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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 2210 By: Stark, West (Kevin), and
Pittman of the House
and
Weaver and Boren of the
Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to juveniles; defining term;
authorizing courts to depart from certain sentencing
requirements; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-5-401 of Title 10A, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, “mandatory minimum” means the
minimum number of years of imprisonment a person is required to
serve based on the felony or misdemeanor offense.
B. If a minor is convicted as an adult for an off ense that the
minor committed when he or she was under eighteen (18) years o f age
and the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person
against whom the minor was convicted of committing the offense
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trafficked the minor or sexually abused or sexually assaulted the
minor within ninety (90) days before the commission of t he offense,
the court may:
1. Depart from the mandatory minimum sentence or sentenc e
enhancement;
2. Suspend any portion of an otherwise applicable sentence; or
3. Transfer the minor to the jurisdiction of the juvenile
division of the district court for further proceedings.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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