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