An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2210 By: Stark, West (Kevin), and
Pittman of the House
and
Weaver and Boren of the
Senate
An Act relating to juveniles; defining term;
authorizing courts to depart from certain sentencing
requirements; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Juveniles
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied
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 eviden ce that the person
against whom the minor was convicted of committing the offense
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 manda tory minimum sentence or sentence
enhancement;
2. Suspend any portion of an ot herwise applicable sentence; or ENR. H. B. NO. 2210 Page 2
3. Transfer the minor to the jurisdiction of the juvenile
division of the district court for further proceedings.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2023.
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Passed the House of Repre sentatives the 9th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 18th day of April, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _____ _______________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________