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.

Historical Data

Laws 2024, HB 1792, c. 366, § 11, eff. January 1, 2026.