Oklahoma § 74-150.23 - Sidearms and badges – Custody and possession upon

§ 74-150.23. Sidearms and badges – Custody and possession upon

retirement or death – Purchase of rifles and shotguns.

A. An officer, investigator, or agent of the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and

Dangerous Drugs Control, the Department of Wildlife Conservation,

the Law Enforcement Division of the Oklahoma Horse Racing

Commission, the State Fire Marshal's Office, the Oklahoma Tourism

and Recreation Department, the Office of Inspector General and the

Oklahoma Child Support Services divisions of the Department of Human

Services, a Probation and Parole officer or Internal Affairs agent

of the Department of Corrections, law enforcement officers employed

by the Grand River Dam Authority, a campus police officer, as

defined in Section 360.16 of this title, or the office of a district

attorney shall be entitled to receive, upon retirement by reason of

length of service, the continued custody and possession of the

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sidearm and badge carried by such officer, investigator or agent

immediately prior to retirement.

B. An officer, investigator or agent specified in subsection A

of this section may be entitled to receive, upon retirement by

reason of disability, the continued custody and possession of the

sidearm and badge carried by such officer or agent immediately prior

to retirement upon written approval of the applicable Director of

the appropriate Bureau, Department, Commission or district attorney.

C. Custody and possession of the sidearm and badge of an

officer, investigator or agent who dies while employed by any

Bureau, Department, Commission or office specified in subsection A

of this section may be awarded by the applicable Director of the

appropriate Bureau, Department, Commission or office to the spouse

or next of kin of the deceased officer, investigator or agent.

D. A correctional officer or a peace officer of the Department

of Corrections shall be entitled to receive, upon retirement by

reason of length of service, the continued custody and possession of

the firearm and badge carried by such officer immediately prior to

retirement.

E. In addition to the firearm carried by a correctional officer

or a peace officer of the Department of Corrections, the retired

correctional officer or peace officer may purchase the rifle or

shotgun, or both, issued to the correctional officer or peace

officer immediately prior to retirement. The cost to the retired

officer of purchasing the rifle or shotgun, or both, shall be the

price the Department of Corrections paid at the time of purchase,

and upon payment of that price, the retired correctional officer or

peace officer shall be entitled to ownership of the rifle or

shotgun, or both.

F. In addition to the sidearm carried by a retired agent of the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the retired agent may

purchase the rifle or shotgun, or both, issued to the retired agent

immediately prior to retirement. The cost to the retired agent of

purchasing the rifle or shotgun, or both, shall be the price the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation paid at the time of purchase,

and upon payment of that price, the retired agent shall be entitled

to ownership of the rifle or shotgun, or both.

Added by Laws 1987, c. 103, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 1987. Amended

by Laws 1997, c. 134, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 230, §

1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 275, § 15, eff. July 1,

2004; Laws 2005, c. 169, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2010, c. 259,

§ 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2014, c. 319, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014;

Laws 2015, c. 292, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 210, § 45,

emerg. eff. April 26, 2016; Laws 2018, c. 86, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2018; Laws 2019, c. 15, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 438, §

1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

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NOTE: Laws 2015, c. 138, § 1 repealed by Laws 2016, c. 210, § 46,

emerg. eff. April 26, 2016.