Oklahoma § 21-1289.7

§ 21-1289.7.

Firearms in vehicles.

FIREARMS IN VEHICLES

A. Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from

possessing or purchasing a firearm and is not carrying or

transporting a firearm in the furtherance of a crime may transport

in or on a vehicle a firearm, loaded or unloaded, at any time.

B. Any person, eighteen (18) to twenty (20) years of age, who

is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing or purchasing a

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firearm and is not carrying or transporting a firearm in the

furtherance of a crime may transport in or on a vehicle, open or

concealed, an unloaded firearm at any time.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person transporting a firearm

in or on a vehicle to fail or refuse to identify that the person is

in actual possession of a firearm when demanded by a law enforcement

officer of this state during any arrest, detainment or routine

traffic stop. Any person who violates the provisions of this

subsection may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

Added by Laws 1971, c. 159, § 7, emerg. eff. May 24, 1971. Amended

by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 190, §

1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1996; Laws 2012, c. 259, § 12, eff. Nov. 1,

2012; Laws 2019, c. 1, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 292, §

2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

§21-1289.7a. Transporting or storing firearms or ammunition Prohibition proscribed - Liability - Enforcement.

A. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business

entity shall maintain, establish, or enforce any policy or rule that

has the effect of prohibiting any person, except a convicted felon,

from transporting and storing firearms or ammunition in a locked

motor vehicle, or from transporting and storing firearms or

ammunition locked in or locked to a motor vehicle on any property

set aside for any motor vehicle.

B. No person, property owner, tenant, employer, or business

entity shall be liable in any civil action for occurrences which

result from the storing of firearms or ammunition in a locked motor

vehicle on any property set aside for any motor vehicle, unless the

person, property owner, tenant, employer, or owner of the business

entity commits a criminal act involving the use of the firearms or

ammunition. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to

claims pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act.

C. An individual may bring a civil action to enforce this

section. If a plaintiff prevails in a civil action related to the

personnel manual against a person, property owner, tenant, employer

or business for a violation of this section, the court shall award

actual damages, enjoin further violations of this section, and award

court costs and attorney fees to the prevailing plaintiff.

D. As used in this section, “motor vehicle” means any

automobile, truck, minivan, sports utility vehicle, motorcycle,

motor scooter, and any other vehicle required to be registered under

the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 39, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004. Amended by Laws

2005, c. 448, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2012, c. 259, § 13, eff.

Nov. 1, 2012.

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