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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 782 By: Jett
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Sections 1277 and 1290.22, which relate to the
8 unlawful carry of firearms in certain places and
8 business owner's rights; modifying scope of certain
9 prohibited act; providing an exception; prohibiting
9 the carry of firearms into certain places; removing
10 construing provisions; authorizing the concealed
10 carry of handguns into certain buildings and
11 fairgrounds; authorizing event holders to allow for
11 the open carry of lawful firearms during certain
12 events; authorizing public trusts and nonprofit
12 entities to allow for the open carry of lawful
13 firearms on certain property; prohibiting the carry
13 of concealed or unconcealed firearms at certain
14 events; removing certain prohibition; updating
14 statutory language and reference; and providing an
15 effective date.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1277, is
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20 amended to read as follows:
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21 Section 1277.
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22 UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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23 A. It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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24 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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1 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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2 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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3 1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
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4 leased by a city, town, county, the state or federal governmental
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5 authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
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6 2. Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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7 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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8 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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9 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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10 Statutes;
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11 3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
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12 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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13 section;
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14 4. Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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15 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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16 5. Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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17 allowed by the property owner;
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18 6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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19 7. Any public property set aside by a county, city, town,
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20 public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state
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21 governmental authority for an event that is secured with minimum-
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22 security minimum security provisions; provided, however, the
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23 provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to and shall not
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24 specifically exclude events held on the fairgrounds and in buildings
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1 on the fairgrounds that are open to the general public during the
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2 Oklahoma State Fair or the Tulsa State Fair. For purposes of this
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3 paragraph, a minimum-security minimum security provision consists of
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4 a location that is secured utilizing the following:
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5 a. a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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6 (8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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7 is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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8 entry,
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9 b. controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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10 commissioned peace officer, and
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11 c. a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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12 travel with their property through or by the metal
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13 detector.;
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14 8. Any public building used for a public meeting conducted
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15 under the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, unless otherwise authorized by
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16 law; and
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17 9. Any public facility providing substance abuse or mental
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18 health services or any facilities providing substance abuse programs
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19 to persons who are under the direct supervision of a municipality, a
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20 county, or the state, unless otherwise authorized by law.
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21 B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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22 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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1 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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2 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
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3 state, or federal governmental authority;
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4 2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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5 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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6 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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7 3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building, or office
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8 space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
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9 the provisions of this section;
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10 4. Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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11 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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12 refuge, wildlife management area, or state or county fairgrounds;
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13 provided, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize
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14 any entry by a person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed
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15 firearm into any structure, building, office space or event which is
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16 specifically prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this
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17 section;
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18 5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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19 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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20 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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21 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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22 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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23 6. Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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24 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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1 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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2 is without minimum-security minimum security provisions, as such
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3 term is defined in paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section;
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4 provided, the carry of firearms within said the permitted event area
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5 shall be limited to concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise
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6 authorized by the holder of the event permit; and
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7 7. The fairgrounds and buildings of the fairgrounds that are
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8 open to the general public during the Oklahoma State Fair or the
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9 Tulsa State Fair; provided, the handgun is carried in a concealed
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10 manner. The event holder shall be authorized to allow for the open
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11 carry of all lawful firearms during the Oklahoma State Fair or the
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12 Tulsa State Fair.
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13 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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14 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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15 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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16 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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17 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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18 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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19 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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20 C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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21 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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22 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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23 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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24 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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1 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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2 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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3 used by a private school. Except for acts of gross negligence or
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4 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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5 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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6 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
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7 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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8 arising from the adoption of the policy. The provisions of this
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9 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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10 Workers' Compensation Act.
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11 D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
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12 a A board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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13 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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14 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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15 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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16 provided such personnel either:
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17 1. Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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18 in Section 1750.1 et seq. of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes the
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19 Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; or
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20 2. Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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21 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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22 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
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23 granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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1 E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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2 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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3 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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4 1. A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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5 176 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
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6 2. A nonprofit entity,
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7 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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8 openly carry a handgun on the property. The public trust or
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9 nonprofit entity shall be authorized to allow for the open carry of
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10 all lawful firearms on the property of the public trust or nonprofit
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12 F. Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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13 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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14 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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15 Dollars ($250.00). A person violating any other provision of
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16 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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17 property or removed from the property. If the person refuses to
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18 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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19 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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21 G. No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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22 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
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24 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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1 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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2 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
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3 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
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4 center school property, except as provided in this subsection. For
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5 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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6 construed to be college, university, or technology center school
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8 1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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9 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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10 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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11 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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12 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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13 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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14 college or university president or technology center school
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15 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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16 technology center school property;
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17 2. Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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18 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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19 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
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20 3. Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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21 college or university president or technology center school
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22 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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23 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal
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1 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
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2 or technology center school property.
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3 The college, university, or technology center school may notify
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4 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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5 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee. Upon
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6 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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7 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing. At the
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8 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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9 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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10 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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11 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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12 Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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13 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
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14 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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15 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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16 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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17 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
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18 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
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19 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
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20 3 of this subsection. Nothing contained in any provision of this
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21 subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
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22 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
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23 administrative action against any student for any violation of any
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1 H. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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3 1. Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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4 firearm in the course of employment;
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5 2. District judges, associate district judges, and special
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6 district judges, who are in possession of a valid handgun license
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7 issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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8 and whose names appear on a list maintained by the Administrative
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9 Director of the Courts, when acting in the course and scope of
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10 employment within the courthouses of this state;
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11 3. Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
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12 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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13 4. Elected officials An elected official of a county, who are
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14 is in possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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15 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, may carry a concealed
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16 handgun when acting in the performance of his or her duties within
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17 the courthouses of the county in which he or she was elected. The
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18 provisions of this paragraph shall not allow the elected county
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19 official to carry the handgun into a courtroom;
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20 5. The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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21 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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22 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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23 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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1 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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2 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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3 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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4 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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5 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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6 into a courtroom, sheriff's office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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7 other prisoner detention area; and
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8 6. The board of county commissioners of any county may
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9 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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10 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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11 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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12 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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13 surrounding the county courthouse.
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14 I. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any
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15 automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, or motorcycle,
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16 as defined in Section 1-135 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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17 equipped with a locked accessory container within or affixed to the
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18 motorcycle.
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19 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1290.22, is
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21 Section 1290.22.
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22 BUSINESS OWNER'S RIGHTS
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1 Defense Act shall be construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in
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2 any manner the existing rights of any person, property owner,
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3 tenant, employer, liquor store, place of worship, or business entity
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4 to control the possession of weapons on any property owned or
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5 controlled by the person or business entity.
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6 B. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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7 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity
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8 shall be permitted to establish any policy or rule that has the
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9 effect of prohibiting any person, except a convicted felon, from
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10 transporting and storing firearms in a locked vehicle on any
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11 property set aside for any vehicle.
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12 C. A property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store, place of
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13 worship, or business entity may prohibit any person from carrying a
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14 concealed or unconcealed firearm on the property. If the building
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15 or property is open to the public, the property owner, tenant,
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16 employer, liquor store, place of worship, or business entity shall
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17 post signs on or about the property stating such prohibition.
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18 D. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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19 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity
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22 unconcealed firearm on property within the specific exclusion
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1 title; provided that carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm may
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2 be prohibited in the following places:
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3 1. The portion of a public property structure or building
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4 during an event authorized by the city, town, county, or state or
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5 federal governmental authority owning or controlling such building
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6 or structure;
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7 2. Any public property sports field including any adjacent
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8 seating or adjacent area set aside for viewing a sporting event,
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9 where an elementary or secondary school, collegiate, or professional
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10 sporting event or, an International Olympic Committee or
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11 organization or any committee subordinate to the International
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12 Olympic Committee event, or a horse racing event is being held;
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13 3. The fairgrounds during the Oklahoma State Fair or the Tulsa
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14 State Fair; and
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15 4. 3. The portion of a public property structure or building
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16 that is leased or under contract to a business or not-for-profit
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17 entity or group for offices.
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18 E. The otherwise lawful carrying of a concealed or unconcealed
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19 firearm by a person on property that has signs prohibiting the
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20 carrying of firearms shall subject the person to being denied
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21 entrance onto the property or removed from the property. If the
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1 1. Has been informed by the property owner, business entity, or
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2 manager of the business that the person is in violation of a policy
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3 that prohibits firearms on the property; and
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4 2. Refuses to leave the property and a peace officer is
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5 summoned, the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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6 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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7 Dollars ($250.00).
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8 F. A person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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9 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity that
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10 does or does not prohibit any individual, except a convicted felon,
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11 from carrying a loaded or unloaded, concealed or unconcealed weapon
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12 on property that the person, property owner, tenant, employer,
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13 liquor store, holder of an event permit, place of worship, or
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14 business entity owns, or has legal control of, is immune from any
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15 liability arising from that decision. Except for acts of gross
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16 negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, an employer who does or
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17 does not prohibit his or her employees from carrying a concealed or
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18 unconcealed weapon is immune from any liability arising from that
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19 decision. A person, property owner, tenant, employer, liquor store,
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20 holder of an event permit, place of worship, or business entity that
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21 does not prohibit persons from carrying a concealed or unconcealed
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22 weapon pursuant to subsection D of this section shall be immune from
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23 any liability arising from the carrying of a concealed or
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1 property or in or about a business entity vehicle. The provisions
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2 of this subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the
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3 Administrative Workers' Compensation Act.
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4 G. It shall not be considered part of an employee's job
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5 description or within the employee's scope of employment if an
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6 employee is allowed to carry or discharge a weapon pursuant to this
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8 H. Nothing in subsections F and G of this section shall prevent
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9 an employer, employee, or person who has suffered loss resulting
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10 from the discharge of a weapon to seek redress or damages of the
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11 person who discharged the weapon or used the weapon outside the
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12 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
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