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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
HOUSE BILL 4355 By: Moore
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to 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 34-110 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 degrees (85°) 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 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 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
60-2-15625 JL 12/15/25