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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1289.27: Prohibiting firearm inquiry by employer

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 21

PROHIBITING FIREARM INQUIRY BY EMPLOYER

A. It shall be unlawful for any private employer doing business

in this state to ask any applicant for employment information about

whether the applicant owns or possesses a firearm. Any private

employer who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not

more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

B. All public employers and public officials within this state

shall be prohibited from asking any applicant for employment

information about whether the applicant owns or possesses a firearm.

Any public employer or public official who violates the provisions

of this subsection shall be deemed to be acting outside the scope of

their employment and shall be barred from seeking statutory immunity

from any exemption or provision of The Governmental Tort Claims Act.

C. As used in this section:

1. “Private employer” means any individual, partnership, firm,

association, corporation or nonprofit organization that employs or

offers to employ one or more persons in this state;

2. “Public employer” means the State of Oklahoma or any

political subdivision thereof, including any department, agency,

board, commission, institution, authority, public trust,

municipality, county, district or instrumentalities thereof; and

3. “Public official” means any elected or appointed official in

the executive, legislative or judicial branch of a political

subdivision of the state.

Collected 2026-09-14T18:32:36Z. Source file · JSON

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