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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 1785 By: Murdock
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to bail enforcement; amending 59 O.S.
66	66	2021, Section 1350.6, which relates to prohibition of
67	67	breaking and entering; remo ving felony condition for
68	68	entry by bond enforcer; and providing an effective
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1350.6, is
77	77	amended to read as follow s:
78	78	Section 1350.6. A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
79	79	it shall be unlawful for a bail enforcer to break into and enter the
80	80	dwelling house of any defendant or third -party for purposes of
81	81	recovery or attempted recovery of a defendant either:
82	82	1. By forcibly bursting or breaking the wall, or an outer door,
83	83	window, or shutter of a window of such house or the loc k or bolts of
84	84	such door, or the fastening of such window or shutter;
85	85	2. By breaking in any other manner, being armed with a weapon
86	86	or being assisted or aided by one or more persons then actually
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139	139	3. By unlocking an outer door by means of false keys or by
140	140	picking the lock thereof, or by lifting a latch or opening a window.
141	141	B. A person violating the provisions of this section sha ll be
142	142	guilty of burglary in the first degree and, upon conviction,
143	143	punished as provided in Section 1436 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
144	144	Statutes. Provided, however, the offense and penalty stated in this
145	145	section shall not apply to a licensed bail enforcer dur ing an active
146	146	attempt at recovery of a felony defendant under the following
147	147	conditions:
148	148	a. the bail enforcer has first -hand or eyes-on knowledge
149	149	that the defendant entered the dwelling house during
150	150	an attempt to recover the defendant and the defendant
151	151	after reasonable request is refusing to surrender,
152	152	b. the bail enforcer has first -hand or eyes-on knowledge
153	153	that the defendant is actually within the dwelling
154	154	house and after reasonable request is refusing to
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156	156	c. the bail enforcer has obtained kno wledge confirming
157	157	beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is
158	158	actually within the dwelling house and after
159	159	reasonable request refuses to surrender.
160	160	For purposes of this subsection, "first-hand knowledge" means
161	161	information received from direct eye -witness testimony, actual
162	162	visual contact with and confirmed identification of the defendant by
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214	214	a person who knows the defen dant or resides at the dwelling house,
215	215	or other factual evidence provided directly to th e licensed bail
216	216	enforcer that confirms the identit y and presence of the defendant
217	217	within the dwelling house.
218	218	The exceptions to the offense and penalty in this section s hall
219	219	not limit or restrict another person within or without the dwelling
220	220	house, or owning the dwelling house, from taking any action in
221	221	response to or to defend a forced entry into such dwelling house ,
222	222	including use of a firearm as may be authorized by law . The use of
223	223	an exception provided in this subsection by a licensed bail enforcer
224	224	shall be a fact to be determined by the district attorn ey in
225	225	considering whether to prosecute an offense under this section. Any
226	226	person exercising his or her right to respo nd or protect the
227	227	dwelling house or its occupants shall not be liable for injury to
228	228	another who was forcing entry into such dwelling house . An owner or
229	229	occupant of a dwelling house may seek damages to his or her property
230	230	in a civil action if such damage r esulted from a forced entry by a
231	231	licensed bail enforcer.
232	232	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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