
12 updating statutory language; and providing an
12 effective date.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
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17 amended to read as follows:
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18 Section 1277.
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19 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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20 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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21 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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22 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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23 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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1 1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
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2 leased by a city, town, county, state or federal governmental
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3 authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
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4 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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5 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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6 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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7 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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8 Statutes;
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9 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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10 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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11 section;
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12 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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13 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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14 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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15 allowed by the property owner;
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16 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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17 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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18 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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19 authority for an event that is secured with minimum-security minimum
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20 security provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum-
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21 security minimum security provision consists of a location that is
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22 secured utilizing the following:
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23 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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24 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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1 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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2 entry,
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3 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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4 commissioned peace officer, and
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5 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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6 travel with their property through or by the metal
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7 detector.
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8 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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9 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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10 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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11 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
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12 state, or federal governmental authority;
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13 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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14 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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15 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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16 3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building, or office
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17 space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
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18 the provisions of this section;
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19 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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20 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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21 refuge, wildlife management area, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
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22 in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
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23 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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1 structure, building, office space or event which is specifically
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2 prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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3 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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4 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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5 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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6 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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7 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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8 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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9 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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10 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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11 is without minimum-security minimum security provisions, as such
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12 term is defined in paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section;
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13 provided, the carry of firearms within said the permitted event area
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14 shall be limited to concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise
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15 authorized by the holder of the event permit.
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16 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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17 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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18 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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19 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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20 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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21 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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22 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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23 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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24 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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1 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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2 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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3 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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4 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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5 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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6 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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7 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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8 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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9 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
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10 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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11 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
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12 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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13 Workers' Compensation Act.
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14 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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15 a A board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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16 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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17 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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18 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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19 provided such personnel either:
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20 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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21 in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes the
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22 Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; or
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23 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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24 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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1 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
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2 granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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3 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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4 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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5 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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6 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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7 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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8 2. A nonprofit entity,
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9 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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10 openly carry a handgun on the property.
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11 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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12 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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13 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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14 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
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15 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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16 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
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17 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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18 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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19 Dollars ($250.00).
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20 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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21 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
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22 is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
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23 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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24 loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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1 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or
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2 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university or technology
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3 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
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4 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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5 construed to be college, university or technology center school
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6 property:
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7 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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8 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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9 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are
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10 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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11 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles are not removed
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12 from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the college or
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13 university president or technology center school administrator while
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14 the vehicle is on any college, university or technology center
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15 school property;
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16 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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17 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains or metal knuckles by
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18 college, university or technology center school policy; and
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19 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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20 college or university president or technology center school
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21 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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22 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal
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23 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university
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24 or technology center school property.
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1 The college, university or technology center school may notify
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2 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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3 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
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4 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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5 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
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6 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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7 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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8 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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9 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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10 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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11 construed to authorize or allow any college, university or
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12 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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13 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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14 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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15 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain or metal knuckles from
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16 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain
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17 or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of
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18 this subsection.
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19 1. Any person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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20 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall be
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21 authorized to carry a concealed handgun into or upon any public
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22 college, university, or technology center school building or
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23 property in which or on which the person is authorized to be. Under
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24 no circumstances shall consent to carry a concealed handgun by a
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1 person with a valid handgun license on any public college,
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2 university, or technology center school property or building be
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3 denied by the public college, university, or technology center
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4 school administrator unless evidence is shown that the licensee has
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5 previously been involved in a violent incident or an act that showed
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6 deliberate or reckless disregard for the health or safety of the
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7 faculty, staff, students, or any other person.
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8 2. The public college, university, or technology center school
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9 shall be authorized to prohibit any person who is or is not in
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10 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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11 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act from carrying a
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12 concealed handgun or any other firearm into any event venue where a
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13 ticket of monetary value is required for entry on the property or in
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14 the venue of the public college, university, or technology center
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15 school during the event.
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16 3. For purposes of this subsection, "event venue" means the
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17 venue of any athletic, theatrical, musical, or similar event in
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18 which a ticket of monetary value is required for entry.
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19 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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20 construed to limit the authority of any college, university, or
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21 technology center school in this state from taking administrative
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22 action against any student for any violation of any provision of
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23 this subsection.
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1 H. Except for gross negligence or acts of willful or wanton
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2 misconduct, any public or private college, university, or technology
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3 center school shall be immune from any liability arising from any
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4 accidental or self-defense act involving a firearm. The provisions
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5 of this subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the
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6 Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
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7 I. Nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self-
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8 Defense Act shall be construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in
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9 any manner the existing rights of a private college, university, or
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10 technology center school to control the possession of weapons on any
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11 property owned or controlled by the private college, university, or
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12 technology center school. Nothing contained in any provision of
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13 this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any
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14 private college, university, or technology center school in this
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15 state from taking administrative action against any person for any
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16 violation of any provision of this subsection.
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17 J. It shall not be considered part of an employee's job
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18 description or within the employee's scope of employment when an
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19 employee carries or discharges a firearm pursuant to this section.
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20 K. Nothing in this section shall prevent a public or private
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21 college, university, technology center school, employee, or person
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22 who has suffered loss resulting from the discharge of a firearm to
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23 seek redress or damages from the person who discharged or used the
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24 firearm outside the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
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1 L. No public or private college, university, or technology
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2 center school is responsible for any loss or damage of any firearm
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3 or accessories at any time.
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4 M. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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5 following:
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6 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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7 firearm in the course of employment;
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8 2. District judges, associate district judges, and special
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9 district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
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10 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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11 and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
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12 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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13 employment within the courthouses of this state;
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14 3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
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15 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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16 4. Elected officials An elected official of a county, who are
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17 is in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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18 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed
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19 handgun when acting in the performance of his or her duties within
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20 the courthouses of the county in which he or she was elected. The
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21 provisions of this paragraph shall not allow the elected county
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22 official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
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23 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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24 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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1 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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2 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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3 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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4 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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5 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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6 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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7 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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8 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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9 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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10 other prisoner detention area; and
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11 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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12 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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13 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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14 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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15 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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16 surrounding the county courthouse.
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17 I. N. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means
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18 any automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or
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19 motorcycle, as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
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20 Statutes, equipped with a locked accessory container within or
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21 affixed to the motorcycle.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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