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29-BILL NO. 1594 By: George of the House
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31+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33+1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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37+HOUSE BILL NO. 1594 By: George of the House
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4049 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
4150 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644, as last amended by Section
4251 6, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024,
4352 Section 644), which relates to assault and battery;
4453 clarifying scope of certain unlawful act; and
4554 providing an effective date.
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5059 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
5160 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644, as last
5261 amended by Section 6, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024,
5362 Section 644), is amended to read as follows:
5463 Section 644. A. Assault shall be punishable by imprisonment in
5564 a county jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by a fine of not
5665 more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and
5766 imprisonment.
58-B. Assault and battery shall be punishable b y imprisonment in a
59-county jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by a fine of not more
60-than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and
61-imprisonment.
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94+B. Assault and battery sh all be punishable by i mprisonment in a
95+county jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by a fine of not more
96+than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and
97+imprisonment.
8898 C. Any person who commits any assault and battery against a
8999 current or former intimate partner or a family or household member
90100 as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes
91101 shall be guilty of domestic abuse. Upon conviction, the defendant
92102 shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more
93103 than one (1) year, or b y a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars
94104 ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction
95105 for a second or subsequent offense, the person shall be punished by
96106 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Cor rections for not
97107 more than four (4) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand
98108 Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
99109 provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second
100110 or subsequent offense.
101111 D. 1. Any person who, with intent to do bodily harm and
102112 without justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault,
103113 battery, or assault and battery upon an intimate partner or a family
104114 or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the
105115 Oklahoma Statutes with any sharp or dangerous weapon, upon
106116 conviction, is guilty of domestic assault or domestic assault and
107117 battery with a dangerous weapon which shall be a felony and
108-punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
109-Corrections not exceeding ten (10) years, or b y imprisonment in a
110-county jail not exceeding one (1) year. The provisions of Section
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145+punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
146+Corrections not exceeding t en (10) years, or by i mprisonment in a
147+county jail not exceeding one (1) year. The provisions of Section
137148 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second or subsequent
138149 conviction for a violation of this paragraph.
139150 2. Any person who, without such cause, shoot s an intimate
140151 partner or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1
141152 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes by means of any kind of
142153 firearm, deadly weapon that is likely to produce death , air gun,
143-conductive energy weapon, or any other means what soever, shall, upon
154+conductive energy weapon, or any other means what ever, shall, upon
144155 conviction, be guilty of domestic assault and battery with a deadly
145156 weapon which shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment in the
146157 custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life. The
147158 provisions of Section 51.1 of this titl e shall apply to any second
148159 or subsequent conviction for a violation of this paragraph.
149160 E. 1. Any person convicted of domestic abuse committed against
150161 a pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy shall be guilty of
151162 a felony, punishable by imprisonmen t in the custody of th e
152163 Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years.
153164 2. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of
154165 domestic abuse against a pregnant woman with knowledge of the
155166 pregnancy shall be guilty of a felony, punishabl e by imprisonment in
156167 the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than ten
157168 (10) years.
158-3. Any person convicted of domestic abuse committed ag ainst a
159-pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy and a miscarriage
160-occurs or injury to the unborn child occurs s hall be guilty of a
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196+3. Any person convicted of domestic abuse committed against a
197+pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy and a miscarriage
198+occurs or injury to the unbo rn child occurs shall be guilty of a
187199 felony, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
188200 of Corrections for not less than twenty (20) years.
189201 F. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in
190202 subsection C of this section that results in great bodily injury to
191203 the victim shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment
192204 in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than
193205 ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more
194206 than one (1) year. The provi sions of Section 51.1 of this title
195207 shall apply to any second or subsequent conviction of a violation of
196208 this subsection.
197209 G. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in
198210 subsection C of this section that was committed in the presence of a
199211 child shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not
200212 less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year, or by a fine
201213 not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such
202214 fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or
203215 subsequent domestic abuse as defined in subsection C of this section
204216 that was committed in the presence of a child shall be punished by
205217 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not
206218 less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or b y a fine
207219 not exceeding Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00), or by both such
208-fine and imprisonment. The provisions of Section 51.1 of this title
209-shall apply to any second or subsequent offense. For every
210-conviction of a domestic abuse crime in violation of any provision
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247+fine and imprisonment. The provisions of Section 51.1 of this title
248+shall apply to any second or subsequent offense. For every
249+conviction of a domestic abuse crime in violation of any provision
237250 of this section committed against an intimate partner or a family or
238251 household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the
239252 Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall:
240253 1. Specifically order as a condition of a suspended or deferred
241254 sentence that a defendant participate in counseling or undergo
242255 treatment to bring about the cessation of domestic abuse as
243256 specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection;
244257 2. a. The court shall require the defendant to complete an
245258 assessment and follow the recommendat ions of a
246259 batterers' intervention program certified by the
247260 Attorney General. If the defendant is ordered to
248261 participate in a batterers' intervention program, the
249262 order shall require the defendant to attend the
250263 program for a minimum of fifty -two (52) weeks,
251264 complete the program, and be evaluated before and
252265 after attendance of the program by program staff.
253266 Three unexcused absences in succession or seven
254267 unexcused absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks
255268 from any court-ordered batterers' intervention pro gram
256269 shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of the
257270 conditions of probation for the district attorney to
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298+seek acceleration or revocation of any probation
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286300 b. A program for anger management, couples counseling, or
287301 family and marital counseling shall not solely qualify
288302 for the counseling or treatment requirement for
289303 domestic abuse pursuant to this subsection. The
290304 counseling may be ordered in addition to counseling
291305 specifically for the treatment of domestic abuse or
292306 per evaluation as set forth below. I f, after
293307 sufficient evaluation and attendance at required
294308 counseling sessions, the domestic violence treatment
295309 program or licensed professional determines that the
296310 defendant does not evaluate as a perpetrator of
297311 domestic violence or d oes evaluate as a perpetrator of
298312 domestic violence and should complete other programs
299313 of treatment simultaneously or prior to domestic
300314 violence treatment, including but not limited to
301315 programs related to the mental health, apparent
302316 substance or alcohol abu se or inability or ref usal to
303317 manage anger, the defendant shall be ordered to
304318 complete the counseling as per the recommendations of
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307-3. a. The court shall set a review hearing no more than one
308-hundred twenty (120) days after the defendant is
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348+3. a. The court shall set a review hearing no more than on e
349+hundred twenty (120) days after the defendant is
350+ordered to participate in a domestic abuse counseling
336351 program or undergo treatment for domestic abuse to
337352 assure the attendance and compliance of the defendant
338353 with the provisions of this subsection and the
339354 domestic abuse counse ling or treatment requirements.
340355 The court may suspend sentencing of the defendant
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342357 of enrollment in a program of treatment for domestic
343358 abuse by an individual licensed practitioner or a
344359 domestic abuse treatment program certified by the
345360 Attorney General and attendance at weekly sessions of
346361 such program. Such proof shall be presented to the
347362 court by the defendant no later than one hundred
348363 twenty (120) days after the defendant is order ed to
349364 such counseling or treatment. At such time, the court
350365 may complete sentencing, beginning the period of the
351366 sentence from the date that proof of enrollment is
352367 presented to the court, and schedule reviews as
353368 required by subparagraphs a and b of this p aragraph
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355370 unexcused absences in succession or seven unexcused
356371 absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks from any
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400+program shall be prima facie evidence of the violation
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386402 attorney to seek acceleration or revocation of any
387403 probation entered by the court.
388404 b. The court shall set a second review hearing after the
389405 completion of the counseling or treatment to assure
390406 the attendance and compliance of the defendant with
391407 the provisions of this subsection and the domestic
392408 abuse counseling or treatment requirements. The court
393409 shall retain continuing jurisdiction over the
394410 defendant during the course of ordered counseling
395411 through the final revie w hearing;
396412 4. The court may set subsequent or other review hearings as the
397413 court determines necessary to assure the defendant attends and fully
398414 complies with the provisions of this subsection and the domestic
399415 abuse counseling or trea tment requirements;
400416 5. At any review hearing, if the defendant is not
401417 satisfactorily attending individual counseling or a domestic abuse
402418 counseling or treatment program or is not in compliance with any
403419 domestic abuse counseling or treatment requirements, the court may
404420 order the defendant to further or continue counseling, treatment, or
405421 other necessary services. The court may revoke all or any part of a
406422 suspended sentence, deferred sentence, or probation pursuant to
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451+defendant to any or all remaining portions of the original sentence;
435452 6. At the first review hearing, the court shall require the
436453 defendant to appear in court. Thereafter, for any subsequent review
437454 hearings, the court may accept a report on the progre ss of the
438455 defendant from individual counseling, domestic abuse counseling, or
439456 the treatment program. There shall be no requirement for the victim
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441458 7. If funding is available, a referee may be appointed and
442459 assigned by the presiding judge of the district court to hear
443460 designated cases set for review under this subsection. Reasonable
444461 compensation for the referees shall be fixed by the presiding judge.
445462 The referee shall meet the requirements and perform a ll duties in
446463 the same manner and procedure as set forth in Sections 1 -8-103 and
447464 2-2-702 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes pertaining to referees
448465 appointed in juvenile proceedings.
449466 The defendant may be required to pay all or part of the cost of
450467 the counseling or treatment, in the discretion of the court.
451468 H. As used in subsection G of this section, "in the presence of
452469 a child" means in the physical presence of a child; or having
453470 knowledge that a child is present and may see or hear an act of
454471 domestic violence. For the purpos es of subsections C and G of this
455472 section, "child" may be any child whether or not related to the
456473 victim or the defendant.
457-I. For the purposes of subsections C and G of this section, any
458-conviction for assault and battery against an intimate partner or a
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501+I. For the purposes of subsections C and G of this section, any
502+conviction for assault and battery against an intimate partner or a
485503 family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of
486504 the Oklahoma Statutes shall constitute a sufficient basis for a
487505 felony charge:
488506 1. If that conviction is rendered in any state, county or
489507 parish court of record of t his or any other state ; or
490508 2. If that conviction is rendered in any municipal court of
491509 record of this or any other state for which any jail time was
492510 served; provided, no conviction in a municipal court of record
493511 entered prior to November 1, 1997, shall co nstitute a prior
494512 conviction for purposes of a felony charge.
495513 J. Any person who commits any assault and battery by
496514 strangulation or attempted strangulation against an intimate partner
497515 or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title
498516 22 of the Oklahoma Statute s shall, upon conviction, be guilty of
499517 domestic abuse by strangulation and shall be punished by
500518 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
501519 period of not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years,
502520 or by a fine of not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or
503521 by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent
504522 conviction for a violation of this section, the defendant shall be
505523 punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
506524 Corrections for a period of not less than three (3) years nor more
507-than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand
508-Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
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552+than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Twenty Thousand
553+Dollars ($20,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
535554 provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second
536555 or subsequent conviction of a violation of this subsection. As used
537556 in this subsection, "strangulation" means any form of asphyxia;
538557 including, but not limited to, asphyxia characterized by closure of
539558 the blood vessels or air passages of the neck as a result of
540559 external pressure on the neck or the closure of the nostrils or
541560 mouth as a result of external pressure on the head.
542561 K. Any district court of this state and any judge thereof shall
543562 be immune from any liability or prosecution for issuing an order
544563 that requires a defendant to:
545564 1. Attend a treatment program for domestic abusers certified by
546565 the Attorney General;
547566 2. Attend counseling or treatment services ordered as part of
548567 any suspended or deferred sentence or probation; and
549568 3. Attend, complete, and be evalua ted before and after
550569 attendance by a treatment program for domestic abusers, certified by
551570 the Attorney General.
552571 L. There shall be no charge of fees or costs to any victim of
553572 domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault in connectio n with
554573 the prosecution of a domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault
555574 offense in this state.
556-M. In the course of prosecuting any charge of domestic a buse,
557-stalking, harassment, rape, or violation of a protective order, the
558-prosecutor shall provide the court, prior to sentencing or any plea
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603+stalking, harassment, rape, or violation of a protective order, the
604+prosecutor shall provide th e court, prior to sent encing or any plea
585605 agreement, a local history and any other available history of past
586606 convictions of the defendant within the last ten (10) years relating
587607 to domestic abuse, stalking, harassment, rape, violation of a
588608 protective order, or any other violent misdemeanor or felony
589609 convictions.
590610 N. Any plea of guilty or finding of guilt for a violation of
591611 subsection C, F, G, I or J of this section shall constitute a
592612 conviction of the offense for the purpose of this act or any other
593613 criminal statute under which t he existence of a prior conviction is
594614 relevant for a period of ten (10) years following the completion of
595615 any court imposed probationary term; provided, the person has not,
596616 in the meantime, been convicted of a misdemeanor involving mo ral
597617 turpitude or a felony.
598618 O. For purposes of subsection F of this section, "great bodily
599619 injury" means bone fracture, protracted and obvious disfigurement,
600620 protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body part, organ
601621 or mental faculty, or substant ial risk of death.
602622 P. Any pleas of guilty or nolo contendere or finding of guilt
603623 to a violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a
604624 conviction of the offense for the purpose of any subsection of this
605625 section under which the existence of a prior conviction is relevant
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607-sentence or court imposed probationary term.
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653+for a period of ten (10) years following the completion of any
654+sentence or court imposed probationary term.
635655 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
636-Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2025.
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657+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
658+OVERSIGHT, dated 02/25/2025 – DO PASS, As Amended.