A. On and after February 1, 2015, no person shall act or engage in, solicit or offer services, or represent himself or herself, as a bail enforcer as defined by the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act without first having been issued a valid license by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. B. On or after February 1, 2015, any person who shall act or engage in, solicit or offer services, or represent himself or herself, as a bail enforcer without a valid license issued by the Council shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense, upon conviction, punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment. C. Any person violating the provisions of subsection B of this section while having in his or her possession or under his or her control any firearm or weapon, including a firearm under the authority of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished, upon conviction, by an additional fine in an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by an additional term of imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. In addition, the authority to carry the firearm may be permanently revoked by the issuing authority. Added by Laws 2013, c. 407, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 373, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 724, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
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