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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1749 By: Moore
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to canine police dogs; requiring
certain law enforcement agencies to equip vehicles
used in canine law enforcement programs with a heat
alarm system that activates under certain
circumstances; providing what the system must do when
activated; 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 34-109 of Title 11, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" shall mean
the police department of any municipality.
B. 1. A law enforcement agency shall equip each vehicle used
in a canine law enforcement program with a heat alarm system that is
activated when the vehicle stops running or the temperature in the
vehicle's interior exceeds eighty-five (85) degrees Fahrenheit.
2. The system, when activated, must:
a. activate an audible alarm;
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b. automatically lower the vehicle's rear windows; and
c. notify the canine law enforcement officer of the
dangerous situation.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 566 of Title 19, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" shall mean
the police department of any county sheriff's department.
B. 1. A law enforcement agency shall equip each vehicle used
in a canine law enforcement program with a heat alarm system that is
activated when the vehicle stops running or the temperature in the
vehicle's interior exceeds eighty-five degrees (85) Fahrenheit.
2. The system, when activated, must:
a. activate an audible alarm;
b. automatically lower the vehicle's rear windows; and
c. notify the canine law enforcement officer of the
dangerous situation.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 9301 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" shall mean
any police department with statewide jurisdiction as well as any
university or college campus police.
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B. 1. A law enforcement agency shall equip each vehicle used
in a canine law enforcement program with a heat alarm system that is
activated when the vehicle stops running or the temperature in the
vehicle's interior exceeds eighty-five (85) degrees Fahrenheit.
2. The system, when activated, must:
a. activate an audible alarm;
b. automatically lower the vehicle's rear windows; and
c. notify the canine law enforcement officer of the
dangerous situation.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-10392 JL 01/08/25