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31		-	BILL NO. 3777 By: Duel, Davis, and Lowe
32		-	(Jason) of the House
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	30	+	April 9, 2024
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40		-	An Act relating to criminal procedure; specifying
41		-	requirements for issuing criminal subpoenas;
42		-	requiring witnesses to attend trials or hearings upon
43		-	service of *** period for submitting written
44		-	objections; providing procedures for serving written
45		-	objections; allowing *** provision; providing for
46		-	codification; and providing an effective date .
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50		-	AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 5, line 14, strike after the word “to” and
51		-	before the letter “C.”, the words “appear before”,
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55		-	AMENDMENT NO. 2. Page 7, line 1, insert after the word “ deposition”
56		-	and before the first c omma “,”, the words
57		-	“pursuant to Section 761 et seq. of this title ”
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126	34		BILL NO. 3777 By: Duel, Davis, and Lowe
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137	45		An Act relating to criminal procedure; specifying
138	46		requirements for issuing criminal subpoenas;
139	47		requiring witnesses to attend trials or hearings upon
140	48		service of subpoenas; allowing court clerks and
141	49		attorneys to issue subpoenas; directing issuers of
142	50		subpoenas to avoid imposing undue burden or expense
143	51		on persons subject to subpoenas; requiring courts to
144	52		enforce said duty; providing for sanctions; allowing
145	53		courts to quash or modify subpoenas under certain
146	54		circumstances; declaring subpoenas separate and
147	55		distinct from certain rights or obligations; amending
148	56		22 O.S. 2021, Section s 708, 710, 712, 715 and 716,
149	57		which relate to the service and issuance of
150	58		subpoenas; updating statutory reference s and form
151	59		requirements; providing guidelines and requirements
152	60		for issuing subpoenas requesting the production of
153	61		documents or inspecti on of premises; allowing for the
154	62		nonappearance of persons unless commanded to appear;
155	63		authorizing service of written objection s to
156	64		subpoenas; establishing time period for submitting
157	65		written objections; providing procedures for serving
158	66		written objections; allowing parties to move for
159	67		orders to compel production; providing requirements
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161	69		claims of privilege or protection of trial
162	70		preparation materials; clarifying processes for
163	71		serving subpoenas in person and by mail; modifying
164	72		exemption to subpoena requirem ent for court clerks;
165	73		clarifying criminal contempt penalty provision;
166	74		providing for codification; and providing an
167	75		effective date.
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198	107		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
199	108		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
200	109		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 707.1 of Title 22, unless there
201	110		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
202	111		A. A subpoena issued on behalf of or by a defendant to a law
203	112		enforcement agency may command the production of the foll owing law
204	113		enforcement records:
205	114		1. Body camera videos;
206	115		2. Vehicle mounted camera videos;
207	116		3. Traffic camera videos; and
208	117		4. Law enforcement incident reports.
209	118		B. A law enforcement agency may charge a record copying fee of
210	119		not more than One Dollar ($1. 00) per page and a video copying fee of
211	120		not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per video when complying with
212	121		the requests of the subpoena.
213	122		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
214	123		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 707.2 of Title 22, unless there
215	124		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
216	125		A. Every subpoena issued on behalf of or by a defendant shall
217	126		state the name of the court from which it is issued and the title of
218	127		the action.
219		-	B. A witness shall be obligated up on service of a subpoena to
220		-	attend a trial or hearing at any place within the state .
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	155	+	B. A witness shall be obli gated upon service of a subpoena to
	156	+	attend a trial or hearing at any place within the state.
247	157		C. The court clerk shall issue a subpoena, or a subpoena for
248	158		the production of documentary evidence, signed and sealed but
249	159		otherwise in blank, to a party requesti ng it, who shall complete the
250	160		subpoena before service. As an officer of the court, an attorney
251	161		authorized to practice law in this state may also issue and sign a
252	162		subpoena on behalf of a court in this state.
253	163		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
254	164		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 707. 3 of Title 22, unless there
255	165		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
256	166		A party or an attorney responsible for the issuance and service
257	167		of a subpoena shall take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue
258	168		burden or expense on a person subject to that subpoena. The court
259	169		on behalf of which the subpoena w as issued shall enforce this duty
260	170		and impose upon the party or attorney, or both, in breach of this
261	171		duty an appropriate sancti on, which may include, but is not limited
262	172		to, lost earnings and a reasonable attorney fee.
263	173		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
264	174		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 707. 4 of Title 22, unless there
265	175		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
266	176		A. On timely motion, the court by which a subpoena was issued
267	177		shall quash or modify the su bpoena if it:
268	178		1. Fails to allow reasonable time for compliance;
269		-	2. Requires a person to trave l to a place beyond the limits of
270		-	the county where the person resides or is served with the subpoena;
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	206	+	2. Requires a person to travel to a place beyond the limits of
	207	+	the county where the person resides or is served with the subpoena;
297	208		3. Requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter
298	209		and no exception or waiver applies ;
299	210		4. Subjects a person to undue burden ; or
300	211		5. Requires production of books, papers, d ocuments, or tangible
301	212		things that fall outside the scope of discovery permitted by Section
302	213		3226 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statut es.
303	214		B. If a subpoena:
304	215		1. Requires disclosure of a trade secret or other confidential
305	216		research, development, or commercial in formation; or
306	217		2. Requires disclosure of the opinion of an unretained expert
307	218		or information not describing specific events or occurrences in
308	219		dispute and resulting from the study by the expert made not at the
309	220		request of any party, the court may, to protect a person subject to
310	221		or affected by the subpoena, quash or modify the subpoena. However,
311	222		if the party in whose behalf the subpoena is issued shows a
312	223		substantial need for the testimony or material that cannot be
313	224		otherwise met without undue hardship and assu res that the person to
314	225		whom the subpoena is addressed will be reasonably compensated, the
315	226		court may order appearance or production only upon specified
316	227		conditions.
317		-	SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
318		-	in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 707.5 of Title 22, unless there
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	255	+	SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	256	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 707. 5 of Title 22, unless there
	257	+	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
346	258		Subpoenas issued in accordance with the provisions of Sections
347	259		707.1 through 707.3, 708, 710 and 712 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
348	260		Statutes shall be considered separate and distinct from any right or
349	261		obligation provided for in Section 2002 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
350	262		Statutes.
351	263		SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 708, is
352	264		amended to read as follows:
353	265		Section 708. A subpoena, authorized by the last four sections
354	266		provisions of Sections 704, 705, 706, 707 , and 707.1 of this title,
355	267		must be substantially in the following form:
356	268		IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF
357	269		OKLAHOMA.
358	270		To ......... ,
359	271		Greeting: You are commanded to appear before C. D., a justice
360	272		of the peace of ........ at ....... (or the grand jury of the county
361	273		County of ......... or the district court of ......... county
362	274		County, or other location as the case may be specified), on the
363	275		........ (stating day and hour), and remain in attendance on and
364	276		call of said ........ from day to day and term to term until
365	277		lawfully discharged, as a witness in a criminal action prosecuted by
366		-	the State of Oklahoma ag ainst E. F. (or to testify a s the case may
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368		-	SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 710, is
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	305	+	the State of Oklahoma against E. F. (or to testify as the case may
	306	+	be).
	307	+	SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 710, is
	308	+	amended to read as follows:
396	309		Section 710. A. If the books, papers or documents be required,
397	310		a direction to the following effect must be continued in the
398	311		subpoena:
399	312		And you are required also to bring with you th e following:
400	313		(Describe intelligently the books, papers or documents required).
401	314		B. A copy of any subpoena that commands production of documents
402	315		and things or inspection of premises before trial shall be served on
403	316		each party in the manner prescribed by subs ection B of Section 2005
404	317		of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If the subpoena commands
405	318		production of documents and things or inspection of premises from a
406	319		nonparty before trial but does not require attendance of a witness,
407	320		the subpoena shall specify a da te and location for the production or
408	321		inspection that is at least seven (7) days after the date that the
409	322		subpoena and copies of th e subpoena are served on the witness and
410	323		all parties, and the subpoena shall include the following language:
411	324		"In order to allow objections to the production of documents and
412	325		things to be filed, you should not produce them until the date
413	326		specified in this subpoena, and if an objection is filed, until the
414	327		court rules on the objection. "
415		-	C. A person commanded to produce and permit inspection,
416		-	copying, testing or sampling of designated books, papers, documents,
417		-	electronically stored information or tangibl e things, or inspection
418		-	of premises need not appear in person at the place of pr oduction or
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	355	+	C. A person commanded to produce and permit i nspection,
	356	+	copying, testing or sampling of designated books, papers, documents,
	357	+	electronically stored information or tangible thin gs, or inspection
	358	+	of premises need not appear in person at the place of production or
445	359		inspection unless commanded to appear fo r deposition, hearing , or
446	360		trial.
447	361		D. Subject to subsection F of this section, a person commanded
448	362		to produce and permit inspection, copying, testing or sampling , or
449	363		any party may, within fourteen (14) days after service of the
450	364		subpoena or before the time sp ecified for compliance if such time is
451	365		less than fourteen (14) days after service, serve written objection
452	366		to inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of any or all of the
453	367		designated materials or of the premises, or to producing
454	368		electronically stored info rmation in the form or forms requested.
455	369		An objection that all or a portion of the requested material will or
456	370		should be withheld on a claim that it is privileged or subject to
457	371		protection as trial preparation materials shall be made within this
458	372		time period and in accordance with subsection s E and F of this
459	373		section. If the objection is made by the witness, the witness shall
460	374		serve the objection on all parties; if objection is made by a party,
461	375		the party shall serve the objection on the witness and all other
462	376		parties. If objection is made, the party serving the subpoena shall
463	377		not be entitled to inspect, copy, test , or sample the materials or
464	378		inspect the premises except pursuant to an order of the court by
465		-	which the subpoena was issued. For failure to object in a timely
466		-	fashion, the court may assess reasonable costs and attorney fees or
467		-	take any other action it deems proper; however, a privilege or the
468		-	protection for trial preparation materials shall not be waiv ed
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	406	+	which the subpoena was issued. For failure to object in a timely
	407	+	fashion, the court may assess reasonable costs and attorney fees or
	408	+	take any other action it deems proper; however, a pri vilege or the
	409	+	protection for trial preparation materials shall not be waived
495	410		solely for a failure to timely object under this section. If
496	411		objection has been made, the party serving the subpoena may, upon
497	412		notice to the person commanded to produce, move at any time for an
498	413		order to compel the production. Such an order to compel production
499	414		shall protect any person who is not a part y or an officer of a party
500	415		from significant expense resulting from the inspection and copying
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502	417		E. 1. A person respondi ng to a subpoena to produce documents
503	418		shall produce them as they are kept in the usual course of business
504	419		or shall organize an d label them to correspond with the categories
505	420		in the demand.
506	421		2. If a subpoena does not specify the form or forms for
507	422		producing electronically stored information, a person responding to
508	423		a subpoena shall produce the information in a form or forms in which
509	424		the person ordinarily maintains it or in a form or forms that are
510	425		reasonably usable.
511	426		3. A person responding to a subpoena is not required to produce
512	427		the same electronically stored information in more than one form.
513	428		4. A person responding to a subpoena is not required to provide
514	429		discovery of electronically stored information from sources that the
515		-	person identifies as not reasona bly accessible because of undue
516		-	burden or cost. If such showing is made, the court may order
517		-	discovery from such sources if the requesting party shows good
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	457	+	person identifies as not reasonably accessible because of undue
	458	+	burden or cost. If such showing is made, the court may order
	459	+	discovery from such sources if the r equesting party shows good
	460	+	cause, considering the limitations of subparagraph c of paragraph 2
545	461		of subsection B of Section 3226 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma
546	462		Statutes. The court may specify conditions for the discovery.
547	463		F. 1. When information subject to a subpoena is withheld on a
548	464		claim that it is privileged or subject to protection as trial
549	465		preparation materials, the claim shall be made expressly and shall
550	466		be supported by a description of the nature of the documents,
551	467		communications, or things not produced that is sufficient to enable
552	468		the demanding party to contest the claim.
553	469		2. If information is produced in response to a subpoena th at is
554	470		subject to a claim or privilege or of protection as trial
555	471		preparation material, the person making the claim may notify a ny
556	472		party that received the information of the claim and the basis for
557	473		such claim. After being notified, a party shall promptly return,
558	474		sequester, or destroy the specified information and any copies the
559	475		party has and may not use or disclose the information until the
560	476		claim is resolved. A receiving party may promptly present the
561	477		information to the court under seal for a determination of the
562	478		claim. If the receiving party disclosed the information before
563	479		being notified, such party shall take reasonable steps to retrieve
564	480		the information. The person who produced the information shall
565		-	preserve the information until the claim is resolv ed. This
566		-	mechanism is procedural only and does no t alter the standards
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	508	+	preserve the information until the claim is resolved. This
	509	+	mechanism is procedural only and does not alter the standards
	510	+	governing whether the information is privileged or subject to
594	511		protection as trial preparation material or whether such privilege
595	512		or protection has been waived.
596	513		SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 712, is
597	514		amended to read as follows:
598	515		Section 712. A. Service of subpoenas for witnesses in criminal
599	516		actions in the district courts of this state a subpoena upon a
600	517		person named therein shall be made in the same manner as in civil
601	518		actions pursuant to Section 2004.1 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma
602	519		Statutes by delivering or mailing a copy thereo f to such person and,
603	520		if the attendance of the person is demanded, by tendering to that
604	521		person the fees for one (1) day of attenda nce and the mileage
605	522		allowed by law. Service of a subpoena may be accomplished by any
606	523		person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
607	524		B. Service of a subpoena by mail may be accomplished by mailing
608	525		a copy thereof by certified mail with return receipt requested and
609	526		delivery restricted to the person named in the subpoena. The person
610	527		serving the subpoena shall make proof of ser vice thereof to the
611	528		court promptly, and in any event, before the witness is required to
612	529		testify at the hearing or trial. If service is made by a person
613	530		other than a peace officer, such person shall make affidavit
614	531		thereof. If service is by mail, the perso n serving the subpoena
615		-	shall show in the proof of service the date and place of mailing and
616		-	attach a copy of the return receipt showing that the mailing was
617		-	accepted. Failure to make proof of service doe s not affect the
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	559	+	shall show in the proof of service the date and place of mailing and
	560	+	attach a copy of the return receipt showing that the mailing was
	561	+	accepted. Failure to make proof of service does not affect the
644	562		validity of the service, but servic e of a subpoena by mail shall not
645	563		be effective if the mailing was not accepted by the person named in
646	564		the subpoena. The cost costs of service of subpoenas shall be borne
647	565		by the parties unless otherwise ordered by the court allowed whether
648	566		service is made by a peace officer or any other person .
649	567		SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 715, is
650	568		amended to read as follows:
651	569		Section 715. A. No person is obliged to attend as a witness
652	570		before a court or magistrate outside the county where the witness
653	571		resides or is served with a subpoena, unless the judge of the court
654	572		in which the offense is triable, upon an aff idavit of the district
655	573		attorney, or of the defendant or the defendant 's counsel, stating
656	574		that he or she believes that the evid ence and attendance of the
657	575		witness is material and necessary, shall endorse on the subpoena an
658	576		order for the attendance of the witness.
659	577		B. The court clerks of this state shall not be subject to
660	578		subpoena in matters relating to court records unless the court makes
661	579		a specific finding that the appearance and testimony of the court
662	580		clerk are both material and necessary because of a writt en objection
663	581		to the introduction of certified documents court records made by the
664	582		defendant or other party prior to trial.
665		-	SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 716, is
666		-	amended to read as follows:
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	610	+	SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 716, is
	611	+	amended to read as follows:
693	612		Section 716. Disobedience or failure by any person without
694	613		adequate excuse to obey a subpoena served upon himself or herself ,
695	614		or a refusal to be sworn o r to testify, may be punished by the court
696	615		or magistrate, as for deemed a criminal contempt, in the manner
697	616		provided in civil proce dure of the court from which the subpoena was
698	617		issued.
699	618		SECTION 11. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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701		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2024.
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707		-	of Representatives
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	619	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
	620	+	April 9, 2024 - DO PASS