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636 BILL NO. 1046 By: Weaver of the Senate
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1545 An Act relating to domestic abuse; amending 21 O.S.
1646 2021, Section 644, which relates to assault and
1747 battery; making first offense of domestic abuse
1848 against a pregnant woman a felony; incre asing certain
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2755 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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2956 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644, is
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3258 Section 644. A. Assault shall be punishable by imprisonment in
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3460 more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and
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3762 B. Assault and battery shall b e punishable by imprisonment in a
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4293 C. Any person who commits any assault and battery against a
4394 current or former intimate partner or a family or household member
4495 as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 2 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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4998 than one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars
5099 ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction
51100 for a second or subsequ ent offense, the person shall be punished by
52101 imprisonment in the custo dy of the Department of Correcti ons for not
53102 more than four (4) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand
54103 Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
55104 provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second
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58106 D. 1. Any person who , with intent to do bodily harm and
59107 without justifiable or excusable cause, commits any as sault,
60108 battery, or assault and battery upon an intimate partner or a family
61109 or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the
62110 Oklahoma Statutes with a ny sharp or dangerous weapon, upon
63111 conviction, is guilty of domestic assault or domestic a ssault and
64112 battery with a dangerous weapon which shall be a felo ny and
65113 punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
66114 Corrections not exceeding ten (1 0) years, or by imprisonment in a
67115 county jail not exceeding one (1) year. The provisions of Section
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68143 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second or subse quent
69144 conviction for a violation of this paragraph.
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71145 2. Any person who, without such cause, shoots an intimate
72146 partner or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1
73147 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes by means of any deadly weapon
74148 that is likely to produce death shall, upon conviction, be guilty of
75149 domestic assault and battery with a deadly w eapon which shall be a
76150 felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
77151 of Corrections not exceeding life. The provisions of Section 51 .1
78152 of this title shall apply to any second or subsequent conviction fo r
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81154 E. 1. Any person convicted of domestic abuse committed against
82155 a pregnant woman with kn owledge of the pregnancy shall be guilty of
83156 a misdemeanor felony, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail
84157 custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than one (1)
85158 year five (5) years.
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88160 domestic abuse against a pregnant woman with knowledge of the
89161 pregnancy shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in
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92162 the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than ten
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96165 pregnant woman with knowledge of the preg nancy and a miscarriage
97166 occurs or injury to the unborn child occurs shall be guilty of a
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98194 felony, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
99195 of Corrections for not less than tw enty (20) years.
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101196 F. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as d efined in
102197 subsection C of this section that results in great bodily injury to
103198 the victim shall be guil ty of a felony and punished by imprisonment
104199 in the custody of the Department of Correction s for not more than
105200 ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in the co unty jail for not more
106201 than one (1) year. The provisions of Section 51.1 of this title
107202 shall apply to any second or subsequent conviction of a v iolation of
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110204 G. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in
111205 subsection C of this sect ion that was committed in the presence of a
112206 child shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not
113207 less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year, or by a fine
114208 not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such
115209 fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or
116210 subsequent domestic abuse as defined in subsection C of this section
117211 that was committed in the pres ence of a child shall be punished by
118212 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not
119213 less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or by a fine
120214 not exceeding Seven Thousand Dollars ($7, 000.00), or by both such
121215 fine and imprisonment. The provisions of Section 51.1 of this ti tle
122216 shall apply to any second or subsequent offense. For every
123217 conviction of a domestic abuse crime in violation of any provision
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124245 of this section committed against a n intimate partner or a family or
125246 household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the
126247 Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall:
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128248 1. Specifically orde r as a condition of a suspended or deferred
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130250 treatment to bring about the cessation of domestic abuse as
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135252 2. a. The court shall require the defendant to complete an
136253 assessment and follow the recommendations of a
137254 batterers’ intervention program certifie d by the
138255 Attorney General. If the defendan t is ordered to
139256 participate in a batterers ’ intervention program, the
140257 order shall require the defendant to atte nd the
141258 program for a minimum of fifty-two (52) weeks,
142259 complete the program, and be evaluated before an d
143260 after attendance of the program by progra m staff.
144261 Three unexcused absences in successio n or seven
145262 unexcused absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks
146263 from any court-ordered batterers’ intervention program
147264 shall be prima facie evidence of the violatio n of the
148265 conditions of probation for the di strict attorney to
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150267 entered by the court.
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152295 b. A program for anger management, couples counseling, or
153296 family and marital counseling shall not solely qualify
154297 for the counseling or treatment requirement for
155298 domestic abuse pursuant to this subsection. The
156299 counseling may be ordered in addition to counseling
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158301 per evaluation as set forth below. If, after
159302 sufficient evaluation and attendance at required
160303 counseling sessions, the domestic violence treatment
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162305 defendant does not evaluate as a perpetrator of
163306 domestic violence or does evaluate as a perpetrator of
164307 domestic violence and should complete other programs
165308 of treatment simultaneously or prior to domestic
166309 violence treatment, including but not limited to
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168311 substance or alcohol abuse or inability or refusal to
169312 manage anger, the de fendant shall be ordered to
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179346 program or undergo treatment for do mestic abuse to
180347 assure the attendance and compliance of the defe ndant
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182349 domestic abuse counseling or treatment requiremen ts.
183350 The court may suspend sentencing of th e defendant
184351 until the defendant has presented p roof to the court
185352 of enrollment in a program of treatment for do mestic
186353 abuse by an individual licensed practitioner or a
187354 domestic abuse treatment program certified by the
188355 Attorney General and attendance at wee kly sessions of
189356 such program. Such proof shall be presented to the
190357 court by the defendant no later than one hu ndred
191358 twenty (120) days after the defendant is ordered to
192359 such counseling or treatment. At such time, the court
193360 may complete sentencing, beginni ng the period of the
194361 sentence from the date tha t proof of enrollment is
195362 presented to the court, and schedule re views as
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198365 unexcused absences in succession o r seven unexcused
199366 absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks from any
200367 court-ordered domestic abuse counseling or treatment
201368 program shall be prima facie evidence of the violation
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204398 probation entered by the court.
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207400 completion of the counseling or treatment to assure
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210403 abuse counseling or treatment requir ements. The court
211404 shall retain continuing jurisdiction over the
212405 defendant during the course of ordered counseling
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216408 court determines necessary to assure the d efendant attends and fully
217409 complies with the provisions of this subsection and the domestic
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222411 5. At any review hearing, if the defendant is not
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224413 counseling or treatment program or is not in compliance with any
225414 domestic abuse counseling or treatment requirements, the court may
226415 order the defendant to further or co ntinue counseling, treatment, or
227416 other necessary services. The court may revoke all or an y part of a
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229418 Section 991b of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes and subject the
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232447 6. At the first review hearing, the court sh all require the
233448 defendant to appear in court. Thereafter, for a ny subsequent review
234449 hearings, the court may accept a report on the progress of the
235450 defendant from individual counseling, domestic abuse counseli ng, or
236451 the treatment program. There shall be n o requirement for the victim
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240454 assigned by the presiding judge of the distric t court to hear
241455 designated cases set for re view under this subsection. Reasonable
242456 compensation for the referees shall be fixed by the presiding judge.
243457 The referee shall meet the requirements and perform all duties in
244458 the same manner and procedure as set forth in Sections 1-8-103 and
245459 2-2-702 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes pertaining to referees
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251463 H. As used in subsection G of this sect ion, “in the presence of
252464 a child” means in the physical presence of a child; or having
253465 knowledge that a child i s present and may see or hear an act of
254466 domestic violence. For the purposes of subsections C and G of this
255467 section, “child” may be any child whe ther or not related to the
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260498 family or household member a s defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of
261499 the Oklahoma Statutes shall constitute a sufficie nt basis for a
262500 felony charge:
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266501 1. If that conviction is rendered in any state, county or
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270504 record of this or any other state for which any jail time was
271505 served; provided, no conviction in a municipal court o f record
272506 entered prior to November 1, 1997, shall constitute a prior
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276509 to cause great bodily harm by strangulation or attempted
277510 strangulation against a n intimate partner or a family or household
278511 member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklah oma
279512 Statutes shall, upon conviction, be gui lty of domestic abuse by
280513 strangulation and shal l be punished by imprisonment in the custody
281514 of the Department of Corrections for a period of not less than one
282515 (1) year nor more than three (3) years, or by a fine o f not more
283516 than Three Thousand Dollars ($3, 000.00), or by both such fine and
284517 imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a
285518 violation of this section, the defendant shall be punished by
286519 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Correcti ons for a
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288521 years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars
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289549 ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The provisions
290550 of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any seco nd or
291551 subsequent conviction of a violation of this subsection. As used in
292552 this subsection, “strangulation” means any form of asphyxia;
293553 including, but not limited to, asphyxia characterized by closure of
294554 the blood vessels or air passages of the neck as a r esult of
295555 external pressure on the neck or t he closure of the nostrils or
296556 mouth as a result of external pressure on the head.
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299558 be immune from any liability or prosecution for issuing an order
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302560 1. Attend a treatment program for domestic abusers certified by
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311565 attendance by a treatment program for domestic abusers, ce rtified by
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314567 L. There shall be no charge of fees or costs to any victim of
315568 domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault in connection with
316569 the prosecution of a domestic violence, stalkin g, or sexual assault
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321600 prosecutor shall provide the court, pr ior to sentencing or any plea
322601 agreement, a local history and any other available history o f past
323602 convictions of the defendant within the last ten (10) yea rs relating
324603 to domestic abuse, stalking, harassment, rape, violation of a
325604 protective order, or any oth er violent misdemeanor or felony
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328606 N. Any plea of guilty or finding of guilt f or a violation of
329607 subsection C, F, G, I or J of this section sha ll constitute a
330608 conviction of the offense for the purpose of this act or any other
331609 criminal statute under which the existence of a prior convicti on is
332610 relevant for a period of ten (10) years f ollowing the completion of
333611 any court imposed probationary term; provided, the person has not,
334612 in the meantime, been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral
335613 turpitude or a felony.
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338615 injury” means bone fracture, protracted and obvious disfigurement,
339616 protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body part, organ
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343619 to a violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a
344620 conviction of the offense for the purpose of any subsection of this
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349651 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
350652 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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353653 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
354654 be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
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358-Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2023.
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372-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
373-Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
374-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
375-By: _______________________________ __
376-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
377-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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380- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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383-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
384-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
385-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
386-By: _______________________________ __
656+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTE E ON JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL, dated
657+04/05/2023 - DO PASS.