Firearms; defining term; effective date.

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

HOUSE BILL 1624 By: George

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to firearms; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
Section 1283, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 299,
O.S.L. 2022 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 1283), which
relates to carrying firearms by convicted felons and
delinquents; defining term; and providing an
effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1283, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 299, O.S.L. 2022 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 1283), is amended to read as follows:
Section 1283.
CONVICTED FELONS AND DELINQUENTS
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it shall
be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any court of
this state or of another state or of the United States to have in
his or her possession or under his or her immediate control, or in
any vehicle which the person is operating, or at the residence where
the convicted person resides, any pistol, imitation or homemade

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pistol, altered air or toy pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or
sawed-off rifle, or any other firearm.
B. Any person who has previously been convicted of a nonviolent
felony in any court of this state or of another state or of the
United States, and who has received a full and complete pardon from
the proper authority and has not been convicted of any other felony
offense which has not been pardoned, shall have restored the right
to possess any firearm or other weapon prohibited by subsection A of
this section, the right to apply for and carry a handgun, concealed
or unconcealed, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act or as otherwise permitted by law, and have the right to
perform the duties of a peace officer, gunsmith, and for firearms
repair.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person serving a term of
probation for any felony in any court of this state or of another
state or of the United States or under the jurisdiction of any
alternative court program to have in his or her possession or under
his or her immediate control, or at his or her residence, or in any
passenger vehicle which the person is operating, any pistol, shotgun
or rifle including any imitation or homemade pistol, altered air or
toy pistol, toy shotgun or toy rifle, while such person is subject
to supervision, probation, parole or inmate status.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person previously adjudicated
as a delinquent child or a youthful offender for the commission of

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an offense, which would have constituted a felony offense if
committed by an adult, to have in the possession of the person or
under the immediate control of the person, or have in any vehicle
which he or she is driving, or at the residence of the person, any
pistol, imitation or homemade pistol, altered air or toy pistol,
machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or sawed-off rifle, or any other
dangerous or deadly firearm within ten (10) years after such
adjudication; provided, that nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to prohibit the placement of the person in a home with a
full-time duly appointed peace officer who is certified by the
Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) pursuant
to the provisions of Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
Statutes.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person who is an alien
illegally or unlawfully in the United States to have in the
possession of the person or under the immediate control of the
person, or in any vehicle the person is operating, or at the
residence where the person resides, any pistol, imitation or
homemade pistol, altered air or toy pistol, shotgun, rifle or any
other dangerous or deadly firearm; provided, that nothing in this
subsection applies to prohibit the transport or detention of the
person by law enforcement officers or federal immigration
authorities. Any person who violates the provisions of this

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subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
F. Any person having been issued a handgun license pursuant to
the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who knowingly or
intentionally allows a convicted felon or adjudicated delinquent or
a youthful offender as prohibited by the provisions of subsection A,
C, or D of this section to possess or have control of any firearm
authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). In addition, the person shall have
the handgun license revoked by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation after a hearing and determination that the person has
violated the provisions of this section.
G. Any convicted or adjudicated person violating the provisions
of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony
punishable as provided in Section 1284 of this title.
H. For purposes of this section, "sawed-off shotgun":
1. "Sawed-off shotgun" or "sawed-off rifle" shall mean any
shotgun or rifle which the barrel or barrels have been illegally
shortened in length.
I. For purposes of this section, "altered toy pistol";
2. "Altered toy pistol" shall mean any toy weapon which has
been altered from its original manufactured state to resemble a real
weapon.

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J. For purposes of this section, "altered air pistol";
3. "Altered air pistol" shall mean any air pistol manufactured
to propel projectiles by air pressure which has been altered from
its original manufactured state.
K. For purposes of this section, "alternative court program";
4. "Alternative court program" shall mean any drug court, Anna
McBride or mental health court, DUI court or veterans court; and
5. "Imitation pistol" shall mean any pistol capable of raising
in the mind of the one threatened with such device a fear that it is
a real pistol.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

60-1-10265 GRS 01/02/25