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40 | 49 | | An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending |
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41 | 50 | | 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644, as last amended by Section |
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42 | 51 | | 6, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, |
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43 | 52 | | Section 644), which relates to assault and battery; |
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44 | 53 | | clarifying scope of certain unlawful act; and |
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45 | 54 | | providing an effective date. |
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50 | 59 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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51 | 60 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 644, as last |
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52 | 61 | | amended by Section 6, Chapter 452, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, |
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53 | 62 | | Section 644), is amended to read as follows: |
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54 | 63 | | Section 644. A. Assault shall be punishable by imprisonment in |
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55 | 64 | | a county jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by a fine of not |
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56 | 65 | | more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and |
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57 | 66 | | imprisonment. |
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88 | 98 | | C. Any person who commits any assault and battery against a |
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89 | 99 | | current or former intimate partner or a family or household member |
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90 | 100 | | as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes |
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91 | 101 | | shall be guilty of domestic abuse. Upon conviction, the defendant |
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92 | 102 | | shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more |
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93 | 103 | | than one (1) year, or b y a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars |
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94 | 104 | | ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction |
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95 | 105 | | for a second or subsequent offense, the person shall be punished by |
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96 | 106 | | imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Cor rections for not |
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97 | 107 | | more than four (4) years, or by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand |
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98 | 108 | | Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The |
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99 | 109 | | provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second |
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100 | 110 | | or subsequent offense. |
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101 | 111 | | D. 1. Any person who, with intent to do bodily harm and |
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102 | 112 | | without justifiable or excusable cause, commits any assault, |
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103 | 113 | | battery, or assault and battery upon an intimate partner or a family |
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104 | 114 | | or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the |
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105 | 115 | | Oklahoma Statutes with any sharp or dangerous weapon, upon |
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106 | 116 | | conviction, is guilty of domestic assault or domestic assault and |
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107 | 117 | | battery with a dangerous weapon which shall be a felony and |
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137 | 148 | | 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second or subsequent |
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138 | 149 | | conviction for a violation of this paragraph. |
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139 | 150 | | 2. Any person who, without such cause, shoot s an intimate |
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140 | 151 | | partner or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 |
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141 | 152 | | of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes by means of any kind of |
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142 | 153 | | firearm, deadly weapon that is likely to produce death , air gun, |
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144 | 155 | | conviction, be guilty of domestic assault and battery with a deadly |
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145 | 156 | | weapon which shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment in the |
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146 | 157 | | custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding life. The |
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147 | 158 | | provisions of Section 51.1 of this titl e shall apply to any second |
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148 | 159 | | or subsequent conviction for a violation of this paragraph. |
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149 | 160 | | E. 1. Any person convicted of domestic abuse committed against |
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150 | 161 | | a pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy shall be guilty of |
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151 | 162 | | a felony, punishable by imprisonmen t in the custody of th e |
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152 | 163 | | Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years. |
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153 | 164 | | 2. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of |
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154 | 165 | | domestic abuse against a pregnant woman with knowledge of the |
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155 | 166 | | pregnancy shall be guilty of a felony, punishabl e by imprisonment in |
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156 | 167 | | the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than ten |
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157 | 168 | | (10) years. |
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187 | 199 | | felony, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department |
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188 | 200 | | of Corrections for not less than twenty (20) years. |
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189 | 201 | | F. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in |
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190 | 202 | | subsection C of this section that results in great bodily injury to |
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191 | 203 | | the victim shall be guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment |
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192 | 204 | | in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than |
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193 | 205 | | ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more |
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194 | 206 | | than one (1) year. The provi sions of Section 51.1 of this title |
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195 | 207 | | shall apply to any second or subsequent conviction of a violation of |
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196 | 208 | | this subsection. |
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197 | 209 | | G. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in |
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198 | 210 | | subsection C of this section that was committed in the presence of a |
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199 | 211 | | child shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not |
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200 | 212 | | less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year, or by a fine |
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201 | 213 | | not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such |
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202 | 214 | | fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or |
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203 | 215 | | subsequent domestic abuse as defined in subsection C of this section |
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204 | 216 | | that was committed in the presence of a child shall be punished by |
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205 | 217 | | imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not |
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206 | 218 | | less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or b y a fine |
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207 | 219 | | not exceeding Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00), or by both such |
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237 | 250 | | of this section committed against an intimate partner or a family or |
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238 | 251 | | household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the |
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239 | 252 | | Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall: |
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240 | 253 | | 1. Specifically order as a condition of a suspended or deferred |
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241 | 254 | | sentence that a defendant participate in counseling or undergo |
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242 | 255 | | treatment to bring about the cessation of domestic abuse as |
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243 | 256 | | specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection; |
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244 | 257 | | 2. a. The court shall require the defendant to complete an |
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245 | 258 | | assessment and follow the recommendat ions of a |
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246 | 259 | | batterers' intervention program certified by the |
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247 | 260 | | Attorney General. If the defendant is ordered to |
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248 | 261 | | participate in a batterers' intervention program, the |
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249 | 262 | | order shall require the defendant to attend the |
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250 | 263 | | program for a minimum of fifty -two (52) weeks, |
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251 | 264 | | complete the program, and be evaluated before and |
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252 | 265 | | after attendance of the program by program staff. |
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253 | 266 | | Three unexcused absences in succession or seven |
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254 | 267 | | unexcused absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks |
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255 | 268 | | from any court-ordered batterers' intervention pro gram |
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256 | 269 | | shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of the |
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257 | 270 | | conditions of probation for the district attorney to |
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286 | 300 | | b. A program for anger management, couples counseling, or |
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287 | 301 | | family and marital counseling shall not solely qualify |
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288 | 302 | | for the counseling or treatment requirement for |
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289 | 303 | | domestic abuse pursuant to this subsection. The |
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290 | 304 | | counseling may be ordered in addition to counseling |
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291 | 305 | | specifically for the treatment of domestic abuse or |
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292 | 306 | | per evaluation as set forth below. I f, after |
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293 | 307 | | sufficient evaluation and attendance at required |
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294 | 308 | | counseling sessions, the domestic violence treatment |
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295 | 309 | | program or licensed professional determines that the |
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296 | 310 | | defendant does not evaluate as a perpetrator of |
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297 | 311 | | domestic violence or d oes evaluate as a perpetrator of |
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298 | 312 | | domestic violence and should complete other programs |
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299 | 313 | | of treatment simultaneously or prior to domestic |
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300 | 314 | | violence treatment, including but not limited to |
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301 | 315 | | programs related to the mental health, apparent |
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302 | 316 | | substance or alcohol abu se or inability or ref usal to |
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303 | 317 | | manage anger, the defendant shall be ordered to |
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304 | 318 | | complete the counseling as per the recommendations of |
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305 | 319 | | the domestic violence treatment program or licensed |
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306 | 320 | | professional; |
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336 | 351 | | program or undergo treatment for domestic abuse to |
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337 | 352 | | assure the attendance and compliance of the defendant |
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338 | 353 | | with the provisions of this subsection and the |
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339 | 354 | | domestic abuse counse ling or treatment requirements. |
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340 | 355 | | The court may suspend sentencing of the defendant |
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341 | 356 | | until the defendant has presented proof to the court |
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342 | 357 | | of enrollment in a program of treatment for domestic |
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343 | 358 | | abuse by an individual licensed practitioner or a |
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344 | 359 | | domestic abuse treatment program certified by the |
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345 | 360 | | Attorney General and attendance at weekly sessions of |
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346 | 361 | | such program. Such proof shall be presented to the |
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347 | 362 | | court by the defendant no later than one hundred |
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348 | 363 | | twenty (120) days after the defendant is order ed to |
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349 | 364 | | such counseling or treatment. At such time, the court |
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350 | 365 | | may complete sentencing, beginning the period of the |
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351 | 366 | | sentence from the date that proof of enrollment is |
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352 | 367 | | presented to the court, and schedule reviews as |
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353 | 368 | | required by subparagraphs a and b of this p aragraph |
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354 | 369 | | and paragraphs 4 and 5 of this subsection. Three |
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355 | 370 | | unexcused absences in succession or seven unexcused |
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356 | 371 | | absences in a period of fifty -two (52) weeks from any |
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386 | 402 | | attorney to seek acceleration or revocation of any |
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387 | 403 | | probation entered by the court. |
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388 | 404 | | b. The court shall set a second review hearing after the |
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389 | 405 | | completion of the counseling or treatment to assure |
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390 | 406 | | the attendance and compliance of the defendant with |
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391 | 407 | | the provisions of this subsection and the domestic |
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392 | 408 | | abuse counseling or treatment requirements. The court |
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393 | 409 | | shall retain continuing jurisdiction over the |
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394 | 410 | | defendant during the course of ordered counseling |
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395 | 411 | | through the final revie w hearing; |
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396 | 412 | | 4. The court may set subsequent or other review hearings as the |
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397 | 413 | | court determines necessary to assure the defendant attends and fully |
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398 | 414 | | complies with the provisions of this subsection and the domestic |
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399 | 415 | | abuse counseling or trea tment requirements; |
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400 | 416 | | 5. At any review hearing, if the defendant is not |
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401 | 417 | | satisfactorily attending individual counseling or a domestic abuse |
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402 | 418 | | counseling or treatment program or is not in compliance with any |
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403 | 419 | | domestic abuse counseling or treatment requirements, the court may |
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404 | 420 | | order the defendant to further or continue counseling, treatment, or |
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405 | 421 | | other necessary services. The court may revoke all or any part of a |
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406 | 422 | | suspended sentence, deferred sentence, or probation pursuant to |
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435 | 452 | | 6. At the first review hearing, the court shall require the |
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436 | 453 | | defendant to appear in court. Thereafter, for any subsequent review |
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437 | 454 | | hearings, the court may accept a report on the progre ss of the |
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438 | 455 | | defendant from individual counseling, domestic abuse counseling, or |
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439 | 456 | | the treatment program. There shall be no requirement for the victim |
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440 | 457 | | to attend review hearings; and |
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441 | 458 | | 7. If funding is available, a referee may be appointed and |
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442 | 459 | | assigned by the presiding judge of the district court to hear |
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443 | 460 | | designated cases set for review under this subsection. Reasonable |
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444 | 461 | | compensation for the referees shall be fixed by the presiding judge. |
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445 | 462 | | The referee shall meet the requirements and perform a ll duties in |
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446 | 463 | | the same manner and procedure as set forth in Sections 1 -8-103 and |
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447 | 464 | | 2-2-702 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes pertaining to referees |
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448 | 465 | | appointed in juvenile proceedings. |
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449 | 466 | | The defendant may be required to pay all or part of the cost of |
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450 | 467 | | the counseling or treatment, in the discretion of the court. |
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451 | 468 | | H. As used in subsection G of this section, "in the presence of |
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452 | 469 | | a child" means in the physical presence of a child; or having |
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453 | 470 | | knowledge that a child is present and may see or hear an act of |
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454 | 471 | | domestic violence. For the purpos es of subsections C and G of this |
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455 | 472 | | section, "child" may be any child whether or not related to the |
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456 | 473 | | victim or the defendant. |
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485 | 503 | | family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title 22 of |
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486 | 504 | | the Oklahoma Statutes shall constitute a sufficient basis for a |
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487 | 505 | | felony charge: |
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488 | 506 | | 1. If that conviction is rendered in any state, county or |
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489 | 507 | | parish court of record of t his or any other state ; or |
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490 | 508 | | 2. If that conviction is rendered in any municipal court of |
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491 | 509 | | record of this or any other state for which any jail time was |
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492 | 510 | | served; provided, no conviction in a municipal court of record |
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493 | 511 | | entered prior to November 1, 1997, shall co nstitute a prior |
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494 | 512 | | conviction for purposes of a felony charge. |
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495 | 513 | | J. Any person who commits any assault and battery by |
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496 | 514 | | strangulation or attempted strangulation against an intimate partner |
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497 | 515 | | or a family or household member as defined by Section 60.1 of Title |
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498 | 516 | | 22 of the Oklahoma Statute s shall, upon conviction, be guilty of |
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499 | 517 | | domestic abuse by strangulation and shall be punished by |
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500 | 518 | | imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a |
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501 | 519 | | period of not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years, |
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502 | 520 | | or by a fine of not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or |
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503 | 521 | | by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent |
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504 | 522 | | conviction for a violation of this section, the defendant shall be |
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505 | 523 | | punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of |
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506 | 524 | | Corrections for a period of not less than three (3) years nor more |
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535 | 554 | | provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second |
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536 | 555 | | or subsequent conviction of a violation of this subsection. As used |
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537 | 556 | | in this subsection, "strangulation" means any form of asphyxia; |
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538 | 557 | | including, but not limited to, asphyxia characterized by closure of |
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539 | 558 | | the blood vessels or air passages of the neck as a result of |
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540 | 559 | | external pressure on the neck or the closure of the nostrils or |
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541 | 560 | | mouth as a result of external pressure on the head. |
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542 | 561 | | K. Any district court of this state and any judge thereof shall |
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543 | 562 | | be immune from any liability or prosecution for issuing an order |
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544 | 563 | | that requires a defendant to: |
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545 | 564 | | 1. Attend a treatment program for domestic abusers certified by |
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546 | 565 | | the Attorney General; |
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547 | 566 | | 2. Attend counseling or treatment services ordered as part of |
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548 | 567 | | any suspended or deferred sentence or probation; and |
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549 | 568 | | 3. Attend, complete, and be evalua ted before and after |
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550 | 569 | | attendance by a treatment program for domestic abusers, certified by |
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551 | 570 | | the Attorney General. |
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552 | 571 | | L. There shall be no charge of fees or costs to any victim of |
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553 | 572 | | domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault in connectio n with |
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554 | 573 | | the prosecution of a domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault |
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555 | 574 | | offense in this state. |
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585 | 605 | | agreement, a local history and any other available history of past |
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586 | 606 | | convictions of the defendant within the last ten (10) years relating |
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587 | 607 | | to domestic abuse, stalking, harassment, rape, violation of a |
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588 | 608 | | protective order, or any other violent misdemeanor or felony |
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589 | 609 | | convictions. |
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590 | 610 | | N. Any plea of guilty or finding of guilt for a violation of |
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591 | 611 | | subsection C, F, G, I or J of this section shall constitute a |
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592 | 612 | | conviction of the offense for the purpose of this act or any other |
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593 | 613 | | criminal statute under which t he existence of a prior conviction is |
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594 | 614 | | relevant for a period of ten (10) years following the completion of |
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595 | 615 | | any court imposed probationary term; provided, the person has not, |
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596 | 616 | | in the meantime, been convicted of a misdemeanor involving mo ral |
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597 | 617 | | turpitude or a felony. |
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598 | 618 | | O. For purposes of subsection F of this section, "great bodily |
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599 | 619 | | injury" means bone fracture, protracted and obvious disfigurement, |
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600 | 620 | | protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body part, organ |
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601 | 621 | | or mental faculty, or substant ial risk of death. |
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602 | 622 | | P. Any pleas of guilty or nolo contendere or finding of guilt |
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603 | 623 | | to a violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a |
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604 | 624 | | conviction of the offense for the purpose of any subsection of this |
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605 | 625 | | section under which the existence of a prior conviction is relevant |
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