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This new law strengthens the right to use a firearm in self defense. In this legislation, the Legislature expressly recognized the right to expect absolute safety within a place of worship. Places of worship may now establish policies regarding the possession of weapons on their property. HB 2632 amended 21 O.S. § 1289.25. It went into effect on November 1, 2018. … [Read more...] about Firearms in Churches – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #31

On November 6, 2018, voters in Oklahoma passed Marsy's Law (State Question 794). This constitutional amendment grants stronger constitutional rights for crime victims. It gives them more information and input during the criminal justice process. The goal of Marsy's law is to ensure that crime victims have the same rights as the accused and convicted. The entire text of Article … [Read more...] about Marsy’s Law – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #30

The range of fine for willfully entering private land of another that is primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or forestry purposes without permission by the surface owner, surface lessee, hunting lessee, or lawful occupant of that land (trespassing) is now $750-$2,000. The previous range of fine is $500-$1500. The minimum fine for willfully or maliciously entering any … [Read more...] about Trespass on Farming and Ranching Property-2018 Oklahoma Laws #29

It's now legal to play craps with dice and roulette with balls. These games were previously legal, but they had to be played with something other than dice or a ball. Craps was typically played with the dealers turning cards over that had pictures of dice on them. An earlier version of this bill would have allowed sports betting was taken out of the bill. The law specifically … [Read more...] about Real Roulette & Craps Legal-2018 Oklahoma Laws #28

This law increased the penalty for someone dumping an item that exceeds 50 lbs and increased the fine of a state traffic citation. It's illegal to deliberately place, throw, drop, dumps deposit, or discard any garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, debris, or other deleterious substance on any public property or on any private property of another without consent of the … [Read more...] about Trash Dumping-2018 Oklahoma Laws #27