OK SB1009

Amends Oklahoma's "stand your ground" law (21 O.S. 2011, Section 1289.25) to require a person to be unable to safely retreat before using deadly force in public places where they have a right to be

Removes the existing provision that a person "has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground" when attacked without provocation outside their home or business

Eliminates the justification for using deadly force to prevent the commission of a forcible felony in public settings, limiting deadly force to situations involving imminent death or great bodily harm

Maintains existing castle doctrine protections allowing use of deadly force against intruders in dwellings, residences, occupied vehicles, and places of business without a duty to retreat

Effective date: November 1, 2016