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§21-1283v1.
§21-1283v1.
CONVICTED FELONS AND DELINQUENTS
A. It shall be unlawful for any person convicted of any felony in any
court of this state or of another state or of the United States to
have in his or her possession or under his or her immediate control,
or in any vehicle which the person is operating, or in which the
person is riding as a passenger, or at the residence where the
convicted person resides, any pistol, imitation or homemade pistol,
machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or rifle, or any other dangerous or
deadly firearm which could be easily concealed on the person, in
personal effects or in an automobile.
B. Any person elected or appointed as a peace officer who has
previously been convicted of any felony in any court of a state or of
the United States, and who has received a full and complete pardon
from the proper authority and has been subsequently certified by the
Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, pursuant
to Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and is actively
employed as a full-time peace officer on May 8, 1989, shall be
permitted to possess a weapon specified in this section for the sole
purpose of performing duties of a peace officer.
C. Any person who has previously been convicted of a nonviolent felony
in any court in the State of Oklahoma, and who has received a full and
complete pardon from the proper authority shall be permitted to
possess a weapon specified in this section to the extent necessary for
the pursuit of gunsmithing or firearm repair, provided such person has
graduated from a gunsmithing school conducted by an institution whose
accreditation is recognized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education and who is engaged in the occupation of gunsmithing or
firearm repair on September 1, 1992.
D. In addition to the prohibitions of subsection A of this section, it
shall be unlawful for any person supervised by the Department of
Corrections or any division thereof to have in his or her possession
or under his or her immediate control, or at his or her residence, or
in any passenger vehicle which the supervised person is operating or
is riding as a passenger, any pistol, shotgun or rifle, including any
imitation or homemade pistol, shotgun or rifle, while such person is
subject to supervision, probation, parole or inmate status.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person previously adjudicated as a
delinquent child for the commission of an offense, which would have
constituted a felony offense if committed by an adult, to have in said
person's possession or under the person's immediate control, or have
in any vehicle which he or she is driving or in which said person is
riding as a passenger, or at the person's residence, any pistol,
imitation or homemade pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or rifle,
or any other dangerous or deadly firearm which could be easily
concealed on the person, in personal effects or in an automobile,
within ten (10) years after such adjudication.
F. Any person having been issued a concealed handgun license pursuant
to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who thereafter
knowingly or intentionally allows a convicted felon or adjudicated
delinquent to possess or have control of any pistol authorized by the
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
felony. The fine for a violation of this subsection shall not exceed
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). In addition, the person shall have
the handgun license revoked by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation after a hearing and determination that the person has
violated the provisions of this section.
G. Any convicted or adjudicated person violating the provisions of
this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable
as provided in Section 1284 of this title.
H. For purposes of this section, "sawed-off shotgun or rifle" shall
mean any shotgun or rifle which has been shortened to any length.
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