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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 768 By: Bullard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Sections 1272 and 1277, which relate to unlawful
8 carry of firearms; authorizing licensed first
8 responders to carry while performing official duties;
9 authorizing certain agreements; defining term;
9 excluding voluntary first responders; updating
10 statutory language and references; and providing an
10 effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1272, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 1272.
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17 UNLAWFUL CARRY
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18 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be
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19 unlawful for any person to carry upon or about his or her person, or
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20 in a purse or other container belonging to the person, any pistol,
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21 revolver, shotgun, or rifle, whether loaded or unloaded, or any
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22 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, metal knuckles, or any other
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23 offensive weapon, whether such weapon be concealed or unconcealed,
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24 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, or 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, possession, and use of a handgun by a first
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10 responder who possesses a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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11 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who is acting in
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12 the course and scope of employment and in compliance with the rules
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13 of the employing agency on any public or private property in this
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14 state. For a first responder to carry, possess, or use a handgun on
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15 trust land of a federally recognized Indian tribe, a political
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16 subdivision may enter into intergovernmental cooperative agreements
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17 with a federally recognized Indian tribe as authorized by Section
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18 1221 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any intergovernmental
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19 cooperative agreement entered into between a political subdivision
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20 and a federally recognized Indian tribe related to first responder
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21 services shall be agreed upon before a first responder carries,
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22 possesses, or uses a handgun on such trust land. As provided in
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23 this paragraph, "first responder" means a firefighter or licensed
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24 emergency medical personnel as defined in Section 1-2503 of Title 63
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1 of the Oklahoma Statutes but shall not include a voluntary first
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2 responder;
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3 5. The carrying or use of weapons in a courthouse by a district
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4 judge, associate district judge, or special district judge within
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5 this state, who is in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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6 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and
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7 whose name appears on a list maintained by the Administrative
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8 Director of the Courts;
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9 5. 6. The carrying and use of firearms and other weapons
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10 provided in this subsection when used for the purpose of living
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11 history reenactment. For purposes of this paragraph, "living
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12 history reenactment" means depiction of historical characters,
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13 scenes, historical life, or events for entertainment, education, or
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14 historical documentation through the wearing or use of period,
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15 historical, antique, or vintage clothing, accessories, firearms,
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16 weapons, and other implements of the historical period; or
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17 6. 7. The transporting by vehicle on a public roadway or the
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18 carrying of a firearm, concealed or unconcealed, loaded or unloaded,
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19 by a person who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older or by a
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20 person who is eighteen (18) years of age but not yet twenty-one (21)
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21 years of age and the person is a member or veteran of the United
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22 States Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard or was discharged
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23 under honorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces,
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24 Reserves, or National Guard, and the person is otherwise not
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1 disqualified from the possession or purchase of a firearm under
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2 state or federal law and is not carrying the firearm in furtherance
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3 of a crime.
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4 Except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this
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5 title, a person who has been convicted of any one of the following
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6 offenses in this state or a violation of the equivalent law of
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7 another state:
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8 a. assault and battery pursuant to the provisions of
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9 Section 644 of this title which caused serious
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10 physical injury to the victim,
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11 b. aggravated assault and battery pursuant to the
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12 provisions of Section 646 of this title,
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13 c. assault and battery that qualifies as domestic abuse
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14 as defined in Section 644 of this title,
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15 d. stalking pursuant to the provisions of Section 1173 of
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16 this title,
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17 e. a violation of an order issued under the Protection
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18 from Domestic Abuse Act or a domestic abuse protection
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19 order issued by another state, or
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20 f. a violation relating to illegal drug use or possession
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21 under the provisions of the Uniform Controlled
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22 Dangerous Substances Act,
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23 shall be prohibited from carrying a firearm under the provisions of
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24 this paragraph subsection. Any person who carries a firearm in the
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1 manner provided for in this paragraph subsection shall be prohibited
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2 from carrying the firearm into any of the places prohibited in
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3 subsection A of Section 1277 of this title or any other place
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4 currently prohibited by law. Nothing in this section shall modify
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5 or otherwise change where a person may legally carry a firearm.
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6 B. Any person convicted of violating the foregoing provision
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7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section
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8 1276 of this title.
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9 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
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10 amended to read as follows:
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11 Section 1277.
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12 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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13 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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14 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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15 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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16 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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17 1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
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18 leased by a city, town, county, state, or federal governmental
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19 authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
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20 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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21 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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22 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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23 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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24 Statutes;
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1 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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2 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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3 section;
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4 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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5 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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6 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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7 allowed by the property owner;
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8 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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9 7. Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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10 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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11 authority for an event that is secured with minimum-security
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12 provisions. For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum-security
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13 provision consists of a location that is secured utilizing the
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14 following:
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15 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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16 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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17 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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18 entry,
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19 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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20 commissioned peace officer, and
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21 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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22 travel with their property through or by the metal
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23 detector.
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1 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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2 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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3 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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4 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
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5 state, or federal governmental authority;
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6 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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7 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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8 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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9 3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building, or office
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10 space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
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11 the provisions of this section;
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12 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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13 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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14 refuge, wildlife management area, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
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15 in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
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16 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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17 structure, building, office space, or event which is specifically
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18 prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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19 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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20 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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21 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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22 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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23 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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1 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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2 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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3 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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4 is without minimum-security provisions, as such term is defined in
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5 paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry of
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6 firearms within said such permitted event area shall be limited to
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7 concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
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8 holder of the event permit.
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9 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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10 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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11 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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12 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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13 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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14 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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15 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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16 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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17 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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18 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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19 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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20 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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21 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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22 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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23 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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24 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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1 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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2 private school property, a school bus or vehicle used by the private
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3 school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries arising
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4 from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this subsection
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5 shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative Workers'
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6 Compensation Act.
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7 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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8 a 1. A board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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9 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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10 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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11 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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12 provided such personnel either:
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13 1. Possess
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14 a. possesses a valid armed security guard license as
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15 provided for in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of
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16 the Oklahoma Statutes;, or
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17 2. Hold
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18 b. holds a valid reserve peace officer certification as
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19 provided for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the
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20 Oklahoma Statutes.
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21 2. A first responder, as defined in subparagraph 4 of
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22 subsection A of Section 1272 of this title, acting in the course and
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23 scope of employment who possesses a valid handgun license issued
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1 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act may
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2 openly carry a handgun onto school property.
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3 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
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4 granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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5 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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6 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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7 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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8 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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9 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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10 2. A nonprofit entity,
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11 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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12 openly carry a handgun on the property. A first responder acting in
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13 the course and scope of employment who possesses a valid handgun
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14 license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
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15 Defense Act may openly carry a handgun onto such 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 Except for a first responder acting in the course and
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2 scope of employment, no person in possession of a valid handgun
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3 license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
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4 Defense Act or who is carrying or in possession of a firearm as
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5 otherwise permitted by law or who is carrying or in possession of a
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6 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall
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7 be authorized to carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane,
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8 hand chain, or metal knuckles into or upon any college, university,
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9 or technology center school property, except as provided in this
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10 subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the following property
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11 shall not be construed to be college, university, or technology
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12 center school property:
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13 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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14 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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15 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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16 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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17 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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18 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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19 college or university president or technology center school
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20 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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21 technology center school property;
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22 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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23 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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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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6 following:
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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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23 official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
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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; and
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19 7. A first responder who possesses a valid handgun license
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20 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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21 who carries a handgun when acting in the course and scope of
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22 employment.
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23 I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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1 as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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