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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3747 By: Lowe (Jason)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; creating
the Judge Timothy R. Henderson Act; making certain
acts unlawful; providing penalties; defining term;
providing for noncodification; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statute s reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Judge Timothy
R. Henderson Act".
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 593 of Title 21, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It shall be unlawful for a judge of any court in this state
to engage in a sexual relationship with a lawyer who is:
1. Representing a client in a civil or criminal action or
proceeding; or
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2. Prosecuting a criminal case on behalf of the state or
municipality,
then pending or about to be brought before the same judge. A judge
who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a felony p unishable by imprisonment in the c ustody of
the Department of Corrections for a term of not more than two (2)
years, or a fine of not less than Five Tho usand Dollars ($5,00 0.00)
and not to exceed One Hundred Th ousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by
both such fine and imprison ment.
B. As used in this section, "sexual relationship" means an
established course of sexua l relations.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-10980 GRS 03/03/22