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31	34		BILL NO. 3752 By: Fetgatter and McDugle of
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40	43		An Act relating to crimes and punishments; making
41	44		certain acts unlawful; provid ing penalties; amending
42	45		21 O.S. 2021, Section 1738, which relates to the
43	46		seizure and forfeiture of property used in crimes;
44	47		providing for the se izure and forfeiture of real
45	48		property under certain circumstances; providing for
46	49		codification; and declaring an emergency.
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50		-	AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title to read
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52		-	"[ crimes and punishments - certain acts unlawful -
53		-	seizure and forfeiture of real property under certain
54		-	circumstances - codification -
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112		-	seizure and forfeiture of property used in crimes;
113		-	providing for the se izure and forfeiture of real
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121	53		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOM A:
122	54		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
123	55		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1793 of Title 21, unless there
124	56		is created a duplication in numbe ring, reads as follows:
125	57		A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of real property which
126	58		has been used for the purpose of growing and harvesting marijuana
127	59		crops to willfully desert or abandon the real property without first
128	60		restoring the land to its previous condition.
129	61		B. Any person who violates the provisions of this secti on
130	62		shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
131	63		imprisonment in the c ounty jail for a term of one (1) year, by a
132	64		fine of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by both such
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159	92		fine and imprisonment. In addition to or in lieu of a fine , the
160	93		court may order the person to reimburse the count y for the cost to
161	94		remediate any damage to the land caused by the property owner .
162	95		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1738, is
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164	97		Section 1738. A. 1. Any commissioned peace office r of this
165	98		state is authorized to seize any equipmen t, vehicle, airplane,
166	99		vessel or any other conveyance that is used in the commission of any
167	100		armed robbery offense defined in Section 801 of this title, used to
168	101		facilitate the intentional discharge of any ki nd of firearm in
169	102		violation of Section 652 of this t itle, used in violation of the
170	103		Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Act, used in the attempt or commiss ion
171	104		of any act of burglary in the first or second degree, motor vehicle
172	105		theft, unauthorized use of a vehicle, obliteration of distinguishing
173	106		numbers on vehicles or criminal possession of vehicles with altered,
174	107		removed or obliterated numbers as defined by S ections 1431, 1435,
175	108		1716, 1719 and 1720 of this title or Sections 4 -104 and 4-107 of
176	109		Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, used in the commission of any
177	110		arson offense defined in Section 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404 or 1405 of
178	111		this title, used in any manner to facil itate or participate in the
179	112		commission of any human trafficking offense i n violation of Section
180	113		748 of this title, or used by any defendant when such vehicle or
181	114		other conveyance is used in any ma nner by a prostitute, pimp or
182	115		panderer to facilitate or parti cipate in the commission of any
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209	143		prostitution offense in violation of Sections Section 1028, 1029 or
210	144		1030 of this title; provided, however, that the vehicle or
211	145		conveyance of a customer or anyone merely pr ocuring the services of
212	146		a prostitute shall not be include d.
213	147		2. No conveyance used by a person as a common carrier in the
214	148		transaction of business as a common carr ier shall be forfeited under
215	149		the provisions of this section unless it shall appear that the owner
216	150		or other person in charge of such conveyance was a co nsenting party
217	151		or privy to the unlawful use of the conveyance in viol ation of this
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219	153		3. No conveyance shall be forfeited under the provisions of
220	154		this section by reason of any act or omissio n established by the
221	155		owner thereof to have been committed o r omitted without the
222	156		knowledge or consent of such owner, and if the act is committed by
223	157		any person other than such owner, the owner shall establish further
224	158		that the conveyance was unlawfully in th e possession of a person
225	159		other than the owner in violation of the criminal laws of the United
226	160		States or of any state.
227	161		B. In addition to the property described in s ubsection A of
228	162		this section, the following property is also subject to forfeiture
229	163		pursuant to this section:
230	164		1. Property used in the commission of thef t of livestock or in
231	165		any manner to facilitate the theft of livestock;
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258	193		2. The proceeds gained from the co mmission of theft of
259	194		livestock;
260	195		3. Personal property acquired with proceeds gained from the
261	196		commission of theft of livestock;
262	197		4. All conveyances, inc luding aircraft, vehicles or vessels,
263	198		and horses or dogs which are us ed to transport or in any manner to
264	199		facilitate the transportation for the purpose of th e commission of
265	200		theft of livestock;
266	201		5. Any items having a counterfeit mark and all property that is
267	202		owned by or registered to the defendant that is employed or used in
268	203		connection with any violation of the Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting
269	204		Act;
270	205		6. Any weapon possessed, used or available for use in a ny
271	206		manner during the commission of a felony within the Stat e of
272	207		Oklahoma, or any firearm that is possessed by a convicted felon;
273	208		7. Any police scanner used in viol ation of Section 1214 of this
274	209		title;
275	210		8. Any computer and its components and peripherals, in cluding
276	211		but not limited to the central processing unit, mon itor, keyboard,
277	212		printers, scanners, software, and hardware, when it i s used in the
278	213		commission of any crim e in this state;
279	214		9. All property used in the commi ssion of, or in any manner to
280	215		facilitate, a violation of Section 1040.12a of this title;
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307	243		10. All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or vessels,
308	244		monies, coins and currency, or other instrumentality used or
309	245		intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit a violation of
310	246		paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 1021 of this title, where the
311	247		victim of the crime is a minor child, subsection B of Section 1021
312	248		of this title, Section 1021.2 of this title , paragraph 1 of
313	249		subsection A of Section 1111 of th is title, or paragraphs 2 and 3 of
314	250		subsection A of Section 1123 of this title;
315	251		11. All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or vessels,
316	252		monies, coins and currency, or other instrumentality used in an y
317	253		manner or part, to commit any violation of the pr ovisions set forth
318	254		in Section 748 of this title;
319	255		12. Any and all property used in any manner or par t to
320	256		facilitate, participate or further the commission of a human
321	257		trafficking offense in violation of Sec tion 748 of this title, and
322	258		all property, including monies, real estate, or any other tangi ble
323	259		assets or property of or derived from or used by a prost itute, pimp
324	260		or panderer in any manner or part to facilitate, particip ate or
325	261		further the commission of any prostitution offense in violation of
326	262		Sections Section 1028, 1029 or 1030 of this title; provid ed,
327	263		however, any monies, real estate or any other tangib le asset or
328	264		property of a customer or anyone merely procuring the ser vices of a
329	265		prostitute shall not be i ncluded; and
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356	293		13. Any vehicle, airplane, vessel, or parts of a vehicle whose
357	294		numbers have been removed, altered or obliterated so as to prevent
358	295		determination of the true identity or ownership of said property and
359	296		parts of vehicles which probable cause indi cates are stolen but
360	297		whose true ownership cannot be determined; and
361	298		14. Any real property used in any manner or part to commit any
362	299		violation of the provisions set forth in Section 1 of this act.
363	300		C. Property described i n subsection A or B of this section may
364	301		be held as evidence until a forfeiture has been declared or a
365	302		release ordered. Forfeiture actions under this section may be
366	303		brought by the distric t attorney in the proper county of venue as
367	304		petitioner; provided, in the event the district attorney elec ts not
368	305		to file such action, or fails to file such a ction within ninety (90)
369	306		days of the date of the seizure of such equipment, the property
370	307		shall be returned to the owner.
371	308		D. Notice of seizure and intended forfeiture pr oceeding shall
372	309		be filed in the offic e of the clerk of the district court for the
373	310		county wherein such property is seized and shall b e given all owners
374	311		and parties in interest.
375	312		E. Notice shall be given according to one of the following
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377	314		1. Upon each owner or party in interest whose right, title, or
378	315		interest is of record in the Oklah oma Tax Commission or with the
379	316		county clerk for filings under the Uniform Commercial Code, served
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406	344		in the manner of service of process in civil cases prescribed by
407	345		Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma S tatutes;
408	346		2. Upon each owner or party in interest w hose name and address
409	347		is known, served in th e manner of service of process in civil cases
410	348		prescribed by Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
411	349		3. Upon all other owners, whose addresses are unknown, but who
412	350		are believed to have an interest i n the property by one publication
413	351		in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the
414	352		seizure was made.
415	353		F. Within sixty (60) days after the mailing or publica tion of
416	354		the notice, the owner of the property and any other party in
417	355		interest or claimant may file a verified answer and claim to t he
418	356		property described in the notice of seizure and of th e intended
419	357		forfeiture proceeding.
420	358		G. If at the end of sixty (60) day s after the notice has been
421	359		mailed or published there is no verified answer on file, th e court
422	360		shall hear evidence upon the fact of the unlawful use and may order
423	361		the property forfeited t o the state, if such fact is proven.
424	362		H. If a verified answer is file d, the forfeiture proceeding
425	363		shall be set for hearing.
426	364		I. At the hearing the petitione r shall prove by clear and
427	365		convincing evidence that property was used in the attempt or
428	366		commission of an act specified in subsection A of this section or is
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455	394		property described in subsection B of this secti on with knowledge by
456	395		the owner of the property.
457	396		J. The claimant of any right, title, or intere st in the
458	397		property may prove the lien, mortgage, or cond itional sales contract
459	398		to be bona fide and that the right, title, or interest created by
460	399		the document was created without any knowledge or reason to believe
461	400		that the property was being, or was to be, used for the purpose
462	401		charged.
463	402		K. In the event of such p roof, the court may order the property
464	403		released to the bona fide or i nnocent owner, lien holder, mortgage e,
465	404		or vendor if the amount due such person is equal to, or in excess
466	405		of, the value of the prope rty as of the date of the seizure, it
467	406		being the intention of this section to forfeit only the right,
468	407		title, or interest of th e purchaser, except for items bearin g a
469	408		counterfeit mark or used exclusively to manufac ture a counterfeit
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471	410		L. If the amount due to such person is less than the value of
472	411		the property, or if no bona fide claim is established, the property
473	412		may be forfeited to the state and may be sold pur suant to judgment
474	413		of the court, as on sale upon exe cution, and as provided in Section
475	414		2-508 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except as otherwise
476	415		provided for by law and for property bearing a counterfeit mark
477	416		which shall be destroyed.
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504	444		M. Property taken or detained pursuant to this section shall
505	445		not be repleviable, but shall be deemed to be in the custody of the
506	446		petitioner or in the custody of the l aw enforcement agency as
507	447		provided in the Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Act. Except for
508	448		property required to be destroyed pursuant to the Trademark Anti -
509	449		Counterfeiting Act, the petitioner shall releas e said property to
510	450		the owner of the property if it is de termined that the owner had no
511	451		knowledge of the illegal use of the pr operty or if there is
512	452		insufficient evidence to sustain the burden of showing illegal us e
513	453		of such property. If the owner of the pro perty stipulates to the
514	454		forfeiture and waives the hearin g, the petitioner may determine if
515	455		the value of the property is equal to or less than the outstanding
516	456		lien. If such lien exceeds the value of the property, the property
517	457		may be released to the lien ho lder. Property which has not been
518	458		released by the petit ioner shall be subject to the orders and
519	459		decrees of the court or the official having jurisdiction thereof .
520	460		N. The petitioner, or the law enforcement agency holding
521	461		property pursuant to the Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Act, shall
522	462		not be held civilly liabl e for having custody of the seized property
523	463		or proceeding with a forf eiture action as provided for in thi s
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525	465		O. Attorney fees shall not be assessed against the state or the
526	466		petitioner for any actions or proceeding pursuant to Section 1701 et
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554	495		P. The proceeds of the sale of any property shall be
555	496		distributed as follows, in the order indicated:
556	497		1. To the bona fide or innocent purchas er, conditional sales
557	498		vendor, or mortgagee o f the property, if any, up to the amount of
558	499		such person's interest in the property, when the court declaring the
559	500		forfeiture orders a distribution to such person;
560	501		2. To the payment of the actual reasonable expens es of
561	502		preserving the property;
562	503		3. To the victim of the crime to compensate said victim for any
563	504		loss incurred as a result of the act for which such property was
564	505		forfeited; and
565	506		4. The balance to a revolvin g fund in the office of the county
566	507		treasurer of the county wherein the property was seized, to be
567	508		distributed as follows: one -third (1/3) to the invest igating law
568	509		enforcement agency; one-third (1/3) of said fund to be us ed and
569	510		maintained as a revolving fun d by the district attorney to be used
570	511		to defray any lawful expenses of the office of the distri ct
571	512		attorney; and one-third (1/3) to go to the jail maint enance fund,
572	513		with a yearly accounting to the board of county commissi oners in
573	514		whose county the fund is es tablished. If the petitioner is not the
574	515		district attorney, then the one -third (1/3) which woul d have been
575	516		designated to that office shall be distribut ed to the petitioner.
576	517		Monies distributed to the jail maintenance fun d shall be used to pay
577	518		costs for the storage of such property if such property is order ed
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604	546		released to a bona fide or innocent owner , lien holder, mortgagee,
605	547		or vendor and if such funds ar e available in said fund.
606	548		Q. If the court finds that the property wa s not used in the
607	549		attempt or commission of an act specified in subsection A of this
608	550		section and was not property subject to forfeit ure pursuant to
609	551		subsection B of this section and is not property bearing a
610	552		counterfeit mark, the court shall order the proper ty released to the
611	553		owner as the right, title, or interest appears on record in the Tax
612	554		Commission as of the seizure.
613	555		R. No vehicle, airplane, or vessel used by a person as a common
614	556		carrier in the transaction of business as a common carrier shall be
615	557		forfeited pursuant to the provisions of th is section unless it shall
616	558		be proven that the owner or other person in charge of such
617	559		conveyance was a consenting party or privy to the attempt or
618	560		commission of an act specified in subsection A or B of this section.
619	561		No property shall be forfeited pursuant to the provisions of this
620	562		section by reason of any act or omission established by the owner
621	563		thereof to have been committed or omitted without the know ledge or
622	564		consent of such owner, and by any person other than such own er while
623	565		such property was unlawfull y in the possession of a person other
624	566		than the owner in violation of the criminal laws of the U nited
625	567		States or of any state.
626	568		S. Whenever any property is forfeited pursuant to this section,
627	569		the district court having juri sdiction of the proceeding may order
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654	597		that the forfeited property may be retained for it s official use by
655	598		the state, county, or muni cipal law enforcement agency which seized
656	599		the property.
657	600		SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the pr eservation
658	601		of the public peace, heal th or safety, an emergency is hereby
659	602		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take e ffect and
660	603		be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
661		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2022.
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	604	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
	605	+	April 11, 2022 - DO PASS