STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 52nd Legislature (2010)

SENATE BILL 1944	By:	Sykes

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to crimes and punishments; prohibiting certain activities within specified distance from schools during certain time periods; creating misdemeanor offense; establishing certain punishment; authorizing certain actions by court; 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 1381 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  It is unlawful for any person to engage in picketing or other protest activities within five hundred (500) feet of any elementary or secondary school property in this state during school hours, during any official school activity, or within thirty (30) minutes of the start or dismissal of school.  Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B.  Notwithstanding the penalties provided in subsection A of this section, any district court may enjoin conduct proscribed by this section and may in any such proceeding award damages, including punitive damages, attorney fees or other appropriate relief against the persons found guilty of actions made unlawful by this section.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2010.

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