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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 233 By: Hicks
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to the Oklahoma Children ’s Code;
66	66	amending 10A O.S. 2011, Section 1 -4-505, which
67	67	relates to admissibility of p rerecorded statements of
68	68	child; modifying availability of certain method of
69	69	child witness testimony; 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 10A O.S. 2011, Sectio n 1-4-505, is
77	77	amended to read as follows:
78	78	Section 1-4-505. A. This section shall apply only to a
79	79	proceeding brought within the purview of the Oklahoma Children ’s
80	80	Code in which a child twelve (12) years of age or younger is alleged
81	81	to be deprived, and shall apply only to the statement of that child
82	82	or another child witness.
83	83	B. The recording of an oral statement of the child made before
84	84	the proceedings begin is admissible into evidence if:
85	85	1. The court determines in a hearing conducted outside the
86	86	presence of the jury that the time, content and totality of
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139	139	sufficient indicia of reliability so as to render it inherently
140	140	trustworthy. In determini ng trustworthiness, the court may
141	141	consider, among other things, the following factors: the spontaneity
142	142	and consistent repetition of the statement, the mental state of the
143	143	declarant, whether the terminology used is unexpected of a child of
144	144	similar age or of an incapacitated person, and whether a lack of
145	145	motive to fabricate exists; and the child either:
146	146	a. testifies or is available to testify at the
147	147	proceedings in open court or through an alternative
148	148	method pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Child
149	149	Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act or
150	150	Section 2611.2 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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152	152	b. is unavailable as a witness as defined in Section 2804
153	153	of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. When the child
154	154	is unavailable, such statement may be admitt ed only if
155	155	there is corroborative evidence of the a ct;
156	156	2. No attorney for any party is present when the statement is
157	157	made. However, if appropriate facilities are utilized that allow
158	158	observation of the child without the child ’s knowledge or awareness
159	159	in any way, any such attorney may be present as an obse rver, but not
160	160	as a participant, and no such attorney shall have any right to
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213	213	the child before, after , or during the making of the statement of
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215	215	3. The recording is both visual and aural and is recorded on
216	216	film or videotape or by other electro nic means;
217	217	4. The recording equipment is capable of making an accurate
218	218	recording, the operator of the equipment is competent, and the
219	219	recording is accurate and has not been altered;
220	220	5. The statement is not made in response to questioning
221	221	calculated to lead the child to make a particular statement or is
222	222	otherwise clearly shown to be the child ’s statement and not made
223	223	solely as a result of a lea ding or suggestive question;
224	224	6. Every voice on the recording is identified;
225	225	7. The person conducting the intervi ew of the child in the
226	226	recording is present at the proceeding and is available to testify
227	227	or be cross-examined by any party;
228	228	8. Each party to the proceeding is afforded an opportunity to
229	229	view the recording before the recording is offered into evidence;
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231	231	9. A copy of a written transcript of the recording transcribed
232	232	by a licensed or certified court reporter is available to the
233	233	parties.
234	234	A statement may not be admitted under this subsection un less the
235	235	proponent of the statement makes known to the parties an intention
236	236	to offer the statement and the particulars of the statement at least
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288	288	ten (10) days in advance of the proceedings to provide the p arties
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290	290	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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