Oklahoma § 21-1903v2 Seizure of bus - Assault or battery - Dangerous or

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§ 21-1903v2 — Seizure of bus - Assault or battery - Dangerous or

Oklahoma § 21-1903v2

Title 21Crimes And Punishments

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1903v2 (2026).

Text

deadly weapons - Discharge of a firearm.

A.No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or violence, seize or exercise control of any bus. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B.In addition, no person shall intimidate, threaten, assault or batter any driver, attendant, guard or passenger of any bus with intent to violate subsection A of this section. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in

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deadly weapons - Discharge of a firearm. A. No person shall by force or violence, or threat of force or violence, seize or exercise control of any bus. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. B. In addition, no person shall intimidate, threaten, assault or batter any driver, attendant, guard or passenger of any bus with intent to violate subsection A of this section. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. C. In addition, any person violating subsection A or B of this section using a dangerous or deadly weapon shall be guilty of a Class B1 felony offense, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department for not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. D. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm into or within any bus, terminal or other transportation facility, unless such action is determined to have been in defensive force resulting from reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another. Such person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1980, c. 244, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 425, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 310, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2017, c. 314, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 62, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 425 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.