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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 2100 By: Deevers
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; stating
legislative findings; stating purpose of act;
amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 589, as amended by
Section 667, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 589), which relates to false reporting;
modifying elements of misdemeanor offense; creating
felony offense; specifying punishments for certain
offenses; updating statutory language; updating
statutory reference; providing for noncodification;
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 not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
A. The Legislature finds that malicious false reporting of
crimes:
1. Endangers innocent persons by provoking unwarranted law
enforcement action;
2. Diverts limited public safety and investigative resources;
3. Undermines public trust in emergency response systems; and
4. Causes reputational, financial, and psychological harm to
persons falsely accused.
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B. The purpose of this act is to deter malicious false reports
while preserving and protecting good-faith reporting of crimes and
emergencies.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 589, as
amended by Section 667, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp.
2025, Section 589), is amended to read as follows:
Section 589. A. It shall be unlawful to willfully, knowingly
and without probable cause make a false report to any person of any
crime or circumstances indicating the possibility of crime having
been committed, including the unlawful taking of personal property,
which report causes or encourages the exercise of police action or
investigation. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of
this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety (90) days
or by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by
both such fine and imprisonment if the false report accused a person
of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of violating the provisions
of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony if the false report
accused a person of a felony. The punishments for such misdemeanor
or felony shall be the same as the provisions for the offense in the
false report.
B. It shall be unlawful to willfully, knowingly, and without
probable cause communicate false information concerning a missing
child to a law enforcement agency that causes or encourages the
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activation of an AMBER alert warning system. Any person convicted
of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
Class D3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for
in subsections B through F E of Section 20P of this title, or by a
fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both
such imprisonment and fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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