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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1903v2: Seizure of bus - Assault or battery - Dangerous or

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deadly weapons - Discharge of a firearm.

A. No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or

violence, seize or exercise control of any bus. Any person

violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony

offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in

the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than

twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand

Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. In addition, no person shall intimidate, threaten, assault

or batter any driver, attendant, guard or passenger of any bus with

intent to violate subsection A of this section. Any person

violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony

offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in

the custody of the Department for not more than ten (10) years, or

by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

C. In addition, any person violating subsection A or B of this

section using a dangerous or deadly weapon shall be guilty of a

Class B1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than

twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand

Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm

into or within any bus, terminal or other transportation facility,

unless such action is determined to have been in defensive force

resulting from reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great

bodily harm to himself or herself or another. Such person shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable

by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by

imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.

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