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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	ENGROSSED SENATE
6	36		BILL NO. 240 By: Howard of the Senate
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15	45		An Act relating to district courts; amending 20 O.S.
16	46		2021, Section 91.2, which relates to dockets;
17	47		clarifying judge required to establish drug court
18	48		docket; and providing an effective date .
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23		-	SUBJECT: Drug courts
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25	53		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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27	54		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 20 O.S. 2021, Sectio n 91.2, is
28	55		amended to read as follows:
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30	56		Section 91.2. A. To facilitate the trial and disposition of
31	57		cases, actions filed in the district court shall be assigned to
32	58		various dockets by the clerk of the court pursuant to the direction
33	59		and supervision of the presiding judge of the district. Until
34	60		changed by order of the Supreme Court, only the following dockets
35	61		are established: a civil docket, a criminal docket, a traffic
36	62		docket, a probate docket, a juvenile and family relations docket, a
37	63		small claims docket, and a business docket for business court
38	64		divisions of the court created pursuant to Section 17 of this act.
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40	92		B. Whenever a district court establishes a drug court program
41	93		pursuant to the provisions of Sections 471 through 471.11 of Title
42	94		22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the judge having authority presiding
43	95		over the program shall cause to be established a drug court docket.
44	96		In those cases assigned to the drug court docket, the judge shall
45	97		determine what information or p leadings are to be maintained in a
46	98		confidential case file which shall be closed to p ublic inspection.
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49	99		The originating criminal case file shall remain open to public
50	100		inspection. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the district
51	101		attorney, defense attorne y, or the victim-witness coordinator from
52	102		advising any victim or other person regard ing the assignment or
53	103		disposition of a drug court case.
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55	104		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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59		-	Passed the Senate the 14th day of February, 2023.
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66		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of April, 2023.
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73		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
74		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
75		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
76		-	By: _______________________________ __
77		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
78		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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81		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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84		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
85		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
86		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
87		-	By: _______________________________ __
	106	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - CRIMINAL, dated
	107	+	04/05/2023 - DO PASS.