ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1242	By:	Martin (Steve) and Sherrer of the House

				and

		Sykes of the Senate

An Act relating to courts; authorizing district court judges to carry firearms under certain circumstances; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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 129 of Title 20, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A district judge, or retired district judge who receives a statement from the appropriate retirement system verifying the status of the person as a retired district judge, may carry a firearm on his or her person anywhere in the state to use only for personal protection if the person has successfully completed an approved course of firearm training conducted by a state-certified firearms instructor which meets the minimum requirements for firearms training as set forth by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.
Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate