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2828 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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3030 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3232 SENATE BILL 1221 By: Weaver
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3838 AS INTRODUCED
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4040 An Act relating to child pornography; amending 10
4141 O.S. 2021, Sections 7505-5.1 and 7505-6.3, which
4242 relate to adoption proceedings; modif ying term;
4343 amending 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1-4-705, which
4444 relates to child custody; modifying term; amending
4545 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-8-221, which relates to
4646 transmission of obscenity and child pornography;
4747 modifying term; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 13.1,
4848 which relates to sentencing; modifying term; amending
4949 21 O.S. 2021, Section 843.5, which relates to child
5050 abuse; modifying term; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
5151 Sections 1021, 1021.1, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1021.4, 1022,
5252 and 1023, which relate to Oklahoma law on obscenity
5353 and child pornography; modifying term; amending 21
5454 O.S. 2021, Section 1024.1, which relates to
5555 definitions; modifying term; modifying definition ;
5656 amending 21 O.S. 202 1, Sections 1024.2, 1024.3,
5757 1024.4, and 1040.8, which relate to Oklahoma law on
5858 obscenity and child pornography ; modifying term;
5959 amending 21 O.S. 2021, Se ction 1040.11, which relates
6060 to Oklahoma law on obscenity and child pornography;
6161 modifying term; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections
6262 1040.12a, 1040.13, 1040.14, 1040.15, 1040.16,
6363 1040.17, 1040.20, 1040.21, 1040.22, 1040.24, 1040.54,
6464 1040.56, and 1040.80, which relate to Oklahoma law on
6565 obscenity and child pornog raphy; modifying term s;
6666 amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1123, as amended by
6767 Section 4, Chapter 260, O.S.L. 2022 (21 O.S. Supp.
6868 2023, Section 1123), which relates to acts against
6969 children; modifying term; amending 22 O.S. 2021,
7070 Section 40, which relates to definitions; modifying
7171 term; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Sections 991h and 996.1,
7272 which relate to sentencing; modifying term s; amending
7373 43 O.S. 2021, Section 112.5, which relates to custody
7474 or guardianship; modifying term; amending 57 O.S.
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101101 2021, Section 138, wh ich relates to inmate cr edits;
102102 modifying terms; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Se ction
103103 332.16, which relates to recommendations for p arole;
104104 modifying term; amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 571,
105105 as amended by Section 2, Cha pter 212, O.S.L. 2023 (57
106106 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 571), which relates to
107107 definitions; modifying term ; amending 57 O.S. 2021,
108108 Section 582, which relates to sex offenders;
109109 modifying term; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section
110110 2357.101, which relates to film tax credits;
111111 modifying term; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Sections 3623
112112 and 3632, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 347,
113113 O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 3623), which
114114 relate to definitions; modifying term; amending
115115 Section 1, Chapter 280, O.S.L. 2022 , as amended by
116116 Section 1, Chapter 373, O.S.L . 2023 (70 O.S. Supp.
117117 2023, Section 11-202), which relates to digital or
118118 online library database resources; modifying term;
119119 amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.163, which
120120 relates to duty for school emplo yees to report
121121 potential student abuse or neglect ; modifying term;
122122 amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 151.1, which relates
123123 to internet crimes aga inst children; modifying term;
124124 updating statutory languag e and references; making
125125 language gender neutral; and providing an effective
126126 date.
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131131 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
132132 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7505 -5.1, is
133133 amended to read as follo ws:
134134 Section 7505-5.1. A. Except as otherwise prov ided in this
135135 section, only a person fo r whom a favorable written preplacement
136136 home study has been prepared may accept custody of a minor for
137137 purposes of adoption. A preplacement home study is favorable if it
138138 contains a finding that the person is suited to be an adoptive
139139 parent, either in general or for a particular minor, and it is
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166166 completed or brought current within twelve (12) months next
167167 preceding a placement of a minor with the person for adoption.
168168 B. A preplacement home study is not required if a par ent or
169169 guardian places a minor directl y with a relative of the minor for
170170 purposes of adoption, or if the minor has been residing with a birth
171171 parent’s spouse for not less than one (1) year as of the date t he
172172 petition for adoption is filed, but a home study of the relative or
173173 stepparent is required during the pendency of a proceeding for
174174 adoption.
175175 C. A prospective adoptive parent shall not be approved for
176176 placement of a child if the petitioners or any ot her person residing
177177 in the home of the petitioners has been convicted of any of the
178178 following felony offenses:
179179 1. Within the five-year period preceding the date of the
180180 petition, physical assault, domestic abuse, battery or a drug -
181181 related offense;
182182 2. Child abuse or neglect;
183183 3. A crime against a child, including, but not limited to,
184184 child pornography sexual abuse material; and
185185 4. A crime involving violence, including, but n ot limited to,
186186 rape, sexual assault or homicide, but excluding those crimes
187187 specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
188188 D. Under no circumstances shall a child be placed in the
189189 custody of an individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders
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216216 Registration Act or an individual who is married to or living with
217217 an individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration
218218 Act.
219219 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 10 O.S. 2021, Section 7505 -6.3, is
220220 amended to read as follows:
221221 Section 7505-6.3. A. After six (6) months from the dat e of the
222222 interlocutory decree unless the court waive d all or part of the
223223 waiting period, the petitioners may apply to the court for a final
224224 decree of adoption. The court shall thereupon set a time and place
225225 for final hearing.
226226 B. If the minor is relat ed by blood to one of the petitioners,
227227 or is a stepchild of the petitioner, or the court finds that the
228228 best interests of the child wil l be furthered thereby, the cour t,
229229 after examination of the home stud y reports required by Section
230230 7505-5.1 or 7505-5.2 of this title, may waive the entry of an
231231 interlocutory decree and the waiting period of six (6) months or the
232232 balance of the waiting period provided in this section.
233233 C. Notice of the time and date of the hearing shall be served
234234 at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing upon any parent whose
235235 parental rights have not been terminated, unless that parent has
236236 properly executed a consent to t he adoption or a permanent
237237 relinquishment pursuant to Sections 7503 -2.3, 7503-2.4 and 7503-2.6
238238 of this title or has waived th e right to notice pursuant to Section
239239 7503-3.1 of this title. Notice of the hearing shall also be served
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266266 on the child-placing agency or the Department of Human Services in
267267 those cases where the child -placing agency or Departme nt has
268268 original custody, or performed a home study.
269269 D. The petitioners and child shall appear at the hearing on the
270270 application for final decree, unless the pr esence of the child is
271271 waived by the court.
272272 E. The final hearing is not required to be recorded by a court
273273 reporter. Upon the request of any party, the court shall direct
274274 that the hearing be recorded by the court reporter, or th e court may
275275 order on its own initiative that the hearing be recorded.
276276 F. The court may enter a final decree of adoption, if the court
277277 is satisfied that the adoption is in the best interests of the
278278 child.
279279 G. For purposes of this subsection, the State of Oklahoma
280280 elects to make subparagraph (A) of paragraph 20 of subsection 3 of
281281 Section 471(a) of th e Social Security Act (Public Law 105-89)
282282 inapplicable to Oklahoma. Instead, the State of Oklahoma requires
283283 that:
284284 1. Except as otherwise provided by this subse ction, a
285285 prospective adoptive parent shall not be approved for placement of a
286286 child if the petitioners or any other person residing in the home of
287287 the petitioners has been convicted of any of the followi ng felony
288288 offenses:
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315315 a. within the five-year period preceding the date of the
316316 petition, physical assault, domest ic abuse, battery or
317317 a drug-related offense, except as otherwise authorized
318318 by this subsection,
319319 b. child abuse or neglect,
320320 c. a crime against a child, including, but not limited
321321 to, child pornography sexual abuse material , and
322322 d. a crime involving violence, including, but not limited
323323 to, rape, sexual assault or homicid e, but excluding
324324 physical assault or battery.
325325 2. A prospective adoptive parent m ay be an approved placement
326326 regardless of whether such parent has been convicte d of any of the
327327 felony offenses specified by subparagraph a of paragr aph 1 of this
328328 subsection, if an evaluation has been made and accepted by the court
329329 which considers the natur e and seriousness of the crime in relation
330330 to the adoption, the time elapsed since the commission of the crime,
331331 the circumstances under which the crime was committed, the degr ee of
332332 rehabilitation, the number of crimes committed by the person
333333 involved, and a showing by clear and convincing evidence that the
334334 child will not be at risk b y such placement.
335335 H. Under no circumstances shall a child be placed in the
336336 custody of an individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders
337337 Registration Act or an individual who is married to or living with
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365365 Act.
366366 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 1 -4-705, is
367367 amended to read as follows:
368368 Section 1-4-705. A. In placing a child in th e custody of an
369369 individual, a private agency, or institution, the court and the
370370 Department of Human Services sh all, if possible, select a person,
371371 agency, or institution governed by persons of the same religious
372372 faith as that of the parents of the child, or in case of a
373373 difference in the religious faith of the parents, th en of the
374374 religious faith of t he child.
375375 B. Except as otherwise provided by this section or by law, it
376376 shall be left to the discretion of the judge to place the custody of
377377 children where their total needs will best be served. If an
378378 individual meets the minimum require d age for placement purposes,
379379 the age of an otherwise eligible individual shall not be a reason
380380 for denying the individual placement or custody of a child.
381381 C. A prospective fos ter or adoptive parent shall not be an
382382 approved placement for a ch ild if the prospective foster or adoptive
383383 parent or any other person residing in the home of the prospective
384384 foster or adoptive parent has been convicted of any of the following
385385 felony offenses:
386386 1. Within the five-year period preceding th e application date,
387387 a physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense;
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414414 2. Child abuse or neglect;
415415 3. Domestic abuse;
416416 4. A crime against a child, including, but not limited to,
417417 child pornography sexual abuse material; or
418418 5. A crime involving violence, including, bu t not limited to,
419419 rape, sexual assault o r homicide, but excluding those crimes
420420 specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
421421 D. 1. Under no circumstances shall a child be placed with or
422422 in the custody of an individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex
423423 Offenders Registration Act or an individual who is mar ried to or
424424 living with an individual subject to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders
425425 Registration Act.
426426 2. In addition, prior to the court placing a child in the
427427 custody of an individual, the court shall inquire as to whether the
428428 individual has been previously convicted of any felony or relevant
429429 misdemeanor or has any felony or misdemeanor charges pendi ng.
430430 3. Prior to the custody order being entered, the in dividual
431431 seeking custody shall provide an Oklahom a criminal history record
432432 obtained pursuant to Section 150.9 o f Title 74 of the Oklahoma
433433 Statutes to the court.
434434 4. For purposes of this subsec tion the terms:
435435 a. “relevant misdemeanor ” may include assault an d
436436 battery, alcohol- or drug-related offenses, domestic
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464464 physical force or violence against the person or
465465 property of another, and
466466 b. “individual” shall not include a parent or legal
467467 guardian of the child.
468468 E. The provisions of this section shall not apply in any
469469 paternity or domestic rel ations case, unless otherwise or dered by
470470 the court.
471471 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 10A O.S. 2021, Section 2-8-221, is
472472 amended to read as follows:
473473 Section 2-8-221. A. Whenever the district attorney for any
474474 district has reasonable c ause to believe that an individual, with
475475 knowledge of its content, is engaged in sending a transmission or
476476 causing a transmission to originate within this state containing
477477 obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material , as such
478478 terms are defined in Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
479479 Statutes, the district attorney for the district in to which the
480480 transmission is sent or caused t o be sent, may institute an action
481481 in the district court for an adjudication of the obscenity or child
482482 pornographic content sexual abuse material of the transmission.
483483 Provided that if the conditions of subsection B of this section are
484484 present, then it shall be at the di scretion of the district attorney
485485 whether the action instituted is a juvenile offen se as defined in
486486 subsection B of this section or whe ther the action instituted is a
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513513 felony for a violation of Sec tion 1040.13a of Title 21 of the
514514 Oklahoma Statutes.
515515 The individual sending the transmission specified in this
516516 section may be charged and tried in any distri ct wherein the
517517 transmission is sent or in which it is received by the person to
518518 whom it was transmitted.
519519 For purposes of any cri minal prosecution pursuant to a violation
520520 of this section, the person violating the provisions of this section
521521 shall be deemed to be within the jurisdiction of this st ate by the
522522 fact of accessing any computer, cellular phone, or other computer-
523523 related or satellite -operated device in this state, regardless of
524524 the actual jurisdiction where the violator resides.
525525 B. Any individual und er eighteen (18) years of age who engages
526526 in the original or relayed transmission of obscene material or child
527527 pornography sexual abuse material via electronic media in the form
528528 of digital images, videos, or other depictions of real persons un der
529529 the age of eighteen (18) years, and:
530530 1. The original or relayed transmission is of another minor
531531 over thirteen (13) years of age and is made with the consent of the
532532 pictured individual and is transmitted to five or fewer individual
533533 destinations, known or unknown, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
534534 violation of this section punishable by:
535535 a. a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)
536536 for the first offense,
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563563 b. a fine not to exceed One Thou sand Dollars ($1,000.00)
564564 for a second and subsequent offens e,
565565 c. up to forty (40) hours of community service,
566566 d. a referral to a juvenile bureau to propose a probation
567567 plan which shall be adopted through disposition, or
568568 e. attendance and successful completion of an educational
569569 program or a delinquency prevention and diversion
570570 program as provided in Section 24 -100.4 of Title 70 of
571571 the Oklahoma Statutes. The court shall have the
572572 discretion to order the parent or legal guardian of
573573 the juvenile to attend and s uccessfully complete the
574574 educational program;
575575 2. The original or relayed transmission is of another minor
576576 over thirteen (13) years of age and is made without the consent o f
577577 the pictured individual, or is sent to six or more individual
578578 destinations, known or unknown, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
579579 violation of this section p unishable by:
580580 a. a fine not to exceed Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00)
581581 for the first offense,
582582 b. a fine not to exceed One Thousan d Four Hundred Dollars
583583 ($1,400.00) for a second or subse quent offense,
584584 c. up to sixty (60) hours of community servi ce,
585585 d. a referral to a juvenile bureau to propose a probation
586586 plan which shall be adopted through disposition, an d
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613613 e. attendance and successful completion of an educ ational
614614 program or a delinquency prevention and diversion
615615 program as provided in Section 24 -100.4 of Title 70 of
616616 the Oklahoma Statutes. T he court shall have the
617617 discretion to order the parent or legal guardian of
618618 the juvenile to attend and successfully complete t he
619619 educational program; and
620620 3. The original or relayed transmission is of another minor
621621 thirteen (13) years of age or younger, with or without the pictured
622622 individual’s consent, and is transmitte d to any number of
623623 destinations, known or unknown, s hall be guilty of a misdemeanor
624624 violation of this section punishable by:
625625 a. a fine not to exceed Nine Hu ndred Dollars ($900.00)
626626 for the first offense,
627627 b. a fine not to exceed One Thousand Eight Hundred
628628 Dollars ($1,800.00) for a seco nd or subsequent
629629 offense,
630630 c. up to eighty (80) hours of community service,
631631 d. a referral to a juvenile bureau to pr opose a probation
632632 plan which may be adopted through disposition, and
633633 e. attendance and successful completion of a n educational
634634 program or a delinquency prevention an d diversion
635635 program as provided in Section 24-100.4 of Title 70 of
636636 the Oklahoma Statutes. The court sha ll have the
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663663 discretion to order th e parent or legal guardian of
664664 the juvenile to attend and successfully complete the
665665 educational program.
666666 C. The fact that the individual making the tr ansmission and the
667667 individual pictured are the same does no t alter the criminality
668668 provided in this section.
669669 D. It is an affirmative defense to the relayed transmission of
670670 obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material, as
671671 these terms are defined in Section 1024.1 of T itle 21 of the
672672 Oklahoma Statutes, if a juveni le:
673673 1. Has not solicited the visu al depiction; and
674674 2. Does not subsequently distribute, present, transmit, post,
675675 print, disseminate or exchange the visual dep iction except for the
676676 purpose of reporting the original transmission or relayed
677677 transmission to appropriate school or law enforcement a uthorities.
678678 SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 2 1 O.S. 2021, Section 13.1, is
679679 amended to read as fol lows:
680680 Section 13.1. Persons convicted of:
681681 1. First degree murder as defined in Section 701.7 of this
682682 title;
683683 2. Second degree murder as defined by Section 701.8 of this
684684 title;
685685 3. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Section 711
686686 of this title;
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713713 4. Poisoning with intent to kil l as defined by Section 651 of
714714 this title;
715715 5. Shooting with intent to kill, us e of a vehicle to facilitate
716716 use of a firearm, crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or
717717 assault and battery with a deadly weapon or by other mean s likely to
718718 produce death or great bodily harm, as provided for in Section 652
719719 of this title;
720720 6. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653
721721 of this title;
722722 7. Conjoint robbery as defined by Section 800 of this title;
723723 8. Robbery with a dangerous weapon as defined i n Section 801 of
724724 this title;
725725 9. First degree robbery as defined in Section 797 of this
726726 title;
727727 10. First degree rape as provided for in Section 1111, 1114 or
728728 1115 of this title;
729729 11. First degree arson as defined in Section 1401 of this
730730 title;
731731 12. First degree burglary as provided for in Section 1436 of
732732 this title;
733733 13. Bombing as defined in Section 1767.1 of this title;
734734 14. Any crime against a child provide d for in Section 843.5 of
735735 this title;
736736 15. Forcible sodomy as defined in Section 888 of this title ;
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764764 pornography sexual abuse material as defined in Section 1021.2,
765765 1021.3, 1024.1, 1024.2 or 1040.12a of thi s title;
766766 17. Child prostitution as defined in Section 103 0 of this
767767 title;
768768 18. Lewd molestation of a child as defined in Section 1123 of
769769 this title;
770770 19. Abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10 -103 of
771771 Title 43A of the Oklahoma S tatutes;
772772 20. Aggravated trafficking a s provided for in subsection C of
773773 Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
774774 21. Aggravated assault and battery upon any person d efending
775775 another person from assault and battery; or
776776 22. Human trafficking as provided for i n Section 748 of this
777777 title,
778778 shall be required to serve no t less than eighty-five percent (85%)
779779 of any sentence of imprisonment imposed by the judicial system prior
780780 to becoming eligible for consideration for parole. Persons
781781 convicted of these offenses shall not be eligible for e arned credits
782782 or any other type of credits which have the ef fect of reducing the
783783 length of the sentence t o less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the
784784 sentence imposed.
785785 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Se ction 843.5, is
786786 amended to read as follows:
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813813 Section 843.5. A. Any person who shall willfully or
814814 maliciously engage in child abuse , as defined in this section,
815815 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a fe lony punishable by
816816 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not
817817 exceeding life imprisonment, or by impri sonment in a county jail not
818818 exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundr ed
819819 Dollars ($500.00) nor more th an Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
820820 or both such fine and imprisonment .
821821 B. Any person responsible for the health, safety or w elfare of
822822 a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in enablin g child
823823 abuse, as defined in this sect ion, shall, upon convicti on, be
824824 punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
825825 Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by impr isonment in a
826826 county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less
827827 than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand
828828 Dollars ($5,000.00) or both such fine and imprisonment .
829829 C. Any person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of
830830 a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child ne glect,
831831 as defined in this section, shall, upon conviction, be p unished by
832832 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not
833833 exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonmen t in a county jail n ot
834834 exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred
835835 Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thou sand Dollars ($5,000.00),
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864864 maliciously engage in enabling child neglect shall, upon conviction,
865865 be punished by imprisonment in the custody of t he Department of
866866 Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a
867867 county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less
868868 than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand
869869 Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
870870 E. Any person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of
871871 a child who shall willfully or maliciously en gage in child sexual
872872 abuse, as defined in this section, shall, upon conviction, be
873873 punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
874874 Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a
875875 county jail not excee ding one (1) year, or by a fine of not less
876876 than Five Hundred Do llars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand
877877 Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fin e and imprisonment, except as
878878 provided in Section 51.1a of this title or as otherwise provided in
879879 subsection F of this section for a child victim under twelve (12)
880880 years of age. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without
881881 parole, any person sentenced t o imprisonment for two (2 ) years or
882882 more for a violation of this subsection shall be required to serve a
883883 term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of
884884 paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the
885885 Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of
886886 Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mand atory post-
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914914 imprisonment.
915915 F. Any person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of
916916 a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child sexual
917917 abuse, as defined in this section, to a child under twelve (12)
918918 years of age shall, upon conviction, be puni shed by imprisonment in
919919 the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less t han
920920 twenty-five (25) years nor more than life imprisonment, and by a
921921 fine of not less than Five Hundred Do llars ($500.00) nor more than
922922 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
923923 G. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or
924924 maliciously engage in enabling chil d sexual abuse shall, upo n
925925 conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the
926926 Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by
927927 imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a
928928 fine of not less than Five Hundr ed Dollars ($500.00) nor more than
929929 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and
930930 imprisonment.
931931 H. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in
932932 child sexual exploitation, as defined in this section, shall, upon
933933 conviction, be punished b y imprisonment in the cus tody of the
934934 Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by
935935 imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a
936936 fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than
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964964 imprisonment except as provided in subsection I of this section for
965965 a child victim under tw elve (12) years of age. Except for persons
966966 sentenced to life or life without parole, any p erson sentenced to
967967 imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a violation of this
968968 subsection shall be required to serve a term of post -imprisonment
969969 supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of su bsection
970970 A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under
971971 conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The jury
972972 shall be advised that the mandatory post -imprisonment supervision
973973 shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.
974974 I. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously en gage in
975975 child sexual exploitation, as defined in this section, of a child
976976 under twelve (12) years of age shall, upon conviction, be punished
977977 by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections fo r
978978 not less than twenty-five (25) years nor more than life
979979 imprisonment, and by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
980980 ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
981981 J. Any person responsible for the health, safety or welfare of
982982 a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in enabl ing child
983983 sexual exploitation, as defined in this section, shall, upon
984984 conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the
985985 Department of Corrections not exceeding life imprisonment, or by
986986 imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or by a
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10131013 fine of not less than Five Hun dred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than
10141014 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and
10151015 imprisonment.
10161016 K. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person
10171017 convicted of forcible anal or oral sodomy, rape, rape by
10181018 instrumentation, or lewd moles tation of a child under f ourteen (14)
10191019 years of age subsequent to a previous conviction for any offense of
10201020 forcible anal or oral sodomy, rape, rape by instrumentation, or lewd
10211021 molestation of a child under fourteen (14) years of age shal l be
10221022 punished by death or by imprisonment for life without parole.
10231023 L. Provided, however, that nothing contained in this section
10241024 shall prohibit any parent or guardian from using reasonable and
10251025 ordinary force pursuant to Section 844 of this title.
10261026 M. Consent shall not be a def ense for any violation pr ovided
10271027 for in this section.
10281028 N. Notwithstanding the age requirements of other statutes
10291029 referenced within this section, this section shall apply to any
10301030 child under eighteen (18) years of age.
10311031 O. As used in this section:
10321032 1. “Child abuse” means:
10331033 a. the willful or malicious harm or threatened harm or
10341034 failure to protect from harm or threat ened harm to the
10351035 health, safety or welfare of a child under eighteen
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10631063 child’s health, safety or welfar e, or
10641064 b. the act of willfully or maliciously injuring,
10651065 torturing or maiming a child under eighteen (18) y ears
10661066 of age by any person;
10671067 2. “Child neglect” means the willful or malicious neglect, as
10681068 defined by Section 1 -1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statute s, of
10691069 a child under eighteen (18) years of age by a person responsible for
10701070 a child’s health, safety or welfare;
10711071 3. “Child sexual abuse” means the willful or malicious sexual
10721072 abuse of a child under eighteen (18) year s of age by a person
10731073 responsible for a child’s health, safety or welfare and includes,
10741074 but is not limited to:
10751075 a. sexual intercourse,
10761076 b. penetration of the vagina or anus, however slight, by
10771077 an inanimate object or any part of the human body not
10781078 amounting to sexual intercourse,
10791079 c. sodomy,
10801080 d. incest, or
10811081 e. a lewd act or proposal, as defined in this section;
10821082 4. “Child sexual exploitation ” means the willful or malicious
10831083 sexual exploitation of a child under eighteen (18) years of age by
10841084 another and includes, but is not limited to:
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11111111 a. human trafficking, as provided for in Se ction 748 of
11121112 this title, if the offense involved child trafficking
11131113 for commercial sex,
11141114 b. trafficking in children, as provided for in Section
11151115 866 of this title, if the offense was committed for
11161116 the sexual gratification of any person,
11171117 c. procuring or causing the participation of a minor in
11181118 child pornography sexual abuse material, as provided
11191119 for in Section 1021.2 of this title,
11201120 d. purchase, procurement or possession of child
11211121 pornography sexual abuse material, as provided for in
11221122 Section 1024.2 of this title,
11231123 e. engaging in or soliciting prostitution, a s provided
11241124 for in Section 1029 of this title, if the offense
11251125 involved child prostitution,
11261126 f. publication, distribution or participation in the
11271127 preparation of obscene material, as provided f or in
11281128 Section 1040.8 of this title, if the offense involved
11291129 child pornography sexual abuse material,
11301130 g. aggravated possession of child pornography sexual
11311131 abuse material, as provided for in Section 1040.1 2a of
11321132 this title,
11331133 h. sale or distribution of obscen e material, as provided
11341134 for in Section 1040.13 of this title,
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11611161 i. soliciting sexual conduct or communicati on with a
11621162 minor by use of technology, as provided for in Section
11631163 1043.13a 1040.13a of this title,
11641164 j. offering or transporting a child for p urposes of
11651165 prostitution, as provid ed for in Section 1087 of this
11661166 title, and
11671167 k. child prostitution, as prov ided for in Section 1088 of
11681168 this title;
11691169 5. “Enabling child abuse ” means the causing, procuring or
11701170 permitting of child abuse by a person responsible for a child’s
11711171 health, safety or welfare;
11721172 6. “Enabling child neglect ” means the causing, procuring or
11731173 permitting of child negle ct by a person responsible for a child’s
11741174 health, safety or welfa re;
11751175 7. “Enabling child sexual abuse” means the causing, procuring
11761176 or permitting of child sexual abuse by a person responsible for a
11771177 child’s health, safety or welfare;
11781178 8. “Enabling child sexual exploitation” means the causing,
11791179 procuring or permitting of child sexual exploitation by a person
11801180 responsible for a child’s health, safety or welfare;
11811181 9. “Incest” means marrying, committing adultery or fornicating
11821182 with a child by a person responsible f or the health, safety or
11831183 welfare of a child;
11841184 10. “Lewd act or proposal” means:
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12111211 a. making any oral, written or electronic or compu ter-
12121212 generated lewd or indecent pro posal to a child for the
12131213 child to have unlawful sexual relations or sexual
12141214 intercourse with any person,
12151215 b. looking upon, touching, mauling or feeling the body or
12161216 private parts of a child in a lewd or lasci vious
12171217 manner or for the purpose of sex ual gratification,
12181218 c. asking, inviting, enticing or persuading any child to
12191219 go alone with any person to a secluded, remote or
12201220 secret place for a lewd or lascivious purpo se,
12211221 d. urinating or defecating upon a child or causing,
12221222 forcing or requiring a child to defecate or urinate
12231223 upon the body or private parts of another person for
12241224 the purpose of sexual gratificatio n,
12251225 e. ejaculating upon or in the presence of a child,
12261226 f. causing, exposing, forcing or requiring a child to
12271227 look upon the body or private parts of a nother person
12281228 for the purpose of sexual gratification,
12291229 g. causing, forcing or requiring any child to view any
12301230 obscene materials, child pornography sexual abuse
12311231 material or materials deemed harmful to minors as such
12321232 terms are defined in Sections 1024.1 and 1040.75 of
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12611261 look upon sexual acts performed in the presence of the
12621262 child for the purpose of sexual gratification, or
12631263 i. causing, forcing or requiring a child to touch or feel
12641264 the body or private parts of the child or another
12651265 person for the purpose of sexual gratification;
12661266 11. “Permit” means to authorize or allow for the care of a
12671267 child by an individual when the person authorizing or allowing such
12681268 care knows or reasonably should know that the child will be placed
12691269 at risk of the conduct or harm proscribed by this section ;
12701270 12. “Person responsible for a child’s health, safety or
12711271 welfare” for purposes of this section shall include, but not be
12721272 limited to:
12731273 a. the parent of the child,
12741274 b. the legal guardian of the child,
12751275 c. the custodian of the child,
12761276 d. the foster parent of the child,
12771277 e. a person eighteen (18) years of age or older with whom
12781278 the parent of the child cohabitates, who is at least
12791279 three (3) years older than the child ,
12801280 f. any other person eighteen (18) years of age or older
12811281 residing in the home of the child , who is at least
12821282 three (3) years older than the child,
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13091309 g. an owner, operator, agent, employee or volunteer of a
13101310 public or private residential home, institution,
13111311 facility or day treatment program, as defined in
13121312 Section 175.20 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
13131313 that the child attended ,
13141314 h. an owner, operator, agent, employee or volunteer of a
13151315 child care facility, as defined in Section 402 of
13161316 Title 10 of the Oklahoma S tatutes, that the child
13171317 attended,
13181318 i. an intimate partner of the parent of the child, as
13191319 defined in Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
13201320 Statutes, or
13211321 j. a person who has voluntarily accepted responsibility
13221322 for the care or supervision of a child;
13231323 13. “Sexual intercourse” means the actual penetration, however
13241324 slight, of the vagina or anus by the penis ; and
13251325 14. “Sodomy” means:
13261326 a. penetration, however slight, of the mouth of the child
13271327 by a penis,
13281328 b. penetration, however slight, of the vagina of a person
13291329 responsible for a child’s health, safety or welfare,
13301330 by the mouth of a child,
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13581358 person responsible for a child’s health, safety or
13591359 welfare by the penis of the child , or
13601360 d. penetration, however slight, of the vagina of the
13611361 child by the mouth of the person responsible for a
13621362 child’s health, safety or welfare.
13631363 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1021, is
13641364 amended to read as follows:
13651365 Section 1021. A. Every person who willfully and knowingly
13661366 either:
13671367 1. Lewdly exposes his or her person or genitals in any public
13681368 place, or in any plac e where there are present other persons to b e
13691369 offended or annoyed thereb y; provided, however, for purposes of this
13701370 section, a person alleged to have committed an act of public
13711371 urination shall be prosecuted pursuan t to Section 22 of this title
13721372 unless such act was accompanied with another act th at violates
13731373 paragraphs 2 through 4 of this subsection and shall not be subject
13741374 to registration under the Sex Offend ers Registration Act;
13751375 2. Procures, counsels, or assists any person to expose such
13761376 person, or to make a ny other exhibition of such person to public
13771377 view or to the view of any number of persons, for the purpose of
13781378 sexual stimulation of the viewer;
13791379 3. Writes, composes, stereotypes, prints, photographs, designs,
13801380 copies, draws, engraves, paints, molds, cuts, o r otherwise prepares,
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14081408 on a computer, or exhibits any obscene material or child pornography
14091409 sexual abuse material; or
14101410 4. Makes, prepares, cuts, sells, gives, loans, distributes,
14111411 keeps for sale, or exhibits any disc record, metal, pla stic, or wax,
14121412 wire or tape recording, or any type of obscene material or child
14131413 pornography sexual abuse material,
14141414 shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a felony and shall be punished
14151415 by the imposition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
14161416 ($500.00) nor more than Twenty Thous and Dollars ($20,000.00) or by
14171417 imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than te n
14181418 (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
14191419 B. Every person who:
14201420 1. Willfully solici ts or aids a minor child to perform; o r
14211421 2. Shows, exhibits, loans , or distributes to a minor child any
14221422 obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material for the
14231423 purpose of inducing said the minor to participate in,
14241424 any act specified in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 or 4 of subsection A o f this
14251425 section shall be guilty o f a felony, upon conviction, and shall be
14261426 punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Departme nt of
14271427 Corrections for not less than ten (10) years nor more than thirty
14281428 (30) years, except when the minor child is under twelve (12) year s
14291429 of age at the time t he offense is committed, and in such case the
14301430 person shall, upon conviction, be pun ished by imprisonment in the
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14571457 custody of the Departmen t of Corrections for not less than twenty -
14581458 five (25) years.
14591459 C. Persons convicted under t his section shall not be eligibl e
14601460 for a deferred sentence.
14611461 D. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole,
14621462 any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a
14631463 violation of this section shall be required to serve a term of post -
14641464 imprisonment supervision pu rsuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1
14651465 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes
14661466 under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The
14671467 jury shall be advised that the mandatory post -imprisonment
14681468 supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.
14691469 E. For purposes of this section, “downloading on a compu ter”
14701470 means electronically transferring an electronic file from one
14711471 computer or electronic media to another computer or electronic
14721472 media.
14731473 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1021.1, is
14741474 amended to read as fol lows:
14751475 Section 1021.1. A. Sections 1021 through 1024.4 of this title
14761476 shall not apply to persons who may possess o r distribute obscene
14771477 matter or child pornography sexual abuse material or participate in
14781478 conduct otherwise prescribed by this act section and Section 1021 of
14791479 this title, when such possession, distribution, or conduct occurs in
14801480 the course of law enforcement activities .
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15081508 district attorney from seeking civil o r injunctive relief to enjoin
15091509 the production, publication, disse mination, distribution, sale of or
15101510 participation in any obscene material or child pornography sexual
15111511 abuse material, or the dissemination to minors of mate rial harmful
15121512 to minors, or the possession of child pornography sexual abuse
15131513 material.
15141514 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, S ection 1021.2, is
15151515 amended to read as f ollows:
15161516 Section 1021.2. A. Any person who shall procure or cause th e
15171517 participation of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years in
15181518 any child pornography sexual abuse material or who knowingly
15191519 possesses, procures, or manufactures, or causes to be sold or
15201520 distributed any child pornography sexual abuse material shall be
15211521 guilty, upon conviction, of a felony and shall be punished by
15221522 imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years or by the
15231523 imposition of a fine of not more than Twenty -five Thousand Dollars
15241524 ($25,000.00) or by both said such fine and imprisonment. Persons
15251525 convicted under this sect ion shall not be eligible for a deferred
15261526 sentence. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without
15271527 parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or
15281528 more for a violation of this subsection shall be required to serve a
15291529 term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of
15301530 paragraph 1 of subsecti on A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the
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15581558 Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the m andatory post-
15591559 imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual
15601560 imprisonment.
15611561 B. The consent of the minor, or of the mother, fat her, legal
15621562 guardian, or custodian of the minor to the a ctivity prohibited by
15631563 this section shall not constitute a defe nse.
15641564 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Secti on 1021.3, is
15651565 amended to read as follows:
15661566 Section 1021.3. A. Any parent, guardian or individual having
15671567 custody of a minor under the age of eighteen ( 18) years who
15681568 knowingly permits or consents to the participation of a minor in any
15691569 child pornography sexual abuse material shall be guilty of a felony
15701570 and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the custody of the
15711571 Department of Correction s for a period of not more than twenty (20)
15721572 years or a fine of not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
15731573 ($25,000.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment. Persons
15741574 convicted under this section shall not be eligible for a deferred
15751575 sentence. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without
15761576 parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or
15771577 more for a violation of this sub section shall be required to serve a
15781578 term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of
15791579 paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the
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16071607 Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-
16081608 imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual
16091609 imprisonment.
16101610 B. The consent of the minor to the activity prohi bited by this
16111611 section shall not constitute a defense.
16121612 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1021.4, is
16131613 amended to read as follows:
16141614 Section 1021.4. A. Any commercial film and photographic print
16151615 processor or commercial computer technician who has knowledge of or
16161616 observes, within the scope of such person’s professional capacity or
16171617 employment, any film, photograph, video tape, negative, or slide, or
16181618 any computer file, recording, CD -Rom, magnetic disk memory, magnetic
16191619 tape memory, picture, graphic or image that is intentionally saved,
16201620 transmitted or organized on hardware or any other media i ncluding,
16211621 but not limited to, CDs, DVDs and thu mbdrives, whether digital,
16221622 analog or other means and whether directly viewable, compressed or
16231623 encoded depicting a child under the age of eighte en (18) years
16241624 engaged in an act of sexual conduct as defined in Section 1024.1 of
16251625 this title shall immediately or as soon as possible report by
16261626 telephone such instance of suspected child abuse or child
16271627 pornography sexual abuse material to the law enforcement agency
16281628 having jurisdiction over the case and shall prepare and send a
16291629 written report of the incident with an attached copy of such
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16561656 material, within thirty-six (36) hours after receiving the
16571657 information concerning the incident.
16581658 For the purposes of this s ection:
16591659 1. “Commercial film and photographic prin t processor” means any
16601660 person who develops exposed photographic film into negatives,
16611661 slides, or prints, or who makes prints from negatives or slides, for
16621662 compensation. The term shall also include any employee of such a
16631663 person but shall not include a person who develops film or makes
16641664 prints for a public agency; and
16651665 2. “Commercial computer technician ” means any person who
16661666 repairs, installs, or otherwise servic es any computer including, but
16671667 not limited to, any component part, device, memo ry storage or
16681668 recording mechanism, auxiliary storage, recording or memory
16691669 capacity, or any other materials relating to operation and
16701670 maintenance of a computer or computer networ k or system, for
16711671 compensation. The term shall also include any employee of such
16721672 person.
16731673 B. Any person who violates the provisions of th is section, upon
16741674 conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemean or and shall be punished
16751675 by the imposition of a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars
16761676 ($500.00) or by impri sonment in the county jail not to exceed one
16771677 (1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.
16781678 C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or
16791679 authorize any person to act outside the scope of such p erson’s
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17061706 professional capacity o r employment by searching for prohibited
17071707 materials or media.
17081708 SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 1022, is
17091709 amended to read as follows:
17101710 Section 1022. Every person who is authorized or enjoined to
17111711 arrest any person for a violation of paragraph 3 of subsection A of
17121712 Section 1021 of this title is equally authorized and enjoined to
17131713 seize one copy of the obscene material, or all copies of explicit
17141714 child pornography sexual abuse material , found in possession of or
17151715 under the control of the person so arrested, and to deliver the same
17161716 to the magistrate before whom the person so arrested is required t o
17171717 be taken.
17181718 SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1023, is
17191719 amended to read as follows:
17201720 Section 1023. The magistrate to whom any child pornography
17211721 sexual abuse material, or any obscene material, is delivered
17221722 pursuant to Section 1 022 of this title, shall, upon the examin ation
17231723 of the accused, or if the examination is delayed or pre vented,
17241724 without awaiting such examination, d etermine the character of such
17251725 child pornography sexual abuse material or obscene material, and if
17261726 the magistrate finds it to be obs cene material or child pornography
17271727 sexual abuse material , the magistrate shall c ause the same to be
17281728 delivered to the district attorney of the county in which t he
17291729 accused is liable to indictment or trial. The magi strate shall
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17561756 issue in writing the factual and legal basis for the determination
17571757 by the magistrate of the character of the c hild pornography sexual
17581758 abuse material or obscene material.
17591759 SECTION 14. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1 024.1, is
17601760 amended to read as follows:
17611761 Section 1024.1. A. As used in Sections 1021, 1021.1 through
17621762 1021.4, Sections 1022 thr ough 1024 1031, and Sections 1040.8 through
17631763 1040.24 of this title, “child pornography sexual abuse material”
17641764 means and includes any visual depiction or individual image stored
17651765 or contained in any format on any medium including , but not limited
17661766 to, film, motion:
17671767 1. Film;
17681768 2. Motion picture, videotape, photograph, negative,
17691769 undeveloped;
17701770 3. Videotape;
17711771 4. Photograph;
17721772 5. Negative;
17731773 6. Undeveloped film, slide, photographic;
17741774 7. Slide;
17751775 8. Photographic product, reproduction;
17761776 9. Reproduction of a photographic product, play;
17771777 10. Digital, computerized, or artificial intelligence-generated
17781778 image indistinguishable from an actual minor;
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18051805 11. An image created, adapted, or modified that appears to
18061806 depict an actual and identifiable minor; or
18071807 12. Play or performance,
18081808 wherein a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years is engaged in
18091809 any act with a person, other than his or her spouse, of s exual
18101810 intercourse which is normal or pervert ed, in any act of anal sodomy,
18111811 in any act of sexual activity with an animal, in any act of
18121812 sadomasochistic abuse including, but not limited to, flagellation or
18131813 torture, or the condition of bei ng fettered, bound or otherwise
18141814 physically restrained in the context of sexual conduct, in any act
18151815 of fellatio or cunnili ngus, in any act of excretion i n the context
18161816 of sexual conduct, in any lewd exhibition of the uncovered genitals
18171817 in the context of masturbation or other se xual conduct, or where the
18181818 lewd exhibition of the uncovered genitals, buttocks or, if such
18191819 minor is a female, the breast, has the pu rpose of sexual stimulation
18201820 of the viewer, or wherein a person under the age of eighteen (18)
18211821 years observes such acts or exhibitions. Each visual depiction or
18221822 individual image shall constitute a separate item and multiple
18231823 copies of the same identical mat erial shall each be count ed as a
18241824 separate item.
18251825 B. As used in Sections 1021 through 1024.4 and Sections 1040.8
18261826 through 1040.24 of this title:
18271827 1. “Obscene material” means and includes any representation,
18281828 performance, depiction or description of sexual con duct, whether in
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18551855 any form or on any medium including still photographs, undevel oped
18561856 photographs, motion pictures, undeveloped film, videotape, optical,
18571857 magnetic or solid-state storage, CD or DVD, or a purely photographic
18581858 product or a reproduction of such p roduct in any book, pamph let,
18591859 magazine, or other publication or electronic or photo -optical
18601860 format, if said such items contain the following elements:
18611861 a. depictions or descriptions of sexual conduct which a re
18621862 patently offensive as found by the average pers on
18631863 applying contemporary community standards,
18641864 b. taken as a whole, have as the dominant theme an appeal
18651865 to prurient interest in sex as found by the average
18661866 person applying contemporary community standards, and
18671867 c. a reasonable person would find the material or
18681868 performance taken as a who le lacks serious literary,
18691869 artistic, educational, political, or scientific
18701870 purposes or value.
18711871 The standard for obscenity applied in thi s section shall not apply
18721872 to child pornography sexual abuse material;
18731873 2. “Performance” means and includes any display, live or
18741874 recorded, in any form or medium;
18751875 3. “Sexual conduct” means and includes any of the following:
18761876 a. acts of sexual intercourse including any intercourse
18771877 which is normal or perverted, actual or si mulated,
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19041904 b. acts of deviate sexual conduct, including or al and
19051905 anal sodomy,
19061906 c. acts of masturbation,
19071907 d. acts of sadomasochistic abuse incl uding but not
19081908 limited to:
19091909 (1) flagellation or torture by or u pon any person who
19101910 is nude or clad in undergarments or in a costume
19111911 which is of a revealing nature, or
19121912 (2) the condition of being fettered, bo und, or
19131913 otherwise physically restrained on the part of
19141914 one who is nude or so clothed,
19151915 e. acts of excretion in a sexual context, or
19161916 f. acts of exhibiting human genitals or pubic areas; and
19171917 4. “Explicit child pornography sexual abuse material” means
19181918 material which a law enforcem ent officer can immediately ide ntify
19191919 upon first viewing without hesitation as child pornography sexual
19201920 abuse material.
19211921 The types of sexual conduct described in paragraph 3 of this
19221922 subsection are intended to include situations when, if appropriate
19231923 to the type of conduct, the con duct is performed alone or between
19241924 members of the same or opposite sex or between humans and animals in
19251925 an act of apparent sexu al stimulation or gratification.
19261926 SECTION 15. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1024.2, is
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19551955 procure or possess child pornography sexual abuse material in
19561956 violation of Sections 1024.1 through 1024.4 of this title. Such
19571957 person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall be
19581958 imprisoned for a period of not more than twenty (20) years or a fine
19591959 up to, but not exceedi ng, Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00)
19601960 or by both such fine and imprisonment.
19611961 SECTION 16. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1024.3, is
19621962 amended to read as follows:
19631963 Section 1024.3. Every person who is authorized or enjoined to
19641964 arrest any person for a violation of this act Section 1024.1 et seq.
19651965 of this title is equally authorized or enjoined to seize an
19661966 evidentiary copy of any obscene material or child pornography sexual
19671967 abuse material or all copies of explicit child pornography sexual
19681968 abuse material found in the possession of or under the control of
19691969 the person so arrested and to deliver the obscene material or child
19701970 pornography sexual abuse material to the magistrate before whom the
19711971 person so arrested is required to be taken.
19721972 SECTION 17. AMENDATORY 21 O .S. 2021, Section 1024.4, is
19731973 amended to read as follows:
19741974 Section 1024.4. Upon final conviction of the accused and any
19751975 codefendant, the magistrate or law enforceme nt agency shall, with
19761976 the consent of the district attorney, cause any obscene mater ial or
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20052005 the possession or control of such magistrate, law enforcement agency
20062006 or district attorney, to be destroyed incl uding, but not limited to,
20072007 the destruction of any computer, hard drive or o ther electronic
20082008 storage media of the accused or codefendant on which such obscene
20092009 material or child pornography sexual abuse material was located.
20102010 For purposes of this section, “final conviction” includes the
20112011 exhaustion of or failur e to timely pursue post -conviction and state
20122012 and federal habeas corpus review.
20132013 SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.8, is
20142014 amended to read as follows:
20152015 Section 1040.8. A. No person shall knowingly photograph, act
20162016 in, pose for, model for, print, sell, off er for sale, give away,
20172017 exhibit, publish, offer to publish, or otherwise distribute,
20182018 display, or exhibit any book, magazine, story, pamphlet, paper,
20192019 writing, card, advertisement, circula r, print, picture, photograph,
20202020 motion picture film, electronic video game or recording, ima ge,
20212021 cast, slide, figure, instrument, statue, drawi ng, presentation, or
20222022 other article which is obscene material or c hild pornography sexual
20232023 abuse material, as defined in Section 1024.1 of this title. In the
20242024 case of any unsolicited mail ing of any of the material listed in
20252025 this section, the offense is deemed complete from the time such
20262026 material is deposited in any post office or delivere d to any person
20272027 with intent that it shall be forwarded. Also, unless pree mpted by
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20542054 federal law, no unsolicited mail which is harmful to minors pursuant
20552055 to Section 1040.75 of this title shall be mailed to any person. The
20562056 party mailing the materials specified in this section may be
20572057 indicted and tried in any county wherein such material is deposited
20582058 or delivered, or in which it is received by the person to whom it is
20592059 addressed.
20602060 B. Any person who violates any provision of this section
20612061 involving obscene materi als, upon conviction, shall be gu ilty of a
20622062 misdemeanor and shall be punish ed by imprisonment in the county jail
20632063 for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Two
20642064 Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or by both such fine and impris onment.
20652065 C. Any person who violates any provision of this section
20662066 involving child pornography sexual abuse material , upon conviction,
20672067 shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by impr isonment in
20682068 the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than three
20692069 (3) years and not more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not
20702070 less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both su ch fine
20712071 and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent
20722072 violation shall, upon conviction, be puni shed by imprisonment in the
20732073 custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than ten (10)
20742074 years and not more than thirty (30) years, or by a fine of not less
20752075 than Twenty Thousand Dollar s ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and
20762076 imprisonment. The violator, upon convict ion, shall be required to
20772077 register as a sex offender under the Sex Offende rs Registration Act.
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21042104 SECTION 19. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.11, is
21052105 amended to read as follows:
21062106 Section 1040.11. Sections 1021 through 1040.77 1040.80 of this
21072107 title shall be known as the “Oklahoma Law on Obscenity and Child
21082108 Pornography Sexual Abuse Material ” and may be referred to b y that
21092109 designation.
21102110 SECTION 20. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.12a,
21112111 is amended to read as follows:
21122112 Section 1040.12a. A. Any person who, with knowledge of its
21132113 contents, possesses one hundred (100) or more separate materials
21142114 depicting child pornography sexual abuse material shall be, upon
21152115 conviction, guilty o f aggravated possession of child pornography
21162116 sexual abuse material . The violator shall be punished by
21172117 imprisonment in the custody of the Departm ent of Corrections for a
21182118 term not exceeding life imprisonment and by a fine in an amount not
21192119 more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000. 00). The violator, upon
21202120 conviction, shall be required to register as a sex offender under
21212121 the Sex Offenders Registration Act.
21222122 B. For purposes of this section:
21232123 1. Multiple copies of the same identical material shall each be
21242124 counted as a separate item;
21252125 2. The term “material” means the same definit ion provided by
21262126 Section 1040.75 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title and,
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21532153 in addition, includes all digital and computerized images and
21542154 depictions; and
21552155 3. The term “child pornography sexual abuse material ” means the
21562156 same definition provided by Section 1040.80 of Title 21 of the
21572157 Oklahoma Statutes this title and, in addition, includes sexual
21582158 conduct, sexual excitement, sadomasochistic abuse, and performance
21592159 of material harmful to minors where a min or is present or depicted
21602160 as such terms are define d in Section 1040.75 of Title 21 of the
21612161 Oklahoma Statutes this title.
21622162 SECTION 21. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.13, is
21632163 amended to read as follows:
21642164 Section 1040.13. Every person who, with knowledge of it s
21652165 contents, sends, brings, or causes to be sent or brought into this
21662166 state for sale or commercial distribution, or in this state
21672167 prepares, sells, exhibits, commercially distribu tes, gives away,
21682168 offers to give away, o r has in his possession with intent to sell,
21692169 to commercially distribute, to exhibit, to give away, or to offer to
21702170 give away any obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse
21712171 material or gives information stating when, where, how, or f rom
21722172 whom, or by what means obscene material or child pornography sexual
21732173 abuse material can be purchased or obtained, upon conviction, is
21742174 guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not
21752175 more than ten (10) years in prison or by a fine of not more than Ten
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22032203 fine.
22042204 SECTION 22. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1 040.14, is
22052205 amended to read as follows:
22062206 Section 1040.14. (a) A. Whenever the Attorney General of this
22072207 state or the district attorney for any district has reasonable cause
22082208 to believe that any person, with knowledge of its contents, is (1)
22092209 engaged in sending or ca using to be sent, bringing or causing to be
22102210 brought, into this state for sale or commerci al distribution, or is
22112211 (2) in this state preparing, selling, exhibiting or commer cially
22122212 distributing or giving away, or offering to give away, or has in his
22132213 or her possession with inten t to sell, or commercially distribute or
22142214 to exhibit or give away or offer to give away, any obscene material
22152215 or child pornography sexual abuse material , the Attorney General or
22162216 the district attorney for the county into which such mailable matter
22172217 is sent or caused to be sent, brought or caused to be brought, or in
22182218 which it is prepared, sold, exhibited or commercially distributed or
22192219 given away or offered to be given away, or possessed, may institute
22202220 an action in the distri ct court for an adjudication of the o bscenity
22212221 or child pornographic content sexual abuse material of the mailable
22222222 matter.
22232223 (b) B. The procedure to be followed shall be that set forth in
22242224 this act Section 1040.11 et se q. of this title.
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22512251 SECTION 23. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.15, is
22522252 amended to read as follows:
22532253 Section 1040.15. The action described in Section 1 040.14 of
22542254 this title shall be commenced by filing with the court a petition:
22552255 (a) directed 1. Directed against the matter by name or
22562256 description;
22572257 (b)alleging 2. Alleging it is obscene material or child
22582258 pornography sexual abuse material;
22592259 (c) listing 3. Listing the names and addresses, if known, of
22602260 its author, publisher and any other person sendin g or causing it to
22612261 be sent, bringing or causing it to be brought into this state for
22622262 sale or commercial distribution and of any person in this state
22632263 preparing, selling, exhibiting or commercially di stributing it, or
22642264 giving away or offering to give it away, or posse ssing it with
22652265 intent to sell or commercially distrib ute or exhibit or give away or
22662266 offer to give it away;
22672267 (d) seeking 4. Seeking an adjudication that it is either
22682268 obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material, as
22692269 defined in Section 1024.1 of this title;
22702270 (e) seeking 5. Seeking a permanent injunction against any
22712271 person sending or causing it to be sent, bringing or causing it to
22722272 be brought, into this state for sale or commercial distributio n, or
22732273 in this state preparing, selling, exhibiting or commercially
22742274 distributing it, giving away or offering to give it away, or
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23012301 possessing it with intent to sell or commercially distribute or
23022302 exhibit or give away or offer to give it away; and
23032303 (f) seeking 6. Seeking its surrender, seizure and destruct ion.
23042304 SECTION 24. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 202 1, Section 1040.16, is
23052305 amended to read as follows:
23062306 Section 1040.16. (a) A. Upon the filing of the petition
23072307 described in Section 1040.15 of this tit le, the court shall
23082308 summarily examine the obscene material or child pornography sexual
23092309 abuse material.
23102310 (b) B. If the court finds no probable cause to believe it is
23112311 obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material , the
23122312 court shall dismiss the pe tition.
23132313 (c) C. If the court finds probable cause to believe it is
23142314 obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material , the
23152315 court shall immediately is sue an order or rule to show cause why it
23162316 should not be adjudicated to be obscene material or chil d
23172317 pornography sexual abuse material.
23182318 (d) D. The order or rule to show cause sh all be:
23192319 (1) directed 1. Directed against it by name or description;
23202320 (2) if 2. If their names and addresses are known, served
23212321 personally in the manner provided in this act Section 1040.11 et
23222322 seq. of this title for the service of process or in any manner now
23232323 or hereafter provided by law, upon its author, publisher, and any
23242324 other person interested in sending or causing it to be sen t,
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23512351 bringing or causing it to be brought, into this state for sale or
23522352 commercial distribution, and on any person in this state pre paring,
23532353 selling, exhibiting or commercially distributing it or giv ing away
23542354 or offering to give it away, or possessin g it with intent to sell or
23552355 commercially distribute or exhibi t or give away or offer to give i t
23562356 away; and
23572357 (3) returnable 3. Returnable six (6) days after its service.
23582358 SECTION 25. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.17, is
23592359 amended to read as follows:
23602360 Section 1040.17. (a) A. On or before the return date specified
23612361 in the order or rule to show cause, the author, publi sher, or any
23622362 person interested in sending or causing to be sent, bringi ng or
23632363 causing to be brought, into this state for s ale or commercial
23642364 distribution, or any person in this st ate preparing, selling,
23652365 exhibiting or commercially distributing, or giving away o r offering
23662366 to give away, or possessing with inte nt to sell or commercially
23672367 distribute or exhibit or give away or offer to giv e away, the matter
23682368 may appear and file an answer.
23692369 (b) B. The court may, by order, permit any other person to
23702370 appear and file an answer as amicus curiae. A person granted
23712371 permission and appearing and filing an answer has all the rights of
23722372 a party to the proceeding.
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23992399 (c) C. If no person appears and files an answer on or before
24002400 the return date specified in the order or rule to show cau se, the
24012401 court shall enter judgment either :
24022402 (1) adjudicating 1. Adjudicating the matter not to be obscene
24032403 material or child pornography sexual abuse material , if the court so
24042404 finds; or
24052405 (2) adjudicating 2. Adjudicating it to be obscene material or
24062406 child pornography sexual abuse material, if the court so finds.
24072407 (d) D. Every person appearing and answ ering shall be entitled,
24082408 upon request, to a trial of the issues before the cour t not less
24092409 than three (3) days af ter a joinder of issue.
24102410 SECTION 26. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.20, is
24112411 amended to read as follows:
24122412 Section 1040.20. In the event that a j udgment is entered
24132413 adjudicating the matter to be obscene material or child pornography
24142414 sexual abuse material , the court shall fur ther:
24152415 (a) order 1. Order the person or persons having possession of
24162416 it to surrender it to the sheriff for destruction and, in the event
24172417 that person refuses, order the sheriff i n the county in which the
24182418 action was brought to seize and destroy it; and
24192419 (b) enter 2. Enter a permanent injunction against any person
24202420 sending or causing it to be sent, bringing or causing it to be
24212421 brought, into this state for sale o r commercial distribut ion, and
24222422 against any person in this state preparin g, selling, exhibiting or
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24492449 commercially distributing it, giv ing it away or offering to give it
24502450 away, or having it in his or her possession with intent to sell or
24512451 commercially distrib ute or exhibit or give it away or offer to give
24522452 it away.
24532453 SECTION 27. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 202 1, Section 1040.21, is
24542454 amended to read as follows:
24552455 Section 1040.21. Any matter which, following the entry of a
24562456 judgment that it is obscene mat erial or child pornography sexual
24572457 abuse material, is sent or caused to b e sent, brought or caused to
24582458 be brought, into this state for sale or commercially distributed,
24592459 given away or offered to be given away, by any person with knowledge
24602460 of the judgment, or is in the possession o f any such person with
24612461 intent to sell or commercially distribute or exhibit or give away or
24622462 offer to give away, is subject to the provisions o f Section 1040.13
24632463 of this title.
24642464 SECTION 28. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 202 1, Section 1040.22, is
24652465 amended to read as fol lows:
24662466 Section 1040.22. After the entry of a judgment th at the matter
24672467 is obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material , any
24682468 person who, with knowledge of the judgment or of the order or rule
24692469 to show cause, sends or causes to be sent, brings or ca uses to be
24702470 brought, into this state for sale or commercial distribu tion, the
24712471 matter, or who in this state sells, exhibits or commerciall y
24722472 distributes it, gives away or offers to g ive it away, or has it in
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24992499 his or her possession with intent to sell or commerci ally distribute
25002500 or exhibit or give away or offer t o give it away, shall be guilty of
25012501 contempt of court and upon conviction after notice and hearing shall
25022502 be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or
25032503 fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be so
25042504 imprisoned or fined.
25052505 SECTION 29. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.24, is
25062506 amended to read as follows:
25072507 Section 1040.24. The possession of two or mor e of any single
25082508 article that is obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse
25092509 material, or the possession of a combi ned total of any five articles
25102510 that are obscene material or child pornography sexual abuse material
25112511 (except the possession of them for the purp ose of return to the
25122512 person from whom received) shall create a presumption that they are
25132513 intended for sale or commercial distribu tion, exhibition or gift,
25142514 but such presumption shall be rebuttable. The burden of proof that
25152515 their possession is for the purpose of return to the person from
25162516 whom received shall be on the po ssessor.
25172517 SECTION 30. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.54, is
25182518 amended to read as follows:
25192519 Section 1040.54. A. Any peace officer of this state is
25202520 authorized to seize any equipm ent which is used, or intended for use
25212521 in the preparing, pho tographing, printing, selling, exh ibiting,
25222522 publishing, distributing, displaying , advertising, filming, copying,
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25492549 recording, or mailing of obscene m aterial, as defined in paragraph 1
25502550 of subsection B of Section 1024.1 of this title or child pornography
25512551 sexual abuse material , as defined in subsection A of Section 1024.1
25522552 of this title. Said Such equipment may be held as evidence until a
25532553 forfeiture has been declared or a release ordered. Forfeiture
25542554 actions under this section may be brought by the district attorney
25552555 in the proper county of venue as petitioner; provided, i n the event
25562556 the district attorney elects not to file such an action, or fails to
25572557 file such action within ninety (90) days of the date of the seizure
25582558 of such equipment, a forfeiture action may be brought by the entit y
25592559 seizing such equipment as peti tioner.
25602560 B. Notice of seizure and intended forfeiture proc eeding shall
25612561 be given to all owners and parties in interest by the party seeking
25622562 forfeiture as follows:
25632563 1. Upon each owner or party in interest whose name and address
25642564 is known, by mailing a copy of the notice by registered mail to th e
25652565 last-known address; and
25662566 2. Upon all other owners or part ies in interest, whose
25672567 addresses are unknown, by o ne publication in a ne wspaper of general
25682568 circulation in the county where the se izure was made.
25692569 C. Within sixty (60) days after the mailing or publ ication of
25702570 the notice, the owner of the equipm ent and any other party in
25712571 interest may file a verified answer and claim to the equipment
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25992599 proceeding.
26002600 D. If at the end of sixty (60) days after the notice has been
26012601 mailed or published there is no verifi ed answer on file, the court
26022602 shall hear evidence u pon the fact of the un lawful use and may order
26032603 the equipment forfeited to the s tate, if such fact is proven.
26042604 E. If a verified answer is filed, the forfeiture proceeding
26052605 shall be set for hearin g.
26062606 F. At the hearing the party seeking the forfeiture shall pr ove
26072607 by clear and convincing evidence that the equipment was used in the
26082608 preparing, photographing, printing, selling, exhibi ting, publishing,
26092609 distributing, displaying, advertising, filming, copying, recordin g,
26102610 or mailing of obscene material, as defined in p aragraph 1 of
26112611 subsection B of Section 1024.1 of this title or child pornography
26122612 sexual abuse material , as defined in paragraph 1 of subsection A of
26132613 Section 1024.1 of thi s title, with knowledge by the owner of the
26142614 equipment.
26152615 G. The owner or party in intere st may prove that the right or
26162616 interest in the equipment was created without any knowledge or
26172617 reason to believe that the equipment was being, or wa s to be, used
26182618 for the purpose charged.
26192619 H. In the event of such proof, the court may order the
26202620 equipment released to the bona fide or innocent owner or party in
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26472647 interest if the amount due the person is equal to, or in ex cess of,
26482648 the value of the equipment as of the date of the seizure.
26492649 I. If the amount due to such person is less than the value of
26502650 the equipment, or if no bona fide claim is established, the
26512651 equipment shall be forfeited to the state and sha ll be sold pursuant
26522652 to the judgment of the court.
26532653 J. Equipment taken or detained pursuant to this section shall
26542654 not be repleviable, b ut shall be deemed to be in the custody of the
26552655 office of the district attorney of the county where the equi pment
26562656 was seized or in the custo dy of the party seeking the forfeiture.
26572657 The district attorney or the party seeking the equipment may release
26582658 said the equipment to the owner of the equipment if it is determin ed
26592659 that the owner had no knowledge of the illegal use of the eq uipment
26602660 or if there is insufficient evidence to sustain t he burden of
26612661 showing illegal use of the equipment. Equ ipment which has not been
26622662 released by the district attorney or the party sei zing the equipment
26632663 shall be subject to the orders and decrees of the court or the
26642664 official having jurisdiction thereof.
26652665 K. The district attorney or the party seizing such e quipment
26662666 shall not be held civi lly liable for having cust ody of the seized
26672667 equipment or proceeding with a forfeiture action as provided for in
26682668 this section.
26692669 L. The proceeds of the sale of any equipment not t aken or
26702670 detained by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcot ics and Dangerous
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26972697 Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the Oklaho ma State
26982698 Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Bever age Laws Enforcement
26992699 Commission, the Department of Corrections or the Of fice of the
27002700 Attorney General shall be distribute d as follows, in the order
27012701 indicated:
27022702 1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser or cond itional sales
27032703 vendor of the equipment, if any, up to the amount of the person’s
27042704 interest in the equipment, when the cour t declaring the forfeiture
27052705 orders a distribution to suc h person;
27062706 2. To the payment of the actual expense s of preserving the
27072707 equipment; and
27082708 3. The balance to a revolving fund in the o ffice of the county
27092709 treasurer of the county where the equipment was seiz ed, said such
27102710 fund to be used and maintained as a revolving fund for any purpose
27112711 by the department that m ade the seizure with a yearly accoun ting to
27122712 the board of county commissioners in whose county the fund is
27132713 established. Monies from said such fund may be used to pay costs
27142714 for the storage of such equipment if such equipment is ordered
27152715 released to a bona fide or innocent owner, purchaser, or conditional
27162716 sales vendor and if such monies are available in said the fund.
27172717 M. The proceeds of the sale of any equipment seized, taken or
27182718 detained by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
27192719 Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State
27202720 Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beve rage Laws Enforcement
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27482748 Attorney General shall be d istributed as follows, in th e order
27492749 indicated:
27502750 1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser or conditional sales
27512751 vendor of the equipment, if any, up to the a mount of the person’s
27522752 interest in the equipment, when the co urt declaring the forfeiture
27532753 orders a distribution to such person;
27542754 2. To the payment of th e actual expenses of preserving the
27552755 equipment; and
27562756 3. The balance to a revolving fund of the agency seizing said
27572757 such equipment to be used and maintained as a revolving fund for law
27582758 enforcement purposes by the agency seizing said the equipment.
27592759 Monies from said such fund may be used to pay costs for the storage
27602760 of such equipment if such equipment is ordered relea sed to a bona
27612761 fide or innocent owner, purchaser, or conditional sale s vendor.
27622762 N. When any equipment is forfeited pursuant to this section,
27632763 the district court of jurisdiction may order that the equipment
27642764 seized may be retained by the state , county, or municipal law
27652765 enforcement agency whic h seized the equipment for its offi cial use.
27662766 O. If the court finds that the equipment was not used in the
27672767 preparing, photographing, printing, selling, exhibiting , publishing,
27682768 distributing, displaying, advertising, filming, copying, recording,
27692769 or mailing of obscene material, as defined in p aragraph 1 of
27702770 subsection B of Section 1024.1 of this title or child pornography
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27972797 sexual abuse material as defined in paragraph 1 of subsection A of
27982798 Section 1024.1 of this t itle, the court shall order the equipment
27992799 released to the owner.
28002800 P. No equipment shall be forfeited pursuant to the provisions
28012801 of this section by reason of any a ct or omission established by the
28022802 owner thereof to have been committed or omitted without the
28032803 knowledge or consent of such owner, or by any person other than such
28042804 owner while such equipment was unlawfully in the possession of a
28052805 person other than the owner in violation of the criminal laws of the
28062806 United States or of any state.
28072807 SECTION 31. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.56, is
28082808 amended to read as foll ows:
28092809 Section 1040.56. A. Any person who, while under th e age of
28102810 eighteen (18), was a victim of an offense provided for in Secti on
28112811 681, 741, 843.5, 852.1, 867, 885, 886, 888, 891, 1021, 1021.2,
28122812 1021.3, 1024.2, 1040.8, 1040.12a, 1040.13, 1040.13a, 1087, 1088,
28132813 1111.1, 1114 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, where
28142814 such offense resulted in a conviction and any portion of such
28152815 offense was used in the production of chil d pornography sexual abuse
28162816 material, and who suffers personal or psychological injury as a
28172817 result of the production, promotion, or possessio n of such child
28182818 pornography sexual abuse material , may bring a civil act ion against
28192819 the producer, promoter, or intentional possessor of such child
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28462846 pornography sexual abuse material , regardless of whether the victim
28472847 is now an adult.
28482848 B. In any civil action brought under this sec tion, the
28492849 prevailing plaintiff shall recover the actu al, special and punitive
28502850 damages such person sustained and the cost of the suit, including
28512851 reasonable attorney fees.
28522852 C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any civil action
28532853 commenced pursuant to this section shall be filed within three (3)
28542854 years after the later of :
28552855 1. The conclusion of the related criminal case;
28562856 2. The notification to the victim by a law enforcement agency
28572857 of the creation, possession, distribution or promotion of child
28582858 pornography sexual abuse material ; or
28592859 3. In the case of a vi ctim younger than eighteen (18) years of
28602860 age, within three (3) years after the person reaches the age of
28612861 eighteen (18).
28622862 D. It is not a defense to a civi l cause of action under this
28632863 section that the resp ondent did not know the victim or commit the
28642864 abuse depicted in the child pornography sexual abuse material.
28652865 E. As used in this section, “child pornography sexual abuse
28662866 material” shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in
28672867 Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
28682868 F. The provisions of this section shall not apply t o any acts
28692869 performed in the scope and course of employment by any:
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28962896 1. Law enforcement officer;
28972897 2. Forensic examiner;
28982898 3. Prosecuting attorney; or
28992899 4. Employee of a child advocacy organization.
29002900 SECTION 32. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.80, is
29012901 amended to read as follows:
29022902 Section 1040.80. A. As used in this section, the term:
29032903 1. “Interactive computer service provider” means any provider
29042904 to the public of computer access via the Internet to a computer
29052905 server or similar device used for the storage of graphic, video or
29062906 images;
29072907 2. “Internet” means the international computer network of b oth
29082908 federal and nonfederal i nteroperable packet-switched data networks;
29092909 3. “Controlled or owned by ” with respect to a server or other
29102910 storage device means a server or other such device that is entirely
29112911 owned by the interactive computer service provi der or is subject to
29122912 exclusive management by the interactive computer service provider by
29132913 agreement or otherwise; and
29142914 4. “Child pornography sexual abuse material” means explicit
29152915 child pornography sexual abuse material as defined in Section 1024.1
29162916 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes this title.
29172917 B. The Attorney General or a law enforcement officer who
29182918 receives information that an item of alleged child pornography
29192919 sexual abuse material resides on a server or other storage device
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29462946 controlled or owned by an interactive c omputer service provide r
29472947 shall:
29482948 1. Contact the interactive computer service provider that
29492949 controls or owns the se rver or other storage dev ice where the item
29502950 of alleged child pornography sexual abuse material is located;
29512951 2. Inform the interactive com puter service provider of th e
29522952 provisions of this section; and
29532953 3. Request that the interactive compu ter service provider
29542954 voluntarily comply with this section and remove the item of alleged
29552955 child pornography sexual abuse material from its server or other
29562956 storage device expeditiously.
29572957 C. 1. If an interact ive computer service provider does not
29582958 voluntarily remove the item of alleged child pornography sexual
29592959 abuse material in a timely manner, the Attorney General or law
29602960 enforcement officer shall apply for a co urt order of authorization
29612961 to remove the item of alleged child pornography sexual abuse
29622962 material under this section. The obligat ion to remove the item of
29632963 alleged child pornography sexual abuse material shall not apply to
29642964 the transmitting or routing of, or the intermediate, temporary
29652965 storage or caching of an image, information or data that is
29662966 otherwise subject to this section.
29672967 2. The application for a court order shall include:
29682968 a. the authority of the applicant to make such an
29692969 application,
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29962996 b. the identity and qualifications of the in vestigative
29972997 or law enforcement officer or agency that, in the
29982998 official scope of that officer ’s duties or agency’s
29992999 authority, discovered the images, information, or
30003000 data,
30013001 c. a particular statement of the facts r elied upon by the
30023002 applicant, including:
30033003 (1) the identity of the interactive computer service
30043004 provider,
30053005 (2) identification of the item of alleged child
30063006 pornography sexual abuse material discovered on
30073007 the server or other storage device controlled or
30083008 owned by an interactive co mputer service
30093009 provider,
30103010 (3) the particular images, information, or data to be
30113011 removed or to which a ccess is to be disabled
30123012 identified by uniform resource locator (URL) or
30133013 Internet protocol (IP) ad dress, a statement
30143014 certifying that such content resides on a ser ver
30153015 or storage device controlled or owned by such
30163016 interactive computer service provider, and
30173017 (4) the steps taken to obtain voluntary compli ance by
30183018 such interactive computer service provi der with
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30463046 seq. of this title prior to filing the
30473047 application,
30483048 d. such additional testimony and documentary evidence in
30493049 support of the application a s the judge may require,
30503050 and
30513051 e. a showing that there is probable cause to bel ieve that
30523052 the item of child pornography items sexual abuse
30533053 material constitutes a violation of this section.
30543054 D. The Attorney Gener al shall notify the interactive computer
30553055 service provider which is identified in the court ’s order in
30563056 accordance with the provisions of this section. The A ttorney
30573057 General shall notify an interactive computer service provider upon
30583058 the issuance of an order authorizing the removal of the items
30593059 alleged item of alleged child pornography sexual abuse material .
30603060 1. The notice by the Attorney General shall include:
30613061 a. a copy of the application made pursuant to subsection
30623062 C of this section,
30633063 b. a copy of the court order issued pursuant to
30643064 subsection K of this section,
30653065 c. notification that the interactive computer service
30663066 provider shall remove the item of alleged chil d
30673067 pornography sexual abuse material contained in the
30683068 order which resides on a server or other storage
30693069 device controlled or owned by such inter active
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30963096 computer service provider and which are accessible to
30973097 persons located within this state expeditiously after
30983098 receipt of the notification,
30993099 d. notification of the criminal penalties for failure to
31003100 remove the item of child pornography sexual abuse
31013101 material,
31023102 e. notification of the right to appeal the cou rt’s order,
31033103 and
31043104 f. contact information for the Attorney General ’s Office
31053105 office.
31063106 2. An interactive computer service provider may designate an
31073107 agent within the state to receive notification pursuant to thi s
31083108 section.
31093109 E. The interactive computer service provider has the right to
31103110 request a hearing befo re the court imposes any penalty under this
31113111 section.
31123112 F. Nothing in this section may be construed as imposing a duty
31133113 on an interactive computer service provider to actively monit or its
31143114 service or affirmatively seek evidence of illega l activity on its
31153115 service.
31163116 G. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
31173117 any interactive computer service provider that intentionally
31183118 violates subsection L of this s ection commits:
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31453145 1. A misdemeanor for a first offense punishable by a fin e of
31463146 One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);
31473147 2. A misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature for a s econd
31483148 offense punishable by a fine of Five Tho usand Dollars ($5,000.00);
31493149 and
31503150 3. A felony for a third or subsequent offense punishable by a
31513151 fine of Thirty Thous and Dollars ($30,000.00) and imprisonment for a
31523152 maximum of five (5) years.
31533153 H. The Attorney General shall have concurrent prosecutorial
31543154 jurisdiction with a district attorney for viola tion of this section.
31553155 I. The removal of the alleged item of child pornography sexual
31563156 abuse material which resides on a server or other stor age device,
31573157 shall not, to the extent possible, interfere with any request o f a
31583158 law enforcement agency to preserve records or other evi dence, which
31593159 may be kept by the interactive computer service provider in the
31603160 normal course of bus iness.
31613161 J. Upon consideration of an application for authorization to
31623162 remove the item of alleged child pornography sexual abuse material
31633163 that resides on a server or other storage dev ice controlled or owned
31643164 by an interactive computer servi ce provider as set fo rth in
31653165 subsection C of this section, the judge may e nter an ex parte order,
31663166 as requested or as mod ified, authorizing the removal of the item of
31673167 alleged child pornography sexual abuse material , if the court
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31953195 there is or was probable ca use for belief that:
31963196 1. The item of alleged child pornography sexual abuse material
31973197 constitutes evidence of an act in violation of t his section;
31983198 2. The investigative or law enforcement of ficer or agency acted
31993199 within the official sc ope of that officer’s duties or agency’s
32003200 authority, in discovering the imag es, information, or data and has
32013201 complied with the requirem ents of subsection I and subsection K of
32023202 this section;
32033203 3. An item of alleged child pornography sexual abuse material
32043204 resides on the server or ot her storage device controlled or owned by
32053205 the interactive computer service provider and is ac cessible to
32063206 persons located in the state ; and
32073207 4. In the case of an applic ation, other than a re newal or
32083208 extension, for an order removing th e item of alleged child
32093209 pornography sexual abuse material which was the subject of a
32103210 previous order authorizing the removal or disabli ng of access, the
32113211 application is based upon new evidence or information different from
32123212 and in addition to the ev idence or information offered to support
32133213 the prior order.
32143214 K. Each order authorizing the removal or disabling of access to
32153215 an alleged item of child pornography sexual abuse material shall
32163216 contain:
32173217 1. The name of the judge authorized to issue the order;
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32443244 2. A particular description of the image s, information, or data
32453245 to be removed or acces s to such disabled, identified by a URL or IP
32463246 address, and a statement of the particular violation of the section
32473247 to which the images, information, or data relate;
32483248 3. The identity of the investigative or law enforcement officer
32493249 or agency who discovered the images, in formation, or data and the
32503250 identity of whoever authorized the applica tion; and
32513251 4. Such additional info rmation or instruction as the court
32523252 deems necessary to execute the order.
32533253 L. The court shall r eview the application and testimony, if
32543254 offered, and, upon a finding of probable cause, issue an order th at:
32553255 1. An item of child pornography sexual abuse material resides
32563256 on a server or other storage device controlle d by the interactive
32573257 computer service provider and is accessible to persons located in
32583258 the state;
32593259 2. The interactive c omputer service provider shall remove the
32603260 item residing on a server or other stor age device controlled or
32613261 owned by the interactive computer service provider expeditiously
32623262 after receiving the order, if practical;
32633263 3. The order shall specify that removal of any item covered by
32643264 the order shall be accomplished in a fashion that prevents or
32653265 minimizes the removal of, or restriction of access to, images,
32663266 information, or data that are is not subject to the order;
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32933293 4. Failure of the interactive computer service provide r to
32943294 comply with the court’s order is a violation of this section;
32953295 5. The removal of the item on the s erver or other storage
32963296 device controlled or owned by the interactive comp uter service
32973297 provider may not unreasonably int erfere with a request by a law
32983298 enforcement agency to preser ve records for a reasonable period and
32993299 in accordance with law; and
33003300 6. Provides the interactive computer service p rovider notice
33013301 and opportunity for a hearing before the court imposes any penalty
33023302 under this subsection.
33033303 M. An interactive computer service provider who is served with
33043304 a court order under subsec tion L of this section sh all remove the
33053305 item of child pornography sexual abuse material that is the subject
33063306 of the order expeditiously after rec eiving the court order, if
33073307 practicable.
33083308 N. 1. An interactive service provider may petition the court
33093309 for relief for cause from an order issued under subsection L of this
33103310 section.
33113311 2. The petition may be based on considerations of:
33123312 a. the cost or technical feasibility of compliance with
33133313 the order, or
33143314 b. the inability of the interactive computer service
33153315 provider to comply with the order wit hout also
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33423342 removing data, images or informati on that are is not
33433343 subject to this section.
33443344 SECTION 33. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1123, as
33453345 amended by Section 4, Chapter 260, O.S.L. 2022 (21 O.S. Supp. 2023,
33463346 Section 1123), is amended to read as follows:
33473347 Section 1123. A. It is a felony for any person to knowingly
33483348 and intentionally:
33493349 1. Make any oral, written or electronically or computer-
33503350 generated lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16)
33513351 years of age, or other indiv idual the person beli eves to be a child
33523352 under sixteen (16) years of age, for the child to have unlawful
33533353 sexual relations or sexual intercourse with any person;
33543354 2. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of
33553355 any child under sixteen (16) years of age in any lewd or lascivious
33563356 manner by any acts against public decency and morality, as defined
33573357 by law;
33583358 3. Ask, invite, entice, or persuade any child under sixteen
33593359 (16) years of age, or other individual the person belie ves to be a
33603360 child under sixteen (16) years of age, to go alone with any person
33613361 to a secluded, remote, or secret place, with the unlawful and
33623362 willful intent and purpose then and there t o commit any crime
33633363 against public decency and morality, as defined by law, with the
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33923392 or feel the body or privat e parts of any child under sixteen (16)
33933393 years of age in any indecent ma nner or in any manner relating to
33943394 sexual matters or sexual interest; or
33953395 5. In a lewd and lascivious ma nner and for the purpose of
33963396 sexual gratification:
33973397 a. urinate or defecate upon a chi ld under sixteen (16)
33983398 years of age, or force or require a child to def ecate
33993399 or urinate upon the body or private parts of another,
34003400 or for the purpose of sexual grati fication,
34013401 b. ejaculate upon or in the presence of a child,
34023402 c. cause, expose, force or requi re a child to look upon
34033403 the body or private parts of another person,
34043404 d. force or require any child under sixteen (16) years of
34053405 age or other individual the person believes to be a
34063406 child under sixteen (16) years of age, to view any
34073407 obscene materials, child pornography sexual abuse
34083408 material or materials deemed harmful to minors as such
34093409 terms are defined by Sections 1024.1 and 1040.75 of
34103410 this title,
34113411 e. cause, expose, force or require a child to look up on
34123412 sexual acts performed in the presence of the child, or
34133413 f. force or require a child to touch or feel the body or
34143414 private parts of the child or another person.
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34413441 Any person convicted of any violation of this subsection shall
34423442 be punished by imprisonment in the custody o f the Department of
34433443 Corrections for not less than three (3) years nor more tha n twenty
34443444 (20) years, except when the child is under twelve (12) years of age
34453445 at the time the offense is committed, and in such case the person
34463446 shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody
34473447 of the Department of Corrections for not less than twenty-five (25)
34483448 years. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply unless the
34493449 accused is at least three (3) years older than the vi ctim, except
34503450 when accomplished by the use of force or fear. Except as provided
34513451 in Section 51.1a of this title, any person convicted of a second or
34523452 subsequent violation of thi s subsection shall be guilty of a felony
34533453 punishable as provided in this subsection and shall not be eli gible
34543454 for probation, or a suspended or deferred sentence. Except as
34553455 provided in Section 51.1a of this title, any person convicted of a
34563456 third or subsequent violation of this subsection shall be guilty of
34573457 a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
34583458 of Corrections for a term of life or life without parole, in the
34593459 discretion of the jury, or in case the jury fails or refuses to fix
34603460 punishment then the same shall be pronounced by the court. Any
34613461 person convicted of a violation of this subsection aft er having been
34623462 twice convicted of a violation of subsection A of Section 1114 of
34633463 this title, Section 888 of this title, sexual abuse of a child
34643464 pursuant to Section 843.5 of this title, or of any attempt to commit
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34913491 any of these offenses or any combination of conv ictions pursuant to
34923492 these sections shall be punished by imprisonment in the cu stody of
34933493 the Department of Corrections for a term of life or li fe without
34943494 parole.
34953495 B. No person shall commit sexual battery on any othe r person.
34963496 “Sexual battery” shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or
34973497 feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen (16)
34983498 years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner:
34993499 1. Without the consent of that person;
35003500 2. When committed by a state , county, municipal or political
35013501 subdivision employee or a contractor or an employee of a contractor
35023502 of the state, a county, a municipali ty or political subdivision of
35033503 this state upon a person who is under the legal custody, supervision
35043504 or authority of a state agency, a cou nty, a municipality or a
35053505 political subdivision of this state, or the subcontractor or
35063506 employee of a subcontractor of th e contractor of the state or
35073507 federal government, a county, a municipality or a political
35083508 subdivision of this state;
35093509 3. When committed upon a person who is at least sixteen (16)
35103510 years of age and is less than twenty (20) years of age and is a
35113511 student, or in the legal custody or supervision of a ny public or
35123512 private elementary or secondary school, or technology center s chool,
35133513 by a person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and is an
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35413541 4. When committed upon a person who is ninete en (19) years of
35423542 age or younger and is in the legal custody of a state agency,
35433543 federal agency or a tribal court, by a foster parent or foster
35443544 parent applicant; or
35453545 5. When the victim is a student at a secondary school, is
35463546 concurrently enrolled at an institution of higher education, and
35473547 engages in acts pursuant to this subsection with a perpetrator who
35483548 is an employee of the institution of higher education of which the
35493549 student is enrolled.
35503550 As used in this subsection, “employee of an institution of
35513551 higher education” means faculty, adjunct faculty, instructo rs,
35523552 volunteers, or an employee of a business contracting w ith an
35533553 institution of higher education who may exercise, at any time,
35543554 institutional authority over the victim. Employee of an institution
35553555 of higher education shall not include an enrol led student who is not
35563556 more than three (3) years of age or older than the concurrently
35573557 enrolled student and who is employed or volunteering, in any
35583558 capacity, for the institution of higher education.
35593559 As used in this subsection, “employee of a school system” means
35603560 a teacher, principal or other duly appointed person employed by a
35613561 school system or an employee of a firm contracting with a school
35623562 system.
35633563 C. No person shall in any manner lewdly or lasciviously:
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35903590 1. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or priv ate parts of
35913591 any human corpse in any indecent manner relating to sexual matters
35923592 or sexual interest; or
35933593 2. Urinate, defecate or ejaculate upon any human corpse.
35943594 D. Any person convicted of a violation of subsection B or C of
35953595 this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be
35963596 punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
35973597 Corrections for not more than ten (10) years.
35983598 E. The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement
35993599 officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an
36003600 offense pursuant to this section shall not constitute a defense to a
36013601 prosecution under this s ection.
36023602 F. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole,
36033603 any person sentenced to imprisonme nt for two (2) years or more for a
36043604 violation of this section shall be required to serve a term of post-
36053605 imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1
36063606 of subsection A of Secti on 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes
36073607 under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections . The
36083608 jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment
36093609 supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.
36103610 SECTION 34. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 40, is
36113611 amended to read as follows:
36123612 Section 40. As used in Sections 40 through 40.3 40.3a of this
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36403640 1. “Assault and battery with a deadly weapon ” means assault and
36413641 battery with a deadly weapon or other means likely to pr oduce death
36423642 or great bodily harm as provided in Section 652 o f Title 21 of the
36433643 Oklahoma Statutes;
36443644 2. “Forcible sodomy” means the act of forcing another person to
36453645 engage in the detestable and abom inable crime against nature
36463646 pursuant to Sections 886 and 887 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
36473647 Statutes that is punishable under Section 888 of Title 21 of the
36483648 Oklahoma Statutes;
36493649 3. “Kidnapping” means kidnapping or kidnapping for purposes of
36503650 extortion as provided in Sections 741 and 745 of Title 21 of the
36513651 Oklahoma Statutes;
36523652 4. “Member of the immediate family ” means the spouse, a child
36533653 by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent by birth or adoption, a
36543654 stepparent, a grandparent, a grandchild, a sibling or a step sibling
36553655 of a victim of first-degree murder;
36563656 5. “Rape” means an act of sexual intercourse accomplished wi th
36573657 a person pursuant to Sections 1111, 1111.1 and 1114 of Title 21 of
36583658 the Oklahoma Statutes; and
36593659 6. “Sex offense” means the following crim es:
36603660 a. sexual assault as provided in Section 681 of Title 21
36613661 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
36623662 b. human trafficking for commercial sex as pro vided in
36633663 Section 748 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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36903690 c. sexual abuse or sexual exploitation by a caretaker as
36913691 provided in Section 843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
36923692 Statutes,
36933693 d. child sexual abuse or child sexual exploitation as
36943694 provided in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
36953695 Statutes,
36963696 e. permitting sexual abuse of a child as provided in
36973697 Section 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
36983698 f. incest as provided in Section 885 of Title 21 of the
36993699 Oklahoma Statutes,
37003700 g. forcible sodomy as provided in Section 888 of Title 21
37013701 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
37023702 h. child stealing for purposes of sexual abuse or sexual
37033703 exploitation as provided in Section 891 of Title 21 of
37043704 the Oklahoma Statutes,
37053705 i. indecent exposure or solicitation of minors as
37063706 provided in Section 1021 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
37073707 Statutes,
37083708 j. procuring, producing, distributing or possessing child
37093709 pornography sexual abuse material as provided in
37103710 Sections 1021.2 and 1024.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
37113711 Statutes,
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37383738 k. parental consent to child pornography sexual abuse
37393739 material as provided in Section 1021.3 of Title 21 of
37403740 the Oklahoma Statutes,
37413741 l. aggravated possession of child pornography sexual
37423742 abuse material as provided in Section 1040.12a of
37433743 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
37443744 m. distributing obscene material or child pornography
37453745 sexual abuse material as provided in Section 1040.13
37463746 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
37473747 n. offering or soliciting sexual conduct with a child as
37483748 provided in Section 10 40.13a of Title 21 of the
37493749 Oklahoma Statutes,
37503750 o. procuring a child for prostitution or othe r lewd acts
37513751 as provided in Section 1087 of Title 21 of the
37523752 Oklahoma Statutes,
37533753 p. inducing a child to engag e in prostitution as provided
37543754 in Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
37553755 and
37563756 q. lewd or indecent proposals or acts to a child or
37573757 sexual battery as provided in S ection 1123 of Title 21
37583758 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
37593759 SECTION 35. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 991h, is
37603760 amended to read as follows:
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37873787 Section 991h. In addition to the other sentencing power s of the
37883788 court, when sentencing a person who has been convicted, whether upon
37893789 a verdict or plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or who has received
37903790 a suspended sentence or any probationary t erm for a crime or an
37913791 attempt to commit a crime provided for in:
37923792 1. Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if the
37933793 offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, as those terms
37943794 are defined in Section 1 -1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma
37953795 Statutes;
37963796 2. Section 681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if the
37973797 offense involved sexual assault;
37983798 3. Section 741 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if the
37993799 offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation;
38003800 4. Section 748 of Title 21 of the O klahoma Statutes, if the
38013801 offense involved human trafficking for c ommercial sex;
38023802 5. Section 843.1 of Title 21 o f the Oklahoma Statutes, if the
38033803 offense involved sexual abuse or sexual e xploitation;
38043804 6. Section 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if the
38053805 offense involved sexual abuse of a child;
38063806 7. Section 866, 885, 886, 888 or 891 of Title 21 of the
38073807 Oklahoma Statutes, if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual
38083808 exploitation;
38093809 8. Section 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.2 or 1029 of Title 21 of
38103810 the Oklahoma Statutes, if the offense involved child prostitution;
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38373837 9. Section 1040.8 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statut es, if the
38383838 offense involved child pornography sexual abuse material ; or
38393839 10. Section 1040.12a, 1040.13, 1040.13a, 1087, 1088, 1111.1,
38403840 1114 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
38413841 the court shall issue an ord er that the defendant shall ha ve no
38423842 contact directly or indirectly with the victim or the family of the
38433843 victim during the full t erm of the confinement of the defendant,
38443844 term of probation, period of deferment or term of confinement and
38453845 probation of the defendant.
38463846 SECTION 36. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 996.1, is
38473847 amended to read as follows:
38483848 Section 996.1. As used in the Delayed Sentencing Program for
38493849 Young Adults:
38503850 “Offender” means any adult eighteen (18) through tw enty-five
38513851 (25) years of age as of the date of a verdict of guilty or a plea of
38523852 guilty or nolo contendere for a nonviolent felony offense or a
38533853 juvenile who has been certified to stand trial as an adult f or a
38543854 nonviolent felony offense, who has no charges pending for a violent
38553855 offense and who has not been sentenced , or adjudicated as a juvenile
38563856 delinquent or youthful offender , of:
38573857 1. Assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous or
38583858 deadly weapon as defined by Sections Section 645 and subsection C of
38593859 Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or Section 2 -219
38603860 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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38873887 2. Aggravated assault and battery on a police officer, sheriff,
38883888 highway patrolman, or any other officer of the law as def ined by
38893889 Sections Section 650, subsection C of Section 650.2, Section 650.5,
38903890 subsection B of Section 650.6, or subsection C of Section 650.7 of
38913891 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
38923892 3. Poisoning with int ent to kill as defined by Section 651 of
38933893 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
38943894 4. Shooting with intent to kill as defined by Section 652 of
38953895 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
38963896 5. Assault with intent to kill as defined by Section 653 of
38973897 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
38983898 6. Using a vehicle to facilitate the intentional discharge of
38993899 any kind of firearm in violation of Section 652 of Title 21 of the
39003900 Oklahoma Statutes;
39013901 7. Discharging any firearm or other deadly weapon at or into
39023902 any dwelling as defined in Secti on 1289.17A of Title 21 of the
39033903 Oklahoma Statutes;
39043904 8. Assault with intent to commit a felony as defined by Section
39053905 681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39063906 9. Assaults while masked or disguised as defined by Section
39073907 1303 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39083908 10. Murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of
39093909 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes;
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39363936 11. Murder in the second degree as defined by Section 701.8 of
39373937 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39383938 12. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Sections
39393939 Section 711, or 712 or 714 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39403940 13. Manslaughter in the second degree as defined by Sections
39413941 Section 716 or 717 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39423942 14. Kidnapping as defined by Section 741 o f Title 21 of the
39433943 Oklahoma Statutes;
39443944 15. Burglary in the first degree as defined by Section 1431 of
39453945 Title 21 of the Oklahoma St atutes;
39463946 16. Kidnapping for exto rtion as defined by Section 745 of Title
39473947 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39483948 17. Maiming as defined by Section 751 of Title 21 of the
39493949 Oklahoma Statutes;
39503950 18. Robbery as defined by Section 791 of Title 21 of the
39513951 Oklahoma Statutes;
39523952 19. Robbery in the first degree as defined by Section 797 of
39533953 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39543954 20. Robbery in the second degr ee as defined by Section 797 of
39553955 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39563956 21. Armed robbery as defined by Section 801 of Title 21 of t he
39573957 Oklahoma Statutes;
39583958 22. Robbery by two (2) or more persons as defined by Section
39593959 800 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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39863986 23. Robbery with dangerous weapon or imita tion firearm as
39873987 defined by Section 801 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39883988 24. Any crime against a child provided for in Section 843.5 of
39893989 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39903990 25. Wiring equipment, or equipping vehicle or structure with
39913991 explosives as defined by S ection 849 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
39923992 Statutes;
39933993 26. Forcible sodomy as define d by Section 888 of Title 21 of
39943994 the Oklahoma Statutes;
39953995 27. Rape in the first degree as defined by Sections 1111 and
39963996 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39973997 28. Rape by instrumentation as defined by Section 1111.1 of
39983998 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
39993999 29. Lewd or indecent proposition or lewd or inde cent act with a
40004000 child as defined by Section 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
40014001 Statutes;
40024002 30. Use of a firearm or offensive weapon to commit or attempt
40034003 to commit a felony as defined by Section 1287 of Title 21 of the
40044004 Oklahoma Statutes;
40054005 31. Pointing firearms as defined by Section 1289.16 of Title 21
40064006 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
40074007 32. Rioting as defined by Sections Section 1311 or 1321.8 of
40084008 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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40364036 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
40374037 34. Arson in the first degree as defined by Section 1401 of
40384038 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
40394039 35. Endangering human life durin g arson as defined by Section
40404040 1405 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
40414041 36. Procure, produce, distribute, or possess juvenile
40424042 pornography child sexual abuse material as defined by Section 1021.2
40434043 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
40444044 37. Parental consent to juvenile pornography child sexual abuse
40454045 material as defined by Section 1021.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
40464046 Statutes;
40474047 38. Distributing obscene mate rial or child pornography sexual
40484048 abuse material as defined by Section 1040.13 of Title 21 of the
40494049 Oklahoma Statutes;
40504050 39. Unlawful manufacturing, attempting to unlawfully
40514051 manufacture or aggravated manufacturing of any controlled dangerous
40524052 substance as defined by subsection G of Section 2-401 and paragraph
40534053 3 of subsection G of Section 2 -401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
40544054 Statutes; or
40554055 40. Any violation of the Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act as
40564056 defined by Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
40574057 SECTION 37. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 202 1, Section 112.5, is
40584058 amended to read as follows:
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40854085 Section 112.5. A. Custody or guardianship of a child may be
40864086 awarded to:
40874087 1. A parent or to both parents jointly;
40884088 2. A grandparent;
40894089 3. A person who was indicated by th e wishes of a deceased
40904090 parent;
40914091 4. A relative of either parent;
40924092 5. The person in whose home the child has been living in a
40934093 wholesome and stable environment including but no t limited to a
40944094 foster parent; or
40954095 6. Any other person deemed by the court to be suitable and able
40964096 to provide adequate an d proper care and guidance for the child.
40974097 B. In applying subsection A of this section, a court shall
40984098 award custody or guar dianship of a child to a parent, unless a
40994099 nonparent proves by clear and convincing evidence that :
41004100 1. For a period of at least twelve (12) months out of the last
41014101 fourteen (14) months immediately preceding the commencement of the
41024102 custody or guardianship proceeding, the parent has willfully failed,
41034103 refused, or neglected to contribute to the support of the child:
41044104 a. in substantial complian ce with a support provision or
41054105 an order entered by a court of competent jurisdiction
41064106 adjudicating the duty, amount, and man ner of support,
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41354135 contribute to the supp ort of the child if no provision
41364136 for support is entered by a court of comp etent
41374137 jurisdiction, or an order of modification subsequent
41384138 thereto.
41394139 For purposes of this paragraph, incidental or token financial
41404140 contributions shall not be considered in establishing whether a
41414141 parent has satisfied his or her obligation under subparagraphs a and
41424142 b of this paragraph; or
41434143 2. a. the child has been left in the physical custody o f a
41444144 nonparent by a parent or parents of the child for one
41454145 (1) year or more, excluding parents on active duty in
41464146 the military, and
41474147 b. the parent or parents have not mainta ined regular
41484148 visitation or communication with the child.
41494149 For purposes of this paragraph, incidental or token visits or
41504150 communications shall not be considered in determining whether a
41514151 parent or parents have regularly mai ntained visitation or
41524152 communication.
41534153 C. In applying subsection A of this section, a court shall
41544154 award custody or guardians hip of a child to a parent, unless the
41554155 court finds that the parent is affirmatively unfit. Ther e shall be
41564156 a rebuttable presumption that a parent is affirmatively unfit i f the
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41844184 1. Is or has been subject to the registration requirements of
41854185 the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act or any similar ac t in
41864186 any other state, except as provided in subsection D of this section;
41874187 2. Has been convicted of a crime listed in Section 582 of Title
41884188 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
41894189 3. Is an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person as
41904190 established by clear and convincing evidence and who can be expecte d
41914191 in the near future to inflict or attempt to inflict serious bodily
41924192 harm to himself or herself or another person as a result of such
41934193 dependency;
41944194 4. Has been convicted of domestic abuse within the past five
41954195 (5) years;
41964196 5. Is residing with a person who is or has been subject to the
41974197 registration requirements of the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration
41984198 Act or any similar act in any other state;
41994199 6. Is residing with a person who has been convicted of a crime
42004200 listed in Section 843.5 of Title 21 or in Section 582 of Title 57 of
42014201 the Oklahoma Statutes; or
42024202 7. Is residing with a person who has been convicted of domestic
42034203 abuse within the past five (5) years.
42044204 D. In applying subsection A of this section, a court shall not
42054205 award custody or guardianship of a child to any person who has been
42064206 convicted, whether upon a verdict or plea of guilty or upon a plea
42074207 of nolo contendere, or received a suspended sentence or any
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42344234 probationary term, or is currently serving a sentence or any form of
42354235 probation or parole in a court in any s tate of any of the following
42364236 crimes:
42374237 1. Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child, as defined
42384238 in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
42394239 2. Child endangerment, if the o ffense involved sexual abuse of
42404240 a child, as provided in Section 852.1 of Tit le 21 of the Oklahoma
42414241 Statutes;
42424242 3. Kidnapping, if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual
42434243 exploitation of a child, as provided in Section 741 of Title 21 of
42444244 the Oklahoma Statutes;
42454245 4. Incest, as provided in Section 885 of Title 21 of the
42464246 Oklahoma Statutes;
42474247 5. Forcible sodomy of a child, as provided in Section 888 of
42484248 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
42494249 6. Child stealing, if the offense involved sexual abuse or
42504250 sexual exploitation, as provided in Section 891 of Title 21 of the
42514251 Oklahoma Statutes;
42524252 7. Procuring minors for participation in child pornography
42534253 sexual abuse material , as provided in Section 1021.2 of Tit le 21 of
42544254 the Oklahoma Statutes;
42554255 8. Consent to participation of minors in child pornography
42564256 sexual abuse material, as provided in Section 1021.3 of Tit le 21 of
42574257 the Oklahoma Statutes;
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42844284 9. Facilitating, encouraging, offer ing or soliciting sexual
42854285 conduct with a minor by use of technology, as provided in Section
42864286 1040.13a of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Stat utes;
42874287 10. Distributing chil d pornography sexual abuse material , as
42884288 provided in Section 1040.13 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
42894289 11. Possession, purchase or procurement of child pornography
42904290 sexual abuse material, as provided in Section 1024.2 of Title 21 of
42914291 the Oklahoma Statutes;
42924292 12. Aggravated posse ssion of child pornography sexual abuse
42934293 material, as provided in Section 1040.12a of Title 21 of the
42944294 Oklahoma Statutes;
42954295 13. Procuring a child under eighteen (18) years of age for
42964296 prostitution, as provided in Section 1087 of Title 21 of the
42974297 Oklahoma Statutes;
42984298 14. Inducing, keeping, detaining or restraining a child under
42994299 eighteen (18) years of age for pro stitution, as provided in Section
43004300 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
43014301 15. First degree rape, as provided in Section 1114 of Title 21
43024302 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
43034303 16. Lewd or indecent proposals or acts to a chi ld under sixteen
43044304 (16) years of age, as provided in Section 1123 of Title 21 of the
43054305 Oklahoma Statutes; or
43064306 17. Solicitation of minors in any crime provided in subsection
43074307 B of Section 1021 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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43344334 E. Subject to subsection F of this section, a custody
43354335 determination made in accordance with subsections B and C of t his
43364336 section shall not be modified unles s the person seeking the
43374337 modification proves that:
43384338 1. Since the making of the order sough t to be modified, ther e
43394339 has been a permanent, material, and substantial change of condition s
43404340 that directly affects the best interests of the child; and
43414341 2. That as a result of such change of circumstances, the child
43424342 would be substantially better off with r egard to its temporal,
43434343 mental, and moral welfare if custody were modified.
43444344 F. If the custody determination made in accordance with
43454345 subsections B and C of this sectio n indicates that custody is
43464346 temporary, the determination may be modified upon a showing th at the
43474347 conditions which led to the custody or guardiansh ip determination no
43484348 longer exist.
43494349 SECTION 38. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 138, is
43504350 amended to read as follows:
43514351 Section 138. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every
43524352 inmate of a state correctional institution shall have their term of
43534353 imprisonment reduced monthly, based upon the class level t o which
43544354 they are assigned. Earned credits m ay be subtracted from the total
43554355 credits accumulated by an inmate, upon recommendation of the
43564356 institution’s disciplinary committee, following due process, and
43574357 upon approval of the warden or superintendent. Each earned cre dit
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43844384 is equivalent to one (1) day of incarceration. Lost credits may be
43854385 restored by the warden or superintendent upon approval of the
43864386 classification committee. If a maximum and mi nimum term of
43874387 imprisonment is imposed, the provisions of this subse ction shall
43884388 apply only to the maximum term. No deductions shall be credited to
43894389 any inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment; however, a
43904390 complete record of the inmate ’s participation in work, school,
43914391 vocational training, or other approved program shall be mai ntained
43924392 by the Department of Corrections for consideration by the paroling
43934393 authority. No earned credit deductions shall be credite d or
43944394 recorded for any inmate serving any sentence for a criminal act
43954395 which resulted in the death of a police officer, a law enfo rcement
43964396 officer, an employee of the Department of Corrections, or an
43974397 employee of a private prison contractor and the death occurred while
43984398 the police officer, law enforcement officer, employee of the
43994399 Department of Corrections, or employee of a private prison
44004400 contractor was acting within the scope of their employment. No
44014401 earned credit deductions shall be credited or recorded for any
44024402 person who is referred to an intermediate revoca tion facility for
44034403 violating any of the terms and conditions of probation.
44044404 B. The Department of Corrections is directed to develop a
44054405 written policy and procedure whereby inmates shall be assigned to
44064406 one of four class levels determine d by an adjustment review
44074407 committee of the facility to which the inmate is assigned. The
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44344434 policies and procedures developed by the Department shall include,
44354435 but not be limited to, written guidelines pertaining to awarding
44364436 credits for rehabilitation, obtaining job skills and educ ational
44374437 enhancement, participation in and completion of alcohol/chemical
44384438 abuse programs, incentives for inmates to accept work assignments
44394439 and jobs, work attendance and productivity, conduct record,
44404440 participation in programs, coopera tive general behavior, and
44414441 appearance. When assigning inmates to a class level the adjustment
44424442 review committee shall consider all aspects of the policy and
44434443 procedure developed by the Depa rtment including but not limited to
44444444 the criteria for awarding credits required by this subs ection.
44454445 C. If an inmate is subject to misconduct, nonperformance or
44464446 disciplinary action, earned credits may be removed according to the
44474447 policies and procedures developed by the Department. Earned credits
44484448 removed for misconduct, non performance or disciplinary action may be
44494449 restored as provided by Department policy, if any.
44504450 D. 1. Class levels shall be as follows:
44514451 a. Class level 1 shall include inmates not eligible t o
44524452 participate in class levels 2 through 4, and shall
44534453 include, but not be limited to, inmate s on escape
44544454 status.
44554455 b. Class level 2 shall include an inmate who has been
44564456 given a work, education, or program a ssignment, has
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44854485 received a good evaluation for personal hygiene and
44864486 maintenance of living area.
44874487 c. Class level 3 shall include an inmate who has been
44884488 incarcerated at least three (3) months, has received
44894489 an excellent work, education, or program evaluatio n,
44904490 and has received an excellent evaluation for p ersonal
44914491 hygiene and maintenance of living area.
44924492 d. Class level 4 shall inc lude an inmate who has been
44934493 incarcerated at least eight (8) months, has received
44944494 an outstanding work, education, or program evaluation,
44954495 and has received an out standing evaluation for
44964496 personal hygiene and maintenance of living area.
44974497 2. a. Until November 1, 2001, class level corresponding
44984498 credits are as follows:
44994499 Class 1 - 0 Credits per month;
45004500 Class 2 - 22 Credits per month;
45014501 Class 3 - 33 Credits per month;
45024502 Class 4 - 44 Credits per month.
45034503 b. Class level corresponding credits beginning November
45044504 1, 2001, for inmates who have ever been convicted as
45054505 an adult or a youthful offender or adjudicated
45064506 delinquent as a juvenile for a felony offense
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45334533 enumerated in subsection E of this section are as
45344534 follows:
45354535 Class 1 - 0 Credits per month;
45364536 Class 2 - 22 Credits per month;
45374537 Class 3 - 33 Credits per month;
45384538 Class 4 - 44 Credits per month.
45394539 c. Class level corresponding cre dits beginning November
45404540 1, 2001, for inmates who have never been convicted as
45414541 an adult or a youthful offender or adjudicated
45424542 delinquent as a juvenile for a felony of fense
45434543 enumerated in subsection E of t his section are as
45444544 follows:
45454545 Class 1 – 0 Credits per month;
45464546 Class 2 – 22 Credits per month;
45474547 Class 3 – 45 Credits per month;
45484548 Class 4 – 60 Credits per month.
45494549 Each inmate shall receive the above specified monthly credits
45504550 for the class to which he or she is assigned. In determining the
45514551 prior criminal history of t he inmate, the Department of Corrections
45524552 shall review criminal history records available th rough the Oklahoma
45534553 State Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Invest igation, and
45544554 National Crime Informati on Center to determine the reported felony
45554555 convictions of all inmates. The Department of Corrections shall
45564556 also review the Office of Juvenile Affairs Juvenile On-line Online
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45834583 Tracking System for inmates who were adjudicated delinquent o r
45844584 convicted as a youthf ul offender for a crime that would be an
45854585 offense enumerated in subsection E of this section.
45864586 3. In addition to the criteria established for e ach class in
45874587 paragraph 1 of this subsection, the following requirements shall
45884588 apply to each of levels 2 through 4:
45894589 a. satisfactory participation in the work, education, or
45904590 program assignment at the standard required for the
45914591 particular class level,
45924592 b. maintenance of a clean and orderly living area and
45934593 personal hygiene at the standard required for the
45944594 particular class level,
45954595 c. cooperative behavior toward facility staff and other
45964596 inmates, and
45974597 d. satisfactory participation in the requirements of the
45984598 previous class level.
45994599 4. The evaluation scale for assessing performance shall be as
46004600 follows:
46014601 a. Outstanding - For inmates who display consistently
46024602 exceptional initiative, motivation, and work habits.
46034603 b. Excellent - For inmates who display abo ve-average work
46044604 habits with only minor errors and ra rely perform below
46054605 expectations.
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46334633 manner and complete tasks as required, doing what i s
46344634 expected, with only occasional performan ce above or
46354635 below expectations.
46364636 d. Fair - For inmates who may perform s atisfactorily for
46374637 some periods of time, but whose perform ance is marked
46384638 by obviously deficient and weak areas and could be
46394639 improved.
46404640 e. Poor - For inmates whose performance is unsatisfactory
46414641 and falls below expe cted and acceptable standards.
46424642 E. No person ever co nvicted as an adult or a youthful offender
46434643 or adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile in this state for any felony
46444644 offense enumerated in th is subsection or a similar felony offense
46454645 pursuant to the provisions of another state, the United States, or a
46464646 military court shall be eligible for the credits provided b y the
46474647 provisions of subparagraph c of paragraph 2 of subsection D of this
46484648 section. Such enumerated offenses include:
46494649 1. Assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangero us
46504650 weapon as defined by Section 645 , or subsection C of Section 652 of
46514651 Title 21 or Section 2 -219 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46524652 2. Aggravated assault and battery on a police officer, sheriff,
46534653 highway patrolman, or any other officer of the law as d efined by
46544654 Section 650, subsection C of Section 650.2, Section 650.5,
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46814681 subsection B of Section 650.6, or subsecti on C of Section 650.7 of
46824682 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46834683 3. Poisoning with intent to kill as defined by Section 651 of
46844684 Title 21 of the Oklaho ma Statutes;
46854685 4. Shooting with intent t o kill as defined by Section 652 of
46864686 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46874687 5. Assault with intent to kill as defined by Sect ion 653 of
46884688 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46894689 6. Assault with intent to commit a felony as defi ned by Section
46904690 681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46914691 7. Assaults while masked or disguised as defined by S ection
46924692 1303 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46934693 8. Entering premises of another whi le masked as defined by
46944694 Section 1302 of Title 21 of the Okl ahoma Statutes;
46954695 9. Murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of
46964696 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46974697 10. Solicitation for Murder murder in the first degree as
46984698 defined by Section 701.16 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
46994699 11. Murder in the s econd degree as define d by Section 701.8 of
47004700 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47014701 12. Manslaughter in the first d egree as defined by Section 711,
47024702 or 712 or 714 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47034703 13. Manslaughter in the second degree as defined by Section 716
47044704 or 717 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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47314731 14. Kidnapping as defined by Section 741 of Title 21 of the
47324732 Oklahoma Statutes;
47334733 15. Burglary in the first degree as def ined by Section 1431 of
47344734 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47354735 16. Burglary with explosiv es as defined by Section 1441 of
47364736 Title 21 of the Oklahoma St atutes;
47374737 17. Kidnapping for extortion as defined by Section 745 of Title
47384738 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47394739 18. Maiming as defined by Section 751 of Title 21 of the
47404740 Oklahoma Statutes;
47414741 19. Robbery as defined by Section 791 of Title 21 of the
47424742 Oklahoma Statutes;
47434743 20. Robbery in the first degree as defined by Section 797 of
47444744 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47454745 21. Robbery in the second degree as defined by Section 797 of
47464746 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47474747 22. Armed robbery as defi ned by Section 801 of Title 21 of t he
47484748 Oklahoma Statutes;
47494749 23. Robbery by two or more p ersons as defined by Section 800 of
47504750 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47514751 24. Robbery with dangerous weapon or imitation firearm as
47524752 defined by Section 801 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47534753 25. Any crime against a child provided for in Section 843.5 of
47544754 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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47814781 26. Wiring any equipment, or equipping any vehicle or structure
47824782 with explosives as defined by Section 849 of T itle 21 of the
47834783 Oklahoma Statutes;
47844784 27. Forcible sodomy as defined by Section 888 of Title 21 of
47854785 the Oklahoma Statutes;
47864786 28. Rape in the first degree as defined by Sections 1111 and
47874787 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47884788 29. Rape in the second degree a s defined by Sections 1111 and
47894789 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47904790 30. Rape by instrumentation as defined by Section 1111.1 of
47914791 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
47924792 31. Lewd or indecent proposition or lewd or indecent act with a
47934793 child as defined by S ection 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
47944794 Statutes;
47954795 32. Sexual battery of a pe rson over 16 as defined by Section
47964796 1123 of Title 21 of the O klahoma Statutes;
47974797 33. Use of a firearm or offensive weapon to commit or attempt
47984798 to commit a felony as defined by Secti on 1287 of Title 21 of the
47994799 Oklahoma Statutes;
48004800 34. Pointing firearms as defined by Section 1289.16 of Title 21
48014801 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48024802 35. Rioting as defined by Section 1311 or 1321.8 of Title 21 of
48034803 the Oklahoma Statutes;
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48304830 36. Inciting to riot as define d by Section 1320.2 of Title 21
48314831 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48324832 37. Arson in the first degree as defined by Section 1401 of
48334833 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48344834 38. Endangering human life during arson as defined by Section
48354835 1405 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statut es;
48364836 39. Injuring or burning pub lic buildings as defined by Section
48374837 349 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48384838 40. Sabotage as defined by Section 1262, 1265.4 or 1265.5 of
48394839 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48404840 41. Extortion as defined by Section 1481 or 1486 of Title 21 of
48414841 the Oklahoma Statutes;
48424842 42. Obtaining signature by extortion as defined by Section 1485
48434843 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statu tes;
48444844 43. Seizure of a bus, discharging firearm or hurling m issile at
48454845 bus as defined by Section 1903 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48464846 44. Mistreatment of a vulnerable adult as defined by Section
48474847 843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48484848 45. Sex offender pr oviding services to a child as defined by
48494849 Section 404.1 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48504850 46. A felony offense of domestic abuse as defined by subs ection
48514851 C of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48524852 47. Prisoner placing body fluid on government employee as
48534853 defined by Section 650.9 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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48804880 48. Poisoning food or water s upply as defined by Section 832 of
48814881 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48824882 49. Trafficking in children as defined by Section 866 of Title
48834883 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48844884 50. Incest as defined b y Section 885 of Title 21 of the
48854885 Oklahoma Statutes;
48864886 51. Procure, produce, distribute, or possess juvenile
48874887 pornography child sexual abuse material as defined by Section 1021.2
48884888 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma St atutes;
48894889 52. Parental consent to juvenile pornography child sexual abuse
48904890 material as defined by Section 1021.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
48914891 Statutes;
48924892 53. Soliciting minor for indecent exposure as defined by
48934893 Section 1021 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48944894 54. Distributing obscene material or child pornography sexual
48954895 abuse material as defined by Section 1040.13 of Title 21 of the
48964896 Oklahoma Statutes;
48974897 55. Child prostitution as defined by Section 10 30 of Title 21
48984898 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
48994899 56. Procuring a minor for prostitution or other lewd acts as
49004900 defined by Section 1087 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
49014901 57. Transporting a child under 18 for purpose s of prostitution
49024902 as defined by Section 1087 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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49304930 Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
49314931 59. A felony offense of sta lking as defined by subsec tion D of
49324932 Section 1173 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
49334933 60. Spread of infectiou s diseases as defined by S ection 1192 of
49344934 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
49354935 61. Advocate overthrow of government by force, commit or
49364936 attempt to commit acts to overthrow the gov ernment, organize or
49374937 provide assistance to groups to overthrow the government as defined
49384938 by Section 1266, 1266.4 o r 1267.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
49394939 Statutes;
49404940 62. Feloniously discharging a firearm as defined by Section
49414941 1289.17A of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
49424942 63. Possession, use, manufactur e, or threat of incendiary
49434943 device as defined by Section 1767 .1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
49444944 Statutes;
49454945 64. Causing a personal injury accident while driving under the
49464946 influence as defined by Section 11 -904 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
49474947 Statutes; or
49484948 65. Using a motor vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a
49494949 firearm as defined b y Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
49504950 Statutes.
49514951 F. The policy and procedure developed by the Department o f
49524952 Corrections shall includ e provisions for adjustment review
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49794979 committees of not less than three members for each such committee.
49804980 Each committee shall consist of a classification team supervisor who
49814981 shall act as chairman, the case manager for the inmate bei ng
49824982 reviewed or classified, a cor rectional officer or inmate counselor,
49834983 and not more than two other members, if deemed necessary, determined
49844984 pursuant to policy and procedure to be appropri ate for the specific
49854985 adjustment review committee or committees to whi ch they are
49864986 assigned. At least once every four (4) months the adjustment rev iew
49874987 committee for each inmate shal l evaluate the class level status and
49884988 performance of the inmate and determine whether or not the class
49894989 level for the inmate should be changed.
49904990 Any inmate who feels aggrieved by a decision made by an
49914991 adjustment review committee may utilize normal grievance procedures
49924992 in effect with the Depar tment of Corrections and in effect at the
49934993 facility in which the inmate is incarcerated.
49944994 G. Inmates granted me dical leaves for treatment that cannot be
49954995 furnished at the penal institution where incarcerated shall be
49964996 allowed the time spent on medica l leave as time served. Any inmate
49974997 placed into administrati ve segregation for nondisciplinary reasons
49984998 by the institution’s administration may be place d in Class level 2.
49994999 The length of any jail term served by an inmate before being
50005000 transported to a state correctio nal institution pursuant to a
50015001 judgment and sentence of incarceration shall be deducted from the
50025002 term of imprisonment at the state correctional institution. Inmates
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50295029 sentenced to the Depar tment of Corrections and detained in a county
50305030 jail as a result of the Department ’s reception scheduling procedure
50315031 shall be awarded earned credits as provided for in subparagraph b of
50325032 paragraph 1 of subsection D of this section, beginning on the date
50335033 of the judgment and sentence, unless the inmate is convicted of a
50345034 misdemeanor or felony committed in the jail while t he inmate is
50355035 awaiting transport to the Lexington Assessment and Rece ption Center
50365036 or other assessment and reception location determined by the
50375037 Director of the Department of Correct ions.
50385038 H. Additional achie vement earned credits for successful
50395039 completion of departmentally approved programs or for attaining
50405040 goals or standards set by the Department shall be awarded as
50415041 follows:
50425042 Bachelor’s degree...................... 200 credits;
50435043 Associate’s degree..................... 100 credits;
50445044 High School Diploma or High Sch ool
50455045 Equivalency Diploma...................90 credits;
50465046 Certification of Completion of
50475047 Vocational Training...................80 credits;
50485048 Successful completion of
50495049 Alcohol/Chemical Abuse Treatment
50505050 Program of not less than four (4)
50515051 months continuous participatio n.......70 credits;
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50795079 Educational Accomplishments or
50805080 other programs not specified in
50815081 this subsection.................... 10-30 credits;
50825082 Achievement earned credits are subject to loss and restoration in
50835083 the same manner as earned credits .
50845084 I. The accumulated time of every inmate shall be t allied
50855085 monthly and maintained by the insti tution where the term of
50865086 imprisonment is being served. A record of said such accumulated
50875087 time shall be:
50885088 1. Sent to the administrative office of the Department of
50895089 Corrections on a quarterly basis; and
50905090 2. Provided to the inmate.
50915091 SECTION 39. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 332.16, is
50925092 amended to read as follows:
50935093 Section 332.16. A. No recommendation to the Governor for
50945094 parole shall remain under consideration and in the possession of
50955095 that office for a time longer than thirty (30) co nsecutive calendar
50965096 days. Except as provided for in subs ection B of this section, if
50975097 upon expiration of the thirty -day time period no action is t aken by
50985098 the Governor to grant or d eny parole, the recommenda tion for parole
50995099 shall be deemed grante d.
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51265126 B. The Governor shall be requir ed to review each parole
51275127 recommendation and sh all grant or deny parole for persons convicted
51285128 of the following crimes:
51295129 1. Assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous or
51305130 deadly weapon as provided in Sections 645 and 652 o f Title 21 of the
51315131 Oklahoma Statutes;
51325132 2. Aggravated assault and battery on a police officer, sheriff,
51335133 highway patrolman, or any other officer of the law as provided in
51345134 Sections 650, 650.2, 650.5, 650.6 and 650.7 of Title 21 of the
51355135 Oklahoma Statutes;
51365136 3. Poisoning with intent to kill as provided in Section 651 of
51375137 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51385138 4. Shooting with intent to kill as provided in Section 652 of
51395139 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51405140 5. Assault with intent to kill as provided in Section 653 of
51415141 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51425142 6. Assault with intent to commit a felony as provided in
51435143 Section 681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51445144 7. Assaults while masked or disguised as provided in Section
51455145 1303 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes ;
51465146 8. Murder in the first degree as provided in Section 701.7 of
51475147 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51485148 9. Murder in the second degree as provided in Section 701.8 of
51495149 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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51765176 10. Manslaughter in the fir st degree as provided in Sections
51775177 711, and 712 and 714 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51785178 11. Manslaughter in the second degree as provided in Sections
51795179 716 and 717 of Title 21 of the Ok lahoma Statutes;
51805180 12. Kidnapping as provided in Section 741 of Title 21 of the
51815181 Oklahoma Statutes;
51825182 13. Burglary in the first degree as provided in Section 1431 of
51835183 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51845184 14. Burglary with explosives as provided in Section 1441 of
51855185 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51865186 15. Kidnapping for extortion as provided in Section 745 of
51875187 Title 21 of the Oklahom a Statutes;
51885188 16. Maiming as provided in Section 751 of Title 21 of the
51895189 Oklahoma Statutes;
51905190 17. Robbery as provided in Section 791 of Ti tle 21 of the
51915191 Oklahoma Statutes;
51925192 18. Robbery in the first deg ree as provided in Section 797 of
51935193 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51945194 19. Robbery in the second degree as provided in Section 797 of
51955195 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
51965196 20. Robbery by two or more persons as provided in Section 800
51975197 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statut es;
51985198 21. Robbery with dangerous weapon or imitatio n firearm as
51995199 provided in Section 801 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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52265226 22. Child abuse as provided in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the
52275227 Oklahoma Statutes;
52285228 23. Wiring any equipment, or equipping any vehicle or structure
52295229 with explosives as provided in Section 849 of Title 21 of the
52305230 Oklahoma Statutes;
52315231 24. Forcible sodomy as provided in Section 888 of Title 21 of
52325232 the Oklahoma Statutes;
52335233 25. Rape in the first degree as provided in Sections 1111 and
52345234 1114 of Title 21 of the O klahoma Statutes;
52355235 26. Rape in the secon d degree as provided in Sections 1 111 and
52365236 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52375237 27. Rape by instrumentation as provided in Section 1111.1 of
52385238 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52395239 28. Lewd or indecent pro position or lewd or indecent act with a
52405240 child as provided in Section 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
52415241 Statutes;
52425242 29. Use of a firearm or offensive weap on to commit or attempt
52435243 to commit a felony as provided in Section 1287 of Title 21 of the
52445244 Oklahoma Statutes;
52455245 30. Pointing firearms as provided in Section 1289.16 of Title
52465246 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52475247 31. Rioting as provided in Sections 1311 and 1321.8 of Title 21
52485248 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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52755275 32. Inciting to riot as provided in Section 132 0.2 of Title 21
52765276 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52775277 33. Arson in the fi rst degree as provided in Sectio n 1401 of
52785278 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52795279 34. Injuring or burning public b uildings as provided in Section
52805280 349 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52815281 35. Sabotage as provided in Sections 12 62, 1265.4 and 1265.5 of
52825282 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52835283 36. Criminal syndicalism as provided in Section 1261 of Title
52845284 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52855285 37. Extortion as provided in Sections 1481 and 1486 of Title 21
52865286 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52875287 38. Obtaining signature by extortion as prov ided in Section
52885288 1485 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
52895289 39. Seizure of a bus, discharging firearm or hurli ng missile at
52905290 bus as provided in Section 1903 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
52915291 Statutes;
52925292 40. Mistreatment of a mental patient vulnerable adult as
52935293 provided in Section 843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statute s;
52945294 41. Using a vehicle t o facilitate the discharge of a weapon as
52955295 provided in Section 652 of Title 21 of the O klahoma Statutes;
52965296 42. Aggravated drug tra fficking as provided i n Section 2-415 of
52975297 Title 63 of the Oklaho ma Statutes;
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53245324 43. Racketeering as provided in Section 1403 of Title 22 of the
53255325 Oklahoma Statutes;
53265326 44. Offenses of public corruption such as bribery of public
53275327 officials as provided in Section 381 or 382 of Title 21 of the
53285328 Oklahoma Statutes;
53295329 45. Embezzlement of public money as provided in Section 1451 et
53305330 seq. of Title 21 or Section 641 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma
53315331 Statutes;
53325332 46. Failure to pay and collect tax as provided in Section 1361
53335333 or 2385.3 of Title 68 of the Okl ahoma Statutes;
53345334 47. Conspiracy to defrau d the state as provided in Sect ion 424
53355335 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
53365336 48. Child pornography sexual abuse material as provided in
53375337 Section 1021.2 or 1021.3 or defined in Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of
53385338 the Oklahoma Statutes;
53395339 49. Child prostitution as defined by Section 1030 of Title 21
53405340 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
53415341 50. Abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10 -103 of
53425342 Title 43A of the Oklahom a Statutes;
53435343 51. Terrorism crimes, includi ng biochemical assault as provided
53445344 in Section 1268 et seq. of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
53455345 52. Trafficking of children as provided in Section 865 et seq.
53465346 of Title 21 of the O klahoma Statutes; or
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53735373 53. Trafficking of humans as provided in Section 748 et seq. of
53745374 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes.
53755375 C. When the Pardon and Parole Board makes a recommendation for
53765376 a compassionate parole pur suant to subsection B of Section 332.18 of
53775377 this title, the Board shall forward all relevant documentation to
53785378 the Governor within four (4) business day s of the parole review of
53795379 the inmate. Upon receipt, the Governor shall h ave four (4) business
53805380 days to grant or deny the compassionate parole.
53815381 SECTION 40. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 571, as
53825382 amended by Section 2, Chapter 212, O.S.L. 20 23 (57 O.S. Supp. 2023,
53835383 Section 571), is amended to read as follows:
53845384 Section 571. As used in the Oklahoma Statute s, unless another
53855385 definition is specified:
53865386 1. “Capacity” means the actual available be dspace as certified
53875387 by the State Board of Corr ections subject to applicabl e federal and
53885388 state laws and the rules and regulations promulgated under such
53895389 laws; and
53905390 2. “Violent crime” means any of the following felony offenses
53915391 and any attempts to commit or conspiracy or solicitat ion to commit
53925392 the following crimes:
53935393 a. assault, battery, or assault and battery with a
53945394 dangerous or deadly weapon, as provided for in
53955395 Sections 645 and 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
53965396 Statutes,
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54245424 weapon or by other means like ly to produce death or
54255425 great bodily harm, as provided for in Sec tion 652 of
54265426 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54275427 c. aggravated assault and battery on a police officer,
54285428 sheriff, highway patrolman, or any other officer of
54295429 the law, as provided for in Section 650 of Titl e 21 of
54305430 the Oklahoma Statutes,
54315431 d. poisoning with intent to kill, as provided for in
54325432 Section 651 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54335433 e. shooting with intent to kill, as provided for in
54345434 Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklaho ma Statutes,
54355435 f. assault with intent to kill, as prov ided for in
54365436 Section 653 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54375437 g. assault with intent to commit a felony, as provided
54385438 for in Section 681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
54395439 Statutes,
54405440 h. assaults with a dangerous w eapon while masked or
54415441 disguised, as provided for in Section 1303 of Title 21
54425442 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54435443 i. murder in the first degree, as provided f or in Section
54445444 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54455445 j. murder in the second degre e, as provided for in
54465446 Section 701.8 of Title 2 1 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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54735473 k. manslaughter in the first degree, as provided for in
54745474 Section 711 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54755475 l. manslaughter in the second degree, as provided for in
54765476 Section 716 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma S tatutes,
54775477 m. kidnapping, as provid ed for in Section 741 of Title 21
54785478 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54795479 n. burglary in the first degree, as provided for in
54805480 Section 1431 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54815481 o. burglary with explosives, as provid ed for in Section
54825482 1441 of Title 21 of the Okla homa Statutes,
54835483 p. kidnapping for extortion, as provided for in Section
54845484 745 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
54855485 q. maiming, as provided for in Section 751 of Title 21 of
54865486 the Oklahoma Statutes,
54875487 r. robbery, as provided for in Section 791 of Title 21 of
54885488 the Oklahoma Statutes,
54895489 s. robbery in the first degree, as provided for in
54905490 Section 797 et seq. of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
54915491 Statutes,
54925492 t. robbery in the second degree, as provided for in
54935493 Section 797 et seq. of Title 2 1 of the Oklahoma
54945494 Statutes,
54955495 u. armed robbery, as provided for in Section 8 01 of Title
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55245524 Section 800 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55255525 w. robbery with dangerous weapon or imitation firearm, as
55265526 provided for in Section 801 of Tit le 21 of the
55275527 Oklahoma Statutes,
55285528 x. child abuse, as provided for in Section 843.5 of Title
55295529 21 of the Oklahoma S tatutes,
55305530 y. wiring any equipment, or equipping any vehicle or
55315531 structure with explosives, as provided for in Section
55325532 849 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statut es,
55335533 z. forcible sodomy, as p rovided for in Section 888 of
55345534 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55355535 aa. rape in the first degree, as provided for in Section
55365536 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55375537 bb. rape in the second degree, as provi ded for in Section
55385538 1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55395539 cc. rape by instrumentation, as provided for in Section
55405540 1111.1 of Title 21 o f the Oklahoma Statutes,
55415541 dd. lewd or indecent proposition or lewd or indecent act
55425542 with a child under sixteen (16) year s of age, as
55435543 provided for in Section 1123 of Title 2 1 of the
55445544 Oklahoma Statutes,
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55725572 attempt to commit a felony, as provided for in Section
55735573 1287 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55745574 ff. pointing firearms, a s provided for in Section 1289. 16
55755575 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55765576 gg. rioting, as provided for in Section 1311 of Title 21
55775577 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55785578 hh. inciting to riot, as provided for in Section 1320.2 of
55795579 Title 21 of the Okla homa Statutes,
55805580 ii. arson in the first degree, as provided for in Section
55815581 1401 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55825582 jj. injuring or burning public buildi ngs, as provided for
55835583 in Section 349 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55845584 kk. sabotage, as provided for in Section 1262 of Ti tle 21
55855585 of the Oklahoma Statutes ,
55865586 ll. criminal syndicalism, as provided for i n Section 1261
55875587 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55885588 mm. extortion, as provided for in Section 1481 of Title 21
55895589 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
55905590 nn. obtaining signature by extortion, as p rovided for in
55915591 Section 1485 of Title 21 of the Okl ahoma Statutes,
55925592 oo. seizure of a bus, discharging firearm or hurling
55935593 missile at bus, as provided for in Section 1903 of
55945594 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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56215621 pp. mistreatment of a mental patient vulnerable adult, as
56225622 provided for in Section 843.1 of Title 21 of the
56235623 Oklahoma Statutes,
56245624 qq. using a vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a
56255625 weapon pursuant to Section 652 of Title 21 of the
56265626 Oklahoma Statutes,
56275627 rr. bombing offenses as defined in Section 1767.1 of T itle
56285628 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
56295629 ss. child pornography sexual abuse material or aggravated
56305630 child pornography sexual abuse material as defined in
56315631 Section 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.1 or 1040.12a of Title 21
56325632 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
56335633 tt. child prostitution as defined in Section 1030 of Title
56345634 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
56355635 uu. abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-
56365636 103 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
56375637 vv. aggravated trafficking as provided for in subsection C
56385638 of Section 2-415 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
56395639 ww. aggravated assault and ba ttery upon any perso n
56405640 defending another person from assault a nd battery, as
56415641 provided for in Section 646 of Title 21 of the
56425642 Oklahoma Statutes,
56435643 xx. human trafficking, as provided for in Section 748 of
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56715671 yy. terrorism crimes as provided in Section 1268 et seq.
56725672 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
56735673 zz. eluding a peace officer, as provided for in subsection
56745674 B or C of Section 540A of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
56755675 Statutes, or
56765676 aaa. domestic abuse by strangulation, domestic assault with
56775677 a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and battery with
56785678 a dangerous weapon, domestic assault and battery
56795679 resulting in great bodil y injury, or domestic assault
56805680 and battery with a deadly weapon, as provi ded for in
56815681 Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklah oma Statutes.
56825682 Such offenses shall constitute exceptions to nonviolent offenses
56835683 pursuant to Article VI, Section 10 of the O klahoma Constitution.
56845684 SECTION 41. AMENDATORY 57 O .S. 2021, Section 582 , is
56855685 amended to read as follows:
56865686 Section 582. A. The provisions of the Sex Offenders
56875687 Registration Act shall apply to any person residing, working or
56885688 attending school within the State of Oklahoma this state who, after
56895689 November 1, 1989, has been convicted, whether u pon a verdict or plea
56905690 of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or received a suspended
56915691 sentence or any prob ationary term, or is currently serving a
56925692 sentence or any form of probation or parole for a crime or an
56935693 attempt to commit a crime provided for in Section 843.5 of Title 21
56945694 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the offense in volved sexual abuse or
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57215721 sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in Section 1 -1-105 of
57225722 Title 10A of the Oklahoma Stat utes, Section 681, if the offense
57235723 involved sexual assault, 741, if the offense involved sexual abuse
57245724 or sexual exploitation, Section 748, if the offense involved human
57255725 trafficking for commercial sex, Section 843.1, if the o ffense
57265726 involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, Section 852.1, if the
57275727 offense involved sex ual abuse of a child, 856, if the offense
57285728 involved child prostitution or human trafficking for commercial sex,
57295729 865 et seq., 885, 886, 888, 891, if the offense involved sexual
57305730 abuse or sexual exploitation, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.2, 1029, if
57315731 the offense involved child prostitution, 1040 .8, if the offense
57325732 involved child pornography sexual abuse material, 1040.12a, 1040.13,
57335733 1040.13a, 1087, 1088, 1111.1, 1114 or 11 23 of Title 21 of the
57345734 Oklahoma Statutes.
57355735 B. The provisions of the S ex Offenders Registration Act shall
57365736 apply to any person who after November 1, 1989, resides, works or
57375737 attends school within the State of Oklahoma this state and who has
57385738 been convicted or received a suspended sentence at a ny time in any
57395739 court of another state, the District of Columbia, P uerto Rico, Guam,
57405740 American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States
57415741 Virgin Islands, a federal court, an Indian tribal court, a military
57425742 court, or a court of a foreign count ry for a crime, atte mpted crime
57435743 or a conspiracy to commit a crime which, if committ ed or attempted
57445744 in this state, would be a crime, an attempt to commit a crime or a
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57715771 conspiracy to commit a cri me provided for in any of the laws listed
57725772 in subsection A of this section.
57735773 C. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall
57745774 apply to any person wh o resides, works or attends school within the
57755775 State of Oklahoma this state and who has received a deferred
57765776 judgment at any time in any court of another state, t he District of
57775777 Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana
57785778 Islands and the United States Virgin Islands, a federa l court, an
57795779 Indian tribal court, a military court, or a court of a foreign
57805780 country for a crime, attempted crime or a consp iracy to commit a
57815781 crime which, if committed or attempted or conspi red to be committed
57825782 in this state, would be a crime, an attempt to commit a cr ime or a
57835783 conspiracy to commit a crime provided for in Section 843.5 of Title
57845784 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the offense involved sexual abuse or
57855785 sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in Sectio n 1-1-105 of
57865786 Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statut es, Section 681, if the offense
57875787 involved sexual assault, 741, if the offense involved sexual abuse
57885788 or sexual exploitation, Section 748, if the offense involved human
57895789 trafficking for commer cial sex, Section 843.1, if t he offense
57905790 involved sexual abuse or sexual exploi tation, Section 852.1, if the
57915791 offense involved sexual abuse of a child, 856, if the offense
57925792 involved child prostitution or human trafficking f or commercial sex,
57935793 865 et seq., 885, 886, 888, 891, if the offense involved sexual
57945794 abuse or sexual explo itation, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1024.2, 1029, if
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58215821 the offense involved child prostitution, 1040.8, if the offense
58225822 involved child pornography sexual abuse material, 1040.12a, 1040.13,
58235823 1040.13a, 1087, 1088, 1111.1, 1114 o r 1123 of Title 21 of the
58245824 Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration
58255825 Act shall not apply to any such p erson while the person is
58265826 incarcerated in a maximum or medium c orrectional institution of the
58275827 Department of Corrections.
58285828 D. On November 1, 2002, any person regi stered as a sex offender
58295829 for an offense committed pursuant to Section 741 of Title 21 of the
58305830 Oklahoma Statutes shall be summarily removed from the Sex Offender
58315831 Registry sex offender registry by the Department of C orrections and
58325832 all law enforcement agencies of any pol itical subdivision of this
58335833 state, unless the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual
58345834 exploitation.
58355835 E. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall
58365836 not apply to any such person who has received a criminal history
58375837 records expungement for a conviction in another state for a crime or
58385838 attempted crime which, if committed or attempted in this state,
58395839 would be a crime or an attempt to comm it a crime provided for in any
58405840 laws listed in subsection A o f this section.
58415841 F. The provisions of the Sex Offender s Registration Act shall
58425842 apply to any person residing, working or attendin g school within
58435843 this state who, after the effective date of this act November 1,
58445844 2020, has been convicted, whether upon a verdict or plea of guilty
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58725872 or any probationary term, or is currently serving a sentence or any
58735873 form of probation or parole for a crime or an attempt to commit a
58745874 crime as provided for in subsection G of Sec tion 1040.13b of Title
58755875 21 of the Oklahoma St atutes.
58765876 G. The provisions of the Sex Offen ders Registration Act shall
58775877 apply to any person who resides, works or att ends school within this
58785878 state and who has received a deferred judgment at any time in any
58795879 court of another state, the District of C olumbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
58805880 American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States
58815881 Virgin Islands, a federal court, an Indian tribal court, a military
58825882 court, or a court of a foreign country for a crime, if com mitted in
58835883 this state, would be a crime, as p rovided for in subsection F of
58845884 Section 1040.13b of Title 21 of the Oklahom a Statutes. The
58855885 provisions of the Sex Off enders Registration Act shall not apply to
58865886 any such person while the person is incarcerated in a maximum or
58875887 medium correctional ins titution in the custody of the Department of
58885888 Corrections.
58895889 SECTION 42. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2357.101,
58905890 is amended to read as follow s:
58915891 Section 2357.101. A. Except as otherwise provided in
58925892 subsection E of this section, for taxable year s beginning after
58935893 December 31, 2004, and ending befor e January 1, 2015, there s hall be
58945894 allowed against the tax imposed by Section 2355 of this title, a
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59215921 credit equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of profit
59225922 made by a taxpayer from investment in an existing Oklahoma film or
59235923 music project with a production company to pay for production costs
59245924 that is reinvested by the taxpayer with the production company to
59255925 pay for the production cost of the productio n company for a new
59265926 Oklahoma film or music projec t.
59275927 B. In no event shall the amount of the credit pro vided for in
59285928 subsection A of this section for an eligible taxpayer exceed the tax
59295929 liability of the taxpayer in a cal endar year.
59305930 C. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall have the authority to
59315931 prescribe forms for purposes of claiming the credit authorized in
59325932 subsection A of this section. The forms shall include, but not be
59335933 limited to, requests for informati on that prove who the investment
59345934 was with, the amount o f the original investment and the amount of
59355935 the profit realized from the investment.
59365936 D. As used in this section:
59375937 1. “Film” means a professional single media, multimedia program
59385938 or feature, which is not child pornography sexual abuse material as
59395939 defined in subsection A of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the
59405940 Oklahoma Statutes or obscen e material as defined in paragraph 1 of
59415941 subsection B of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes
59425942 including, but not limited to, national advertising messages that
59435943 are broadcast on a national affiliate or cable netwo rk, fixed on
59445944 film or digital video, which can be view ed or reproduced and w hich
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59715971 is exhibited in theaters, licen sed for exhibition by i ndividual
59725972 television stations, grou ps of stations, networks, cable television
59735973 stations or other means or licensed for home viewing markets;
59745974 2. “Music project” means a professional recording released on a
59755975 national or international level, whether via trad itional
59765976 manufacturing or distributing or electronic distribution, using
59775977 technology currently in use or future technology inc luding, but not
59785978 limited to, music CDs, radio commerci als, jingles, cues, or
59795979 electronic device recordings;
59805980 3. “Production company” means a person who produces a film or
59815981 music project for exhibition in theaters, on television or
59825982 elsewhere;
59835983 4. “Total production cost” includes, but is not limited to:
59845984 a. wages or salaries of persons who have earned income
59855985 from working on a film or music p roject in this state ,
59865986 including payments to personal services corporations
59875987 with respect to the services of qualified perform ing
59885988 artists, as determined under Section 62(a)(A) of the
59895989 Internal Revenue Code,
59905990 b. the cost of construction and operations, wardrobe,
59915991 accessories and related services,
59925992 c. the cost of photography, sound synchronization,
59935993 lighting and related services,
59945994 d. the cost of editing and related s ervices,
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60216021 e. rental of facilities and equipment, and
60226022 f. other direct costs of producing a film or music
60236023 project;
60246024 5. “Existing Oklahoma film or music project ” means a film or
60256025 music project produced after July 1, 2005;
60266026 6. “Profit” means the amount made by the taxpayer to be
60276027 determined as follows:
60286028 a. the gross revenues less gross expense s, including
60296029 direct production, distribution and marketing costs
60306030 and an allocation of indirect overhead costs, of the
60316031 film or music project s hall be multiplied by,
60326032 b. a ratio, the numerator of which is Oklahoma production
60336033 costs, as defined in paragraph 7 of this subsection,
60346034 and the denominator of which is total production
60356035 costs, as defined in paragra ph 4 of this subsection,
60366036 which shall be multiplie d by,
60376037 c. the percent of the taxpayer ’s taxable income allocated
60386038 to Oklahoma in a taxable year, and
60396039 d. subtract from the result of the formula calculated
60406040 pursuant to subparagraphs a through c of this
60416041 paragraph the profit made by a taxpayer from
60426042 investment in an existing Oklahoma film or music
60436043 project in previous taxable years. Profit shall
60446044 include either a net profit or net loss;
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60716071 7. “Oklahoma production cost” means that portion of total
60726072 production costs whic h are incurred with any qualified vendor;
60736073 8. a. “Qualified vendor” means an Oklahoma entity which
60746074 provides goods or services to a production company and
60756075 for which:
60766076 (1) fifty percent (50%) or more of its employees are
60776077 Oklahoma residents, and
60786078 (2) fifty percent (50%) or more of gross wages, as
60796079 reported on Internal Revenue Service Form W -2 or
60806080 Form 1099, are paid to Oklahoma residents.
60816081 b. For purposes of this paragraph, an employee shall
60826082 include a self-employed individual reporting income
60836083 from a qualified vendor on Internal Revenue Service
60846084 Form 1040.
60856085 c. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall prescribe forms by
60866086 which an entity may be certified to a production
60876087 company as a qualified vendor for purp oses of this
60886088 section; and
60896089 9. “Investment” means costs associated with the original
60906090 production company. Film or music projects acquired from an
60916091 original production company do not qualify as investment under
60926092 subsection A of this section.
60936093 E. No credit otherwise authorized b y the provisions of this
60946094 section may be claimed for any event, transaction, investment,
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61216121 expenditure or other act occurring on or after July 1, 2010, for
61226122 which the credit would otherwi se be allowable. The provisions of
61236123 this subsection shall cease to be operative on July 1, 2012.
61246124 Beginning July 1, 2012, the credit authorized by this section may be
61256125 claimed for any event, transaction, inve stment, expenditure or other
61266126 act occurring on or after July 1, 2012, according to the provisions
61276127 of this section.
61286128 SECTION 43. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, S ection 3623, is
61296129 amended to read as follows:
61306130 Section 3623. As used in the Compete with Canada Film Act :
61316131 1. “Crew” means any person who works on preproduction,
61326132 principal photography, and postproduction, with the except ion of
61336133 producers, principal cast, screenwriters, and the director. The
61346134 qualifying salary of producers, principal cas t, screenwriters, and
61356135 the director, also known as “above-the-line personnel”, may be
61366136 included as crew if the salaries are paid to loan-out corporations
61376137 and limited liability com panies registered to do business i n the
61386138 State of Oklahoma this state or the salaries are paid to Oklah oma-
61396139 based above-the-line personnel. The qualifying salary of above-the-
61406140 line personnel shall not comprise more than twenty -five percent
61416141 (25%) of total expenditures as defined in paragraph 2 of this
61426142 section. For purposes of this para graph, “Oklahoma-based” means a
61436143 company or individual with an Oklahoma income tax requirement;
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61706170 2. “Expenditure” or “production cost” includes but is not
61716171 limited to:
61726172 a. wages or salaries of persons who are residents of thi s
61736173 state and who have earned income from working on a
61746174 film in this state including payments to personal
61756175 services corporations with respe ct to the services of
61766176 qualified performing artist s, as determined under
61776177 Section 62(a)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code,
61786178 b. the cost of construction and oper ations, wardrobe,
61796179 accessories and related services,
61806180 c. the cost of photography, sound synchronization,
61816181 lighting and related services,
61826182 d. the cost of editing and related services ,
61836183 e. rental of facilities and equipment,
61846184 f. other direct costs of producing a film, and
61856185 g. the wages and salaries of persons who are defined and
61866186 registered as an Oklahoma Expatriat e by the Oklahoma
61876187 Film and Music Office within th e Oklahoma Department
61886188 of Commerce;
61896189 3. “Film” means a professional single me dia, multimedia program
61906190 or feature, which is not child pornography sexual abuse material as
61916191 defined in subsection A of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the
61926192 Oklahoma Statutes or obscene material as defined in pa ragraph 1 of
61936193 subsection B of Section 1024.1 of Ti tle 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes
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62206220 including, but not li mited to, national advertising messages that
62216221 are broadcast on a national affiliate or cable network, fixed on
62226222 film or digital video, which can be viewed or reproduced and w hich
62236223 is exhibited in theaters, licensed for exhibition by ind ividual
62246224 television stations, groups of stations, networks, cable television
62256225 stations or other means or licensed for home v iewing markets;
62266226 4. “High impact production ” means a production for which total
62276227 expenditures or producti on costs are equal to or greater than Fifty
62286228 Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00), with at least one-third (1/3) of
62296229 total costs deemed O klahoma expenditures by the Oklahoma Film and
62306230 Music Office; and
62316231 5. “Production company” means a person or company who produc es
62326232 film for exhibition in thea ters, on television or elsewhere.
62336233 SECTION 44. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 3632, as
62346234 amended by Section 1, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2023 (68 O.S. Supp. 20 23,
62356235 Section 3632), is amended to read as follows:
62366236 Section 3632. As used in the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021:
62376237 1. “Above-the-line personnel” means producers, principal cast,
62386238 screenwriters, and directors who work on production of films or
62396239 television series. The qualifying salary of above-the-line
62406240 personnel may be included as crew, as defined in paragraph 3 of this
62416241 section, if the salaries are paid to loan -out corporations and
62426242 limited liability companies registered to do business in this state
62436243 or the salaries are paid to Oklahoma-based above-the-line personnel.
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62706270 The qualifying salary of above -the-line personnel shall not comprise
62716271 more than twenty-five percent (25%) of total expenditures as defined
62726272 in paragraph 5 of this section. For purposes of this paragraph,
62736273 “Oklahoma-based” means a company or individual with an Oklahoma
62746274 income tax requirement;
62756275 2. “Apprentice” means a person who works for a skilled or
62766276 qualified person in order to learn a trade or profession for an
62776277 agreed-upon period of time. An apprentice may work in any of the
62786278 trades recognized by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce as
62796279 necessary for a film production. An apprentice shall be required to
62806280 complete safety training appropriate for the duties to be performed
62816281 in connection with a qualified project and als o to complete a course
62826282 related to and with the objective of preventing workplace
62836283 misbehavior, such as bullying and sexual harassment;
62846284 3. “Crew” means any person who works on preproduction,
62856285 principal photography and post-production, with the exception of
62866286 above-the-line personnel;
62876287 4. “Eligible television series” means a project if either
62886288 seventy-five percent (75%) of the series season is filmed within the
62896289 state or, for an episodic television pilot, if more than seventy-
62906290 five percent (75%) of the pilot is filmed within the state;
62916291 5. “Expenditure” or “production cost” includes but is not
62926292 limited to:
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63196319 a. wages or salaries of persons who are residents of this
63206320 state or who are enrolled as full -time students at a
63216321 college or university located in the state offering an
63226322 undergraduate degree program or who are on active
63236323 military duty and stati oned in Oklahoma or involved in
63246324 a restorative workforce program and who have earned
63256325 income from working on a film in this state including
63266326 payments to personal services corporations with
63276327 respect to the servi ces of qualified performing
63286328 artists, pursuant to the provisions of the Internal
63296329 Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section 62(a)(2),
63306330 b. the cost of construction and operations, wardrobe,
63316331 accessories and related services,
63326332 c. the cost of photography, sound synchronization,
63336333 lighting and related services,
63346334 d. the cost of editing and related services,
63356335 e. rental of facilities and equipment,
63366336 f. other direct costs of producing a film, and
63376337 g. the wages and salaries of persons who are defined and
63386338 registered as an Oklahoma Expat riate by the Oklahoma
63396339 Film and Music Office;
63406340 6. “Film” means a professional single media, multimedia program
63416341 or feature, which is not child pornography sexual abuse material as
63426342 defined in subsection A of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the
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63696369 Oklahoma Statutes or obscene material as defined in paragraph 1 of
63706370 subsection B of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes
63716371 including, but not limited to, national advertising messages that
63726372 are broadcast on a national affiliate or cable network, fixed on
63736373 film or digital video, which can be viewed or reproduced and which
63746374 is exhibited in theaters, licensed for exhibition by individual
63756375 television stations, groups of stations, networks, cable television
63766376 stations or other means or licensed for home viewing markets. The
63776377 term shall also include filming for interactive and video gaming
63786378 including, but not limited to, green screen, motion capture and
63796379 similar production techniques;
63806380 7. “Multi-film deal” means a project in which a production
63816381 company films at least seventy-five percent (75%) of main crew
63826382 principal photography for three (3) or more films in this state
63836383 within three (3) years or where the third film starts main crew
63846384 principal photography within the three (3) year period;
63856385 8. “Nonresident crew member” means a person who is not an
63866386 Oklahoma resident, hired for a qualifying production project
63876387 occurring within the state and who is subject to the payment of
63886388 Oklahoma employment taxes;
63896389 9. “Production company” means a person, producer or company who
63906390 produces film for exhib ition in theaters, on television or
63916391 elsewhere;
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64186418 10. “Qualified production expenditure amount” means an
64196419 expenditure defined pursuant to paragraph 5 of this section; and
64206420 11. “Qualified soundstage facility” means a state certified
64216421 industry standard soundstage facility having not less than seven
64226422 thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of combined soundstage
64236423 space and with a total state rental cost to the production company
64246424 equal to at least three percent (3%) of the qualifying Oklahoma
64256425 expenditures with respect to a production.
64266426 SECTION 45. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 280, O.S.L.
64276427 2022, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 373, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O .S.
64286428 Supp. 2023, Section 11 -202), is amended to read as follows:
64296429 Section 11-202. A. A school district, charter school, virtual
64306430 charter school, state agency, public library, or institution of
64316431 higher education within The Oklahoma State System of High er
64326432 Education may offer digital or online library database resources to
64336433 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade only if the vendor,
64346434 person, or entity providing the resources verifies that all the
64356435 resources comply with the provisions of subsection B of this
64366436 section.
64376437 B. Digital or online libr ary database resources offered by
64386438 school districts, charter schools, virtual charter schools, state
64396439 agencies, public libraries, or universities to students in
64406440 kindergarten through twelfth grade shall have safety policies and
64416441 technology protection measures that:
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64686468 1. Prohibit and prevent a user o f the resource from sending,
64696469 receiving, viewing, or downloading materials that are child
64706470 pornography sexual abuse material or obscene materials, as defined
64716471 in Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or materials
64726472 that depict child sexual exploitation, as defined in Section 843.5
64736473 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
64746474 2. Filter or block access to child pornography sexual abuse
64756475 material or obscene materials, as defined in Section 1024.1 of Title
64766476 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or materials that depict child sexual
64776477 exploitation, as defined in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the
64786478 Oklahoma Statutes.
64796479 C. Notwithstanding any contract provision to the contrary, if a
64806480 provider of digital or online library resources fails to comply with
64816481 the requirements of subsection B of this section, the school
64826482 district, public charter school, state agency, public library, or
64836483 institution of higher education shall withhold further payments, if
64846484 any, to the provider pending verification of compliance.
64856485 D. If a provider of digital or online library database
64866486 resources fails to timely verify that the provider is in compliance
64876487 with the safety policies and requirements of subsection B of this
64886488 section, the school district, public charter school, state age ncy,
64896489 public library, or institution of higher education shall consider
64906490 the provider’s act of noncompliance a breac h of contract.
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65176517 E. No later than December 1 of each year, libraries shall
65186518 submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President
65196519 Pro Tempore of the Senate an aggregate written repor t on any issues
65206520 related to provider com pliance with technology protection measures
65216521 required by subsection B of this section.
65226522 F. Employees of school districts, charter schools, virtual
65236523 charter schools, state agencies, public libraries, and universities
65246524 shall not be exempt from prosecution for willful violations of state
65256525 law prohibiting indecent exposure to obscene material or child
65266526 pornography sexual abuse material as provided in Section 1021 of
65276527 Title 21 of the Oklaho ma Statutes.
65286528 G. Nothing in this act section shall be construed in a manner
65296529 that applies to digital or onli ne library database resources off ered
65306530 by institutions of higher education when the primary purpose of the
65316531 resources is for education or research.
65326532 SECTION 46. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.163,
65336533 is amended to read as fol lows:
65346534 Section 1210.163. A. Every school employee having reason to
65356535 believe that a student under the age of eighteen (18) years is a
65366536 victim of abuse or neglect shall report the matter immediate ly to
65376537 the Department of Human Services a nd local law enforcement. Reports
65386538 to the Department shall be made to the hotline provided for in
65396539 Section 1-2-101 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any
65406540 allegation of abuse or neglect reported in any manner to a county
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65676567 office shall immediately be referred to the hotline by the
65686568 Department.
65696569 B. Every school employee having reason to believe that a
65706570 student age eighteen (18) years or older is a victim of abuse or
65716571 neglect shall report the matter immediately to local l aw
65726572 enforcement.
65736573 C. In reports required by subsection A or B of this section,
65746574 local law enforcement shall keep confidential and redact any
65756575 information identifying the reporting school employee unless
65766576 otherwise ordered by the court. A school employee with knowledge of
65776577 a report required by subsection A or B of this section shall not
65786578 disclose information identifying the report ing school employee
65796579 unless otherwise order ed by the court or as part of an in vestigation
65806580 by local law enforcement or the Department.
65816581 D. For the purposes of this section, “child abuse and neglect ”
65826582 shall include, but not be limited to:
65836583 1. Child abuse as defined in Section 843 .5 of Title 21 of the
65846584 Oklahoma Statutes;
65856585 2. Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation as defined in Section 1-
65866586 1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes;
65876587 3. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor as defined in
65886588 Section 856 of Title 21 o f the Oklahoma Statutes;
65896589 4. Trafficking in children, as defined in Section 8 66 of Title
65906590 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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66176617 5. Incest as described in Section 885 of Title 21 of the
66186618 Oklahoma Statutes;
66196619 6. Forcible sodomy, as described in Section 888 of Title 21 of
66206620 the Oklahoma Statutes;
66216621 7. Maliciously, forcibly or fraudulently taki ng or enticing a
66226622 child away, as described in Section 891 of Tit le 21 of the Oklahoma
66236623 Statutes;
66246624 8. Soliciting or aiding a minor child to perform or showing,
66256625 exhibiting, loaning or dist ributing obscene material or child
66266626 pornography sexual abuse material , as described in Section 1021 of
66276627 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
66286628 9. Procuring or causing the participation of any minor chi ld in
66296629 any child pornography sexual abuse material or knowingly possessing,
66306630 procuring or manufacturing child pornography sexual abuse material,
66316631 as described in Section 1021.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes;
66326632 10. Permitting or consenting to the parti cipation of a minor
66336633 child in any child pornography sexual abuse material, as described
66346634 in Section 1021.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statut es;
66356635 11. Facilitating, encouraging, offering or soliciting sexu al
66366636 conduct with a minor, as describ ed in Section 1040.13 a of Title 21
66376637 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
66386638 12. Offering or offering to secure a mi nor child for the
66396639 purposes of prostitution or any ot her lewd or indecent act, as
66406640 described in Section 1087 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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66676667 13. Causing, inducing, persu ading or encouraging a minor child
66686668 to engage or continue to en gage in prostitution, as described in
66696669 Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahom a Statutes;
66706670 14. Rape or rape by instrumentation, as described in Sections
66716671 1111.1 and 1114 of Titl e 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
66726672 15. Making any oral, written or electronically or computer -
66736673 generated lewd or indecent proposals to a minor child unde r the age
66746674 of sixteen (16) as described in Section 1123 of Title 21 of the
66756675 Oklahoma Statutes.
66766676 SECTION 47. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 151.1, is
66776677 amended to read as follows:
66786678 Section 151.1. A. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigati on
66796679 shall establish an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) u nit for
66806680 the primary purpose of inve stigating Internet crimes committed
66816681 against children, including, but not limited t o, offenses related to
66826682 child pornography sexual abuse material and solicitation of minors
66836683 for pornography, prostitution or sex-related offenses. The unit
66846684 shall additionally promote safe Internet u se among children and
66856685 their parents by various media or pr inted-material campaigns or by
66866686 offering educational programs to schools or co mmunities throughout
66876687 this state. The Bureau shall employ suffi cient employees to
66886688 investigate and implement the ICAC unit.
66896689 B. The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investig ation
66906690 is hereby authorized to enter into local cooperative agr eements with
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67176717 local law enforcemen t agencies for the purpose of appointing ICAC
67186718 Affiliate Task Force Agents to assist the ICAC unit of t he Bureau.
67196719 ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agents shall be empl oyees and commissioned
67206720 law enforcement officers of the local law enforcement agency
67216721 entering into agreement with the Oklahoma State Bureau o f
67226722 Investigation and shall not be em ployees of the Bureau. I CAC
67236723 Affiliate Task Force Agents shall have general peace officer powers
67246724 and the authority to arre st persons throughout the state for the
67256725 purpose of investigating Internet crimes committed against child ren
67266726 including, but not limited to, offenses related t o child pornography
67276727 sexual abuse material, solicitation of minors for pornography,
67286728 prostitution or sex-related offenses. ICAC Affiliat e Task Force
67296729 Agents shall promote safe Internet use among child ren and parents of
67306730 children by various media or printed -material campaigns or by
67316731 offering educational programs to sch ools or communities throughout
67326732 Oklahoma. The Director of the Bureau may renew, suspend or revo ke
67336733 any agreement appointing an ICAC Affiliate Tas k Force Agent at any
67346734 time. ICAC Affiliate Task Force Agents serve solely at th e
67356735 discretion and will of the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
67366736 Investigation.
67376737 SECTION 48. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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