{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1290.8","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1290.8","heading":"Possession of license required - Notification to police","body":"of gun.\n\nPOSSESSION OF LICENSE REQUIRED\n\nNOTIFICATION TO POLICE OF GUN\n\nA. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, an eligible person\n\nshall have authority to carry a concealed or unconcealed firearm in\n\nthis state when:\n\n1. The person is in compliance with the provisions of the\n\nOklahoma Self-Defense Act; or\n\n2. The person is authorized pursuant to the provisions of\n\nSection 1272 of this title.\n\nB. A person in possession of a valid state photo identification\n\ncard, driver license, or valid handgun license or who presents a\n\nvalid military identification card and is in compliance with the\n\nprovisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall be authorized to\n\ncarry such concealed or unconcealed firearm while scouting as it\n\nrelates to hunting or fishing or while hunting or fishing.\n\nC. The person shall be required to have possession of his or\n\nher valid handgun license, valid military identification card, valid\n\ndriver license, or state photo identification card at all times when\n\nin possession of a firearm. The person shall display either a valid\n\nhandgun license, valid military identification card, valid driver\n\nlicense, or valid state photo identification card as provided for\n\nqualified persons in this section on demand of a law enforcement\n\nofficer; provided, however, that in the absence of reasonable and\n\narticulable suspicion of other criminal activity, an individual\n\ncarrying an unconcealed or concealed firearm shall not be disarmed\n\nor physically restrained unless the individual fails to display one\n\nof the following:\n\n1. A valid handgun license;\n\n2. A valid military identification card;\n\n3. A valid driver license; or\n\n4. A valid state photo identification card,\n\nas provided for qualified persons in this section in response to\n\nthat demand. Any violation of the provisions of this subsection may\n\nbe punishable as a criminal offense as authorized by Section 1272 of\n\nthis title or pursuant to any other applicable provision of law.\n\nUpon the arrest of any person for a violation of the provisions\n\nof this subsection, the person may show proof to the court that a\n\nvalid handgun license, a valid military identification card, a valid\n\ndriver license, or a valid state photo identification card has been\n\nissued to such person and the person may state any reason why the\n\nvalid handgun license, valid military identification card, valid\n\ndriver license, or valid state photo identification card as provided\n\nfor qualified persons in this section was not carried by the person\n\nas required by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The court shall\n\ndismiss an alleged violation of Section 1272 of this title upon\n\npayment of court costs, if proof of a valid handgun license, a valid\n\nmilitary identification card, a valid driver license, or valid state\n\nphoto identification card is shown to the court within ten (10) days\n\nof the arrest of the person.\n\nD. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to\n\nidentify the fact that the person is in actual possession of a\n\nconcealed or unconcealed firearm pursuant to the authority of the\n\nOklahoma Self-Defense Act during the course of any arrest,\n\ndetainment, or routine traffic stop. Said identification shall be\n\nrequired upon demand by the law enforcement officer. No person\n\nshall be required to identify himself or herself as lawfully in\n\npossession of any other firearm if the law enforcement officer does\n\nnot demand the information. No person shall be required to identify\n\nhimself or herself as being in possession of a firearm when no\n\nfirearm is in the possession of the person or in any vehicle in\n\nwhich the person is driving or is a passenger. Any violator of the\n\nprovisions of this subsection may be issued a citation for an amount\n\nnot exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).\n\nE. Any law enforcement officer coming in contact with a person\n\nwhose handgun license is suspended or revoked, or who is in\nssion of a firearm when no\n\nfirearm is in the possession of the person or in any vehicle in\n\nwhich the person is driving or is a passenger. Any violator of the\n\nprovisions of this subsection may be issued a citation for an amount\n\nnot exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).\n\nE. Any law enforcement officer coming in contact with a person\n\nwhose handgun license is suspended or revoked, or who is in\n\npossession of a handgun license which has not been lawfully issued\n\nto that person, shall confiscate the license and return it to the\n\nOklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for appropriate\n\nadministrative proceedings against the licensee when the license is\n\nno longer needed as evidence in any criminal proceeding.\n\nF. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a\n\nlaw enforcement officer to inspect any weapon properly concealed or\n\nunconcealed without probable cause that a crime has been committed.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"26c9b2ce4da36fd380197f0a4050106e5baab8cb1744321bf2696e749d5f246e","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1290.7","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1290.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}