Oklahoma § 21-1272.1

§ 21-1272.1.

Carrying firearms where liquor is consumed.

CARRYING FIREARMS WHERE LIQUOR IS CONSUMED

A. It shall be unlawful for a person to carry or possess any

weapon designated in Section 1272 of this title in any establishment

where the sale of alcoholic beverages, as defined by Section 1-103

of Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes, constitutes the primary

purpose of the business. This provision shall not apply to:

1. A peace officer, as defined in Section 99 of this title, or

private investigator or armed security guard with a firearms

authorization when acting in the scope and course of employment;

2. An owner or proprietor of the establishment; or

3. An employee of the establishment who has permission from the

owner or proprietor of the establishment to carry or possess a

weapon while in the scope and course of employment.

B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry or possess any

weapon designated in Section 1272 of this title into any restaurant

or other establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages

where the sale of alcoholic beverages does not constitute the

primary purpose of the business.

C. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize

any peace officer in actual physical possession of a weapon to

consume alcoholic beverages, except in the authorized line of duty

as an undercover officer.

D. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize

any person, employee, private investigator or armed security guard

with or without a firearms authorization in actual physical

possession of a weapon to consume alcoholic beverages in any

establishment where alcoholic beverages are consumed.

E. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall

upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not

to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).

F. Any person who intentionally or knowingly carries or

possesses any weapon in violation of the provisions of this section

and refuses to leave the establishment or the property of the

establishment shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars

($250.00).

G. As used in this section, "consume" means the act of drinking

or ingesting alcoholic beverages or eating a product containing

alcohol.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Added by Laws 1975, c. 248, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1975. Amended

by Laws 1976, c. 179, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1976; Laws 1986, c.

240, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1995, c. 272, § 27, eff. Sept. 1,

1995; Laws 1996, c. 191, § 3, emerg. eff. May 16, 1996; Laws 2001,

c. 396, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 259, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

2012; Laws 2021, c. 291, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.