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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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5757 SENATE BILL 594 By: Rader
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
6666 12 O.S. 2021, Section 2803.1, as last amended by
6767 Section 1, Chapter 104, O.S.L. 2024 ( 12 O.S. Supp.
6868 2024, Section 2803.1), which relates to Oklahoma
6969 Evidence Code; updating statutory language; amending
7070 Sections 5 and 6, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S.
7171 Supp. 2024, Sections 20E and 20F), which relate to
7272 Class A3 and Class B1 criminal offenses; updating
7373 statutory language; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section
7474 843.5, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 151, O.S.L.
7575 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 843.5), which
7676 relates to child abuse; modifying penalty provisions
7777 for certain offenses; modifying scope o f certain
7878 offenses; providing certain affirmative defense;
7979 providing for certain retroactivity; modifying
8080 definitions; construing provisions; removing term;
8181 defining terms; and providing an effective date .
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8787 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE ST ATE OF OKLAHOMA:
8888 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2021, Section 2803.1, as
8989 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 104, O.S.L. 2024 (12 O.S. Supp.
9090 2024, Section 2803.1), is amended to read as follows:
9191 Section 2803.1. A. The following st atements are admissible in
9292 juvenile deprived proceedings and pre -trial and post-trial criminal
9393 and juvenile delinquent proceedings including preliminary hearings,
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145145 prosecutive merit hearings, and hearings on the revocation of
146146 probation or acceleration of a deferred judgment:
147147 1. A statement made by a child who has not attained sixtee n
148148 (16) years of age at the time the statement is made, a child sixteen
149149 (16) years of age or older who has a disability, or a person who is
150150 an incapacitated person as defined by S ection 10-103 of Title 43A of
151151 the Oklahoma Statutes, which describes any act of physical abuse,
152152 domestic abuse, neglect, enabling failure to protect from physical
153153 abuse or neglect against the child or incapacitated person or any
154154 act of sexual contact, any conduct proscribed by Sections 741, 745,
155155 748, 843.1, 843.2, 843.3, 843.4, 843. 5, or 1111, 1111.1, 1112, 1113,
156156 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1123, or 1125 of Title 21 of the
157157 Oklahoma Statutes, performed with or on the child or incapacitated
158158 person by another, or any act or omission resulting in great bodily
159159 injury to the child or incapacitated person; and
160160 2. A statement made by a child who has not attained sixteen
161161 (16) years of age at the time the statement is made, a child sixteen
162162 (16) years of age or older who has a disability, or a person who is
163163 an incapacitated person as de fined by Section 10-103 of Title 43A of
164164 the Oklahoma Statutes, which describes any act of physical abuse,
165165 neglect, or enabling failure to protect from physical abuse or
166166 neglect against another child or incapacitated person, any act of
167167 sexual contact with another child or incapacitated person, any
168168 conduct proscribed by Sections 741, 745, 748, 843.1, 843.2, 843.3,
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220220 843.4, 843.5, or 1111, 1111.1, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117,
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222222 act of domestic abuse, or any act or omission resulting in death or
223223 great bodily injury to a human being, provided that the child or
224224 incapacitated person witnessed the act or omission.
225225 B. The following statements are admissible in criminal and
226226 juvenile delinquent trials if the child or incapacitated person
227227 testifies at the trial whether in person, via videoconferencing
228228 equipment, or other alternative means; if the child or incapacitated
229229 person does not testify at the trial and is unavailable as defined
230230 by subsection A of Section 2804 of this title and the requirements
231231 for admissibility pursuant to subsection B of Section 2804 of this
232232 title are satisfied; or if the child or incapacitated perso n does
233233 not testify at the trial and the court determines that the statement
234234 is nontestimonial:
235235 1. A statement made by a child who has not attained sixteen
236236 (16) years of age at the time the statement is made, a child sixteen
237237 (16) years of age or older who has a disability, or a person who is
238238 an incapacitated person as defined by Sec tion 10-103 of Title 43A of
239239 the Oklahoma Statutes, which describes any act of physical abuse,
240240 domestic abuse, neglect, enabling failure to protect from physical
241241 abuse or neglect against the child or incapacitated person or any
242242 act of sexual contact, any conduct proscribed by Sections 741, 745,
243243 748, 843.1, 843.2, 843.3, 843.4, 843.5, or 1111, 1111.1, 1112, 1113,
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296296 Oklahoma Statutes, performed with or on the child or incapacitated
297297 person by another, or any act or omission resulting in great bodily
298298 injury to the child or incapacitated person; and
299299 2. A statement made by a child who has not attained sixteen
300300 (16) years of age at the time the statement is made, a child sixteen
301301 (16) years of age or older who has a disability, or a person who is
302302 an incapacitated person as defined by Section 10 -103 of Title 43A of
303303 the Oklahoma Statutes, which describes any act of physical abu se,
304304 neglect, or enabling failure to protect from physical abuse or
305305 neglect against another child or incapacitated person, any act of
306306 sexual conduct with another child or incapacitated person, any
307307 conduct proscribed by Sections 741, 745, 748, 843.1, 843.2, 843.3,
308308 843.4, 843.5, or 1111, 1111.1, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117,
309309 1118, 1119, 1123, or 1125 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any
310310 act of domestic abuse, or any act or omission resulting in death or
311311 great bodily injury to a human being, provided that the child or
312312 incapacitated person witnessed the act or omission.
313313 C. The provisions of the Oklahoma Criminal Discovery Code,
314314 Section 2002 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall govern the
315315 disclosure and notice requirements of statements offered pursuant to
316316 this section.
317317 D. As used in this section, “disability” means a physical or
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370370 major life activities of the child or the child is regarded as
371371 having such an impairment by a competent medical professional.
372372 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 5, Chapter 366, O.S.L.
373373 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 20E), is amended to read as
374374 follows:
375375 Section 20E. A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class A3
376376 shall include the fo llowing criminal offenses:
377377 1. Domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon, as
378378 provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection D of Section 644 of Title
379379 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
380380 2. Second or subsequent conviction of domestic abuse against a
381381 pregnant woman with knowledge of the pregnancy, as provided for in
382382 subsection E of Secti on 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
383383 3. Aggravated assault and battery upon a police officer,
384384 sheriff, deputy sheriff or highway patrolman, corrections personnel,
385385 or any state peace officer, as provided for in subsection A of
386386 Section 650 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
387387 4. Shooting with the intent to kill, as provided for in
388388 subsection A of Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
389389 5. Using a vehicle to fac ilitate the intentional discharge of a
390390 firearm, crossbow, or other weapon, as provided for in subsection B
391391 of Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
392392 6. Assault and battery with a deadly weapon, as provided for in
393393 subsection C of Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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445445 7. Maiming, as provided for in Section 752 of Title 21 of the
446446 Oklahoma Statutes;
447447 8. Sexual abuse by a caretaker, as provided for in paragraph 2
448448 of subsection B of Section 843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
449449 Statutes;
450450 9. Child abuse, as provided for in subsection A of Section
451451 843.5 of Title 21 of t he Oklahoma Statutes;
452452 10. Enabling Failure to protect from child abuse, as provided
453453 for in subsection B of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
454454 Statutes;
455455 11. Child sexual abuse, as provided for in subsection E of
456456 Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
457457 12. Enabling Failure to protect from child sexual abuse, as
458458 provided for in subsection G of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the
459459 Oklahoma Statutes;
460460 13. Child sexual exploitation, as provided for in subsection H
461461 of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
462462 14. Enabling Failure to protect from child sexual exploitation,
463463 as provided for in subsection J of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the
464464 Oklahoma Statutes;
465465 15. Lewd or indecent proposals or acts to a child, as provided
466466 for in subsection A of Section 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
467467 Statutes;
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519519 16. Terrorism, as provided for in subsection B of Section
520520 1268.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
521521 17. Conspiracy to commit terrorism, as provided for in
522522 subsection A of Section 1268.3 of Titl e 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
523523 18. Any person above the age of eighteen (18) who, on campuses
524524 or public school grounds, advocates revolution, sabotage, force and
525525 violation, sedition, treason, or the overthrow of the United States
526526 government, as provided for in subsection B of Section 1327 of Title
527527 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
528528 19. Arson in the first degree, as provided for in subsection A
529529 of Section 1401 of Title 21 of the Oklaho ma Statutes;
530530 20. Arson while manufacturing, attempting to manufacture, or
531531 endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous substance, as
532532 provided for in subsection B of Section 1401 of Title 21 of the
533533 Oklahoma Statutes; and
534534 21. Causing personal injury w hile committing an act of arson,
535535 as provided for in Section 1405 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
536536 Statutes.
537537 B. Any person convicted of a Class A3 criminal offense set
538538 forth in this section shall be punished in accordance with the
539539 corresponding penalties provid ed for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
540540 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 6, Chapter 366, O.S.L.
541541 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 20F), is amended to read as
542542 follows:
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594594 Section 20F. A. Upon the effective date of this act, Class B1
595595 shall include the following criminal offenses:
596596 1. Accessory to murder in the second degree, as provided for in
597597 paragraph 5 of Section 175 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
598598 2. Rescuing or attempting to rescue a prisoner charged or
599599 convicted of a felony, as pro vided for in paragraph 1 of Section 521
600600 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
601601 3. Aiding suicide, as provided for in Section 813 of Title 21
602602 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
603603 4. Aiding suicide by furnishing the person with deadly weapons
604604 or poisonous drugs, as pr ovided for in Section 814 of Title 21 of
605605 the Oklahoma Statutes;
606606 5. Mingling poison, controlled dangerous substances, or sharp
607607 objects harmful to human life with any food, drink, medicine, or
608608 water, as provided for in Section 832 of Title 21 of the Oklahom a
609609 Statutes;
610610 6. Abuse, financial neglect, neglect, or exploitation by a
611611 caretaker, as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section
612612 843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
613613 7. Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult, as
614614 provided for in Section 843.4 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
615615 8. Engaging in child neglect, as provided for in subsection C
616616 of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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668668 9. Enabling Failure to protect from child neglect, as provided
669669 for in subsection D of Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
670670 Statutes;
671671 10. Forcible sodomy , as provided for in subsection A of Section
672672 888 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
673673 11. Sodomy by a person over eighteen (18) years of age upon a
674674 person under sixteen (16) ye ars of age, as provided for in paragraph
675675 1 of subsection B of Section 888 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
676676 Statutes;
677677 12. Sodomy upon a person incapable through mental illness or
678678 unsoundness of mind to give legal consent, as provided for in
679679 paragraph 2 of subse ction B of Section 888 of Title 21 of the
680680 Oklahoma Statutes;
681681 13. Sodomy with any person by means of force, violence, or
682682 threats of force or violence, as provided for in paragraph 3 of
683683 subsection B of Section 888 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
684684 14. Sodomy upon a person under the legal custody, supervision,
685685 or authority of a state agency, county, municipality, or political
686686 subdivision of the state, as provided for in paragraph 4 of
687687 subsection B of Section 888 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
688688 15. Sodomy upon a person at least sixteen (16) years of age but
689689 less than twenty (20) years of age and who is a student of any
690690 public or private secondary school, junior high, high school, or
691691 public vocational school with a person eighteen (18) years of age o r
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744744 in paragraph 5 of subsection B of Section 888 of Title 21 of the
745745 Oklahoma Statutes;
746746 16. Sodomy upon a person who is unconscious, as provided for in
747747 paragraph 7 of subsection B of Secti on 888 of Title 21 of the
748748 Oklahoma Statutes;
749749 17. Sodomy upon a person who is intoxicated by a narcotic or
750750 anesthetic agent administered by or with the privity of the accused,
751751 as provided for in paragraph 8 of subsection B of Section 888 of
752752 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
753753 18. Procuring or causing the participation of a minor in child
754754 pornography or possessing, procuring, manufacturing, selling, or
755755 distributing child pornography, as provided for in Section 1021.2 of
756756 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
757757 19. Permitting or consenting to the participation of a minor in
758758 child pornography by a parent, guardian, or individual having
759759 custody, as provided for in Section 1021.3 of Title 21 of the
760760 Oklahoma Statutes;
761761 20. Buying, procuring, or possessing child pornogr aphy, as
762762 provided for in Section 1024.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
763763 21. Child prostitution, as provided for in subsection B of
764764 Section 1029 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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816816 22. Receiving or offering to agree to receive a child for
817817 purposes of prostitution, as provided for in paragraph 2 of
818818 subsection A of Section 10 87 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
819819 23. Transporting or aiding in the transport of a child for
820820 prostitution, as provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection A of
821821 Section 1087 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
822822 24. Permitting the prostitution of a child in any house,
823823 building, room, other premises, or any conveyances under the control
824824 of a person, as provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection B of
825825 Section 1087 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
826826 25. Causing, inducing, persuading, or encouraging a ch ild by
827827 promise, threats, violence, or any device or scheme to engage in
828828 prostitution, as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection A of
829829 Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma S tatutes;
830830 26. Keeping, holding, detaining, restraining, or compelling a
831831 child to engage in prostitution, as provided for in paragraph 2 of
832832 subsection A of Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
833833 27. Keeping, holding, detaining, restraining, or compelling a
834834 child to engage in prostitution for purposes of compelling the ch ild
835835 to pay, liquidate, or cancel any debts, dues, or obligations
836836 incurred by the child, as provided for in paragraph 3 of subsection
837837 A of Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
838838 28. Permitting the keeping, holding, detaining, or restraining
839839 of a child for prostitution in any house, building, room, other
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891891 premises, or any conveyances under the control of a person, as
892892 provided for in paragraph 2 of subsection B of Section 1088 of Title
893893 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
894894 29. Advocating the revolution, sa botage, force and violation,
895895 sedition, treason, or overthrow of the government of the United
896896 States, as provided for in Section 1266 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
897897 Statutes;
898898 30. Commit, attempt to commit, or aid in the commission of any
899899 act intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the government of the
900900 United States, as provided for in Section 1266.4 of Title 21 of the
901901 Oklahoma Statutes;
902902 31. Biochemical terrorism, as provided for i n subsection D of
903903 Section 1268.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
904904 32. Biochemical assault when the person knows the substance is
905905 toxic, noxious, or lethal to humans, as provided for in subsection C
906906 of Section 1268.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statut es;
907907 33. Second or subsequent conviction of using a firearm while
908908 committing a felony, as provided for in subsection A of Section 1287
909909 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
910910 34. Discharging a firearm or other deadly weapon at or into a
911911 dwelling or building used for public or business purposes, as
912912 provided for in Section 1289.17A of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
913913 Statutes;
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965965 35. Directing, advising, encouraging, or soliciting other
966966 persons to commit acts of force or violence while participating in a
967967 riot, as provided for in paragraph 4 of Section 1312 of Title 21 of
968968 the Oklahoma Statutes;
969969 36. Burglary in the first degree, as provided for in Section
970970 1431 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
971971 37. Seizing or exercising control of any bus by force or
972972 violence or by threats of force or violence, as provided for in
973973 subsection A of Section 1903 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
974974 38. Using a dangerous or deadly weapon while seizing or
975975 exercising control of a bus or when intimidating, threatening,
976976 assaulting, or batteri ng a bus driver, as provided for in subsection
977977 C of Section 1903 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
978978 39. Receiving, acquiring, and concealing proceeds derived from
979979 unlawful activities in an amount of more than Fifty Thousand Dollars
980980 ($50,000.00), as pro vided for in paragraph 4 of subsection G of
981981 Section 2001 of Title 21 of the Ok lahoma Statutes;
982982 40. Participating in racketeering activities, as provided for
983983 in subsection A of Section 1403 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
984984 Statutes;
985985 41. Acquiring or maintainin g any interest in or control of any
986986 enterprise or real property through racketeering activities, as
987987 provided for in subsection B of Section 1403 of Title 22 of the
988988 Oklahoma Statutes;
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10401040 42. Using or investing any part of proceeds derived from
10411041 racketeering activities, as provided for in subsection C of Section
10421042 1403 of Title 22 of the O klahoma Statutes;
10431043 43. Conspiring with others to commit unlawful racketeering
10441044 activities, as provided for in subsection D of Section 1403 of Title
10451045 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
10461046 44. Causing an accident resulting in great bodily injury while
10471047 driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating
10481048 substance, as provided for in paragraph 1 of subsection B of Section
10491049 11-904 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
10501050 45. Trafficking in fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any fentanyl
10511051 analogs or derivatives, as provi ded for in subparagraph a of
10521052 paragraph 12 of subsection C of Section 2 -415 of Title 63 of the
10531053 Oklahoma Statutes.
10541054 B. Any person convicted of a Class B1 criminal offense set
10551055 forth in this section shall be punished in accordance with the
10561056 corresponding penalties provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes.
10571057 SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 843.5, as
10581058 amended by Section 2, Chapter 151, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024,
10591059 Section 843.5), is amended to read as follows:
10601060 Section 843.5. A. 1. Any person who shall willfully or
10611061 maliciously engage in child abuse, as defined in this section,
10621062 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by
10631063 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a
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11151115 term not exceeding to exceed life imprisonment, or by imprisonment
11161116 in a county jail for a term not exceeding to exceed one (1) year, or
11171117 by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more
11181118 than not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both
11191119 such fine and imprisonment and fine if the child abuse results in
11201120 great bodily injury or serious mental or emotional injury .
11211121 2. In all other cases, the punishment shall be imprisonment in
11221122 the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
11231123 exceed seven (7) years or by imprisonment in a county jail for a
11241124 term not to exceed one (1) year, by a fine not more than Five
11251125 Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine .
11261126 B. 1. Any person responsible for the health, safety , or
11271127 welfare of a child w ho shall willfully or maliciously engage in
11281128 enabling failure to protect from child abuse, as defined in this
11291129 section, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the
11301130 custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding
11311131 life imprisonment to exceed ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in a
11321132 county jail for a term not exceeding to exceed one (1) year, or by a
11331133 fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) n or more than
11341134 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and
11351135 imprisonment and fine if the child abuse results in great bodily
11361136 injury or serious mental or emotional injury .
11371137 2. In all other cases, the punishment shall be imprisonment in
11381138 the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
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11901190 exceed four (4) years or by imprisonment in a county jail for a term
11911191 not to exceed one (1) year, by a fine not more than Five Thousand
11921192 Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine.
11931193 C. 1. Any person responsible for the health, safety , or
11941194 welfare of a child who sha ll willfully or maliciously engage in
11951195 child neglect, as defined in this section, shall, upon conviction,
11961196 be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
11971197 Corrections for a term not exceeding to exceed life imprisonment, or
11981198 by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not exceeding to exceed
11991199 one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
12001200 ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
12011201 both such fine and imprisonment and fine if the neglect results in
12021202 great bodily injury or serious mental or emotional injury.
12031203 2. In all other cases, the punishment shall be imprisonment in
12041204 the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
12051205 exceed seven (7) years or by imprisonment in a county jail for a
12061206 term not to exceed one (1) year, by a fine not more than Five
12071207 Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine .
12081208 D. 1. Any parent or other person who shall willfully or
12091209 maliciously engage in enabling failure to protect from child neglect
12101210 shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody
12111211 of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding life
12121212 imprisonment, to exceed ten (10) years or by imprisonment in a
12131213 county jail for a term not exceeding to exceed one (1) year, or by a
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12651265 fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than
12661266 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and
12671267 imprisonment and fine if the failure to protect from child neglect
12681268 results in great bodily injury or serious mental or emotional
12691269 injury.
12701270 2. In all other cases, the punishment shall be imprisonment in
12711271 the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to
12721272 exceed four (4) years, by a fine not more than Fi ve Thousand Dollars
12731273 ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine .
12741274 E. Any person responsible for the health, safety , or welfare of
12751275 a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child sexual
12761276 abuse, as defined in this section, shall, upon convic tion, be
12771277 punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
12781278 Corrections for a term not exceeding to exceed life imprisonment, or
12791279 by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not exceeding to exceed
12801280 one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
12811281 ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by
12821282 both such fine and imprisonment and fine, except as provided in
12831283 Section 51.1a of this title or as otherwise provided in subsection F
12841284 of this section for a child victim under t welve (12) years of age.
12851285 Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, any
12861286 person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a
12871287 violation of this subsection shall be required to serve a term of
12881288 post-imprisonment supervision purs uant to subparagraph f of
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13401340 paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the
13411341 Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of
13421342 Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mandatory post -
13431343 imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual
13441344 imprisonment.
13451345 F. Any person responsible for the healt h, safety, or welfare of
13461346 a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in child sexual
13471347 abuse, as defined in this section, to a child under twelve (12)
13481348 years of age shall, upo n conviction, be punished by imprisonment in
13491349 the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not less
13501350 than twenty-five (25) years nor more than life imprisonment, and by
13511351 a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than
13521352 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
13531353 G. Any parent or other person who shall willfully o r
13541354 maliciously engage in enabling failure to protect from child sexual
13551355 abuse shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the
13561356 custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding to
13571357 exceed life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a county jail for a
13581358 term not exceeding to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine of not less
13591359 than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand
13601360 Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment and fine.
13611361 H. Any person who shall willfully or m aliciously engage in
13621362 child sexual exploitation, as defined in this section, shall, upon
13631363 conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the
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14151415 Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding to exceed life
14161416 imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not
14171417 exceeding to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine of not less than Five
14181418 Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars
14191419 ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment and fine, except
14201420 as provided in subsection I of t his section for a child victim under
14211421 twelve (12) years of age. Except for persons sentenced to life or
14221422 life without parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two
14231423 (2) years or more for a violation of this subsection shall be
14241424 required to serve a term of post -imprisonment supervision pursuant
14251425 to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of
14261426 Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by th e
14271427 Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the
14281428 mandatory post-imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the
14291429 actual imprisonment.
14301430 I. Any person who shall willfully or maliciously engage in
14311431 child sexual exploitation, as defined in t his section, of a child
14321432 under twelve (12) years of age shall, upon conviction, be punished
14331433 by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for
14341434 a term not less than twenty -five (25) years nor more than life
14351435 imprisonment, and by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars
14361436 ($500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
14371437 J. Any person responsible for the health, safety , or welfare of
14381438 a child who shall willfully or maliciously engage in enabling
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14901490 failure to protect from child sexual exploitation, as defined in
14911491 this section, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in
14921492 the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not
14931493 exceeding to exceed life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in a
14941494 county jail for a term not exceeding to exceed one (1) year, or by a
14951495 fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($5 00.00) nor more than
14961496 Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and
14971497 imprisonment and fine.
14981498 K. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person
14991499 convicted of forcible anal or oral sodomy, rape, rape by
15001500 instrumentation, or lewd molestation of a child under fourteen (14)
15011501 years of age subsequent to a previous conviction for any offense of
15021502 forcible anal or oral sodomy, rape, rape by instrumentation, or lewd
15031503 molestation of a child under fourteen (14) years of age shall be
15041504 punished by death or by imprisonment for life or life without
15051505 parole.
15061506 L. Provided, however, that nothing Nothing contained in this
15071507 section shall prohibit any parent or guardian from using reasonable
15081508 and ordinary force pursuant to Section 844 of this title.
15091509 M. Consent shall not be a defense for any violation provided
15101510 for in this section.
15111511 N. Notwithstanding the age requirements of other statutes
15121512 referenced within this section, this section shall apply to any
15131513 child under eighteen (18) years of age.
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15651565 O. It is an affirmative defen se to subsections B and D of this
15661566 section if the accused:
15671567 1. Had a reasonable apprehension that any action to stop the
15681568 abuse or neglect would result in great bodily injury or de ath to the
15691569 accused or the child;
15701570 2. Experienced domestic violence resulting in great bodily,
15711571 mental, or emotional injury which impaired the ability of the
15721572 accused to take action to stop the child abuse or neglect; or
15731573 3. Voluntarily took immediate steps t o end the abuse or neglect
15741574 of the child, including prompt notification of a me dical or law
15751575 enforcement authority.
15761576 P. The penalties provided in subsections A, B, C, and D of this
15771577 section shall be retroactive. Other provisions of law
15781578 notwithstanding, any p erson who committed an offense, the penalty
15791579 for which is provided in subsection A, B, C, or D of this section,
15801580 before January 1, 2026, may institute an application for
15811581 postconviction relief pursuant to paragraph 3 of Section 1080 of
15821582 Title 22 of the Oklahom a Statutes. Nothing in this subsection shall
15831583 be construed to create a civil c ause of action related to a change
15841584 in the law governing an applicant ’s conviction.
15851585 Q. As used in this section:
15861586 1. “Child abuse” means:
15871587 a. the willful or malicious harm or threa tened harm or
15881588 failure to protect from harm or threatened harm to the
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16401640 health, safety, or welfare of a child under eighteen
16411641 (18) years of age by a person responsible for a
16421642 child’s health, safety, or welfare, or
16431643 b. the act of willfully or maliciously injuring ,
16441644 torturing, or maiming a child under eighteen (18)
16451645 years of age by any person ;
16461646 2. “Child neglect” means:
16471647 a. the willful or malicious neglect, as defined by
16481648 Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,
16491649 of failure to provide any of the following to a child
16501650 under eighteen (18) years of age by a person
16511651 responsible for a child ’s health, safety, or welfare:
16521652 (1) adequate nurturance and affection, food,
16531653 clothing, shelter, sanitation, hygiene, or
16541654 appropriate education ,
16551655 (2) medical, dental, or behavioral health care, or
16561656 (3) special care made necessary for the child ’s
16571657 health and safety by the physical or mental
16581658 condition of the child,
16591659 b. the failure to protect a child from sight, sound, or
16601660 scent exposure to any of the following:
16611661 (1) the use, possession, sal e, or manufacture of
16621662 illegal drugs,
16631663 (2) any illegal activity, or
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17151715 (3) any sexual act or material that is not age -
17161716 appropriate, or
17171717 c. deserting a child under eighteen (18) years of age by
17181718 a person responsible for the child ’s health, safety,
17191719 or welfare with the intent to wholly abandon the
17201720 child.
17211721 Child neglect shall not include a child who engages in
17221722 independent activities, as defined in this section, except if the
17231723 person responsible for the child ’s health, safety, or welfare
17241724 willfully disregards any harm or th reatened harm to the child, given
17251725 the child’s level of maturity, physical condition, or mental
17261726 abilities. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to mean a
17271727 child is abused or neglected for the sole reason the parent, legal
17281728 guardian, or person having custody or control of the child, in good
17291729 faith, selects and depends upon spiri tual means alone through
17301730 prayer, in accordance with the tenets and practice of a recognized
17311731 church or religious denomination, for the treatment or cure of
17321732 disease or remedial car e of such child;
17331733 3. “Child sexual abuse” means the willful or malicious sexual
17341734 abuse of a child under eighteen (18) years of age by a person
17351735 responsible for a child ’s health, safety, or welfare and includes,
17361736 but is not limited to:
17371737 a. sexual intercourse,
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17891789 b. penetration of the vagina or anus, however slight, by
17901790 an inanimate object or any part of the human body not
17911791 amounting to sexual intercourse,
17921792 c. sodomy,
17931793 d. incest, or
17941794 e. a lewd act or proposal, as defined in this section;
17951795 4. “Child sexual exploitation ” means the willful or malicious
17961796 sexual exploitation of a child under eighteen (18) years of age by
17971797 another and includes, but is not limited to:
17981798 a. human trafficking, as provided for in Section 748 of
17991799 this title, if the offense involved child trafficking
18001800 for commercial sex,
18011801 b. trafficking in children, as provided for in Section
18021802 866 of this title, if the offense was committed for
18031803 the sexual gratification of any person,
18041804 c. procuring or causing the participation of a minor in
18051805 child pornography sexual abuse material, as provided
18061806 for in Section 1021.2 of this title,
18071807 d. purchase, procurement , or possession of child
18081808 pornography sexual abuse material , as provided for in
18091809 Section 1024.2 of this title,
18101810 e. engaging in or soliciting prostitution, as provided
18111811 for in Section 1029 of this title, if the offense
18121812 involved child sex trafficking,
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18641864 f. publication, distribution or participation in the
18651865 preparation of obscene material, as provided for in
18661866 Section 1040.8 of this title, if the offense involved
18671867 child pornography sexual abuse material,
18681868 g. aggravated possession of child pornography sexual
18691869 abuse material, as provided for in Section 1040.12a of
18701870 this title,
18711871 h. sale or distribution of obscene material, as provided
18721872 for in Section 1040.13 of this title,
18731873 i. soliciting sexual conduct o r communication with a
18741874 minor by use of technology, as provided for in Section
18751875 1040.13a of this title,
18761876 j. offering or transporting a child for purposes of child
18771877 sex trafficking, as provided for in Section 1087 of
18781878 this title, and
18791879 k. child sex trafficking, as provided for in Section 1088
18801880 of this title;
18811881 5. “Enabling “Failure to protect from child abuse” means the
18821882 causing, procuring or permitting of willful or malicious failure to
18831883 take reasonable action to remedy child abuse by a person responsible
18841884 for a child’s health, safety, or welfare;
18851885 6. “Enabling “Failure to protect from child neglect” means the
18861886 causing, procuring or permitting of child neglect by a person
18871887 responsible for a child ’s to authorize or allow for the care of a
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19391939 child by an individual when the pe rson authorizing or allowing such
19401940 care knows or reasonably should know that the child will be placed
19411941 at risk of harm or threatened harm to the health, safety, or welfare
19421942 of the child, or to willfully or maliciously leave a child
19431943 unattended for an unreasona ble amount of time considering the
19441944 maturity of the child ;
19451945 7. “Enabling “Failure to protect from child sexual abuse” means
19461946 the causing, procuring or permitting of failure to remedy or prevent
19471947 child sexual abuse by a person responsible for a child ’s health,
19481948 safety, or welfare;
19491949 8. “Enabling “Failure to protect from child sexual
19501950 exploitation” means the causing, procuring or permitting of willful
19511951 or malicious failure to remedy or prevent child sexual exploitation
19521952 by a person responsible for a child ’s health, safety, or welfare;
19531953 9. “Great bodily injury” means bone fracture, protracted a nd
19541954 obvious disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function
19551955 of a body part, organ, or mental faculty, or substantial risk of
19561956 death;
19571957 10. “Harm or threatened harm to t he health or safety of a
19581958 child” means any real or threatened bodily, mental, or emotional
19591959 injury or damage to the body or mind that is not accidental,
19601960 including abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation;
19611961 11. “Independent activities ” means activities performed by a
19621962 child that shall include, but not be limited to:
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20142014 a. traveling to and from school or nearby commercial or
20152015 recreational facilities,
20162016 b. engaging in outdoor play,
20172017 c. remaining at home unattended for a reasonable amount
20182018 of time,
20192019 d. remaining in a vehicle if the temperature inside the
20202020 vehicle is not or will not become dangerously hot or
20212021 cold, except under the conditions provided for in
20222022 Section 11-1119 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
20232023 or
20242024 e. engaging in similar activities alone or with oth er
20252025 children;
20262026 12. “Incest” means marrying, committing adultery , or
20272027 fornicating with a child by a person responsible for the health,
20282028 safety, or welfare of a child;
20292029 10. 13. “Lewd act or proposal ” means:
20302030 a. making any oral, written , or electronic, or computer-
20312031 generated lewd or indecent proposal to a child for the
20322032 child to have unlawful sexual relations or sexual
20332033 intercourse with any person,
20342034 b. looking upon, touching, mauling , or feeling the body
20352035 or private parts of a child in a lewd or lascivious
20362036 manner or for the purpose of sexual gratification,
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20882088 c. asking, inviting, enticing , or persuading any child to
20892089 go alone with any person to a secluded, remote , or
20902090 secret place for a lewd or lascivious purpose,
20912091 d. urinating or defecating upon a child or causing,
20922092 forcing, or requiring a child to defecate or urinate
20932093 upon the body or private parts of another person for
20942094 the purpose of sexual gratification,
20952095 e. ejaculating upon or in the presence of a child,
20962096 f. causing, exposing, forcing , or requiring a child to
20972097 look upon the body or private parts of another person
20982098 for the purpose of sexual gratification,
20992099 g. causing, forcing, or requiring any child to view any
21002100 obscene materials, child pornography or materials
21012101 deemed harmful to minors as such terms are defined in
21022102 Sections 1024.1 and 1040.75 of this title,
21032103 h. causing, exposing, forcing , or requiring a child to
21042104 look upon sexual acts performed in the presence of the
21052105 child for the purpose of sexual gratification, or
21062106 i. causing, forcing, or requiring a child to touch or
21072107 feel the body or private parts of the child or another
21082108 person for the purpose of sexual gratif ication;
21092109 11. “Permit” means to authorize or allow for the care of a
21102110 child by an individual when the person authorizing or allowing such
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21622162 care knows or reasonably should know that the child will be placed
21632163 at risk of the conduct or harm proscribed by this section;
21642164 12. 14. “Person responsible for a child ’s health, safety, or
21652165 welfare” for purposes of this section shall include, but not be
21662166 limited to:
21672167 a. the parent of the child,
21682168 b. the legal guardian of the child,
21692169 c. the custodian of the child,
21702170 d. the foster parent of the child,
21712171 e. a competent person eighteen (18) years of age or older
21722172 with whom the parent of the child cohabitates, who is
21732173 at least three (3) years older than the child,
21742174 f. any other person eighteen (18) years of age or older
21752175 residing in the home of the child, who is at least
21762176 three (3) years older than the child,
21772177 g. an owner, operator, agent, employee , or volunteer of a
21782178 public or private residential home, institution,
21792179 facility, or day treatment program, as defined in
21802180 Section 175.20 of Title 10 of th e Oklahoma Statutes,
21812181 that the child attended,
21822182 h. g. an owner, operator, agent, employee , or volunteer of
21832183 a child care facility, as defined in Section 402 of
21842184 Title 10 of the Oklah oma Statutes, that the child
21852185 attended,
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22372237 i. h. an intimate partner of the parent of the child, as
22382238 defined in Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
22392239 Statutes, or
22402240 j. i. a person who has voluntarily accepted responsibility
22412241 for the care or supervision of a chi ld;
22422242 15. “Serious mental or emotional injury ” means a psychological
22432243 condition, which shall be established and may be rebutted, by a
22442244 physician or licensed psychologist, including refusal of treatment,
22452245 that does one or more of the following:
22462246 a. renders a child chronically and severely anxious,
22472247 agitated, depressed, socially withdraw n, psychotic, or
22482248 in reasonable fear that the child ’s safety is
22492249 threatened, or
22502250 b. seriously interferes with a child ’s ability to
22512251 accomplish age-appropriate developmental and social
22522252 tasks;
22532253 13. 16. “Sexual intercourse” means the actual penetration,
22542254 however slight, of the vagina or anus by the penis; and
22552255 14. 17. “Sodomy” means:
22562256 a. penetration, however slight, of the mouth of the child
22572257 by a penis,
22582258 b. penetration, however slight, of the vagina of a person
22592259 responsible for a child ’s health, safety, or welfare,
22602260 by the mouth of a child,
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23132313 person responsible for a child ’s health, safety, or
23142314 welfare by the penis of the child, or
23152315 d. penetration, however slight, of the vagina of the
23162316 child by the mouth of the person responsi ble for a
23172317 child’s health, safety, or welfare.
23182318 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective January 1, 2026.
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