1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1854 By: Weaver
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the use of public lands; defining
7 term; prohibiting certain use of public lands;
8 designating certain action as a misdemeanor; allowing
8 for certain process for first violations; providing
9 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1096 of Title 64, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. As used in this section, “unauthorized camp” means any tent,
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17 shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for the purpose of or in
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18 such a way to permit overnight use on a property not designated as a
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19 campsite.
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20 B. Persons may not use public rights-of-way or state-owned
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21 lands for the purposes of establishing an unauthorized camp.
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22 C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
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23 commits a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 10 of Title
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24 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. However, a person who commits a first
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 1 violation of this section shall be issued a warning, and a citation
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2 may not be issued unless the person refuses any assistance offered
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3 to them by the arresting officer. Such assistance may include, but
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4 is not limited to, transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or
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5 other place where resources are made available to assist the
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6 indigent and homeless.
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7 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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