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30		-	ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 899 By: Weaver and Boren of the
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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42		-	An Act relating to the Indigent Defense Act; amending
43		-	22 O.S. 2021, Sections 1355. 7, 1355.13, and 1358,
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45		-	death penalty cases, and reassignment of cases;
46		-	authorizing reassignment of certain cases for
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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136	35		ENGROSSED SENATE
137	36		BILL NO. 899 By: Weaver and Boren of the
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146	45		An Act relating to the Indigent Defense Act; amending
147	46		22 O.S. 2021, Sections 1355. 7, 1355.13, and 1358,
148	47		which relate to appointment of private attorneys,
149	48		death penalty cases, and reassignment of cases;
150	49		authorizing reassignment of certain cases for
151	50		conflict of interest; expanding authorization for
152	51		payment at certain rate for certain cases; i ncreasing
153	52		limit on compensation for certain attorne ys in
154	53		capital cases; authorizing reassignment of cases for
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160	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA:
161	60		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1355.7, is
162	61		amended to read as follows:
163	62		Section 1355.7. A. If the Executive Director determines that a
164	63		conflict of interest exists at the trial level between a defendant
165	64		client of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense Syst em and an attorney
166	65		employed or contracted by the System, or that efficient management
167	66		of System resources justify re assignment, the case may be reassi gned
168	67		by the Executive Director to another attorney employed by the
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170		-	for indigent defense or who is included on a list of attorneys as
171		-	provided in subsection C B of this section.
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	95	+	System, or to a private attorney with w hom the System has a contract
	96	+	for indigent defense or who is included on a list of attorneys as
	97	+	provided in subsection C B of this section.
198	98		B. If the Executive Director determines that a conflict of
199	99		interest exists at the trial level between a defendant a nd an
200	100		attorney who represents ind igents either pursuant to a contract with
201	101		the System or as assigned by the System, the case may be reassigned
202	102		by the Executive Director to an attor ney employed by the System,
203	103		another attorney who represents indigents pursua nt to a contract
204	104		with the System, or another private attorney who has agreed to
205	105		accept such assignments pursuant to subsection C of this section.
206	106		C. Assignment of a case by the System to a private attorney in
207	107		all counties of this state served by the Syste m shall be from a list
208	108		of attorneys willing to accept such assignments and who meet the
209	109		qualifications established by the System for such the assignments.
210	110		D. C. Payment to such private attorneys shall be made by the
211	111		System and shall be at rates approved b y the System, subject to the
212	112		statutory limits established in Sections 1355.8 and 1355.13 of this
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214	114		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1355.13, is
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216	116		Section 1355.13. A. In every case in which t he defendant is
217	117		subject to the death penalty and an attorney or attorneys other than
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219		-	assigned to the case by the System to provide representation, an
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	146	+	assigned to the case by the System to prov ide representation, an
	147	+	attorney or attorneys must submit a claim or claims in accordance
	148	+	with the provisions of the Indigent Defense Act in such detail as
248	149		required by the System. Except as provided in subsecti on B of this
249	150		section, total compensation for n on-System attorneys who ser ve as
250	151		lead counsel in capital cas es shall not exceed Twenty Thousand
251	152		Dollars ($20,000.00) per case. Total compensati on for a non-System
252	153		attorney who is co-counsel with a System or no n-System attorney in a
253	154		capital case shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollar s ($5,000.00)
254	155		Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ( $25,000.00) per case.
255	156		B. The maximum statutory fee establ ished in this section may be
256	157		exceeded only upon a determination made by the Execu tive Director
257	158		and approved by the Board that t he case is an exceptional one which
258	159		requires an extraordinary amou nt of time to litigate , and that the
259	160		request for extraordinary attorney fees is reas onable.
260	161		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 22 O .S. 2021, Section 1358, is
261	162		amended to read as follows:
262	163		Section 1358. If the Executive Director determines that a
263	164		conflict exists afte r evaluating a case assigned pursuant to Section
264	165		1356 of this title or that the efficient management of System
265	166		resources justify reassignment, the Executive Director sh all
266	167		reassign the case in the same manner as is provided for conflicts
267	168		case reassignments at the trial level in Section 1355.7 of this
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	197	+	Section 138.1a of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes a nd the indigent
	198	+	defendant was not represented at trial by the coun ty indigent
	199	+	defender. If the Executive Director determines a conflict exists in
298	200		a case from a county subject to the provisions of Section 138.1 a of
299	201		Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the indigent defendant was not
300	202		represented at trial by the county ind igent defender, the county
301	203		indigent defender shall be appointed to represent the indigent
302	204		defendant. The appointment of the county indigent def ender shall be
303	205		made by the district court at t he time the appeal is initiated o r by
304	206		the Court of Criminal Appeal s after the appeal is initiated. If the
305	207		district court, at the time the appeal is initiated, or the Court of
306	208		Criminal Appeals, after the appeal has been initiated, determines
307	209		that the county indigent defender also has a co nflict of interest in
308	210		the case, the district court, initially or on remand from the Court
309	211		of Criminal Appeals, shall appoint counsel in the same manner as is
310	212		provided for conflicts at the trial level in Section 138.7 of Tit le
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312	214		county indigent defender, an attorney who represents indigents
313	215		pursuant to contract, or a private attorney has agreed to accept
314	216		such appointments.
315	217		SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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	219	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL, dated
	220	+	04/12/2023 - DO PASS.