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6	36		BILL NO. 537 By: Pugh of the Senate
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15	45		An Act relating to assault and battery; amendin g 21
16	46		O.S. 2021, Section 644, which relate s to domestic
17	47		abuse; removing certain in tent stipulation; amending
18	48		57 O.S. 2021, Section 571, which relates to
19	49		definitions; expanding certain definition ; and
20	50		providing an effective date .
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25		-	SUBJECT: Domestic abuse
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27	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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29	56		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644, is
30	57		amended to read as follows:
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32	58		Section 644. A. Assault shall be punishable by imprison ment in
33	59		a county jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by a fine of not
34	60		more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and
35	61		imprisonment.
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37	62		B. Assault and battery shall be punishable by imprisonment in a
38	63		county jail not exceeding ninety (90 ) days, or by a fine of not more
39	64		than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by bo th such fine and
40	65		imprisonment.
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42	93		C. Any person who commit s any assault and battery against a
43	94		current or former intimate partner or a family or household member
44	95		as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes
45	96		shall be guilty of domestic abuse . Upon conviction, the defendant
46	97		shall be punished by i mprisonment in the county jail for not more
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49	98		than one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars
50	99		($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction
51	100		for a second or subsequent offense, the person shall be punished by
52	101		imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not
53	102		more than four (4) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand
54	103		Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
55	104		provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any se cond
56	105		or subsequent offense.
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58	106		D. 1. Any person who, with intent to do bodily harm and
59	107		without justifiable or excusable c ause, commits any assault,
60	108		battery, or assault and battery upon an intimate part ner or a family
61	109		or household member as defined by Sectio n 60.1 of Title 22 of the
62	110		Oklahoma Statutes with any sharp or dangerous weapon, upon
63	111		conviction, is guilty of domestic a ssault or domestic assault and
64	112		battery with a dangerous weapon which shall be a felony and
65	113		punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
66	114		Corrections not exceeding ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in a
67	115		county jail not exceeding one (1) ye ar. The provisions of Section
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68	143		51.1 of this title shall apply to any second or s ubsequent
69	144		conviction for a violation of this paragraph.
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71	145		2. Any person who, without such cause, shoots an intimate
72	146		partner or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1
73	147		of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes by means of any deadly weapon
74	148		that is likely to produce death shall, upon conviction, be guil ty of
75	149		domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon which shall be a
76	150		felony punishable by imprisonment in the custod y of the Department
77	151		of Corrections not exceeding life. The provisions of Sectio n 51.1
78	152		of this title shall apply to any second or subseq uent conviction for
79	153		a violation of this paragraph.
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81	154		E. Any person convicted of domestic abuse committed against a
82	155		pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy shall be guilty of a
83	156		misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not
84	157		more than one (1) year.
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86	158		Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of
87	159		domestic abuse against a pregnant woman with knowledge of the
88	160		pregnancy shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonme nt in
89	161		the custody of the Department of Corrections for n ot less than ten
90	162		(10) years.
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94	163		Any person convicted of domestic abuse committed against a
95	164		pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy and a miscarriage
96	165		occurs or injury to the unborn child occurs sha ll be guilty of a
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97	193		felony, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
98	194		of Corrections for not less than twenty (20) years.
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100	195		F. Any person convicted of domestic a buse as defined in
101	196		subsection C of this section that results in great bodily inj ury to
102	197		the victim shall be guilty of a felony and punish ed by imprisonment
103	198		in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than
104	199		ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more
105	200		than one (1) year. The provisions of Section 51 .1 of this title
106	201		shall apply to any second or subsequent conviction of a violation of
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109	203		G. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in
110	204		subsection C of this section that was committed in the presence of a
111	205		child shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not
112	206		less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year, or by a fine
113	207		not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such
114	208		fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or
115	209		subsequent domestic abuse as defined in subsection C of this section
116	210		that was committed in the presence of a child shall be punished by
117	211		imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not
118	212		less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine
119	213		not exceeding Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00), or by both such
120	214		fine and imprisonment. The provisions of Section 51.1 of this title
121	215		shall apply to any second or subsequent offense. F or every
122	216		conviction of a domestic abuse crime in violation of any provision
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123	244		of this section committed against an intimate partner or a f amily or
124	245		household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the
125	246		Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall:
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127	247		1. Specifically order as a condition of a suspended or deferred
128	248		sentence that a defendant p articipate in counseling or undergo
129	249		treatment to bring a bout the cessation of domestic abuse as
130	250		specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection;
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132	251		2. a. The court shall require the d efendant to complete an
133	252		assessment and follow the recommendations of a
134	253		batterers’ intervention program certified by the
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137	254		Attorney General. If the defendan t is ordered to
138	255		participate in a batterers’ intervention program, the
139	256		order shall require the defendan t to attend the
140	257		program for a minimum of fifty -two (52) weeks,
141	258		complete the program, and be evaluated before and
142	259		after attendance of t he program by progra m staff.
143	260		Three unexcused absences in succession or seven
144	261		unexcused absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks
145	262		from any court-ordered batterers’ intervention program
146	263		shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of the
147	264		conditions of probation for the di strict attorney to
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151	294		b. A program for anger management, couples counseling, or
152	295		family and marital counseling sh all not solely qualify
153	296		for the counseling or treatment r equirement for
154	297		domestic abuse pursuant to this subsection. The
155	298		counseling may be ordered in addition to counseling
156	299		specifically for the treatment of domestic abuse or
157	300		per evaluation as set forth belo w. If, after
158	301		sufficient evaluation and attendance at re quired
159	302		counseling sessions, the domestic violence treatment
160	303		program or licensed professional determines that the
161	304		defendant does not evaluate as a perpetrator of
162	305		domestic violence or does evaluate as a perpetrator of
163	306		domestic violence and should complete ot her programs
164	307		of treatment simultaneously or prior to domestic
165	308		violence treatment, including but not limited to
166	309		programs related to the mental health, apparent
167	310		substance or alcohol abuse or inability o r refusal to
168	311		manage anger, the defendant shall be ordere d to
169	312		complete the counseling as per the recommendations of
170	313		the domestic violence treatment program or licensed
171	314		professional;
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174	316		hundred twenty (120) days after the defendant is
175	317		ordered to participa te in a domestic abuse counseling
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177	346		assure the attendance and compliance of the defendant
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181	348		domestic abuse counseling or treatment requirements.
182	349		The court may suspend sentencing of th e defendant
183	350		until the defendant has presented proof to the court
184	351		of enrollment in a program of treatme nt for domestic
185	352		abuse by an individual licensed practitioner or a
186	353		domestic abuse treatment program certified by the
187	354		Attorney General and attendance at wee kly sessions of
188	355		such program. Such proof shall be presented to the
189	356		court by the defendant no later th an one hundred
190	357		twenty (120) days after the defendant is ordered to
191	358		such counseling or treatment. At such time, the court
192	359		may complete sentencing, beginni ng the period of the
193	360		sentence from the date that proof of enrollment is
194	361		presented to the court, and sc hedule reviews as
195	362		required by subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph
196	363		and paragraphs 4 and 5 of this subsection. Three
197	364		unexcused absences in succession o r seven unexcused
198	365		absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks from any
199	366		court-ordered domestic abuse c ounseling or treatment
200	367		program shall be prima facie evidence of the violatio n
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202	396		attorney to seek acceleratio n or revocation of any
203	397		probation entered by the court.
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205	398		b. The court shall set a second review hearing after the
206	399		completion of the counseling or treatment to assure
207	400		the attendance and compliance of the defendant with
208	401		the provisions of this subsection and th e domestic
209	402		abuse counseling or treatment requirements. The court
210	403		shall retain continuing jurisdiction over the
211	404		defendant during the course of ordered counseling
212	405		through the final review hearing;
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215	407		court determines necessary to assure the defendant attends and fully
216	408		complies with the provisions of this subsection and the domestic
217	409		abuse counseling or treatment requireme nts;
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220	411		satisfactorily attendi ng individual counseling or a domestic abuse
221	412		counseling or treatment program or is not in compliance w ith any
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225	414		order the defendant to further or continue counseling, tr eatment, or
226	415		other necessary services. The court may revoke all or any part of a
227	416		suspended sentence, deferred sentence, or p robation pursuant to
228	417		Section 991b of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes and s ubject the
229	418		defendant to any or all remaining portions of the original sentence ;
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231	446		6. At the first review hearing, the court shall require the
232	447		defendant to appear in court. Thereaft er, for any subsequent review
233	448		hearings, the court may accept a report on the progress of the
234	449		defendant from individual counseling, d omestic abuse counseli ng, or
235	450		the treatment program. There shall be no requirement for the victim
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238	452		7. If funding is available, a referee may be appointed and
239	453		assigned by the presiding judge of the district court to hear
240	454		designated cases set for re view under this subsection. Reasonable
241	455		compensation for the referees shall be fixed by the presiding judge.
242	456		The referee shall meet the requirements and perform all duties in
243	457		the same manner and procedure as set forth in Section s 1-8-103 and
244	458		2-2-702 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes pertaining to referees
245	459		appointed in juvenile proceedings.
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248	461		the counseling or treat ment, in the discretion of the court.
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251	463		a child” means in the physical presence of a child; or having
252	464		knowledge that a child is present and may see or hear an act of
253	465		domestic violence. For the purposes of subsections C and G of this
254	466		section, “child” may be any child whe ther or not related to the
255	467		victim or the defendant.
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260	498		the Oklahoma Statutes shall constitute a sufficient basis for a
261	499		felony charge:
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268	502		2. If that conviction is rendered in any mu nicipal court of
269	503		record of this or any other state for which any jail time was
270	504		served; provided, no conviction in a municipa l court of record
271	505		entered prior to November 1, 1997, shall constitute a prio r
272	506		conviction for purposes of a felony charge.
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274	507		J. Any person who commits any a ssault and battery with intent
275	508		to cause great bodily harm by strangulation or attempted
276	509		strangulation against an intimate partner or a family or household
277	510		member as defined by Se ction 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
278	511		Statutes shall, upon conviction, be gui lty of domestic abuse by
279	512		strangulation and shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody
280	513		of the Department of Corrections for a period of not less than one
281	514		(1) year nor more than three (3) years, or by a fine of not more
282	515		than Three Thousand Dollars ($3, 000.00), or by both such fine and
283	516		imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a
284	517		violation of this section, the defendant shall be punished by
285	518		imprisonment in the cu stody of the Department of Corrections for a
286	519		period of not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10)
287	520		years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars
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289	549		of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second or
290	550		subsequent conviction of a violation of this subsection. As used in
291	551		this subsection, “strangulation” means any form of asphyxia;
292	552		including, but not limited to, asphyxia characterized by closure of
293	553		the blood vessels or air passages of the neck as a result of
294	554		external pressure on the neck or t he closure of the nostrils or
295	555		mouth as a result of external pressure on the head.
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298	557		be immune from any liability or prosecution for issuing an order
299	558		that requires a defend ant to:
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308	564		attendance by a treatment program for domestic abusers, certified by
309	565		the Attorney General.
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314	567		domestic violence, stalking, or sex ual assault in connection with
315	568		the prosecution of a dome stic violence, stalkin g, or sexual assault
316	569		offense in this state.
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319	571		stalking, harassment, rape, or violation of a protective order, the
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320	599		prosecutor shall provide the court, prior to sentencing or any plea
321	600		agreement, a local history and any other available history of past
322	601		convictions of the defendant within the last ten (10) years relating
323	602		to domestic abuse, stalking, harassment, rape, violatio n of a
324	603		protective order, or any other violent misdemeano r or felony
325	604		convictions.
326		-
327	605		N. Any plea of guilty or finding of guilt for a violation of
328	606		subsection C, F, G, I or J of this se ction shall constitute a
329	607		conviction of the offense for the purpose of this a ct or any other
330	608		criminal statute under which the existen ce of a prior convicti on is
331	609		relevant for a period of ten (10) years following the completion of
332	610		any court imposed probationa ry term; provided, the person has not,
333	611		in the meantime, been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral
334	612		turpitude or a felony.
335		-
336	613		O. For purposes of subsect ion F of this section, “great bodily
337	614		injury” means bone fracture, protracted and obvious disfigurement ,
338	615		protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body part, organ
339	616		or mental faculty, or substantial risk of death.
340		-
341	617		P. Any pleas of guilty or nolo con tendere or finding of guilt
342	618		to a violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a
343	619		conviction of the offense for the purpose of any subsection of this
344	620		section under which the existence of a prior conviction is relevant
345	621		for a period of ten (10) years following the completion of any
346	622		sentence or court imposed probationary term.
347	623
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348	650		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 571, is
349	651		amended to read as follows:
350		-
351	652		Section 571. As used in the Oklahoma Statute s, unless another
352	653		definition is specified:
353		-
354		-
355		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 537 Page 9
356	654		1. “Capacity” means the actual available bedspace as certified
357	655		by the State Board of Corrections subject to applicable federal and
358	656		state laws and the rules and regulations promulgated under such
359	657		laws; and
360		-
361	658		2. “Violent crime” means any of the following felony offenses
362	659		and any attempts to commit or conspiracy or solicitat ion to commit
363	660		the following crimes:
364		-
365	661		a. assault, battery, or assault and battery with a
366	662		dangerous or deadly weapon, as provided for in
367	663		Sections 645 and 652 of Title 21 of the Oklah oma
368	664		Statutes,
369		-
370	665		b. assault, battery, or assault and battery with a deadly
371	666		weapon or by other means likely to produce death or
372	667		great bodily harm, as provided for in Sectio n 652 of
373	668		Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
374		-
375	669		c. aggravated assault and battery on a polic e officer,
376	670		sheriff, highway patrolman, or any other officer of
377	671		the law, as provided for in Section 650 of Title 21 of
378	672		the Oklahoma Statutes,
379	673
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380	700		d. poisoning with intent to kill, as provided for in
381	701		Section 651 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
382		-
383	702		e. shooting with intent to kill, as provided for in
384	703		Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklaho ma Statutes,
385		-
386	704		f. assault with intent to kill, as provided for in
387	705		Section 653 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
388		-
389	706		g. assault with intent to commit a felony, as provided
390	707		for in Section 681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
391	708		Statutes,
392		-
393	709		h. assaults with a dangerous w eapon while masked or
394	710		disguised, as provided for in Section 1303 of Title 21
395	711		of the Oklahoma Statutes,
396		-
397		-
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399	712		i. murder in the first degree, as provided f or in Section
400	713		701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
401		-
402	714		j. murder in the second degree, as provided for in
403	715		Section 701.8 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
404		-
405	716		k. manslaughter in the first degree, as provided for in
406	717		Section 711 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
407		-
408	718		l. manslaughter in the second degree, as provided for in
409	719		Section 716 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma S tatutes,
410		-
411	720		m. kidnapping, as provided for in Section 741 of Title 21
412	721		of the Oklahoma Statutes ,
413		-
414	722		n. burglary in the first degree, as provided for in
415	723		Section 1431 of Title 21 of the Ok lahoma Statutes,
416	724
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417	751		o. burglary with explosives, as provided for in Section
418	752		1441 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
419		-
420	753		p. kidnapping for extortion, as provided for in Sect ion
421	754		745 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
422		-
423	755		q. maiming, as provided for in Section 751 of Title 21 of
424	756		the Oklahoma Statutes,
425		-
426	757		r. robbery, as provided for in Section 791 of Title 21 of
427	758		the Oklahoma Statutes,
428		-
429	759		s. robbery in the first degree, as provided for in
430	760		Section 797 et seq. of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
431	761		Statutes,
432		-
433	762		t. robbery in the second de gree, as provided for in
434	763		Section 797 et seq. of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
435	764		Statutes,
436		-
437	765		u. armed robbery, as provided for in Section 801 of Title
438	766		21 of the Oklahoma Statutes ,
439		-
440		-
441		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 537 Page 11
442	767		v. robbery by two or more persons, as provided for in
443	768		Section 800 of Title 21 of the O klahoma Statutes,
444		-
445	769		w. robbery with dangerous weapon or imitation firearm, as
446	770		provided for in Section 801 of Title 21 of the
447	771		Oklahoma Statutes,
448		-
449	772		x. child abuse, as provide d for in Section 843.5 of Title
450	773		21 of the Oklahoma Statu tes,
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451	800
452	801		y. wiring any equipment, ve hicle or structure with
453	802		explosives, as provided for in Section 849 of Title 2 1
454	803		of the Oklahoma Statutes,
455		-
456	804		z. forcible sodomy, as provided for in Section 888 of
457	805		Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
458		-
459	806		aa. rape in the first degree, as provided for in Section
460	807		1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
461		-
462	808		bb. rape in the second degree, as provi ded for in Section
463	809		1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
464		-
465	810		cc. rape by instrumentation, as provided for in Section
466	811		1111.1 of Title 21 of the Okl ahoma Statutes,
467		-
468	812		dd. lewd or indecent proposition or lewd or indecent act
469	813		with a child under sixteen (16) year s of age, as
470	814		provided for in Section 1123 of Title 21 of the
471	815		Oklahoma Statutes,
472		-
473	816		ee. use of a firearm or offensive weapon to commit or
474	817		attempt to commit a felony, as provided for i n Section
475	818		1287 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
476		-
477	819		ff. pointing firearms, a s provided for in Section 1289.16
478	820		of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
479		-
480	821		gg. rioting, as provided for in Section 1311 of Title 21
481	822		of the Oklahoma Statutes,
482		-
483		-
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485	823		hh. inciting to riot, as provided for in Section 1320.2 of
486	824		Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
487	825
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488	852		ii. arson in the first degree, as provided for in Section
489	853		1401 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statute s,
490		-
491	854		jj. injuring or burning public buildings, as provided for
492	855		in Section 349 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
493		-
494	856		kk. sabotage, as provided for in Section 1262 of Ti tle 21
495	857		of the Oklahoma Statutes,
496		-
497	858		ll. criminal syndicalism, as provided for in Section 1261
498	859		of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
499		-
500	860		mm. extortion, as provided for in Section 1481 of Title 21
501	861		of the Oklahoma Statutes,
502		-
503	862		nn. obtaining signature by extortion, as p rovided for in
504	863		Section 1485 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
505		-
506	864		oo. seizure of a bus, dis charging firearm or hurling
507	865		missile at bus, as provided for in Section 1903 of
508	866		Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
509		-
510	867		pp. mistreatment of a mental patient, as provided f or in
511	868		Section 843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
512		-
513	869		qq. using a vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a
514	870		weapon pursuant to Section 652 of Ti tle 21 of the
515	871		Oklahoma Statutes,
516		-
517	872		rr. bombing offenses as defined in Section 1767.1 of Title
518	873		21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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519	900
520	901		ss. child pornography or aggravated child pornography as
521	902		defined in Section 102 1.2, 1021.3, 1024.1 or 1040.12a
522	903		of Title 21 of the Oklah oma Statutes,
523		-
524	904		tt. child prostitution as defined in Section 1030 of Title
525	905		21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
526		-
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529	906		uu. abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10 -
530	907		103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes ,
531		-
532	908		vv. aggravated trafficking as provided for in subsecti on C
533	909		of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
534		-
535	910		ww. aggravated assault and battery upon any perso n
536	911		defending another person from assault and battery, as
537	912		provided for in Section 646 of Titl e 21 of the
538	913		Oklahoma Statutes,
539		-
540	914		xx. human trafficking, as provided for in Section 748 of
541	915		Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
542		-
543	916		yy. terrorism crimes as provided in Sectio n 1268 et seq.
544	917		of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
545		-
546	918		zz. eluding a peace officer, as provid ed for in subsection
547	919		B or C of Section 540A of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
548	920		Statutes, or
549		-
550	921		aaa. domestic abuse by strangulation, domestic assault with
551	922		a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and battery with
552	923		a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and battery
553	924		resulting in great bodily injury, or domestic assault
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554	952		and battery with a deadly weapon, as provi ded for in
555	953		Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
556		-
557	954		Such offenses shall constitute exceptions to nonviolent offenses
558	955		pursuant to Article VI, Section 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution.
559		-
560	956		SECTION 3. This act shall become effective Novem ber 1, 2023.
561	957
562		-
563		-	ENR. S. B. NO. 537 Page 14
564		-	Passed the Senate the 7th day of March, 2023.
565		-
566		-
567		-
568		-	Presiding Officer of the Senate
569		-
570		-
571		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of April, 2023.
572		-
573		-
574		-
575		-	Presiding Officer of the House
576		-	of Representatives
577		-
578		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
579		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
580		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
581		-	By: ____________________ _____________
582		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
583		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
584		-
585		-	_________________________________
586		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
587		-
588		-
589		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
590		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
591		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
592		-	By: _______________________________ __
	958	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL, dated
	959	+	04/05/2023 - DO PASS.