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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 11, 2023
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL NO. 2753 By: Miller and Lawson of the
House
and
Weaver of the Senate
An Act relating to mental health; amending 43A O.S.
2021, Section 10-111.1, which relates to vulnerable
adult abuse, neglect and exploitation; requiring the
Office of the Attorney Genera l to establish and
maintain a certain registry; requiring quarterly
update of registry; specifying information to be
included in registry; and providing an effective
date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43A O.S. 2021, Section 10 -111.1,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 10-111.1 A. On or before January 1, 2019 2024, the
Office of the Attorney General shall promulgate establish and
maintain the Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Report
Registry, accessible to the publ ic on the Internet in an electronic
format that is easily and readily searchable updated quarterly, to
address:
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1. A procedure for recording individuals on the registry who
have been found guilty by a court of law or entered a plea of guilty
or nolo contendere to a charge of abuse, neglect or exploitation of
a vulnerable adult; and
2. Disclosure requirements for information that is accessible
on the registry.
B. The Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect a nd Exploitation
Registry shall include but not be limited to:
1. The full name of the ind ividual;
2. Information necessary to identify the indivi dual;
3. The disposition and other identifying case information
regarding convictions or confessions of abuse, neglect or
exploitation in a court of law; and
4. The date the individual was convicted or pled guilty or nolo
contendere.
B. The report creat ed in subsection A of this section shall be
maintained by the Office of the Attorney General an d shall include a
list of defendants who have been prosecuted by the Office of the
Attorney General and have been found guilty by a court of law for
abuse, exploitation or neglect of elderly or vulnerable adults in
the preceding twelve (12) months. The re port shall be provided to
the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate on an annual basis beginning
January 31, 2019. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
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1. The name of the defendant;
2. The crime for which the defendant was convicted;
3. A description of the findings of abuse, neglect or
exploitation by the Office of the Attorney General, i ncluding the
circumstances surrounding the abuse;
4. The date of conviction or the date that a plea of guilty or
nolo contendere was accepted by the court;
5. The relationship of the defenda nt to the victim; and
6. The county where the offense or offens es occurred.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
April 11, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS