Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1903
Seizure of Transit Vehicle - Assault or Battery - Use of Dangerous Weapon - Concealed Weapon - Discharging Firearm
Effective Jan 1, 2026Laws 1980, HB 1064, c. 244, § 3, eff. October 1, 1980; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 425 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 310, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2017, SB 397, c. 314, § 2, eff. November 1, 2017 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, SB 562, c. 405, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 2025 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 62, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
Multiple Amendments Enacted in the 2025 Legislative Session
- A. No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or violence, seize or exercise control of any rolling stock transit vehicle. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
- B. No person shall intimidate, threaten, assault, or batter any driver, attendant, guard, or passenger of any rolling stock transit vehicle or cause disruption to the provided service or cause harm to any person. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10) years, by a fine not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
- C. Any person violating subsection A or B of this section using a dangerous or deadly weapon shall be guilty of a felony, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than twenty (20) years, by a fine not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm into or within any rolling stock transit vehicle, terminal, or other transportation facility, unless such action is determined to have been in defensive force resulting from reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another. Such person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Version 2 (Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 62, eff. January 1, 2026)
- A. No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or violence, seize or exercise control of any bus. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
- B. In addition, no person shall intimidate, threaten, assault or batter any driver, attendant, guard or passenger of any bus with intent to violate subsection A of this section. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
- C. In addition, any person violating subsection A or B of this section using a dangerous or deadly weapon shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
- D. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm into or within any bus, terminal or other transportation facility, unless such action is determined to have been in defensive force resulting from reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another. Such person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
Version 1 (Amended by Laws 2025, SB 562, c. 405, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 2025)
Laws 1980, HB 1064, c. 244, § 3, eff. October 1, 1980; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 425 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 310, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2017, SB 397, c. 314, § 2, eff. November 1, 2017 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, SB 562, c. 405, § 2, emerg. eff. May 27, 2025 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 62, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).