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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1061 By: Luttrell
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; making
certain acts unlawful; providing penalties; defining
term; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 650.12 of Title 21, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and
with intent to do bodily harm, commits any assault upon the person
of a municipal, county, or state official who is in the lawful
performance of his or her duties of employment, upon conviction, is
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not
to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
B. Every person who, without justifiable or excusable cause and
with intent to do bodily harm, commits any battery or assault and
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battery upon the person of a municipal, county, or state official
who is in the lawful performance of his or her duties of employment,
upon conviction, is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
term not to exceed five (5) years, or by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. As used in this section, "official" means any code
enforcement official, zoning official, fire official, police
official, health official, safety official, building official, or
deputies thereof, or any other person designated by county
legislation, municipal ordinance, or state statutes to lawfully
investigate, enforce, or perform duties set within such legislation,
ordinance, or statutes, as adopted by the governing body thereof.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-10229 GRS 01/01/25