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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (202 3)
HOUSE BILL 2054 By: Roberts
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; making
certain acts unlawful; providi ng penalties; defining
term; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 748.1 of Title 21, unless there
is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows:
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Knowingly offer or agree to pay a fee to another person for
the purpose of engaging in sexua l conduct, as such term is defined
in Section 1024.1 of Title 21 o f the Oklahoma statutes, with that
person or with another; and
2. Publish a review of the sexual encounter on a website that
facilitates, encourages, offers, solicits or promotes sexual conduct
with another for a fee.
B. 1. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by
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imprisonment in the Depar tment of Corrections for a term of not less
than three (3) years of for life, or by a fine not exceeding Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) , or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
2. Any person who violates the provisions of this section where
the victim of the offense is under eighteen (18) years of age at th e
time of the offense shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for a term of not less tha n nine (9) years or for life,
or by a fine not exceeding Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
($25,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
3. The terms of imprisonment specifie d in this subsection shall
not be subject to statutory provisions for suspension , deferral or
probation or state correctional institution earned credits accruing
from and after November 1, 1989, except for the achievement earned
credits authorized by subse ction H of Section 138 of Title 57 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. To qualify for such achievement earned credits,
such inmates must also be in compliance with the stand ards for Class
level 2 behavior, as defined in subsection D of Section 138 of Title
57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
4. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be
required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offenders
Registration Act and shall be assigned a risk level of one. Upon a
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tenth or subsequent conviction, the person shall be assigned a risk
level of two.
C. As used in this section, "publish" means to circulate,
deliver, distribute, disseminate, transmit or otherwise make
available to another person.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-6807 GRS 01/09/23