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28		-	~~ENGROSSED~~ SENATE
29		-	~~BILL NO.~~ ~~1688 By: Standridge of the Senate~~
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	30	+	February 22, 2022
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33		-	~~West (Kevin) of the House~~
	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 1688 By: Standridge
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38		-	[ civil asset forfeiture - property subject to
39		-	forfeiture - certain illegal purposes - effective
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	39	+	An Act relating to civil asset forfeiture; amending
	40	+	63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-503, which relates to
	41	+	property subject to forfeiture; authorizing s eizure
	42	+	of property used for certain illegal purposes; and
	43	+	providing an effective date .
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46	49		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
47	50		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -503, is
48	51		amended to read as follows:
49	52		Section 2-503. A. The following shall be subject to
50	53		forfeiture:
51	54		1. All controlled dangerous substances a nd synthetic controlled
52	55		substances which have been manufactured, distributed, disp ensed,
53	56		acquired, concealed or possesse d in violation of the Uniform
54	57		Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
55	58		2. All raw materials, products and equipment of any kind and
56	59		all drug paraphernalia as defined by the Uniform Controlled
57	60		Dangerous Substances Act, whi ch are used, or intended for use, in
58	61		manufacturing, compounding, processing, delive ring, importing or
59	62		exporting, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing
60		-	into the human body any controlled dangerous substance or synthetic
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	90	+	into the human body any controlled dangerous substance or synthetic
87	91		controlled substance in violation of the provisions of t he Uniform
88	92		Controlled Dangerous Substances Ac t;
89	93		3. All property which is used, or intended for use, as a
90	94		container for property describ ed in paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 of this
91	95		subsection;
92	96		4. All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles, vessels, or
93	97		farm implements which are used to transport, concea l, or cultivate
94	98		for the purpose of distribution as defined in the Uniform Controlled
95	99		Dangerous Substances Act, or which are used in any manner to
96	100		facilitate the transportati on or cultivation for the purpose of s ale
97	101		or receipt of property described in parag raphs 1 or 2 of this
98	102		subsection or when the property described in paragraphs 1 or 2 of
99	103		this subsection is unlawfully possessed by an occupant thereof,
100	104		except that:
101	105		a. no conveyance used by a person as a common c arrier in
102	106		the transaction of business as a co mmon carrier shall
103	107		be forfeited under the provisions of the Uniform
104	108		Controlled Dangerous Su bstances Act unless it shall
105	109		appear that the owner or other person in charge of
106	110		such conveyance was a consenting party o r privy to a
107	111		violation of the Uniform Control led Dangerous
108	112		Substances Act, and
109		-	b. no conveyance shall be forfeited under the provisions
110		-	of this section by reason of any act or omission
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	140	+	b. no conveyance shall be forfeited under the provisions
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137	142		established by the owner thereof to have been
138	143		committed or omitted with out the knowledge or consent
139	144		of such owner, and if the act is committed by any
140	145		person other than such owner the owner shall establish
141	146		further that the conveyance was unlawfully in the
142	147		possession of a person other than the owner in
143	148		violation of the criminal laws of the United States,
144	149		or of any state;
145	150		5. All books, records and research, including formulas,
146	151		microfilm, tapes and data which ar e used in violation of the Uniform
147	152		Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
148	153		6. All things of value furnished, or intended t o be furnished,
149	154		in exchange for a controlled dangerous substance in violation of the
150	155		Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, all pr oceeds traceable
151	156		to such an exchange, and all monies, negotiable instruments, and
152	157		securities used, or intended to be use d, to facilitate any violation
153	158		of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
154	159		7. All monies, coin and currency found in close prox imity to
155	160		any amount of forfeitable substances, to forfeitable drug
156	161		manufacturing or distribution paraphernalia or to for feitable
157	162		records of the importation, manufact ure or distribution of
158	163		substances, which are rebuttably presumed to be forfeitable under
159		-	the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. The burden of
160		-	proof is upon claima nts of the property to rebut this pres umption;
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	191	+	the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. The burden of
	192	+	proof is upon claima nts of the property to rebut this pres umption;
187	193		8. All real property, including any right, title, and interest
188	194		in the whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenance o r
189	195		improvement thereto, which is used, or intended to be used, in any
190	196		manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the com mission of, a
191	197		violation of the Uniform Contro lled Dangerous Substances Act which
192	198		is punishable by imprisonment for more than one (1) yea r, except
193	199		that no property right, title or interest shall be forfeited
194	200		pursuant to this paragraph, by reason of any act or omission
195	201		established by the owner thereof to have been committed or omitted
196	202		without the knowledge or consent of that owner; and
197	203		9. All weapons possessed, used or available for use in any
198	204		manner to facilitate a viol ation of the Uniform Controlled Danger ous
199	205		Substances Act; and
200	206		10. Property possess ed, used, or available for use in the
201	207		cultivation, distribution, processing, sale , or transfer of
202	208		marijuana by any person or business entity not licensed by the
203	209		Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority or otherwise in violation of
204	210		the medical marijuana laws in this state.
205	211		B. Any property or thing of value of a person is subject to
206	212		forfeiture if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence
207	213		that such property or thing of val ue was acquired by such person
208	214		during the period of the violation of the U niform Controlled
209		-	Dangerous Substances Act or within a reasonable time after such
210		-	period and there was no likely source for such property or thing of
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	242	+	Dangerous Substances Act or within a reasonable time after such
	243	+	period and there was no likely source for such property or thing of
237	244		value other than the violation o f the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
238	245		Substances Act.
239	246		C. Any property or thi ng of value of a person is subject to
240	247		forfeiture if it is established by a preponderance of the evid ence
241	248		that the person has not paid all or part of a fine imposed pursuant
242	249		to the provisions of Section 2 -415 of this title.
243	250		D. All items forfeited in this s ection shall be forfeited under
244	251		the procedures established in Section 2 -506 of this title. Whenever
245	252		any item is forfeited pursuant to this section except for items
246	253		confiscated by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
247	254		Drugs Control, the Depa rtment of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State
248	255		Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enf orcement
249	256		Commission, the Department of Corrections, or the Office of the
250	257		Attorney General, the district court of the district shall order
251	258		that such item, money, or monies derived from the sale of such item
252	259		be deposited by the state, county or city law enfo rcement agency
253	260		which seized the item in the revolving fund provided for in Section
254	261		2-506 of this title; provided, such item, money or monies derived
255	262		from the sale of such item forfeited due to nonpayment of a fine
256	263		imposed pursuant to the provisions of Sect ion 2-415 of this title
257	264		shall be apportioned as provided in Section 2 -416 of this title.
258	265		Items, money or monies seized pursuant to subsections A and B of
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260		-	of the fine imposed by Section 2 -415 of this title. All raw
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	293	+	this section shall not be applied or considered toward satisfaction
	294	+	of the fine imposed by Section 2 -415 of this title. All raw
287	295		materials used or intended to be used by persons to un lawfully
288	296		manufacture or attempt to manufacture any controlled dangerous
289	297		substance in violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous
290	298		Substances Act shall be summarily forfeited pursuant to the
291	299		provisions of Section 2 -505 of this title.
292	300		E. All property taken or detained under this section by the
293	301		Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the
294	302		Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau of
295	303		Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission,
296	304		the Department of Correc tions, or the Office of the Attorney
297	305		General, shall not be repleviable, bu t shall remain in the custody
298	306		of the Bureaus, Departments, Commission, or Office, respectively,
299	307		subject only to the orders and decrees of a court of competent
300	308		jurisdiction. The Dire ctor of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
301	309		Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control , the Commissioner of Public
302	310		Safety, the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,
303	311		the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission,
304	312		the Director of the Department of Corrections, and the Attorney
305	313		General shall follow the pr ocedures outlined in Section 2-506 of
306	314		this title dealing with notification of seizure, intent of
307	315		forfeiture, final disposition procedures, and release to innocent
308	316		claimants with regard to all property included in this section
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	344	+	detained by the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State
	345	+	Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement
337	346		Commission, the Department of Corrections, or the Office of the
338	347		Attorney General. Property taken or detained by the Oklahoma State
339	348		Bureau of Narcotics and D angerous Drugs Control, the Department of
340	349		Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the
341	350		Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, the Department of
342	351		Corrections, or the Office of the Attorney General shall be disposed
343	352		of or sold pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-508 of this
344	353		title. Any money, coins, and currency, taken or deta ined pursuant
345	354		to this section may be deposited in an interest bearing account by
346	355		or at the direction of the State Treasurer if the seizing agency
347	356		determines the currency is not to be held as evidence. All interest
348	357		earned on such monies shall be returned t o the claimant or forfeited
349	358		with the money, coins, and currency which was taken or detained as
350	359		provided by law.
351	360		F. The proceeds of any forfeiture of items seized by the
352	361		Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall
353	362		be distributed as follows:
354	363		1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser, conditional sales
355	364		vendor or mortgagee of the property, if any, up to the amount of his
356	365		interest in the property, when the court declaring a forfeiture
357	366		orders a distribution to such person; and
358		-	2. The balance to the Bureau of Narcotics Revolving Fund
359		-	established pursuant to Section 2 -107 of this title, provided the
360		-	Bureau may enter into agreements with mun icipal, tribal, county,
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	394	+	2. The balance to the Bureau of Narcotics Revolving Fund
	395	+	established pursuant to Section 2 -107 of this title, provided the
	396	+	Bureau may enter into agreements with mun icipal, tribal, county,
387	397		state or federal law enforcement agencies, or other state agencies
388	398		with CLEET-certified law enforcement officers, assisting in the
389	399		forfeiture or underlying cr iminal investigation, to return to such
390	400		an agency a percentage of said pro ceeds.
391	401		G. Any agency that acquires seized or forfeited property or
392	402		money shall maintain a true and accurate inventory and record of all
393	403		such property seized pursuant to this section .
394	404		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective N ovember 1, 2022.
395		-	Passed the Senate the 23rd day of March, 2022.
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402		-	Passed the House of Re presentatives the ____ day of __________,
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408		-	of Representatives
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	405	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
	406	+	February 22, 2022 - DO PASS