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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 493 By: Haste
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to mental health courts; amending 22
66	66	O.S. 2021, Section 472, w hich relates to mental
67	67	health court programs; authorizing use of certified
68	68	therapeutic dog in certain court proceedings;
69	69	defining term; and providing an effective date .
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75	75	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OK LAHOMA:
76	76	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 472, is
77	77	amended to read as follows:
78	78	Section 472. A. This section shall be known and may be cited
79	79	as the “Anna McBride Act”.
80	80	B. Any district or municipal court of this state may establish
81	81	a mental health court pro gram pursuant to the provisions of this
82	82	section, subject to the availability of funds.
83	83	C. The court may request assistance from the Department of
84	84	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services which shall be the
85	85	primary agency to assist in developing and impl ementing a mental
86	86	health court program.
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138	138	D. For purposes of this section, “mental health court” means a
139	139	judicial process that utilizes specially trained court person nel to
140	140	expedite a case and explore alternatives to incarceration for an
141	141	offender charged with criminal offenses other than a crime listed in
142	142	paragraph 2 of Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes who
143	143	has a mental illness or a developmental disabil ity, or a co-
144	144	occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorder. The district
145	145	attorney’s office may use discretion in the pros ecution of an
146	146	offender specified in this subsection subject to the restrictions
147	147	provided in subsection E of this section.
148	148	E. The court shall have the authority to exclude from mental
149	149	health court any offender arreste d or charged with any violent
150	150	offense or any offender who has a prior felony conviction in this
151	151	state or another state for a violent offense. Eligibility and entry
152	152	by an offender into the mental health court program is dependent
153	153	upon prior approval of the district attorney. Eligible offenses may
154	154	further be restricted by the rules of the specific mental health
155	155	court program. The court shall have the authority to exc lude
156	156	persons from mental health court who have a propensity for violence.
157	157	F. The mental health court judge shall recognize relaps es and
158	158	restarts in the program which shall be considered as part of the
159	159	rehabilitation and recovery process. The court shall accomplish
160	160	monitoring and offender accountability by ordering progressively
161	161	increasing sanctions or providing incentives, rather t han removing
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213	213	the offender from the program when a violation occurs, except when
214	214	the conduct of the offender requires revocatio n from the program.
215	215	Any revocation from the mental health court program shall require
216	216	notice to the offender and other participat ing parties in the case
217	217	and a revocation hearing. At the revocation hearing, if the
218	218	offender is found to have violated the co nditions of the plea
219	219	agreement or performance contract and disciplinary sanctions have
220	220	been insufficient to gain compliance, the o ffender shall be revoked
221	221	from the program and sentenced for the offense as provided in the
222	222	plea agreement.
223	223	G. Any criminal case which has been filed and processed in the
224	224	traditional manner shall be cross -referenced to a mental health
225	225	court case file by th e court clerk if the case is subsequently
226	226	assigned to a mental health court program. The originating criminal
227	227	case file shall remain open to public inspection. The court shall
228	228	determine what information or pleadings are to be retained in the
229	229	mental health case court file, which shall be closed to public
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231	231	H. 1. Upon approval of the di strict or municipal court, an
232	232	offender participating in a mental health court program shall be
233	233	afforded the opportunity, if available, to have a certified
234	234	therapeutic dog accompanied by the handler of the certified
235	235	therapeutic dog while the offender provides testimony or otherwise
236	236	appears in court proceedings.
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288	288	2. For purposes of this subsection, “certified therapeutic dog”
289	289	means a dog which has received the requisit e training or
290	290	certification from the American Kennel C lub, Alliance of Therapy
291	291	Dogs, or an equivalent organizatio n to perform the duties associated
292	292	with therapy dogs in plac es such as hospitals, nursing homes, and
293	293	other facilities where the emotional benefits of therapy dogs are
294	294	recognized. Prior to the use of a certified therapeutic dog the
295	295	court shall conduct a he aring to verify:
296	296	a. the credentials of the certified therap eutic dog,
297	297	b. the certified therapeutic dog is appropriately
298	298	insured, and
299	299	c. a relationship has been established between the
300	300	offender and the certified therapeutic dog in
301	301	anticipation of testi mony or other appearance in court
302	302	proceedings.
303	303	SECTION 2. This act shall bec ome effective November 1, 2023.
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