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34	29		BILL NO. 2376 By: Hill of the House
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45	40		An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending
46	41		Section 1, Chapter 248, O.S.L. 2023 (22 O.S. Supp.
47	42		2024, Section 991a-4.2), which relates to early
48	43		evaluation hearings; directing the District Attorneys
49	44		Council to annually provide list of early termination
50	45		applications; and providing an effective date .
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57	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	53		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 248, O.S.L.
59	54		2023 (22 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 991a -4.2), is amended to read as
60	55		follows:
61	56		Section 991a-4.2. A. 1. Any person who receives a suspended
62	57		sentence that exceeds five (5) years pursuant to the provisions of
63	58		Section 991a of this title fo r an offense not listed in Section 13.1
64	59		or subsection C, D, E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of Title 21 of the
65	60		Oklahoma Statutes or Section 571 or 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
66	61		Statutes shall, upon request, receive an early evaluation hearing
	62	+	after five (5) years to determine whether the length of the
	63	+	suspended sentence should be modified.
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96	90		2. Any person who receives a split sentence pursuant to the
97	91		provisions of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes this
98	92		title for an offense not listed in Sectio n 13.1 or subsection C, D,
99	93		E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
100	94		Section 571 or 582 of Title 57 of the Okl ahoma Statutes and the
101	95		suspended portion of the sentence exceeds five (5) years shall, upon
102	96		request, receive an early e valuation hearing after five (5) years of
103	97		serving the suspended portion of the split sentence to determine
104	98		whether the length of the split sentence should be modified.
105	99		B. Upon an early evaluation hearing conducted pursuant to
106	100		subsection A of this section, the court may modify the length of the
107	101		suspended sentence or split sentence when:
108	102		1. The person has completed all requirements of his o r her
109	103		probation, including treatment and rehabilitative programming;
110	104		2. The person had no criminal violations during t he term of
111	105		probation;
112	106		3. The person has no pending revocation hearings; and
113	107		4. The district attorney does not object on behalf of the state
114	108		or the victim or victims of the offense. Any such objection shall
115	109		be made in writing, specify on behalf of whom t he objection is made,
116	110		and include the specific reason or reasons for the objection.
	111	+	C. A person may request an early evaluation hearing one (1)
	112	+	year earlier than prescribed in subsection A of this section and the
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144		-	C. A person may request an early evaluation hearing one (1)
145		-	year earlier than prescribed in subsection A of this section and the
146	139		court may modify the length of the suspend ed sentence or split
147	140		sentence when:
148	141		1. The person received a high school or high school equivalency
149	142		diploma, any college -level degree, or a vocational, technical, or
150	143		career training certification or degree while serving his or her
151	144		sentence, or when the pe rson has maintained consistent employment
152	145		throughout his or her probation period;
153	146		2. The person has completed all requirements of his or her
154	147		probation, including treatment and rehabilitative programming;
155	148		3. The person had no criminal violations during th e term of
156	149		probation;
157	150		4. The person has no pending revocation hearings; and
158	151		5. The district attorney does not object on behalf of the state
159	152		or the victim or victims of the offense. Any such objection shall
160	153		be made in writing, specify on behalf of whom th e objection is made,
161	154		and include the specific reason or reasons for the objection.
162	155		D. Written notice shall be made to the appropriate di strict
163	156		attorney within fifteen (15) days of the filing of a request
164	157		pursuant to subsection A or subsection C of this section. The
165	158		district attorney shall have forty -five (45) days from the date the
166	159		notice was received to object or otherwise respond. The Court may,
	160	+	upon request of the district attorney, grant a single fifteen -day
	161	+	extension to object or otherwise respond.
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194		-	upon request of the district attorney, grant a single fifteen -day
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196	188		E. An offender may only request one early evaluation hearing in
197	189		a case pursuant to subsection A of this section without prior
198	190		approval from the district attorney.
199	191		F. No person shall be prohibited from an early evaluation
200	192		hearing as a condition of a plea agreement or imposed sentence if
201	193		otherwise qualified pursuant to subsection A of this section.
202	194		G. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the
203	195		House of Representatives, or the Governor may request the On or
204	196		before November 30, 2025, and eve ry odd year thereafter, the
205	197		District Attorneys Council to shall provide a list of early
206	198		termination applications made and copies of any o bjections or other
207	199		responses to such applications during the prior fiscal year . Such
208	200		request shall be made no later th an July 31 and shall be fulfilled
209	201		no later than November 30 to the President Pro Tempore of the
210	202		Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
211	203		Representatives, and the Governor .
212	204		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Novem ber 1, 2025.
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