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OK SB1079
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Oklahoma law to remove the option for property owners, employers, and businesses to prohibit non-felons from carrying weapons on their property, leaving only the prohibition option in place
- Property owners, employers, places of worship, and businesses cannot establish policies prohibiting non-felons from transporting and storing firearms in locked vehicles on parking areas
- Property owners may still prohibit concealed or unconcealed firearms on their property if they post signs stating the prohibition on public-facing buildings or property
- Licensed handgun carriers who carry on posted property face civil consequences (denial of entrance or removal) rather than criminal charges, with a maximum citation of $250 if they refuse to leave
- Establishes a rebuttable presumption that private employers have not included carrying and discharging weapons as part of an employee's job duties; effective date November 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Firearms; modifying conditions regarding business owner rights. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Public Safety
2/2/2016
Committee Referrals
Public Safety2/2/2016
Full Bill Text
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