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30	30	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2224 By: Ford
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22
41	41	O.S. 2021, Section 1105.3, which rela tes to the
42	42	Pretrial Release Act; authorizing criminal background
43	43	investigations for certain defendants; and providing
44	44	an effective date.
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1105.3, is
52	52	amended to read as foll ows:
53	53	Section 1105.3 A. Any county pursuant to the provisions of the
54	54	Pretrial Release Act may establish and fund a pretrial program to be
55	55	utilized by the district court in th at jurisdiction.
56	56	B. 1. When a pretrial release program is established pursuant
57	57	to the Pretrial Release Act and private bail has not been furnished,
58	58	the judge may order a person to be evaluated through the pretrial
59	59	program. After conducting an evaluation of the person applying for
60	60	pretrial release, the pretrial program shall make a r ecommendation
61	61	to the court. The recomm endation shall indicate any special
62	62	supervisory conditions for pretrial release. The judge shall
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89	89	consider the recommendations and may grant or deny pretrial release.
90	90	The presiding judge of the judicial district may issue a standing
91	91	order outlining criter ia for cases that may automatically be
92	92	evaluated for pretrial release by a pretrial program operating in
93	93	the jurisdiction. The standing ord er may include amounts for bail
94	94	and types of bonds deemed appropriate for cer tain offenses.
95	95	2. When a pretrial release program is established pursuant to
96	96	the Pretrial Release Act, the pr etrial program may conduct a
97	97	criminal background investigation on all defenda nts arrested and
98	98	placed in custody in a county jail and shall provide a copy of the
99	99	criminal background investigation to the court for the purpose of
100	100	conducting individualized bail hearings.
101	101	C. Except as otherwise authorized by the provisions of this
102	102	subsection, persons accused of or detained for any of the following
103	103	offenses or conditions shall not be eligible for pretrial release by
104	104	any pretrial program:
105	105	1. Aggravated driving under the influence of an intoxicating
106	106	substance;
107	107	2. Any felony driving under the influence of an intoxicating
108	108	substance;
109	109	3. Any offense prohibit ed by the Trafficking In Illeg al Drugs
110	110	Act;
111	111	4. Any person having a violent felony conviction within the
112	112	past ten (10) years;
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139	139	5. Appeal bond;
140	140	6. Arson in the first degree, including attempts to commit
141	141	arson in the first degree;
142	142	7. Assault and battery on a police officer;
143	143	8. Bail jumping;
144	144	9. Bribery of a public official;
145	145	10. Burglary in the first or second degree;
146	146	11. Civil contempt proceedings;
147	147	12. Distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, including
148	148	the sale or possession of a controlled dan gerous substance with
149	149	intent to distribute or conspiracy to distribute;
150	150	13. Domestic abuse, domestic assault or domestic assault and
151	151	battery with a dangerous weapon, or domestic assault and battery
152	152	with a deadly weapon;
153	153	14. Driving under the influence of intoxicating substance where
154	154	property damage or personal injury occurs;
155	155	15. Felony discharging a firearm from a vehicle;
156	156	16. Felony sex offenses;
157	157	17. Fugitive bond or a governor 's fugitive warrant;
158	158	18. Immigration charges;
159	159	19. Kidnapping;
160	160	20. Juvenile or youthful offender detent ion;
161	161	21. Manslaughter;
162	162	22. Manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance;
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189	189	23. Murder in the first degree, including attempts or
190	190	conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree;
191	191	24. Murder in the second degree, including attempts or
192	192	conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree;
193	193	25. Negligent homicide;
194	194	26. Out-of-county holds;
195	195	27. Persons currently on pretrial release who are arrested on a
196	196	new felony offense;
197	197	28. Possession, manufacture, use, sale or delivery of an
198	198	explosive device;
199	199	29. Possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Schedule
200	200	I or II of the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act;
201	201	30. Possession of a firearm or other offensive weapon during
202	202	the commission of a felony;
203	203	31. Possession of a stolen vehi cle;
204	204	32. Rape in the first de gree, including attempts to commit rape
205	205	in the first degree;
206	206	33. Rape in the second degree, including attempts to commit
207	207	rape in the second degree;
208	208	34. Robbery by force or fear;
209	209	35. Robbery with a firearm or dangerous weapo n, including
210	210	attempts to commit robbery with a firearm or dangerous weapon;
211	211	36. Sexual assault or violent offenses against children;
212	212	37. Shooting with intent to kill;
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239	239	38. Stalking or violation of a Victim Protection Order;
240	240	39. Two or more prior felony convictions; or
241	241	40. Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
242	242	D. Other than a person accused of or detained for an offense
243	243	provided for in paragraph 13 or paragraph 38 of subsection C of this
244	244	section, a person not eligible for pretrial release pursuant to the
245	245	provisions of subsection C of this section may be released upon
246	246	order of a district judge, associate district judge or special judge
247	247	under conditions prescribed by the judge, which may include an order
248	248	to require the defendant, as a condition of pretrial release, to use
249	249	or participate in any monitoring or testing including, but not
250	250	limited to, a Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring device and
251	251	urinalysis testing. The court may further order the defendant to
252	252	pay costs and expenses related to any super vision, monitoring or
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254	254	E. Every pretrial services program operating pursuant to the
255	255	provisions of the Pretrial Release Act shall meet the following
256	256	minimum criteria:
257	257	1. The program shall establish a procedure for screening and
258	258	evaluating persons who are detained or have been arrested for the
259	259	alleged commission of a crime. The program shall obtain criminal
260	260	history records on detained persons through the National Crime
261	261	Information Center (NCIC). The information obtained from the
262	262	screening and evaluation process must be submitt ed in a written
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289	289	report without unnecessary delay to the judge who is assigned to
290	290	hear pretrial release applications when the person is eligible for
291	291	pretrial release;
292	292	2. The program shall provide reliable information to the ju dge
293	293	relating to the person app lying for pretrial release so a reasonable
294	294	decision can be made concerning the amount and type of bail
295	295	appropriate for pretrial release. The information provided shall be
296	296	based upon facts relating to the person 's risk of danger to the
297	297	community and the ri sk of failure to appear for court; and
298	298	3. The program shall make all reasonable attempts to provide
299	299	the court with information appropriate to each person considered for
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301	301	F. A pretrial program established pur suant to the Pretrial
302	302	Release Act may provide different methods and levels of community -
303	303	based supervision to meet any court -ordered conditions of release.
304	304	The program may use existing supervision methods for persons who are
305	305	released prior to trial. Pretr ial programs which employ peac e
306	306	officers certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and
307	307	Training (CLEET) are authorized to enforce court -ordered conditions
308	308	of release.
309	309	G. Each pretrial program established pursuant to the Pretrial
310	310	Release Act shall provide a quarterly report to the presiding judge
311	311	of the judicial district of the jurisdiction in which it operates.
312	312	A copy of the report shall be filed of record with the court clerk
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339	339	of the jurisdiction. Each report shall include, but is not limited
340	340	to, the following information :
341	341	1. The total number of persons screened, evaluated or otherwise
342	342	considered for pretrial release;
343	343	2. The total number and nature of recommendations made;
344	344	3. The number of persons admitted to pretrial release that
345	345	failed to appear; and
346	346	4. Any other information deemed appropriate by the reporting
347	347	judicial district or that the program desires to report.
348	348	H. Every pretrial release program established pursuant to this
349	349	section shall utilize the services of local providers; provi ded,
350	350	however, any program in c ontinuous existence since July 1, 1999,
351	351	shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
352	352	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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