Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 20K

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.
Section 20K - [Effective 1/1/2026]
A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class B6 shall include the following criminal offenses:
1. Striking, tormenting, mistreating, or administering a nonpoisonous desensitizing substance to a police dog or police horse, as provided for in subsection A of Section 649.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Interfering with the lawful performance of a police dog or police horse, as provided for in subsection B of Section 649.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Harming, torturing, injuring, disabling, or otherwise mistreating or killing a service animal during the commission of a misdemeanor or felony offense, as provided for in subsection D of Section 649.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon a Department of Corrections employee by a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections, as provided for in subsection A of Section 650.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon an employee of a private prison contractor by a person incarcerated in an institution operated by a private prison contractor, as provided for in subsection B of Section 650.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. Aggravated assault and battery upon a Department of Human Services employee or contractor, as provided for in subsection C of Section 650.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
7. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon an employee of the Office of Juvenile Affairs by a person in the custody of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, as provided for in subsection D of Section 650.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
8. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon a medical care provider, as provided for in Section 650.4 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
9. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon an officer of the court, witness, or juror, as provided for in subsection B of Section 650.6 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
10. Aggravated assault and battery upon a school employee, as provided for in subsection C of Section 650.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
11. Assault, battery, or assault and battery upon an employee of a facility maintained by the Office of Juvenile Affairs, a facility maintained by a private contractor, juvenile detention center, or juvenile bureau, as provided for in Section 650.8 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
12. Throwing, transferring, or placing any feces, urine, semen, saliva, or blood upon an employee of the state, a county, or a city, as provided for in Section 650.9 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
13. Medical battery, as provided for in Section 650.11 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
14. Child endangerment, as provided for in Section 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. Any person convicted of a Class B6 criminal offense set forth in this section shall be punished in accordance with the corresponding penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 20K

Added by Laws 2024, c. 366,s. 11, eff. 1/1/2026.