Oklahoma § 21-1290.21

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§ 21-1290.21.

Replacement license.

REPLACEMENT LICENSE

A. In the event a handgun license becomes missing, lost, stolen

or destroyed, the license shall be invalid, and the person to whom

the license was issued shall notify the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation within thirty (30) days of the discovery of the fact

that the license is not in the possession of the licensee. The

person may obtain a substitute license upon furnishing a notarized

statement to the Bureau that the license is missing, lost, stolen or

destroyed and paying a fifteen-dollar replacement fee. During any

period when a license is missing, lost, stolen or destroyed, the

person shall have no authority to carry a concealed or unconcealed

handgun pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.

The Bureau shall, upon receipt of the notarized statement and fee

from the licensee, issue a substitute license with the same

expiration date within ten (10) days of the receipt of the notarized

statement and fee.

B. Any person who knowingly or intentionally carries a

concealed or unconcealed handgun pursuant to a handgun license

authorized and issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma

Self-Defense Act which is stolen shall, upon conviction, be guilty

of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by a fine of Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00).

C. Any person having a valid handgun license pursuant to the

Oklahoma Self-Defense Act may carry any make or model of an

authorized pistol listed on the license, provided the type of pistol

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shall not be other than the type or types listed on the license. A

person may complete additional firearms training for an additional

type of pistol during any license period and upon successful

completion of the training may request the additional type of pistol

be included on the license. The person shall submit to the Bureau a

fifteen-dollar replacement fee, the original certificate of training

and qualification for the additional type of firearm, and a

statement requesting the license be updated to include the

additional type of pistol. The Bureau shall issue an updated

license with the same expiration date within ten (10) days of the

receipt of the request. The person shall have no authority to carry

any additional type of pistol pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Self-Defense Act until the updated license has been

received by the licensee. The original license shall be destroyed

upon receipt of an updated handgun license.

D. A person may request during any license period an update for

a change of address or change of name by submitting to the Bureau a

fifteen-dollar replacement fee, and a notarized statement that the

address or name of the licensee has changed. The Bureau shall issue

an updated license with the same expiration date within ten (10)

days of receipt of the request. The original license shall be

destroyed upon the receipt of the updated handgun license.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by

Laws 1997, c. 133, § 335, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 229, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 259, § 40,

eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 366, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws

2025, c. 486, § 135, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 335 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

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