Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1290.10
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Mandatory preclusions
Official statutory text
MANDATORY PRECLUSIONS
In addition to the requirements stated in Section 1290.9 of this
title, the conditions stated in this section shall preclude a person
from eligibility for a handgun license pursuant to the provisions of
the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The occurrence of any one of the
following conditions shall deny the person the right to have a
handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act. Prohibited conditions are:
1. Ineligible to possess a pistol due to any felony conviction
or adjudication as a delinquent as provided by Section 1283 of this
title, except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this
title;
2. Any felony conviction pursuant to any law of another state,
a felony conviction pursuant to any provision of the United States
Code, or any conviction pursuant to the laws of any foreign country,
provided such foreign conviction would constitute a felony offense
in this state if the offense had been committed in this state,
except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this title;
3. Adjudication as a mentally incompetent person pursuant to
the provisions of the Oklahoma Mental Health Law, or an adjudication
of incompetency entered in another state pursuant to any provision
of law of that state, unless the person has been granted relief from
the disqualifying disability pursuant to Section 1290.27 of this
title;
4. Any false or misleading statement on the application for a
handgun license as provided by paragraph 5 of subsection A of
Section 1290.12 of this title;
5. Conviction of any one of the following misdemeanor offenses
in this state or in any other state:
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a. any assault and battery which caused serious physical
injury to the victim, or any second or subsequent
assault and battery conviction,
b. any aggravated assault and battery,
c. any stalking pursuant to Section 1173 of this title,
or a similar law of another state,
d. a violation relating to the Protection from Domestic
Abuse Act or any violation of a victim protection
order of another state,
e. any conviction relating to illegal drug use or
possession, or
f. an act of domestic abuse as defined by Section 644 of
this title or an act of domestic assault and battery
or any comparable acts under the laws of another
state.
The preclusive period for a misdemeanor conviction related to
illegal drug use or possession shall be ten (10) years from the date
of completion of a sentence. For purposes of this subsection, "date
of completion of a sentence" shall mean the day an offender
completes all incarceration, probation, and parole pertaining to
such sentence;
6. An attempted suicide or other condition relating to or
indicating mental instability or an unsound mind which occurred
within the preceding ten-year period from the date of the
application for a license to carry a concealed firearm or that
occurs during the period of licensure;
7. Currently undergoing treatment for a mental illness,
condition, or disorder. For purposes of this paragraph, "currently
undergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder"
means the person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as being
afflicted with a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception,
psychological orientation, or memory that significantly impairs
judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to
meet the ordinary demands of life;
8. Significant character defects of the applicant as evidenced
by a criminal record indicating habitual criminal activity;
9. Ineligible to possess a pistol due to any provision of law
of this state or the United States Code, except as provided in
subsection B of Section 1283 of this title;
10. Failure to pay an assessed fine or surrender the handgun
license as required by a decision by the administrative hearing
er defects of the applicant as evidenced
by a criminal record indicating habitual criminal activity;
9. Ineligible to possess a pistol due to any provision of law
of this state or the United States Code, except as provided in
subsection B of Section 1283 of this title;
10. Failure to pay an assessed fine or surrender the handgun
license as required by a decision by the administrative hearing
examiner pursuant to authority of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
11. Being subject to an outstanding felony warrant issued in
this state or another state or the United States; or
12. Adjudication as a delinquent as provided by Section 1283 of
this title, except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of
this title.
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In addition to the requirements stated in Section 1290.9 of this
title, the conditions stated in this section shall preclude a person
from eligibility for a handgun license pursuant to the provisions of
the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The occurrence of any one of the
following conditions shall deny the person the right to have a
handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act. Prohibited conditions are:
1. Ineligible to possess a pistol due to any felony conviction
or adjudication as a delinquent as provided by Section 1283 of this
title, except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this
title;
2. Any felony conviction pursuant to any law of another state,
a felony conviction pursuant to any provision of the United States
Code, or any conviction pursuant to the laws of any foreign country,
provided such foreign conviction would constitute a felony offense
in this state if the offense had been committed in this state,
except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of this title;
3. Adjudication as a mentally incompetent person pursuant to
the provisions of the Oklahoma Mental Health Law, or an adjudication
of incompetency entered in another state pursuant to any provision
of law of that state, unless the person has been granted relief from
the disqualifying disability pursuant to Section 1290.27 of this
title;
4. Any false or misleading statement on the application for a
handgun license as provided by paragraph 5 of subsection A of
Section 1290.12 of this title;
5. Conviction of any one of the following misdemeanor offenses
in this state or in any other state:
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a. any assault and battery which caused serious physical
injury to the victim, or any second or subsequent
assault and battery conviction,
b. any aggravated assault and battery,
c. any stalking pursuant to Section 1173 of this title,
or a similar law of another state,
d. a violation relating to the Protection from Domestic
Abuse Act or any violation of a victim protection
order of another state,
e. any conviction relating to illegal drug use or
possession, or
f. an act of domestic abuse as defined by Section 644 of
this title or an act of domestic assault and battery
or any comparable acts under the laws of another
state.
The preclusive period for a misdemeanor conviction related to
illegal drug use or possession shall be ten (10) years from the date
of completion of a sentence. For purposes of this subsection, "date
of completion of a sentence" shall mean the day an offender
completes all incarceration, probation, and parole pertaining to
such sentence;
6. An attempted suicide or other condition relating to or
indicating mental instability or an unsound mind which occurred
within the preceding ten-year period from the date of the
application for a license to carry a concealed firearm or that
occurs during the period of licensure;
7. Currently undergoing treatment for a mental illness,
condition, or disorder. For purposes of this paragraph, "currently
undergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder"
means the person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as being
afflicted with a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception,
psychological orientation, or memory that significantly impairs
judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to
meet the ordinary demands of life;
8. Significant character defects of the applicant as evidenced
by a criminal record indicating habitual criminal activity;
9. Ineligible to possess a pistol due to any provision of law
of this state or the United States Code, except as provided in
subsection B of Section 1283 of this title;
10. Failure to pay an assessed fine or surrender the handgun
license as required by a decision by the administrative hearing
er defects of the applicant as evidenced
by a criminal record indicating habitual criminal activity;
9. Ineligible to possess a pistol due to any provision of law
of this state or the United States Code, except as provided in
subsection B of Section 1283 of this title;
10. Failure to pay an assessed fine or surrender the handgun
license as required by a decision by the administrative hearing
examiner pursuant to authority of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;
11. Being subject to an outstanding felony warrant issued in
this state or another state or the United States; or
12. Adjudication as a delinquent as provided by Section 1283 of
this title, except as provided in subsection B of Section 1283 of
this title.
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