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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1713 By: Murdock
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to victim protective orders; amending
66	66	22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.2, w hich relate to petition;
67	67	modifying eligibility for filing petition for
68	68	emergency protective order; an d providing an
69	69	effective date.
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.2, is
77	77	amended to read as follows:
78	78	Section 60.2. A. A victim of domestic abuse, a victim of
79	79	stalking, a victim of harassment, a victim of rape, any adult or
80	80	emancipated minor household member on behalf o f any other family or
81	81	household member who is a minor or incompetent, or any minor age
82	82	sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years may seek relief under the
83	83	provisions of the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act.
84	84	1. The person seeking relief may file a petition fo r a
85	85	protective order with the district court in the county in which the
86	86	victim resides, the county in which the defendant resides, or the
87	87	county in which the domestic violence occurred. If the person
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139	139	seeking relief is a victim of stalking but is not a fam ily or
140	140	household member or an individu al who is or has been in a dating
141	141	relationship with the defendant, the person seeking relief must file
142	142	a complaint against the defendant with the proper law enforcement
143	143	agency before filing a petition for a protective order with the
144	144	district court. The pe rson seeking relief shall provide a copy of
145	145	the complaint that was filed with the law enforcement agency at the
146	146	full hearing if the complaint is not available from the law
147	147	enforcement agency. Failure to provide a copy of the complaint
148	148	filed with the law e nforcement agency shall constitute a frivolous
149	149	filing and the court may assess attorney fees and court costs
150	150	against the plaintiff pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C of
151	151	this section. The filing of a petition for a protective order shall
152	152	not require jurisdiction or venue of the criminal offense if ei ther
153	153	the plaintiff or defendant resides in the county. If a petition has
154	154	been filed in an action for divorce or separate maintenance and
155	155	either party to the action fil es a petition for a protective order
156	156	in the same county where the action for divorce or separate
157	157	maintenance is filed, the petition for the protective order may be
158	158	heard by the court hearing the divorce or separate maintenance
159	159	action if:
160	160	a. there is no established protective order docket in
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213	213	b. the court finds that, in the inter est of judicial
214	214	economy, both actions may be heard together; provided ,
215	215	however, the petition for a protective order,
216	216	including, but not limited to, a petition in which
217	217	children are named as petitioners, sha ll remain a
218	218	separate action and a separate order s hall be entered
219	219	in the protective order action. Protective orders ma y
220	220	be dismissed in favor of restraining orders in the
221	221	divorce or separate maintenance action if the court
222	222	specifically finds, upon hearing , that such dismissal
223	223	is in the best interests of the parties and does not
224	224	compromise the safety of any petitioner.
225	225	If the defendant is a minor child, the petition shall be filed
226	226	with the court having jurisdiction over juvenile matters.
227	227	2. When the abuse occurs when the court is not open for
228	228	business, such person may request an emergency temporary order of
229	229	protection as authorized by Section 40.3 of this title.
230	230	B. The petition forms shall be provided by the clerk of t he
231	231	court. The Administrative Office o f the Courts shall develop a
232	232	standard form for the petition.
233	233	C. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no f iling
234	234	fee, service of process fee, attorney fees or any other fee or costs
235	235	shall be charged the pla intiff or victim at any time for filin g a
236	236	petition for a protective order whether a prot ective order is
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288	288	granted or not granted. The court may assess court c osts, service
289	289	of process fees, attorney fees, other fees and filing fees against
290	290	the defendant at the hearing on the petition, if a prote ctive order
291	291	is granted against the defendant; prov ided, the court shall have
292	292	authority to waive the costs and fees if t he court finds that the
293	293	party does not have the ability to pay the costs and fees.
294	294	2. If the court makes specific findings that a petiti on for a
295	295	protective order has been filed frivolous ly and no victim exists,
296	296	the court may assess attorney fees and court costs against the
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298	298	D. The person seeking relief shall prepare the petition or, at
299	299	the request of the plaintiff, the court cle rk or the victim-witness
300	300	coordinator, victim suppo rt person, and court case manager shall
301	301	prepare or assist the plainti ff in preparing the petition.
302	302	E. The person seeking a protective order may further request
303	303	the exclusive care, possession, or control of any animal owned,
304	304	possessed, leased, kept, or hel d by either the petitioner, defendant
305	305	or minor child residing in the residence of the petitioner or
306	306	defendant. The court may order the defendant to make no contact
307	307	with the animal and forbid the defendant from taking, transferring,
308	308	encumbering, concealing , molesting, attacking, striking,
309	309	threatening, harming, or otherwise disposing of the animal.
310	310	F. A court may not require the victim to seek legal sanctions
311	311	against the defendant including, but not limited to, divorce,
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363	363	separation, paternity or criminal pro ceedings prior to hearing a
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365	365	G. A victim of rape, forcible sodomy, a sex offense,
366	366	kidnapping, assault and battery with a deadly weapon , child abuse,
367	367	or member of the immediate family of a victim of first -degree
368	368	murder, as such terms are defined in Section 40 of this title, may
369	369	petition, or have a petition filed on the victim’s behalf if the
370	370	victim is a minor, for an emergency temporary order or emergency ex
371	371	parte order regardle ss of any relationship or scenario pursuant to
372	372	the provisions of this section. The Administrative Office of the
373	373	Courts shall modify the petition forms as necessary to effectuate
374	374	the provisions of this subsection.
375	375	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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