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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1283: Convicted felons and delinquents

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CONVICTED FELONS AND DELINQUENTS

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, 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 at the residence where

the convicted person resides, any pistol, imitation or homemade

pistol, altered air or toy pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or

sawed-off rifle, or any other firearm. Any person who violates the

provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

Class B4 felony offense.

B. Any person who has previously been convicted of a nonviolent

felony in any court of this state or of another state or of the

United States, and who has received a full and complete pardon from

the proper authority and has not been convicted of any other felony

offense which has not been pardoned, shall have restored the right

to possess any firearm or other weapon prohibited by subsection A of

this section, the right to apply for and carry a handgun, concealed

or unconcealed, pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-

Defense Act or as otherwise permitted by law, and have the right to

perform the duties of a peace officer, gunsmith, and for firearms

repair.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person serving a term of

probation for any felony in any court of this state or of another

state or of the United States or under the jurisdiction of any

alternative court program 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 person is operating, any pistol, shotgun

or rifle including any imitation or homemade pistol, altered air or

toy pistol, toy shotgun or toy rifle, while such person is subject

to supervision, probation, parole or inmate status. Any person who

violates the provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction,

be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person previously adjudicated

as a delinquent child or a youthful offender for the commission of

an offense, which would have constituted a felony offense if

committed by an adult, to have in the possession of the person or

under the immediate control of the person, or have in any vehicle

which he or she is driving, or at the residence of the person, any

pistol, imitation or homemade pistol, altered air or toy pistol,

machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or sawed-off rifle, or any other

dangerous or deadly firearm within ten (10) years after such

adjudication; provided, that nothing in this subsection shall be

construed to prohibit the placement of the person in a home with a

full-time duly appointed peace officer who is certified by the

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) pursuant

to the provisions of Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense.

E. It shall be unlawful for any person who is an alien

illegally or unlawfully in the United States to have in the

possession of the person or under the immediate control of the

person, or in any vehicle the person is operating, or at the

residence where the person resides, any pistol, imitation or

homemade pistol, altered air or toy pistol, shotgun, rifle or any

other dangerous or deadly firearm; provided, that nothing in this

subsection applies to prohibit the transport or detention of the

person by law enforcement officers or federal immigration

authorities. Any person who violates the provisions of this

subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony

imitation or

homemade pistol, altered air or toy pistol, shotgun, rifle or any

other dangerous or deadly firearm; provided, that nothing in this

subsection applies to prohibit the transport or detention of the

person by law enforcement officers or federal immigration

authorities. Any person who violates the provisions of this

subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony

offense punishable by a fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).

F. Any person having been issued a handgun license pursuant to

the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and who knowingly or

intentionally allows a convicted felon or adjudicated delinquent or

a youthful offender as prohibited by the provisions of subsection A,

C, or D of this section to possess or have control of any firearm

authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall, upon conviction,

be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by a fine not to

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 "sawed-

off rifle" shall mean any shotgun or rifle which the barrel or

barrels have been illegally shortened in length.

I. For purposes of this section, "altered toy pistol" shall

mean any toy weapon which has been altered from its original

manufactured state to resemble a real weapon.

J. For purposes of this section, "altered air pistol" shall

mean any air pistol manufactured to propel projectiles by air

pressure which has been altered from its original manufactured

state.

K. For purposes of this section, "alternative court program"

shall mean any drug court, Anna McBride or mental health court, DUI

court or veterans court.

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