Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-169
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Hiring armed guards without permit a felony
Official statutory text
Any person who shall hire, aid, abet or assist in hiring through
private detective agencies or otherwise, persons to guard with arms
or deadly weapons of any kind, other persons or property, or any
person who shall come into this state armed with deadly weapons of
any kind for any such purpose, without a permit, in writing, from
the Governor, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and on
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to interfere with the right of any person, corporations,
society, association or organization in guarding and protecting
their property as provided by law; but this section shall be
construed only to apply in cases where workmen are brought into the
state or induced to go from one place to another in the state by any
false pretenses, false advertising, or deceptive representation, or
brought into the state under arms or removed from one place to
another in the state under arms.
R.L. 1910, § 3767. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 454, eff. July
1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 331, eff. July 1, 1999;
private detective agencies or otherwise, persons to guard with arms
or deadly weapons of any kind, other persons or property, or any
person who shall come into this state armed with deadly weapons of
any kind for any such purpose, without a permit, in writing, from
the Governor, shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and on
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to interfere with the right of any person, corporations,
society, association or organization in guarding and protecting
their property as provided by law; but this section shall be
construed only to apply in cases where workmen are brought into the
state or induced to go from one place to another in the state by any
false pretenses, false advertising, or deceptive representation, or
brought into the state under arms or removed from one place to
another in the state under arms.
R.L. 1910, § 3767. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 454, eff. July
1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 331, eff. July 1, 1999;
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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