UNAUTHORIZED CAMPS ON STATE-OWNED LANDS
OKLAHOMA 2024 SESSION LAW SERVICE Fifty-Ninth Legislature, 2024 Second Regular Session
2024 Okla. Sess. Law Serv. Ch. 175 (S.B. 1854) (WEST)
OKLAHOMA 2024 SESSION LAW SERVICE
Fifty-Ninth Legislature, 2024 Second Regular Session
CHAPTER 175
S.B. No. 1854
UNAUTHORIZED CAMPS ON STATE-OWNED LANDS
An Act relating to the use of public lands; defining term; prohibiting certain use of public lands; designating certain action as a misdemeanor; allowing for certain process for first violations; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Unauthorized camps on state-owned lands
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1096 of Title 64, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
<< OK ST T. 64 § 1096 >>
A. As used in this section, “unauthorized camp” means any tent, shelter, or bedding constructed or arranged for the purpose of or in such a way to permit overnight use on a property not designated as a campsite.
B. Persons may not use state-owned lands for the purposes of establishing an unauthorized camp.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. However, a person who commits a first violation of this section shall be issued a warning, and a citation may not be issued unless the person refuses any assistance offered to them by the arresting officer. Such assistance may include, but is not limited to, transportation to a shelter, food pantry, or other place where resources are made available to assist the indigent and homeless.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
Approved April 26, 2024.
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