Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1283
Convicted Felons and Delinquents
Effective Sep 1, 1995Laws 1959, SB 321, c. 53, § 1, emerg. eff. July 17, 1959; Amended by Laws 1961, HB 856, c. 53, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1961; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 217, c. 155, § 1; Amended by Laws 1983, SB 276, c. 160, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1983; Amended by Laws 1989, SB 14, c. 185, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 843, c. 151, § 3, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 969, c. 169, § 1; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2640, c. 290, § 53, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 3, c. 272, § 36, eff. September 1, 1995.
- A. It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any court of this state or of another state or of the United States to have in his or her possession or under his or her immediate control, or in any vehicle which the person is operating, or in which the person is riding as a passenger, or at the residence where the convicted person resides, any pistol, imitation or homemade pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or rifle, or any other dangerous or deadly firearm which could be easily concealed on the person, in personal effects or in an automobile.
- B. Any person elected or appointed as a peace officer who has previously been convicted of any felony in any court of a state or of the United States, and who has received a full and complete pardon from the proper authority and has been subsequently certified by the Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, pursuant to Section 3311 of Title 70 [70-3311] of the Oklahoma Statutes, and is actively employed as a full-time peace officer on May 8, 1989, shall be permitted to possess a weapon specified in this section for the sole purpose of performing duties of a peace officer.
- C. Any person who has previously been convicted of a nonviolent felony in any court in the State of Oklahoma, and who has received a full and complete pardon from the proper authority shall be permitted to possess a weapon specified in this section to the extent necessary for the pursuit of gunsmithing or firearm repair, provided such person has graduated from a gunsmithing school conducted by an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and who is engaged in the occupation of gunsmithing or firearm repair on September 1, 1992.
- D. In addition to the prohibitions of subsection A of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person supervised by the Department of Corrections or any division thereof to have in his or her possession or under his or her immediate control, or at his or her residence, or in any passenger vehicle which the supervised person is operating or is riding as a passenger, any pistol, shotgun or rifle, including any imitation or homemade pistol, shotgun or rifle, while such person is subject to supervision, probation, parole or inmate status.
- E. It shall be unlawful for any person previously adjudicated as a delinquent child for the commission of an offense, which would have constituted a felony offense if committed by an adult, to have in said person's possession or under the person's immediate control, or have in any vehicle which he or she is driving or in which said person is riding as a passenger, or at the person's residence, any pistol, imitation or homemade pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or rifle, or any other dangerous or deadly firearm which could be easily concealed on the person, in personal effects or in an automobile, within ten (10) years after such adjudication.
- F. Any person having been issued a concealed handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Sections 1 through 25 of this act, and who thereafter knowingly or intentionally allows a convicted felon or adjudicated delinquent to possess or have control of any pistol authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). In addition, the person shall have the handgun license revoked by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation after a hearing and determination that the person has violated the provisions of this section.
- G. Any convicted or adjudicated person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable as provided in Section 1284 [21-1284] of this title.
- H. For purposes of this section, "sawed-off shotgun or rifle" shall mean any shotgun or rifle which has been shortened to any length.
Laws 1959, SB 321, c. 53, § 1, emerg. eff. July 17, 1959; Amended by Laws 1961, HB 856, c. 53, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1961; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 217, c. 155, § 1; Amended by Laws 1983, SB 276, c. 160, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1983; Amended by Laws 1989, SB 14, c. 185, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1989; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 843, c. 151, § 3, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 969, c. 169, § 1; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2640, c. 290, § 53, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 3, c. 272, § 36, eff. September 1, 1995.