OK HB2511

Creates the "Criminal Intent Protection Act" to establish default mens rea (criminal intent) requirements for Oklahoma criminal offenses where the statute does not explicitly specify intent requirements

Requires prosecutors to prove the defendant acted with conscious objective to engage in the prohibited conduct, cause the prohibited result, and had awareness of attendant circumstances when a criminal statute is silent on intent

Mandates that defendants must have either specific intent to violate the law or knowledge that their conduct is unlawful to be convicted under statutes lacking explicit intent language

Applies the specified intent requirement to all elements of an offense, including jurisdictional elements, when a statute mentions intent but does not specify which elements it covers

Effective date of November 1, 2016