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29		-	~~BILL NO.~~ ~~1674 By: Rader of the Senate~~
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33		-	Ford of the House
	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 1674 By: Rader
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38	39		An Act relating to protective orders; amending 22
39	40		O.S. 2021, Section 60.2, which relate s to petition
40	41		for protective order; modifying eligibility
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48	49		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
49	50		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.2, is
50	51		amended to read as follows:
51	52		Section 60.2. A. A victim of domestic abuse, a victim of
52	53		stalking, a victim of harassment, a victim of rape, any adult or
53	54		emancipated minor household member on behalf o f any other family or
54	55		household member who is a minor or incompetent, or any minor age
55	56		sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years may seek relief under the
56	57		provisions of the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act.
57	58		1. The person seeking relief may file a petition fo r a
58	59		protective order with the district court in the county in which the
59	60		victim resides, the county in whic h the defendant resides, or the
60	61		county in which the domestic violence occurred. If the person
61	62		seeking relief is a victim of stalking but is not a fam ily or
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88	90		household member or an individual who is or has been in a dating
89	91		relationship with the defendant, t he person seeking relief must file
90	92		a complaint against the defendant with the proper law enforcement
91	93		agency before filing a petition for a protective order with the
92	94		district court. The person seeking relief shall provide a copy of
93	95		the complaint that was f iled with the law enforcement agency at the
94	96		full hearing if the complaint is not available from the law
95	97		enforcement agency. Failure to provide a copy of the complaint
96	98		filed with the law enforcement agency shall constitute a frivolous
97	99		filing and the court may assess attorney fees and court costs
98	100		against the plaintiff pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C of
99	101		this section. The filing of a petition for a protective order sha ll
100	102		not require jurisdiction or venue of the criminal offense if either
101	103		the plaintiff or defendant resides in the county. If a petition has
102	104		been filed in an action for divorce or separate maintenance and
103	105		either party to the action fil es a petition for a pr otective order
104	106		in the same county where the action for divorce or separate
105	107		maintenance is filed, the petition for the protective order may be
106	108		heard by the court hearing the divorce or separate maintenance
107	109		action if:
108	110		a. there is no established protective or der docket in
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110	112		b. the court finds that, in the interest of judicial
111	113		economy, both actions may be heard together; provided,
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138	141		however, the petition for a protective order ,
139	142		including, but not limited to, a petition in which
140	143		children are named as petitioners, shall remain a
141	144		separate action and a separate order shall be entered
142	145		in the protective order action. Protective orders may
143	146		be dismissed in favor of restraining orders in the
144	147		divorce or separate maintenance action if the court
145	148		specifically finds, upon hearing, that such dismissal
146	149		is in the best interests of the parties and do es not
147	150		compromise the safety of any petitioner.
148	151		If the defendant is a minor child, the petition shall be filed
149	152		with the court having jurisdiction over juvenile matters.
150	153		2. When the abuse occurs when the court is not open for
151	154		business, such person may requ est an emergency temporary order of
152	155		protection as authorized by Section 40.3 of this title.
153	156		B. The petition forms shall be provided by the clerk of t he
154	157		court. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop a
155	158		standard form for the petition.
156	159		C. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no filing
157	160		fee, service of process fee, attorney fees or any other fee or costs
158	161		shall be charged the pla intiff or victim at an y time for filing a
159	162		petition for a protective order whether a protective order is
160	163		granted or not granted. The court may assess court costs, service
161	164		of process fees, attorney fees, other fees and filing fees against
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188	192		the defendant at the hearing on the peti tion, if a protective order
189	193		is granted against the defendant; provided, the court sh all have
190	194		authority to waive the costs and fees if the court finds that the
191	195		party does not have the ability to pay the costs and fees.
192	196		2. If the court makes specific findin gs that a petition for a
193	197		protective order has been filed frivolously and no victim e xists,
194	198		the court may assess attorney fees and court costs against the
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196	200		D. The person seeking relief shall prepare the petition or, at
197	201		the request of the plaintif f, the court clerk or the victim -witness
198	202		coordinator, victim support person, and cou rt case manager shall
199	203		prepare or assist the plaintiff in preparing the petition.
200	204		E. The person seeking a protective order may further request
201	205		the exclusive care, possessio n, or control of any animal owned,
202	206		possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the pe titioner, defendant
203	207		or minor child residing in the residence of the petitioner or
204	208		defendant. The court may order the defendant to make no contact
205	209		with the animal and forbi d the defendant from taking, transferring,
206	210		encumbering, concealing, molesting, attac king, striking,
207	211		threatening, harming, or otherwise disposing of the animal.
208	212		F. A court may not require the victim to seek legal sanctions
209	213		against the defendant including, but not limited to, divorce,
210	214		separation, paternity or criminal proceedings prior to hearing a
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238	243		G. A victim of rape, forcible sodomy, a sex offense,
239	244		kidnapping, assault and battery with a deadly weapon or member of
240	245		the immediate family of a victim of first -degree murder, as such
241	246		terms are defined in Section 4 0 of this title, may petition for an
242	247		emergency temporary order or emergency ex parte order regardless of
243	248		any relationship or scenario pursuant to the provisions of this
244	249		section. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall modify the
245	250		petition forms as ne cessary to effectuate the provisions of this
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247	252		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
248		-	Passed the Senate the 21st day of March, 2022.
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255		-	Passed the House of Rep resentatives the ____ day of __________,
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	253	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
	254	+	February 8, 2022 - DO PASS