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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 1658 By: Brewer and Virgin of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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34		-	Dossett (J.A.) of the
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	33	+	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 1658 By: Brewer and Virgin
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	41	+	AS INTRODUCED
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42		-	[ crimes and punishments - peace officers to contact
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	43	+	An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
	44	+	21 O.S. 2011, Section 142A -3, as amended by Section
	45	+	1, Chapter 196, O.S.L. 2014 (21 O.S. Supp. 2020,
	46	+	Section 142A-3), which relates to the Oklahoma
	47	+	Victim's Rights Act; directing peace officers to
	48	+	contact certified domestic violence intervention
	49	+	program providers at conclusion of lethali ty
	50	+	assessment; and providing an effective date .
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50	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	56		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2011, Section 142A -3, as
52	57		amended by Section 1, Chapter 196, O.S.L. 2014 (21 O.S. Supp. 2020,
53	58		Section 142A-3), is amended to read as follows:
54	59		Section 142A-3. A. Upon the preliminary investigation of a
55	60		violent crime, it shall be the duty of the officer who interviews
56	61		the victim of such crime to inform the victim, or a responsible
57	62		adult if the victim is a minor child or an incompetent person, or
58	63		the family member who receives death notification in the case of a
59	64		homicide, in writing, of their rights as a crime victim. Written
60	65		notification shall consist of handing the victim, responsible adult,
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87	93		if the victim is a minor child or an incompetent person, or family
88	94		member receiving death notification, a preprinted card or brochure
89	95		that, at a minimum, includes the following information:
90	96		1. A statement that reads, "As a victim of crime, you have
91	97		certain rights";
92	98		2. Telephone and address information for the local District
93	99		Attorney Victim-Witness Coordinator; and
94	100		3. The website address where victims can access a full list of
95	101		their rights, additional information, and how to apply for crime
96	102		victim compensation assistance.
97	103		B. A victim of domestic abuse has the right to be informed by
98	104		the first peace officer who interviews the victim of domestic abuse
99	105		of the twenty-four-hour statewide telephone communication service
100	106		established by Section 18p -5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes
101	107		and to give notice to the victim of certain rights. The notice
102	108		shall consist of handing such victim the following statement:
103	109		"As a victim of domestic abuse, you have certain rights. These
104	110		rights are as follows:
105	111		1. The right to request that charges be pressed against your
106	112		assailant;
107	113		2. The right to request protection from any harm or threat of
108	114		harm arising out of your cooperation with law enforcement and
109	115		prosecution efforts as far as facilities are available and to be
110	116		provided with information on the level of protection available;
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137	144		3. The right to be informed of financial assistance and other
138	145		social services available as a result of being a victim, including
139	146		information on how to apply for the assistance and services; and
140	147		4. The right to file a petition for a protective order or, when
141	148		the domestic abuse occurs when the court is not open for business,
142	149		to request an emergency temporary protective order. "
143	150		C. The victim of rape or forcible sodomy has the right to be
144	151		informed by the officer who interviews the victim of the rape or
145	152		forcible sodomy, or a responsible adult if the victim is a minor
146	153		child or an incompetent person, of the twenty -four-hour statewide
147	154		telephone communication service established by the Office of the
148	155		Attorney General for victims of sexual assault pursuant to Section
149	156		18p-5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and to give notice to the
150	157		victim or such responsible adult of certain rights of the victim.
151	158		The notice shall consist of handing such victim or responsible a dult
152	159		a written statement in substantially the following form:
153	160		"As a victim of the crime of rape or forcible sodomy, you have
154	161		certain rights. These rights are as follows:
155	162		1. The right to request that charges be pressed against your
156	163		assailant;
157	164		2. The right to request protection from any harm or threat of
158	165		harm arising out of your cooperation with law enforcement and
159	166		prosecution efforts as far as facilities are available and to be
160	167		provided with information on the level of protection available;
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187	195		3. The right to be informed of financial assistance and other
188	196		social services available to victims, including information on how
189	197		to apply for the assistance and services;
190	198		4. The right to a free forensic medical examination; and
191	199		5. The right to be informed by the dist rict attorney of other
192	200		victim's rights available pursuant to Section 142A -2 of Title 21 of
193	201		the Oklahoma Statutes. "
194	202		D. Upon the preliminary investigation of a domestic violence
195	203		crime involving intimate partner violence, the first peace officer
196	204		who interviews the victim of domestic abuse shall assess the
197	205		potential for danger by asking a series of questions provided on a
198	206		lethality assessment form. The lethality assessment form shall
199	207		include, but not be limited to, the following questions:
200	208		1. Has the person ever used a weapon against the victim or
201	209		threatened the victim with a weapon?
202	210		2. Has the person threatened to kill the victim or children of
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204	212		3. Does the victim think the person will try to kill the
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206	214		4. Has the person ever tried to cho ke the victim?
207	215		5. Is the person violently or constantly jealous or does the
208	216		person control most of the daily activities of the victim?
209	217		6. Has the victim left or separated from the person after
210	218		living together or being married?
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239	248		9. Does the victim have a child that the person knows is not
240	249		his or her own child?
241	250		10. Does the person follow or spy on the victim or leave the
242	251		victim threatening messages?
243	252		11. Is there anythi ng else that worries the victim about his or
244	253		her safety and if so, what worries the victim?
245	254		Based upon the results of the lethality assessment, referrals to
246	255		shelters, domestic violence intervention programs and other social
247	256		services shall be provided to th e victim. In addition, upon
248	257		completion of the lethality assessment form the peace officer shall
249	258		contact via telephone a local, certified domestic violence
250	259		intervention program and communicate the respo nses given by the
251	260		victim to the domestic violence inte rvention program provider. The
252	261		peace officer shall encourage the victim to spea k with the program
253	262		provider for assistance and information regarding options and
254	263		resources available to the victim.
255	264		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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283		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2021.
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	266	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL, dated
	267	+	02/24/2021 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.