Oklahoma § 21-1289.26
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1289.26, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-1289.26.
Use of body armor.
USE OF BODY ARMOR
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Any person who commits or attempts to commit a felony while
wearing body armor as defined in Section 1289.19 of this title, in
addition to the penalty provided by statute for the felony committed
or attempted, upon conviction shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony
offense for wearing such body armor, which shall be a separate
offense from the felony committed or attempted, and shall be
punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period of
not more than ten (10) years for the first offense, and shall be
guilty of a Class B3 felony offense punishable by imprisonment for a
period of not more than twenty (20) years for any second or
subsequent offense.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 216, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. Amended by
Laws 1997, c. 133, § 334, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st
Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 228, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 84,
eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 334 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
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