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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 1820 By: Jett
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to duels; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
Section 662, as amended by Section 193, Chapter 486,
O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 662), which
relates to penalties for dueling; modifying elements
of certain offense; defining term; establishing
guidelines for consent as an affirmative defense to
assaultive conduct; providing exceptions; providing
for codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 662, as
amended by Section 193, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 662), is amended to read as follows:
Section 662. Any person guilty of fighting any duel with a
deadly weapon, although no death or wound ensues, shall be guilty of
a Class C1 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for
in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this title.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 663 of Title 21, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, “serious bodily injury” means any
harm that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death,
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serious permanent disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of
the function of any bodily member or organ, or prolonged impairment
of the function of any bodily member or organ.
B. The victim’s effective consent or the actor’s reasonable
belief that the victim consented to the actor’s conduct is an
affirmative defense to prosecution under Sections 644 and 647 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes if:
1. The conduct did not threaten or inflict serious bodily
injury; and
2. The victim knew the conduct was a risk of:
a. his or her occupation,
b. recognized medical treatment, or
c. a scientific experiment conducted by recognized
methods.
C. The defense to prosecution provided by subsection B of this
section shall not be available to a defendant who commits an offense
described by subsection B of this section as a condition of the
defendant’s or the victim’s initiation or continued membership in a
criminal street gang, as defined in subsection F of Section 856 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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