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2025 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-1278. Unlawful intent to carry.

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21 OK Stat § 1278 (2025)
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UNLAWFUL INTENT TO CARRY

Any person in this state who carries or wears any deadly weapons or dangerous instrument whatsoever with the intent or for the avowed purpose of unlawfully injuring another person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The mere possession of such a weapon or dangerous instrument, without more, however, shall not be sufficient to establish intent as required by this section.

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section after having been issued a handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall have the license revoked and shall be liable for an administrative fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) upon a hearing and determination by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that the person is in violation of the provisions of this section.

R.L.1910, § 2552. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 264, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1995, c. 272, § 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 324, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 219, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2012, c. 259, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2021, c. 146, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2021, c. 265, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 412, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 324 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

NOTE: Laws 2021, c. 146, § 1 and Laws 2021, c. 265, § 1 made identical amendments.

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