Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1647 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 04/19/2021

                             
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT 
TO 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 1647 	By: Humphrey of the House 
 
  and 
 
  Bullard of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 
O.S. 2011, Section 1105.3, as last amended by Section 
1, Chapter 2, O.S.L. 2018 (2 2 O.S. Supp. 2020, 
Section 1105.3), which relates to the Pretrial 
Release Act; updating language; making entities that 
provide pretrial services subject to the Pretrial 
Release Act; requiring notification to victims of 
pretrial release proceedings; allowin g victims to 
appear and be heard at pretrial release proceedings; 
modifying minimum criteria requirements for pretrial 
services programs; directing pretrial programs to 
prepare certain monthly reports; making monthly 
reports a public record; requiring the addition of 
certain information on monthly reports; and providing 
an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title, enacting clause and 
entire bill and insert 
 
 
"An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 
O.S. 2011, Section 1105.3, as last amended by Section 
1, Chapter 2, O.S.L. 2018 (22 O.S. Supp. 2020, 
Section 1105.3), which relates to the Pretrial 
Release Act; updating language; subjecting entities 
that provide pretrial services to the Pretrial 
Release Act; modifying minimum crit eria requirements 
for pretrial services programs; directing pretrial 
programs to prepare certain monthly reports; making 
monthly reports a public record; requiring the   
 
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addition of certain information on monthly reports; 
and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     22 O.S. 2011, Section 1105.3, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 2, O.S.L. 2018 (22 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 1105.3), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 1105.3.  A.  Any county , pursuant to the provisions of 
this act the Pretrial Release Act, may establish and fund a pretrial 
program to be utilized by the district court in that jurisdiction.  
Any entity offering pretrial services in a county within this state 
shall also be subject to the provisions of the Pretrial Release Act. 
B.  When a pretrial release program is established pursuant to 
operating in this act state and private bail has not been furnished, 
the judge may order a person to be evaluated through the pretrial 
program.  After conducting an evaluation of the person applying for 
pretrial release, the pretrial program shall make a recommendation 
to the court.  The recommendation shall indicate any special 
supervisory conditions for pretrial re lease.  The judge shall 
consider the recommendations and may grant or deny pretrial release.  
The presiding judge of the judicial district may issue a standing 
order outlining criteria for cases that may automatically be 
evaluated for pretrial release by a pretrial program operating in   
 
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the jurisdiction.  The standing order may include amounts for bail 
and types of bonds deemed appropriate for certain offenses. 
C.  Except as otherwise authorized by the provisions of this 
subsection, persons accused of or det ained for any of the following 
offenses or conditions shall not be eligible for pretrial release by 
any pretrial program: 
1.  Aggravated driving under the influence of an intoxicating 
substance; 
2.  Any felony driving under the influence of an intoxicating 
substance; 
3.  Any offense prohibited by the Trafficking In Illegal Drugs 
Act; 
4.  Any person having a violent felony conviction within the 
past ten (10) years; 
5.  Appeal bond; 
6.  Arson in the first degree, including attempts to commit 
arson in the first degree; 
7.  Assault and battery on a police officer; 
8.  Bail jumping; 
9.  Bribery of a public official; 
10.  Burglary in the first or second degree; 
11.  Civil contempt proceedings;   
 
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12.  Distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, including 
the sale or possession of a controlled dangerous substance with 
intent to distribute or conspiracy to distribute; 
13.  Domestic abuse, domestic assault or domestic assault and 
battery with a dangerous weapon, or domestic assault and battery 
with a deadly weapon; 
14.  Driving under the influence of intoxicating substance where 
property damage or personal injury occurs; 
15.  Felony discharging a firearm from a vehicle; 
16.  Felony sex offenses; 
17.  Fugitive bond or a governor's fugitive warrant; 
18.  Immigration charges; 
19.  Kidnapping; 
20.  Juvenile or youthful offender detention; 
21.  Manslaughter; 
22.  Manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance; 
23.  Murder in the first degree, including attempts or 
conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree; 
24.  Murder in the second degree, including attempts or 
conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree; 
25.  Negligent homicide; 
26.  Out-of-county holds; 
27.  Persons currently on pretrial release who are arrested on a 
new felony offense;   
 
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28.  Possession, manuf acture, use, sale or delivery of an 
explosive device; 
29.  Possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Schedule 
I or II of the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; 
30.  Possession of a firearm or other offensive weapon during 
the commission of a felo ny; 
31.  Possession of a stolen vehicle; 
32.  Rape in the first degree, including attempts to commit rape 
in the first degree; 
33.  Rape in the second degree, including attempts to commit 
rape in the second degree; 
34.  Robbery by force or fear; 
35.  Robbery with a firearm or dangerous weapon, including 
attempts to commit robbery with a firearm or dangerous weapon; 
36.  Sexual assault or violent offenses against children; 
37.  Shooting with intent to kill; 
38.  Stalking or violation of a Victim Protection O rder; 
39.  Two or more prior felony convictions; or 
40.  Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 
D.  A person not eligible for pretrial release pursuant to the 
provisions of subsection C of this section may be released upon 
order of a district judge, associat e district judge or special judge 
under conditions prescribed by the judge, which may include an order 
to require the defendant, as a condition of pretrial release, to use   
 
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or participate in any monitoring or testing including, but not 
limited to, a Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring device and 
urinalysis testing.  The court may further order the defendant to 
pay costs and expenses related to any supervision, monitoring or 
testing. 
E.  Every pretrial services program operating pursuant to the 
provisions of in this act state shall meet the following minimum 
criteria: 
1.  The program shall establish a procedure for screening and 
evaluating persons who are detained or have been arrested for the 
alleged commission of a crime.  The program shall obtain through a 
law enforcement agency criminal history records on detained persons 
through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and background 
information from the defendant including all previous arrests, 
convictions and orders of protection.  The program shall use court 
records available through the Oklahoma State Courts Network, 
Department of Corrections, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation 
and any other information provider as ordered by the court .  The 
information obtained from the screening and eva luation process must 
be submitted in a written report without unnecessary delay to the 
judge who is assigned to hear pretrial release applications when the 
person is eligible for pretrial release; 
2.  The program shall provide reliable information to the j udge 
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decision can be made concerning the amount and type of bail 
appropriate for pretrial release.  The information provided shall be 
based upon facts relating to the person's risk of dan ger to the 
community and the risk of failure to appear for court; and 
3.  The program shall make all reasonable attempts to provide 
the court with information appropriate to each person considered for 
pretrial release. 
F.  A pretrial program established pursuant to operating in this 
act state may provide different methods and levels of community -
based supervision to meet any court -ordered conditions of release.  
The program may use existing supervision methods for persons who are 
released prior to trial.  P retrial programs which employ peace 
officers certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and 
Training (CLEET) are authorized to enforce court -ordered conditions 
of release. 
G.  Each pretrial program established pursuant to operating in 
this act shall provide a quarterly report to the presiding judge of 
the judicial district of the jurisdiction in which it operates.  A 
copy of the report state shall prepare a monthly report to be filed 
of record with the court clerk as a public record in and of the 
jurisdiction of each pretrial release obtained .  Each report shall 
include, but is not limited to, the following information: 
1.  The total number of persons screened, evaluated or otherwise 
considered for pretrial release;   
 
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2.  The total number and nature of recommendations made; 
3.  The number of persons admitted to pretrial release that 
failed to appear; and 
4.  The name, case number and criminal charge of each person for 
whom the program obtained a pretrial release; 
5.  The name and case number of each person for whom the program 
obtained a pretrial release who failed to appear in court or failed 
to comply with the conditions of pretrial release; 
6.  The name and case number of each person the program obtained 
a commitment from a judge or any return to c ustody by the program 
and the reason for the return to custody; 
7.  The amount each person was charged for participating in the 
pretrial program; and 
8. Any other information deemed appropriate by the reporting 
judicial district or that the program desire s to report. 
H.  Every pretrial release program established pursuant to 
operating in this section state shall utilize the services of local 
providers; provided, however, any program in continuous existence 
since July 1, 1999, shall be exempt from the provi sions of this 
subsection. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. " 
 
   
 
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Passed the Senate the 15th day of April, 2021. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2021. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives   
 
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ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 1647 	By: Humphrey of the House 
 
  and 
 
  Bullard of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22 
O.S. 2011, Section 1105.3, as last amended by Section 
1, Chapter 2, O.S.L. 2018 (22 O.S. Supp. 2020, 
Section 1105.3), which relates to the Pretrial 
Release Act; updating language; making entities that 
provide pretrial services subject to the Pretrial 
Release Act; requiring notification to victims of 
pretrial release proceedings; allowing victims to 
appear and be heard at pretrial release proceedings; 
modifying minimum criteria requirements for pretrial 
services programs; directing pretrial programs to 
prepare certain monthly reports; making monthly 
reports a public record; requiring the addition of 
certain information on monthly reports; and providing 
an effective date. 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 3.     AMENDATORY     22 O.S. 2011, Section 1105.3, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 2, O.S.L. 2018 (22 O.S. Supp. 
2020, Section 1105.3), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 1105.3  A.  Any county , pursuant to the provisions of 
this act the Pretrial Release Act, may establish and fund a pretrial 
program to be utilized by the district court in that jurisdiction.  
Any entity offering pretrial services in a county within this state 
shall also be subject to the provisions of the Pretrial Release Act.   
 
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B.  When a pretrial release program is established pursuant to 
operating in this act state and private bail has not been furnished, 
the judge may order a person to be evaluated through the pretrial 
program.  After conducting an evaluation of the person applying for 
pretrial release, the pretrial program shall make a recommendation 
to the court.  The recommendation shall indicate any special 
supervisory conditions for pretrial release.  The judge shall 
consider the recommendations and may grant or deny pretrial release.  
The presiding judge of the judicial dist rict may issue a standing 
order outlining criteria for cases that may automatically be 
evaluated for pretrial release by a pretrial program operating in 
the jurisdiction.  The standing order may include amounts for bail 
and types of bonds deemed appropriat e for certain offenses.  As 
provided in Section 34 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution, 
the victim shall be notified and allowed to appear and be heard at 
any proceeding concerning the release of the person from custody. 
C.  Except as otherwise aut horized by the provisions of this 
subsection, persons accused of or detained for any of the following 
offenses or conditions shall not be eligible for pretrial release by 
any pretrial program: 
1.  Aggravated driving under the influence of an intoxicating 
substance; 
2.  Any felony driving under the influence of an intoxicating 
substance;   
 
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3.  Any offense prohibited by the Trafficking In Illegal Drugs 
Act; 
4.  Any person having a violent felony conviction within the 
past ten (10) years; 
5.  Appeal bond; 
6.  Arson in the first degree, including attempts to commit 
arson in the first degree; 
7.  Assault and battery on a police officer; 
8.  Bail jumping; 
9.  Bribery of a public official; 
10.  Burglary in the first or second degree; 
11.  Civil contempt proceedings; 
12.  Distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, including 
the sale or possession of a controlled dangerous substance with 
intent to distribute or conspiracy to distribute; 
13.  Domestic abuse, domestic assault or domestic assault and 
battery with a dangerous weapon, or domestic assault and battery 
with a deadly weapon; 
14.  Driving under the influence of intoxicating substance where 
property damage or personal injury occurs; 
15.  Felony discharging a firearm from a vehicle; 
16.  Felony sex offenses; 
17.  Fugitive bond or a governor's fugitive warrant; 
18.  Immigration charges;   
 
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19.  Kidnapping; 
20.  Juvenile or youthful offender detention; 
21.  Manslaughter; 
22.  Manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance; 
23.  Murder in the first degree, includin g attempts or 
conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree; 
24.  Murder in the second degree, including attempts or 
conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree; 
25.  Negligent homicide; 
26.  Out-of-county holds; 
27.  Persons currently on pretrial r elease who are arrested on a 
new felony offense; 
28.  Possession, manufacture, use, sale or delivery of an 
explosive device; 
29.  Possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Schedule 
I or II of the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; 
30.  Possession of a firearm or other offensive weapon during 
the commission of a felony; 
31.  Possession of a stolen vehicle; 
32.  Rape in the first degree, including attempts to commit rape 
in the first degree; 
33.  Rape in the second degree, including attempts to comm it 
rape in the second degree; 
34.  Robbery by force or fear;   
 
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35.  Robbery with a firearm or dangerous weapon, including 
attempts to commit robbery with a firearm or dangerous weapon; 
36.  Sexual assault or violent offenses against children; 
37.  Shooting with intent to kill; 
38.  Stalking or violation of a Victim Protection Order; 
39.  Two or more prior felony convictions; or 
40.  Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 
D.  A person not eligible for pretrial release pursuant to the 
provisions of subsection C o f this section may be released upon 
order of a district judge, associate district judge or special judge 
under conditions prescribed by the judge, which may include an order 
to require the defendant, as a condition of pretrial release, to use 
or participate in any monitoring or testing including, but not 
limited to, a Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring device and 
urinalysis testing.  The court may further order the defendant to 
pay costs and expenses related to any supervision, monitoring or 
testing. 
E.  Every pretrial services program operating pursuant to the 
provisions of in this act state shall meet the following minimum 
criteria: 
1.  The program shall establish a procedure for screening and 
evaluating persons who are detained or have been arrest ed for the 
alleged commission of a crime.  The program shall obtain criminal 
history records on detained persons through the National Crime   
 
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Information Center (NCIC) background information from the defendant 
including all previous arrests, convictions and orders of 
protection.  The program shall use court records available through 
the Oklahoma State Courts Network, Department of Corrections, 
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and any other information 
provider as ordered by the court .  The information o btained from the 
screening and evaluation process must be submitted in a written 
report without unnecessary delay to the judge who is assigned to 
hear pretrial release applications when the person is eligible for 
pretrial release; 
2.  The program shall pro vide reliable information to the judge 
relating to the person applying for pretrial release so a reasonable 
decision can be made concerning the amount and type of bail 
appropriate for pretrial release.  The information provided shall be 
based upon facts relating to the person's risk of danger to the 
community and the risk of failure to appear for court; and 
3.  The program shall make all reasonable attempts to provide 
the court with information appropriate to each person considered for 
pretrial release. 
F.  A pretrial program established pursuant to operating in this 
act state may provide different methods and levels of community -
based supervision to meet any court -ordered conditions of release.  
The program may use existing supervision methods for persons w ho are 
released prior to trial.  Pretrial programs which employ peace   
 
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officers certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and 
Training (CLEET) are authorized to enforce court -ordered conditions 
of release. 
G.  Each pretrial program established pursuant to operating in 
this act shall provide a quarterly report to the presiding judge of 
the judicial district of the jurisdiction in which it operates.  A 
copy of the report state shall prepare a monthly report to be filed 
of record with the court cler k as a public record in and of the 
jurisdiction of each pretrial release obtained .  Each report shall 
include, but is not limited to, the following information: 
1.  The total number of persons screened, evaluated or otherwise 
considered for pretrial releas e; 
2.  The total number and nature of recommendations made; 
3.  The number of persons admitted to pretrial release that 
failed to appear; and 
4.  The name, case number and criminal charge of each person the 
program obtained a pretrial release for; 
5.  The name and case number of each person the program obtained 
a pretrial release for that failed to appear in court or failed to 
comply with the conditions of pretrial release; 
6.  The name and case number of each person the program obtained 
a commitment from a judge or any return to custody by the program 
and the reason for the return to custody;   
 
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7.  The amount each person was charged for participating in the 
pretrial program; and 
8. Any other information deemed appropriate by the reporting 
judicial district or that the program desires to report. 
H.  Every pretrial release program established pursuant to 
operating in this section state shall utilize the services of local 
providers; provided, however, any program in continuous existence 
since July 1, 1999, shall be exempt from the provisions of this 
subsection. 
SECTION 4.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. 
Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2021. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives 
 
 
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021. 
 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate