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§21-1290.8.


§21-1290.8.
   
                       POSSESSION OF LICENSE REQUIRED
                                      
                       NOTIFICATION TO POLICE OF GUN
                                      
   A. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, an eligible person shall
   have authority to carry a concealed handgun in this state when the
   person has been issued a handgun license from the Oklahoma State
   Bureau of Investigation pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
   Self-Defense Act, Section 1290.1 et seq. of this title, provided the
   person is in compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma
   Self-Defense Act, and the license has not expired or been subsequently
   suspended or revoked. A person in possession of a valid handgun
   license and in compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma
   Self-Defense Act shall be authorized to carry such concealed handgun
   while bow hunting or fishing.
   
   B. The person shall be required to have possession of his or her valid
   handgun license and a valid Oklahoma driver license or an Oklahoma
   State photo identification at all times when in possession of an
   authorized pistol. Any violation of the provisions of this subsection
   may be punishable as a criminal offense as authorized by Section 1272
   of this title or pursuant to any other applicable provision of law. In
   addition to any criminal prosecution which may result from not
   carrying the handgun license and the required identification with the
   authorized pistol as required by the provisions of this subsection,
   the person may be subject to an administrative fine for violation of
   the provisions of this subsection. The administrative fine shall be
   Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and shall be assessed by the Oklahoma State
   Bureau of Investigation after a hearing and determination that the
   licensee is in violation of the provisions of this subsection. Any
   second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this subsection
   shall be grounds for the Bureau to suspend the handgun license for a
   period of six (6) months, in addition to any other penalty imposed.
   
   Upon the arrest of any person for a violation of the provisions of
   this subsection, the person may show proof to the court that a valid
   handgun license and the other required identification has been issued
   to such person and the person may state any reason why the handgun
   license or the other required identification was not carried by the
   person as required by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The court shall
   dismiss an alleged violation of Section 1272 of this title upon
   payment of court costs, if proof of a valid handgun license and other
   required identification is shown to the court within ten (10) days of
   the arrest of the person. The court shall report a dismissal of a
   charge to the Bureau for consideration of administrative proceedings
   against the licensee.
   
   C. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to identify
   the fact that the person is in actual possession of a concealed
   handgun pursuant to the authority of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
   when the person first comes into contact with any law enforcement
   officer of this state or its political subdivisions or a federal law
   enforcement officer during the course of any arrest, detainment, or
   routine traffic stop. Any violation of the provisions of this
   subsection shall, upon conviction, be a misdemeanor punishable by a
   fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), by imprisonment in
   the county jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by
   both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to any criminal
   prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this subsection, the
   licensee shall be subject to an administrative fine of Fifty Dollars
   ($50.00), upon a hearing and determination by the Bureau that the
   person is in violation of the provisions of this subsection.
   
   D. Any law enforcement officer coming in contact with a person whose
   handgun license is suspended, revoked, or expired, or who is in
   possession of a handgun license which has not been lawfully issued to
   that person, shall confiscate the license and return it to the
   Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for appropriate administrative
   proceedings against the licensee when the license is no longer needed
   as evidence in any criminal proceeding.
   

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