Oklahoma HB 1550: Firearms; modifying certain definition; effective date.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 56th Legislature (2017)

HOUSE BILL 1550 By: Faught

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2011,
Section 1277, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter
210, O.S.L. 2016 (21 O.S. Supp. 2016, Section 1277),
which relates to the carrying of firearms in certain
places; updating language; modifying certain
definition; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 1277, as
last amended by Section 3, Chapter 210, O.S.L. 2016 (21 O.S. Supp.
2016, Section 1277), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1277.
UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES
A. It shall be unlawful for any person in possession of a valid
handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Self-Defense Act to carry any concealed or unconcealed handgun into
any of the following places:

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1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or
leased by a city, town, county, state or federal governmental
authority for the purpose of conducting business with the public;
2. Any prison, jail, detention facility or any facility used to
process, hold or house arrested persons, prisoners or persons
alleged delinquent or adjudicated delinquent, except as provided in
Section 21 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Any public or private elementary or public or private
secondary school, except as provided in subsections C and D of this
section;
4. Any sports arena during a professional sporting event;
5. Any place where pari-mutuel wagering is authorized by law;
and
6. Any other place specifically prohibited by law.
B. For purposes of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subsection A
of this section, the prohibited place does not include and
specifically excludes the following property:
1. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by a city, town, county,
state or federal governmental authority;
2. Any property set aside for the use or parking of any motor
vehicle, whether attended or unattended, by any entity offering any
professional sporting event which is open to the public for

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admission, or by any entity engaged in pari-mutuel wagering
authorized by law;
3. Any property adjacent to a structure, building or office
space in which concealed or unconcealed weapons are prohibited by
the provisions of this section;
4. Any property designated by a city, town, county or state
governmental authority as a park, recreational area, or fairgrounds;
provided, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize
any entry by a person in possession of a concealed or unconcealed
handgun into any structure, building or office space which is
specifically prohibited by the provisions of subsection A of this
section; and
5. Any property set aside by a public or private elementary or
secondary school for the use or parking of any motor vehicle,
whether attended or unattended; provided, however, said handgun
shall be stored and hidden from view in a locked motor vehicle when
the motor vehicle is left unattended on school property.
Nothing contained in any provision of this subsection or
subsection C of this section shall be construed to authorize or
allow any person in control of any place described in paragraph 1,
2, 3, 4 or 5 of subsection A of this section to establish any policy
or rule that has the effect of prohibiting any person in lawful
possession of a handgun license from possession of a handgun

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allowable under such license in places described in paragraph 1, 2,
3, 4 or 5 of this subsection.
C. A concealed or unconcealed weapon may be carried onto
private school property or in any school bus or motor vehicle used
by any private school for transportation of students or teachers by
a person who is licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
provided a policy has been adopted by the governing entity of the
private school that authorizes the carrying and possession of a
weapon on private school property or in any school bus or motor
vehicle used by a private school. Except for acts of gross
negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, a governing entity of a
private school that adopts a policy which authorizes the possession
of a weapon on private school property, a school bus or motor
vehicle used by the private school shall be immune from liability
for any injuries arising from the adoption of the policy. The
provisions of this subsection shall not apply to claims pursuant to
the Workers' Compensation Code.
D. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section,
a board of education of a school district may a