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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. 420 By: Coleman and Floyd of the
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16	45		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Crime Victims
17	46		Compensation Act; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Sections
18	47		142.10 and 142.13, which relate to award of
19	48		compensation and payment of award; increasing time to
20	49		file certain claim; clarifying requirements for
21	50		certain exception; providing exception to grounds for
22	51		diminishing certain award; increasing amounts of
23	52		certain compensation; updating statutory reference;
24	53		and providing an effective date.
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30		-	SUBJECT: Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act
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32	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STAT E OF OKLAHOMA:
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34	60		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 142 .10, is
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37	62		Section 142.10. A. Compensation shall not be award ed:
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39	63		1. Unless the claim has been filed with the Crime Victims
40	64		Compensation Board with in one (1) year thirty (30) months after the
41	65		injury or death upon which the claim is based. If the victim is
42	66		under a mental or cognitive disability or is a child under e ighteen
43	67		(18) years of age, the Board may use the date the criminal incident
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44	95		was disclosed to a responsible adult when establishing whether or
45	96		not the claim was timely f iled. In cases involving sexual assault
46	97		of an adult eighteen (18) years of age or older , the Board may use
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49	98		the date the sexual assault forensic evidence kit was tested when
50	99		establishing whether the claim was timely fil ed. The Board may, at
51	100		its discretion, extend the filing period beyond one (1) year upon a
52	101		showing of good cause or in all ca ses of sexual assault;
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54	102		2. To a claimant who was the offender, or an accomplice of the
55	103		offender;
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57	104		3. To another person if the award would unjustly benefit the
58	105		offender or accomplice; or
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60	106		4. Unless after the criminally injurious conduct resulting in
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63	108		a. such conduct was reported to a law enforcement officer
64	109		within seventy-two (72) hours after its oc currence, or
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66	110		b. in the case of sexual assault, the victim undergoes a
67	111		forensic medical examination within one hundred twenty
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70	113		c. the Board finds there was g ood cause for the failure
71	114		to report the crime or obtain a forensic medi cal
72	115		examination within that the time specified in
73	116		subparagraph a or b of this paragraph .
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75	117		B. Compensation otherwise payable to a claimant s hall be
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78	146		1. That the economic loss is recouped from collateral sources;
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81	148		2. Of the degree of responsibility for the cause of the injury
82	149		or death attributable to the victim as de termined by the Board.
83	150		Provided, a self-inflicted injury shall not be attributable to the
84	151		victim when the Board finds the injury is a direct result of the
85	152		crime committed against the victim.
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87	153		C. The Board, upon findin g that the claimant or victim has not
88	154		fully cooperated with appropriate law enforcement agencies, may
89	155		deny, withdraw or reduce an awar d of compensation. Victims of
90	156		sexual assault who undergo a forensic m edical examination within one
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93	157		hundred twenty (120) h ours after the sexual assault shall be found
94	158		to have fully cooperated. The Board may ex tend this period of time
95	159		for good cause.
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97	160		D. The Board, on its own motion or on request of the claimant,
98	161		may reconsider a decision granting or denying an award or
99	162		determining its amount. The motion or requ est to reconsider a
100	163		decision shall be made within six (6) months from the date of the
101	164		last action by the Board on the claim at issue. An order on
102	165		reconsideration of an award shall not require a refund of amounts
103	166		previously paid, unless the award was obtai ned by fraud. The right
104	167		of reconsideration does n ot affect the finality of a Board decision
105	168		for the purpose of judicial review. On claims which are denied by
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106	196		the Board, reconsideration may only be granted within six (6) months
107	197		of the last Board action.
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109	198		E. The provisions of subsections A and B of this s ection shall
110	199		not apply to claimants eligible f or compensation pursuant to the
111	200		Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Act who make claims under the
112	201		Oklahoma Crime Victims Com pensation Act.
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114	202		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 142 .13, is
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117	204		Section 142.13. A. The Crime Victim s Compensation Board may
118	205		compensate for work loss, replacement services loss, dependent ’s
119	206		economic loss and dependent ’s replacement service loss.
120	207		Compensation for a caregiver who has out-of-pocket wage loss as a
121	208		result of caring for the victim who was inj ured as a result of
122	209		criminally injurious co nduct may not exceed Three Thousand Dollars
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125	211		B. Compensation payable to a vic tim and to all other claimants
126	212		sustaining economic loss because of injury to or death of that
127	213		victim may not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) Twenty-
128	214		five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in the aggregate. The Board may,
129	215		after approval of an initia l award of Twenty Thousand Dollars
130	216		($20,000.00) Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), grant an
131	217		additional sum not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00)
132	218		Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), specifically for loss of
133	219		wages for the victim o r loss of support for dependents of a deceased
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134	247		victim, provided, there is verifiable economic lo ss after deducting
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137	248		payments from other sou rces. In no event shall compensation payable
138	249		to a victim and to all other claimants sustaining economic loss
139	250		because of injury to or death of that victim exceed Forty Thousand
140	251		Dollars ($40,000.00) Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in the
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143	253		C. The Board may provide for the paymen t to a claimant in a
144	254		lump sum or in installments. At the request of the claimant, the
145	255		Board may convert future economic loss, other than allowable
146	256		expense, to a lump sum.
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148	257		D. An award payable in a lump sum or installments for loss of
149	258		support for a depende nt of the deceased victim may be computed
150	259		through a formula which calculates the ne t loss of support for
151	260		dependents based upon an es timated date of retirement or an
152	261		estimated date of adulthood for dependent children, beginn ing with
153	262		the date of death of the victim and ending with the least of one of
154	263		the following time periods for each dep endent filing loss of
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158	266		the date the victim would have been expected t o reach sixty-two (62)
159	267		years of age;
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161	268		2. The amount of time from the date of death of the victim to
162	269		the date the spouse of the victim is expected to reach sixty -two
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165	298		3. The amount of time f rom the date of death of the victim to
166	299		the date a dependent child is expected to reach eighteen (18) years
167	300		of age or twenty-three (23) years of age if the depend ent child is
168	301		enrolled as a full-time student. An award payable in installments
169	302		for future loss of support may be modified by the Board in t he event
170	303		a dependent child receiv ing loss of support is between the ages of
171	304		eighteen (18) and twenty -three (23) years of age and is no longer
172	305		enrolled as a full-time student, the dependent dies before all
173	306		installments are paid or the dependent receiving in stallments moves
174	307		and leaves no forwarding address with the Board office.
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176	308		E. An award shall not be subject to execut ion, attachment,
177	309		garnishment or other process, ex cept for child support and except
178	310		that an award for allowable expense shall not be exempt f rom a claim
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181	311		of a creditor to the extent that such creditor has provided
182	312		products, services or accommodations, the co sts of which are
183	313		included in the award.
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185	314		F. An assignment by the claimant to any future award u nder the
186	315		provisions of this act Section 142.1 et seq. of this title is
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190	318		of court ordered alimony, maintenance or child support; or
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194	348		accommodations necessitated by the injury or death on which the
195	349		claim is based and are provided or to be provi ded by the assignee.
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197	350		G. The Board may, in its discretion, approve payment of crisis
198	351		counseling, occurring within three (3) years of the cri me, in an
199	352		amount not to exceed Th ree Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for each
200	353		family member of a homicide victim; provi ded, the counselor is a
201	354		qualified mental health care provider. Medical and pharmaceutical
202	355		treatment is not compensable for any family membe r of a deceased
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205	357		H. Outpatient counseling expenses for a victim of criminally
206	358		injurious conduct may be consi dered by the Board provided the
207	359		counseling is focused on the crime and the counselor is a qualified
208	360		mental health care provider. A total no t to exceed Three Thousand
209	361		Dollars ($3,000.00) may be awarded for individual couns eling
210	362		sessions for victims of crim inally injurious conduct. Sessions
211	363		between the mental health care provider and nonoffending parents of
212	364		a victimized child under eighteen (1 8) years of age may also be
213	365		included in the award provided the combined total for the counseling
214	366		and parental sessions do does not exceed Three Thousand Dollars
215	367		($3,000.00) and the parental sessions relate to the victimization.
216	368		In extreme cases, the Board may, in its discretion, waive the thr ee-
217	369		thousand-dollar limit. Inpatient mental health treatment will be
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224	400		I. Reasonable funeral, cremation or burial expenses shall not
225	401		exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00 ).
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227	402		J. Reasonable costs associated with crime sce ne cleanup shall
228	403		not exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00).
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231	405		Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).
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234	407		violent crimes occurring in a vehicle owned by the victim of the
235	408		violent crime or an eligible claimant, provided such fee is
236	409		associated with the collection and security o f crime scene evidence.
237	410		Reimbursement for vehicle impound fees shall not exceed Se ven
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244		-	Passed the Senate the 21st day of March, 2023.
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251		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of April, 2023.
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258		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
259		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
260		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
261		-	By: _______________________________ __
262		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
263		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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265		-	_________________________________
266		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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269		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
270		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
271		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
272		-	By: _______________________________ __
	414	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRE CTIONS,
	415	+	dated 04/12/2023 - DO PASS.