Oklahoma 2023 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB240 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/10/2023

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) 
 
SENATE BILL 240 	By: Howard 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to district courts; amending 20 O.S. 
2021, Section 91.2, which relates to dockets; 
clarifying judge required to establish drug court 
docket; and providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     20 O.S. 2021, Section 91.2, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 91.2. A.  To facilitate the trial and disposition of 
cases, actions filed in the district court shall be assigned to 
various dockets by the clerk of the court pursuant to the direction 
and supervision of the presiding judge of the district.  Until 
changed by order of the Supre me Court, only the following dockets 
are established: a civil docket, a criminal docket, a traffic 
docket, a probate docket, a juvenile and family relations docket, a 
small claims docket, and a business docket for business court 
divisions of the court crea ted pursuant to Section 17 of this act . 
B.  Whenever a district court establishes a drug court program 
pursuant to the provisions of Sections 471 through 471.11 of Title   
 
 
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22 of the Oklahoma Statutes , the judge having authority presiding 
over the program sha ll cause to be established a drug court docket.  
In those cases assigned to the drug court docket, the judge shall 
determine what information or p leadings are to be maintained in a 
confidential case file w hich shall be closed to p ublic inspection.  
The originating criminal case file shall remain open to public 
inspection.  Nothing in this section shall prohibit the district 
attorney, defense attorne y, or the victim-witness coordinator from 
advising any victim or other person regard ing the assignment or 
disposition of a drug court case. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 
 
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