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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 692 By: Hamilton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to weapons; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Sections 1272, 1277, and 1287, which relate to
8 firearms; removing references to metal knuckles;
8 updating statutory language and references; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1272, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 1272.
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16 UNLAWFUL CARRY
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17 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be
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18 unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or
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19 in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol,
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20 revolver, shotgun, or rifle, whether loaded or unloaded, or any
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21 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other
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22 offensive weapon, whether such weapon be concealed or unconcealed,
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23 except this section shall not prohibit:
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1 1. The proper use of guns and knives for self-defense, hunting,
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2 fishing, educational, or recreational purposes;
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3 2. The carrying or use of weapons in a manner otherwise
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4 permitted by statute or authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
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5 3. The carrying, possession, and use of any weapon by a peace
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6 officer or other person authorized by law to carry a weapon in the
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7 performance of official duties and in compliance with the rules of
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8 the employing agency;
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9 4. The carrying or use of weapons in a courthouse by a district
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10 judge, associate district judge, or special district judge within
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11 this state, who is in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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12 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and
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13 whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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14 Director of the Courts;
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15 5. The carrying and use of firearms and other weapons provided
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16 in this subsection when used for the purpose of living history
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17 reenactment. For purposes of this paragraph, "living history
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18 reenactment" means depiction of historical characters, scenes,
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19 historical life, or events for entertainment, education, or
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20 historical documentation through the wearing or use of period,
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21 historical, antique, or vintage clothing, accessories, firearms,
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22 weapons, and other implements of the historical period; or
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23 6. The transporting by vehicle on a public roadway or the
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24 carrying of a firearm, concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded,
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1 by a person who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older or by a
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2 person who is eighteen (18) years of age but not yet twenty-one (21)
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3 years of age and the person is a member or veteran of the United
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4 States Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard or was discharged
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5 under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces,
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6 Reserves, or National Guard, and the person is otherwise not
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7 disqualified from the possession or purchase of a firearm under
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8 state or federal law and is not carrying the firearm in furtherance
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9 of a crime.
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10 Except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this
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11 title, a person who has been convicted of any one of the following
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12 offenses in this state or a violation of the equivalent law of
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13 another state:
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14 a. assault and battery pursuant to the provisions of
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15 Section 644 of this title which caused serious
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16 physical injury to the victim,
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17 b. aggravated assault and battery pursuant to the
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18 provisions of Section 646 of this title,
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19 c. assault and battery that qualifies as domestic abuse
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20 as defined in Section 644 of this title,
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21 d. stalking pursuant to the provisions of Section 1173 of
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22 this title,
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1 e. a violation of an order issued under the Protection
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2 from Domestic Abuse Act or a domestic abuse protection
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3 order issued by another state, or
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4 f. a violation relating to illegal drug use or possession
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5 under the provisions of the Uniform Controlled
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6 Dangerous Substances Act,
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7 shall be prohibited from carrying a firearm under the provisions of
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8 this paragraph. Any person who carries a firearm in the manner
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9 provided for in this paragraph shall be prohibited from carrying the
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10 firearm into any of the places prohibited in subsection A of Section
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11 1277 of this title or any other place currently prohibited by law.
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12 Nothing in this section shall modify or otherwise change where a
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13 person may legally carry a firearm.
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14 B. Any person convicted of violating the foregoing provision
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15 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section
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16 1276 of this title.
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17 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
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18 amended to read as follows:
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19 Section 1277.
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20 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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21 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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22 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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23 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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24 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, or hand chain or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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1 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, or 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, or 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, or hand chain or metal knuckles are not
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12 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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13 college or university president or technology center school
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14 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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15 technology center 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, or hand chains or metal knuckles
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18 by 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, or 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, or hand chain or metal knuckles
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16 from possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, or
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17 hand chain or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2,
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18 and 3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of
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19 this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any
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20 college, university, or technology center school in this state from
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21 taking administrative action against any student for any violation
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22 of any provision of this subsection.
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23 H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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1 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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2 firearm in the course of employment;
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3 2. District judges, associate district judges, and special
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4 district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
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5 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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6 and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
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7 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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8 employment within the courthouses of this state;
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9 3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
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10 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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11 4. Elected officials An elected official of a county, who are
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12 is in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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13 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed
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14 handgun when acting in the performance of his or her duties within
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15 the courthouses of the county in which he or she was elected. The
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16 provisions of this paragraph shall not allow the elected county
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17 official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
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18 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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19 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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20 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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21 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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22 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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23 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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1 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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2 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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3 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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4 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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5 other prisoner detention area; and
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6 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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7 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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8 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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9 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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10 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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11 surrounding the county courthouse.
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12 I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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13 automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
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14 as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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15 equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
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16 motorcycle.
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17 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1287, is
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19 Section 1287.
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20 USE OF FIREARM WHILE COMMITTING A FELONY
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21 A. Any person who, while committing or attempting to commit a
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22 felony, possesses a pistol, shotgun, or rifle or any other offensive
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23 weapon in such commission or attempt, whether the pistol, shotgun,
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24 or rifle is loaded or not, or who possesses a blank or imitation
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1 pistol, altered air or toy pistol, shotgun, or rifle capable of
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2 raising in the mind of one threatened with such device a fear that
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3 it is a real pistol, shotgun, or rifle, or who possesses an air gun
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4 or carbon dioxide or other gas-filled weapon, electronic dart gun,
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5 conductive energy weapon, knife, dagger, dirk, switchblade knife,
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6 blackjack, ax, loaded cane, billy, or hand chain or metal knuckles,
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7 in addition to the penalty provided by statute for the felony
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8 committed or attempted shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony
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9 for possessing such weapon or device, which shall be a separate
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10 offense from the felony committed or attempted and shall be
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11 punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
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12 Corrections for a period of not less than two (2) years nor for more
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13 than ten (10) years for the first offense, and for a period of not
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14 less than ten (10) years nor more than thirty (30) years for any
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15 second or subsequent offense.
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16 B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
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17 section after having been issued a handgun license pursuant to the
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18 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall have the license
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19 revoked and shall be liable for an administrative fine of One
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20 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) upon a hearing and determination by the
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21 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that the person is in
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22 violation of the provisions of this section.
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1 1. "Altered toy pistol" shall mean any toy weapon which has
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2 been altered from its original manufactured state to resemble a real
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4 2. "Altered air pistol" shall mean any air pistol manufactured
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5 to propel projectiles by air pressure which has been altered from
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7 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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