SB 1680

1STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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22nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1680  By: Jett
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6AS INTRODUCED
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7An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7Section 1277, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 70,
8O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1277), which
8relates to unlawful carry in certain places;
9modifying scope of unlawful carry at certain place;
9requiring certain storage and signage; and providing
10an 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 1277, as
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15 amended by Section 1, Chapter 70, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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16 Section 1277), is amended to read as follows:
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17     Section 1277.
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18UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
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19     A.   It shall be unlawful for any person, including a person in
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20 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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21 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry any concealed
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22 or unconcealed firearm into any of the following places:
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23     1.   Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
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24 leased by a city, town, county, state, or federal governmental
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1 authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public.
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2 However, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a
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3 structure, building, or office space which is owned or leased by a
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4 city, town, county, state, or federal governmental authority for the
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5 purpose of conducting business with the public where there is a
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6 peace officer certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education
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7 and Training and a metal detector present at a security checkpoint.
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8 Handgun storage shall be provided outside of such buildings and
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9 signage must be posted prohibiting the carry of firearms in such
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10 buildings;
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11     2.   Any courthouse, courtroom, prison, jail, detention facility,
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12 or any facility used to process, hold, or house arrested persons,
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13 prisoners, or persons alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent,
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14 except as provided in Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
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15 Statutes;
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16     3.   Any public or private elementary or public or private
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17 secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
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18 section;
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19     4.   Any publicly owned or operated sports arena or venue during
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20 a professional sporting event, unless allowed by the event holder;
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21     5.   Any place where gambling is authorized by law, unless
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22 allowed by the property owner;
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23     6.   Any other place specifically prohibited by law; and
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1     7.   Any property set aside by a county, city, town, public trust
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2 with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or state governmental
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3 authority for an event that is secured with minimum security
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4 provisions.     For purposes of this paragraph, a minimum security
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5 provision consists of a location that is secured utilizing the
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7a.     a metallic-style security fence that is at least eight
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8(8) feet in height that encompasses the property and
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9is secured in such a way as to deter unauthorized
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10entry,
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11b.     controlled access points staffed by a uniformed,
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12commissioned peace officer, and
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13c.     a metal detector whereby persons walk or otherwise
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14travel with their property through or by the metal
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15detector.
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16     B.   It shall be lawful for a person to carry a concealed or
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17 unconcealed firearm on the following properties:
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18     1.   Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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19 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
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20 state, or federal governmental authority;
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21     2.   Any property set aside for the use or parking of any
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22 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, which is open to the
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23 public, or by any entity engaged in gambling authorized by law;
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1    3.   Any property adjacent to a structure, building, or office
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2 space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
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3 the provisions of this section;
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4    4.   Any property designated by a city, town, county, or state
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5 governmental authority as a park, recreational area, wildlife
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6 refuge, wildlife management area, or fairgrounds; provided, nothing
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7 in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any entry by a
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8 person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm into any
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9 structure, building, office space or event which is specifically
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10 prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this section;
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11    5.   Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
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12 secondary school for the use or parking of any vehicle, whether
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13 attended or unattended; provided, however, the firearm shall be
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14 stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when the motor
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15 vehicle is left unattended on school property; and
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16    6.   Any public property set aside temporarily by a county, city,
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17 town, public trust with a county, city, or town as a beneficiary, or
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18 state governmental authority for the holder of an event permit that
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19 is without minimum security provisions, as such term is defined in
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20 paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section; provided, the carry of
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21 firearms within the permitted event area shall be limited to
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22 concealed carry of a handgun unless otherwise authorized by the
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23 holder of the event permit.
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1     Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
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2 subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
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3 allow any person in control of any place described in subsection A
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4 of this section to establish any policy or rule that has the effect
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5 of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a handgun license
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6 or otherwise in lawful possession of a firearm from carrying or
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7 possessing the firearm on the property described in this subsection.
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8     C.   A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
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9 private school property or in any school bus or vehicle used by any
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10 private school for transportation of students or teachers by a
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11 person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
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12 provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
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13 private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
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14 weapon on private school property or in any school bus or vehicle
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15 used by a private school.    Except for acts of gross negligence or
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16 willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a private school
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17 that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession of a weapon on
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18 private school property, a school bus, or a vehicle used by the
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19 private school shall not be subject to liability for any injuries
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20 arising from the adoption of the policy.    The provisions of this
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21 subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to the Administrative
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22 Workers’ Compensation Act.
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23     D.   A board of education of a school district may adopt a policy
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24 pursuant to Section 5-149.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes to
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1 authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school
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2 personnel specifically designated by the board of education,
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3 provided such personnel either:
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4     1.   Possess a valid armed security guard license as provided for
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5 in the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act; or
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6     2.   Hold a valid reserve peace officer certification as provided
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7 for in Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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8 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict authority
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9 granted elsewhere in law to carry firearms.
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10     E.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
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11 section, on any property designated as a municipal zoo or park of
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12 any size that is owned, leased, operated, or managed by:
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13     1.   A public trust created pursuant to the provisions of Section
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15     2.   A nonprofit entity,
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16 an individual shall be allowed to carry a concealed handgun but not
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17 openly carry a handgun on the property.
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18     F.   Any person violating the provisions of paragraph 2 or 3 of
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19 subsection A of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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20 misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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21 Dollars ($250.00).   A person violating any other provision of
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22 subsection A of this section may be denied entrance onto the
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23 property or removed from the property.    If the person refuses to
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24 leave the property and a peace officer is summoned, the person may
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1 be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty
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2 Dollars ($250.00).
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3     G.   No person in possession of a valid handgun license issued
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4 pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or who
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5 is carrying or in possession of a firearm as otherwise permitted by
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6 law or who is carrying or in possession of a machete, blackjack,
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7 loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles shall be authorized to
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8 carry the firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or
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9 metal knuckles into or upon any college, university, or technology
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10 center school property, except as provided in this subsection.     For
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11 purposes of this subsection, the following property shall not be
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12 construed to be college, university, or technology center school
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14     1.   Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
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15 vehicle, whether attended or unattended, provided the firearm,
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16 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are
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17 carried or stored as required by law and the firearm, machete,
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18 blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles are not
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19 removed from the motor vehicle without the prior consent of the
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20 college or university president or technology center school
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21 administrator while the vehicle is on any college, university, or
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22 technology center school property;
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1     2.   Any property authorized for possession or use of firearms,
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2 machetes, blackjacks, loaded canes, hand chains, or metal knuckles
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3 by college, university, or technology center school policy; and
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4     3.   Any property authorized by the written consent of the
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5 college or university president or technology center school
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6 administrator, provided the written consent is carried with the
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7 firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal
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8 knuckles and the valid handgun license while on college, university,
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9 or technology center school property.
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10     The college, university, or technology center school may notify
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11 the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within ten (10) days of a
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12 violation of any provision of this subsection by a licensee.     Upon
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13 receipt of a written notification of violation, the Bureau shall
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14 give a reasonable notice to the licensee and hold a hearing.     At the
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15 hearing, upon a determination that the licensee has violated any
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16 provision of this subsection, the licensee may be subject to an
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17 administrative fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and may
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18 have the handgun license suspended for three (3) months.
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19     Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection shall be
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20 construed to authorize or allow any college, university, or
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21 technology center school to establish any policy or rule that has
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22 the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful possession of a
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23 handgun license or any person in lawful possession of a firearm,
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24 machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand chain, or metal knuckles from
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1 possession of a firearm, machete, blackjack, loaded cane, hand
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2 chain, or metal knuckles in places described in paragraphs 1, 2, and
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3 3 of this subsection.   Nothing contained in any provision of this
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4 subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any college,
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5 university, or technology center school in this state from taking
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6 administrative action against any student for any violation of any
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7 provision of this subsection.
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8     H.   The provisions of this section shall not apply to the
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10     1.   Any peace officer or any person authorized by law to carry a
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11 firearm in the course of employment;
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12     2.   District judges, associate district judges, special district
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13 judges, Judges of the Court of Civil Appeals, Judges of the Court of
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14 Criminal Appeals, or Justices of the Supreme Court who are in
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15 possession of a valid handgun license issued pursuant to the
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16 provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and whose names appear
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17 on a list maintained by the Administrative Director of the Courts,
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18 when acting in the course and scope of employment within the
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19 courthouses of this state;
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20     3.   Private investigators with a firearms authorization when
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21 acting in the course and scope of employment;
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22     4.   An elected official of a county, who is in possession of a
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23 valid handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
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1 in the performance of his or her duties within the courthouses of
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2 the county in which he or she was elected.   The provisions of this
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3 paragraph shall not allow the elected county official to carry the
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4 handgun into a courtroom;
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5     5.   The sheriff of any county may authorize certain employees of
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6 the county, who possess a valid handgun license issued pursuant to
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7 the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, to carry a
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8 concealed handgun when acting in the course and scope of employment
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9 within the courthouse in the county in which the person is employed.
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10 Nothing in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall prohibit the sheriff
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11 from requiring additional instruction or training before granting
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12 authorization to carry a concealed handgun within the courthouse.
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13 The provisions of this paragraph and of paragraph 6 of this
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14 subsection shall not allow the county employee to carry the handgun
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15 into a courtroom, sheriff’s office, adult or juvenile jail, or any
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16 other prisoner detention area; and
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17     6.   The board of county commissioners of any county may
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18 authorize certain employees of the county, who possess a valid
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19 handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
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20 Self-Defense Act, to carry a concealed handgun when acting in the
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21 course and scope of employment on county annex facilities or grounds
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22 surrounding the county courthouse.
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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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4    SECTION 2.   This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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