This update added to the list of what would be considered obscene or threatening behavior. It's now illegal to use force, threats, or intimidation to interrupt or disrupt the carrying on of business. Electronic communication intended to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass someone now includes text, sound and images. This also includes things posted to a social media or other … [Read more...] about More Obscene & Threatening Behavior – 2019 Oklahoma Laws
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Domestic Violence Law Updated – 2019 Oklahoma Laws
This update reduces the categories of people eligible to be charged with domestic violence in Oklahoma. Previously, if you committed an assault and battery against anyone you were related with "by blood or marriage," you would have been committing an act of domestic violence. The biggest change in this statute narrows the definition of by eliminating that extremely broad … [Read more...] about Domestic Violence Law Updated – 2019 Oklahoma Laws
DUI Law Changes – IDAP- New Oklahoma Laws 2019
Big changes happened to Oklahoma's DUI laws in 2019! These changes involve what happens with the license of someone arrested for DUI. The implied consent hearings with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) go away. Any challenge to a DUI arrest must be made in a District Court. A new program is created--the Impaired Driver Accountability Program (IDAP)--which … [Read more...] about DUI Law Changes – IDAP- New Oklahoma Laws 2019
Hemp Is Legal – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #4
Growing hemp is now legal in Oklahoma when grown pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program. This law sets up various rules for the growing of hemp in Oklahoma. Previously, industrial hemp could only be shipped to Oklahoma for certain purposes. The official definition of marijuana has changed to exclude hemp grown under the Program. New … [Read more...] about Hemp Is Legal – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #4
Medical Marijuana – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #3
On June 26, 2018, over 56% of Oklahoma voters for the least-restrictive medical marijuana law in the country. The law went into effect on July 26, 2018, and as early as November 2018, marijuana bud was for sale at dispensaries. It's considered the least restrictive because there are no qualifying medical conditions. The conditions marijuana can be prescribed for are completely … [Read more...] about Medical Marijuana – 2018 Oklahoma Laws #3