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13-An Act relating to criminal procedure; authorizing
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47+AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor: Pae
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49+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the stricken title, enacting clause
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53+“An Act relating to criminal procedure; authorizing
1454 early evaluation hearing after specified time period
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1656 authorizing court to modify certain sentences;
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2464 prohibiting certain conditions in plea agreement or
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2666 Council to provide certain list to designated
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2868 certain request and response; providing for
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35102 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE O F THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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37103 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
38104 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 991a-4.2 of Title 22, unless
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41106 A. 1. Any person who receives a suspended sentence that
42107 exceeds five (5) years pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a of
43108 this title for an offense not listed in Section 13.1 or subsection
44109 C, D, E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
45110 Statutes or Section 571 or 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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51115 provisions of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes for
52116 an offense not listed i n Section 13.1 or subsection C, D, E, F, G,
53117 or J of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section
54118 571 or 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the suspended
55119 portion of the senten ce exceeds five (5) years shall, upon request,
56120 receive an early evaluation hearing after five (5) years of ser ving
57121 the suspended portion of the split sentence to determine whether the
58122 length of the split sentence should be modified.
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60149 B. Upon an early evaluation hearing conducted pursuant to
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62151 suspended sentence or split sen tence when:
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78162 year earlier than prescribed in subsection A of this section and the
79163 court may modify the length of the su spended sentence or split
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82165 1. The person received a high school or high school equivalency
83166 diploma, any college -level degree, or a vocational, technical, or
84167 career training certific ation or degree while serving his or her
85168 sentence, or when the person has maintained consistent employment
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89171 probation, including treatment and rehabilitative programming;
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98203 be made in writing, specify on behalf of whom the objection is made,
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102206 attorney within fifteen (15) days of the filing of a request
103207 pursuant to subsection A or C of this section. The district
104208 attorney shall have forty -five (45) days from the date the no tice
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118219 House of Representati ves, or the Governor may request the District
119220 Attorneys Council to provide a list of early termination
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121248 such applications during the prior fiscal year. Such request shall
122249 be made no later than July 31 and shall be fulfilled no later than
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251+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.”
252+Passed the Senate the 26th day of April, 2023.
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311+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHO MA:
312+SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
313+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 991a-4.2 of Title 22, unless
314+there is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follows:
315+A. Any person who receives a suspended sente nce exceeding five
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317+Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for an offense not listed in
318+Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 13.1 of
319+Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or subsection C, D, E, F, G, or J
320+of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall, upon
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351+C. The early evaluation hearing shall not be conducted until
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353+sentence. Provided, a person who receives a high school diploma or
354+high school equivalency diploma, any college -level degree, or a
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356+while serving his or her suspended sentence, m ay request an early
357+evaluation hearing after having served at least four (4) years of
358+the suspended sentence.
359+D. At the early evaluation hearing, the court may modify the
360+length of the suspended sentence when the court is satisfied that
361+the best interests of the public will not be j eopardized. Provided,
362+the court shall be pro hibited from modifying the length of the
363+suspended sentence when the district attorney or victim of the crime
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365+E. A person may only receive one early eval uation hearing in a
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144-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
145-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
146-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
147-By: _________________________________
148-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
149-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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153- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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155-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
156-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
157-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
158-By: _________________________________