PENALTY FOR REFUSAL TO SUBMIT OR FALSIFICATION It shall be unlawful for any sheriff or designee to fail or refuse to accept an application for a handgun license as authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act or to fail or refuse to process or submit the completed application to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation within the time prescribed by paragraph 8 of Section 1290.12 of this title, or to falsify or knowingly allow any person to falsify any information, documentation, fingerprint or photograph submitted with a handgun application. Any violation shall, upon conviction, be a misdemeanor. There is a presumption that the sheriff has acted in good faith to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Self- Defense Act and any alleged violation of the provisions of this section shall require proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1290.20
Penalty for refusal to submit or falsification
Known as the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (29 sections).
Added by Laws 1995, c. 272, § 20, eff
Official source: Oklahoma Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oklahoma statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.