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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (202 3)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2465 By: Hill
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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 1105.2, which relates to the
42	42	Pretrial Release Act; updating statutory references;
43	43	modifying bail procedures fo r arrested persons;
44	44	requiring bond hearing within certain time following
45	45	arrest; allowing certain p ersons to be released on
46	46	own recognizance bonds; directing courts to set the
47	47	least restrictive conditions; allowing for the
48	48	postponement of releasing certain arrested persons;
49	49	providing for representation at hearings; providing
50	50	exemption from time limitation; allowing sheriffs and
51	51	other peace officers to take bail under certain
52	52	circumstances; prohibiting persons arrested for
53	53	specific crimes from participating in pretrial
54	54	release program; directing certain persons to use
55	55	pretrial bail schedule for setting bail; and
56	56	providing an effective date.
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62	62	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
63	63	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O. S. 2021, Section 1105.2, is
64	64	amended to read as follows:
65	65	Section 1105.2 A. Following an arrest for a misdemeanor or
66	66	felony offense and before formal charges have been filed or an
67	67	indictment made, the arrested person may shall have bail set by the
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94	94	court as provided in this act the Pretrial Release Act; provided
95	95	there are no provisions of law to the contrary.
96	96	B. When formal charges or an indictment has been filed, bail
97	97	shall be set according to law and the pretrial bo nd, if any, may be
98	98	reaffirmed unless ad ditional security is required. If not otherwise
99	99	released, the arrested person shall be taken without unnecessary
100	100	delay before the most accessible magistrate in that county for a
101	101	bond hearing. Except where prohibite d by law, in no case shall the
102	102	delay from arrest to bond hearing be more than forty-eight (48)
103	103	hours after the arrest of the person. Except for cases where the
104	104	arrested person is charge d or being held on a probable cause warrant
105	105	for an offense listed in subsection F of this section, if the
106	106	arrested person is unable to obtain a surety for the bond or is
107	107	unable to deposit money in the amount of the bond, the person may be
108	108	released pursuant to an own recognizance bond. In all cases, the
109	109	court shall set the le ast restrictive conditions necessary to
110	110	reasonably assure the appearance of the person.
111	111	C. Except for good cause, on the filing of an application by
112	112	the district attorney, a judge may hold a hearing to postpone the
113	113	release of the arrested person pursuant to subsection B of this
114	114	section for not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the arrest of
115	115	the person. The person shall have the right to be represented by
116	116	counsel and, if financially unable to obtain adeq uate
117	117	representation, to have counsel appointed f or the limited purpose of
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144	144	the hearing. In counties served by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense
145	145	System, attorneys employed by or contracted with the Oklahoma
146	146	Indigent Defense System may be appointed pursuant to the provisions
147	147	of Section 1355A of this title to represent the person. If the
148	148	court finds that the presence of counsel at the hearing is
149	149	impractical it may be conducted via telep hone conference or video
150	150	call.
151	151	D. The time limit imposed pursuant to subsection B of this
152	152	section shall not apply to a person arrested and taken to a
153	153	hospital, clinic, or other medical facility before making an
154	154	appearance before the judge. For a person described by this
155	155	subsection, the time limit imposed pursuant to subsection B of this
156	156	section starts at the time a physician or other medical professional
157	157	releases the person from the hospital, clinic, or medical facility,
158	158	as documented in the records of the hospital, clinic, or medical
159	159	facility.
160	160	E. If the court is not in session in the county where t he
161	161	arrested person is in custody, the sheriff or other peace office r
162	162	who has the arrested person in custody may take the bail of the
163	163	person in the amount set forth in the pretrial bail schedule or, if
164	164	no amount has been set, the sheriff or other peace officer shall
165	165	release the person on the least restrictive conditions which may
166	166	include the personal bond, cash bond, or surety bond necessary to
167	167	reasonably ensure the appearance of the person in court and the
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194	194	safety of the public, or Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring,
195	195	or a combination of the two. If the person is unable to obtain a
196	196	surety for the bond or is unable to deposit money in the amount of
197	197	the bond, the person may be released on an own recognizance bond.
198	198	F. The provisions set forth in this section shall not apply to
199	199	persons arrested for the following violations:
200	200	1. An ex parte or final protective order as provided in
201	201	Sections 60.2 and 60.3 of this title, an act constituting domest ic
202	202	abuse, as provided for in Sections 644, 645 and 647 of Title 21 of
203	203	the Oklahoma Statutes, or an act of stalking or harassment , as
204	204	provided for in Section 1173 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
205	205	2. A violation of subsection G of Section 2-401 of Title 63 of
206	206	the Oklahoma Statutes relating to manufacturing or attempting to
207	207	manufacture a controlled dangerous substance, or possessi ng any of
208	208	the substances listed in subsection G of Section 2-401 of Title 63
209	209	of the Oklahoma Statutes with the inte nt to manufacture a controlled
210	210	dangerous substance;
211	211	3. A capital offense when the proof of guilt is ev ident, or the
212	212	presumption thereof is great;
213	213	4. A violent offense as provided for in Section 571 of Title 57
214	214	of the Oklahoma Statutes;
215	215	5. A kidnapping offense as provided for in Section 741 of Title
216	216	21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
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243	243	6. A felony offense involving escape or attempt to escape from
244	244	lawful arrest or confinement as provided for in Section 434, 436,
245	245	443 or 444 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
246	246	G. Every judicial district may, upon the order of the presiding
247	247	judge for the district, establish a pretrial bail schedule for use
248	248	by the sheriff or other peace officer of the detention facility to
249	249	set bail prior to the initial appearance of the person before a
250	250	court for felony or misdemeanor offenses , except for traffic . Any
251	251	such pretrial bail s chedule shall not apply to traffic offenses
252	252	included in subsections B, C and D of Section 1115.3 of Title 22 of
253	253	the Oklahoma Statutes this title and those offenses sp ecifically
254	254	excluded herein. The bail schedule est ablished pursuant to the
255	255	authority of this act the Pretrial Release Act shall exclude any
256	256	offense for which bail is not allowed by law. The bail schedule
257	257	authorized by this act the Pretrial Release Act shall be set in
258	258	accordance with guidelines relating to bail and shall be published
259	259	and reviewed by March 1 of each year by the courts and district
260	260	attorney of the judicial district.
261	261	C. H. The pretrial bail shall be set in a numerical dollar
262	262	amount. If the person fails to appear in court as required the
263	263	judge shall:
264	264	1. Rescind the bond and proceed to enter a judgment against the
265	265	defendant for the dollar amount of the pretrial bail if no private
266	266	bail was given at the time of release; provided, h owever, the court
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293	293	clerk shall follow the procedures as set forth in Section 1301 et
294	294	seq. of Title 59 of the Ok lahoma Statutes in collecting the
295	295	forfeiture amount against the person who fails to appear in court;
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297	297	2. Rescind and forfeit the private bail i f cash, property or
298	298	surety bail was furnished at the time of release as set forth in
299	299	Section 1301 et seq. of T itle 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
300	300	D. I. When a pretrial program exists in the judicial district
301	301	where the person is being held, the judge may uti lize the services
302	302	of the pretrial release program when ordering pretrial release,
303	303	except when private bail has been furnished.
304	304	E. J. Upon an order for pretrial release or release on bond,
305	305	the person shall be released from custody without undue delay.
306	306	F. K. The court may require the person to be placed on an
307	307	electronic monitoring device as a condition of pretrial release.
308	308	G. L. In instances where an electronic monitoring device has
309	309	been ordered, the court may impose payment of a supervision fee.
310	310	Payment of the fee, in whole or according to a court-ordered
311	311	installment schedule, shall be a condition of pretrial re lease. The
312	312	court clerk shall collect the supervision fees.
313	313	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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