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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 1084 By: Gollihare
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense
66	66	System; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1355A, which
67	67	relates to application for repre sentation by the
68	68	System; modifying eligibility procedures for indigent
69	69	representation by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense
70	70	System; deleting factor considered by the court when
71	71	determining eligibility; removing requirement for
72	72	payment of certain application fee ; providing
73	73	rebuttable presumption for determining eligibility;
74	74	waiving application and application fee under certain
75	75	circumstances; and providing an effective date .
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1355A, is
83	83	amended to read as follows:
84	84	Section 1355A. A. When an indigent requests representation by
85	85	the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, except those presumed eligible
86	86	for appointment of the System as estab lished in subsection D of this
87	87	section, such person shall submit an appropriate application to the
88	88	court clerk, which shall state that the application is signed under
89	89	oath and under the penalty of perjury and that a false statement may
90	90	be prosecuted as suc h. The application shall state whether or not
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142	142	the indigent has been released on bond. In addition, if the
143	143	indigent has been released on bond, the application shall include a
144	144	written statement from the applicant that the applicant has
145	145	contacted three name d attorneys, licensed to practice law in this
146	146	state, and the applicant has been unable to obtain legal counsel . A
147	147	nonrefundable application fee of Forty Dollars ($40.00) shall be
148	148	paid to the court clerk at the time the application is submitted,
149	149	and no application shall be accepted without payment of the fee;
150	150	except that the court may, based upon the financial information
151	151	submitted, defer all or part of the fee if the court determines that
152	152	the person does not have the financial resources to pay the fee at
153	153	time of application, to attach as a court fee upon conviction. Any
154	154	fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be retained by the
155	155	court clerk, deposited in the Court Clerk ’s Revolving Fund, and
156	156	reported quarterly to the Administrative Office of the Co urts
157	157	Release on bond shall not disqualify a person from receiving
158	158	representation by the System .
159	159	B. 1. The Court of Criminal Appeals shall promulgate rules
160	160	governing the determination of indigency pursuant to the provisions
161	161	of Section 55 of Title 20 of th e Oklahoma Statutes. The initial
162	162	determination of indigency shall be made by t he Chief Judge of the
163	163	Judicial District or a designee thereof, based on the defendant ’s
164	164	application and the rules provided herein.
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216	216	2. Upon promulgation of the rules required by law, the
217	217	determination of indigency shall be subject to review by the
218	218	Presiding Judge of the Judicial Administrative District. Until such
219	219	rules become effective, the determination of indigency shall be
220	220	subject to review by the Court of Criminal Appeals.
221	221	C. Before the court appoints the System based on the
222	222	application, the court sh all advise the indigent or, if applicable,
223	223	a parent or legal guardian, that the application is signed under
224	224	oath and under the penalty of perjury and that a false statement may
225	225	be prosecuted as such. A copy of the application shall be sent to
226	226	the prosecuting attorney or the Office of the Attorney General,
227	227	whichever is appropriate, for review. Upon request by any party
228	228	including, but not limited to, the attorney appointed to rep resent
229	229	the indigent, the court shall hold a hearing on the issue of
230	230	eligibility for appointment of the System.
231	231	D. If the defendant is admitted to bail and the defendant or
232	232	another person on behalf of the defendant posts a bond, other than
233	233	by personal recognizance, the court may consider such fact in
234	234	determining the eligibility of the defendant is unable to post the
235	235	bail, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the defendant is
236	236	eligible for appointment of the System ; provided, however, such
237	237	consideration shall not be the sole factor in the determination of
238	238	eligibility. Factors that rebut such presumption shall include an
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291	291	E. The System shall be prohibited from accepting an appointment
292	292	unless a completed application for court -appointed counsel as
293	293	provided by Form 13.3 of Section XIII of the Rules of the Court of
294	294	Criminal Appeals, 22 O.S. 2001, Ch. 18, App., has been filed of
295	295	record in the case.
296	296	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective No vember 1, 2025.
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