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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1702 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to firearms; creating the Firearm
Preservation Act; providing short title; defining
terms; prohibiting law enforcement from taking
certain action; requiring auction of certain
firearms; requiring certain criminal history record
check; stating authorized use for certain proceeds;
requiring certain compliance; prohibiting certain
liability; requiring maintenance of certain records;
providing penalties; directing deposit of certain
fine into General Revenue Fund; 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 1289.24f of Title 21, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Firearm
Preservation Act”.
B. As used in this section:
1. “Federal firearms license” means a license issued by the
United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
that authorizes an individual or entity to engage in certain
activities related to firearms;
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2. “Firearm” means any weapon that will or is designed to expel
a projectile by the action of an explosive; and
3. “Law enforcement agency” means any state, county, municipal,
or other law enforcement entity in this state.
C. 1. A firearm obtained through a court-ordered turnover,
estate settlement due to death, forfeiture, or any other method of
acquisition by this state or any political subdivision thereof shall
not be destroyed or rendered permanently inoperable.
2. Any such firearm obtained by this state or any political
subdivision thereof shall be retained by the acquiring entity until
the firearm is lawfully disposed of pursuant to the provisions of
this section.
D. 1. A law enforcement agency shall auction firearms obtained
pursuant to the provisions of this section exclusively to
individuals who are lawfully eligible to purchase such firearms
under state and federal law.
2. An individual who purchases a handgun shall be subject to,
and pass, any required criminal history record check required by
state and federal law.
3. Any proceeds from an auction of firearms shall be allocated
to the law enforcement agency that conducted the auction for
operational expenses, training, or other purposes consistent with
state law.
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4. A firearm shall be transferred in compliance with any
applicable state and federal regulations.
E. No law enforcement agency nor personnel thereof shall be
held liable in a civil or criminal proceeding for any harm, injury,
or death caused by the subsequent use of a firearm that was
auctioned to an eligible buyer pursuant to the provisions of this
section.
F. 1. Any law enforcement agency that conducts an auction
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall maintain records of
all auctioned firearms, including the firearm purchaser’s federal
firearms license number and a record of payment.
2. Such records shall be retained for a period no less than
five (5) years and shall be subject to inspection by the Attorney
General.
G. 1. Any law enforcement agency in violation of the
provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first offense and a fine of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each subsequent offense.
2. Any fine collected pursuant to the provisions of this
section shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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