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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 240 By: Howard of the Senate
and
Stinson of the House
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, Sectio n 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 Supreme 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 created pursuant to Section 17 of this act.
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B. Whenever a district court establishes a drug court program
pursuant to the provisions of Sections 471 through 471.11 of Title
22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the judge having authority presiding
over the program shall 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 which 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.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL, dated
04/05/2023 - DO PASS.