Oklahoma § 21-1290.15

§ 21-1290.15.

Persons exempt from training course.

PERSONS EXEMPT FROM TRAINING COURSE

A. The following individuals may be exempt from all or part of

the required training and qualification course established pursuant

to the provisions of Section 1290.14 of this title:

1. A firearms instructor registered with the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Oklahoma Self-Defense

Act;

2. An active duty or reserve duty law enforcement officer of

this state or any of its political subdivisions or of the federal

government;

3. A retired law enforcement officer authorized by this state

pursuant to Section 1289.8 of this title to carry a firearm;

4. A Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET)

certified armed security officer, armed guard, correctional officer,

or any other person having a CLEET certification to carry a firearm

in the course of their employment;

5. A person on active military duty, National Guard duty or

regular military reserve duty who is a legal resident of this state

and who is trained and qualified in the use of handguns;

6. A person honorably discharged from active military duty,

National Guard duty or military reserves who is a legal resident of

this state;

7. A person retired as a peace officer in good standing from a

law enforcement agency located in another state, who is a legal

resident of this state, and who has received training equivalent to

the training required for CLEET certification in this state; and

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8. Any person who is otherwise deemed qualified for a training

exemption by CLEET.

B. Nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma SelfDefense Act shall be construed to alter, amend, or modify the

authority of any active duty law enforcement officer, or any person

certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training

to carry a pistol during the course of their employment, to carry

any pistol in any manner authorized by law or authorized by the

employing agency.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by

Laws 1996, c. 191, § 17, emerg. eff. May 16, 1996; Laws 1999, c.

415, § 4, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 259, § 35, eff. Nov. 1,

2012; Laws 2013, c. 86, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2017, c. 298, §

3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2024, c. 156, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.