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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 673 By: Deevers
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to asset forfeiture; amending 21 O.S.
6666 2021, Section 1738, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
6767 133, O.S.L. 2023 (21 O.S. Sup p. 2024, Section 1738),
6868 which relates to seizure and forfeiture proceedings;
6969 requiring forfeiture proceedings follow related
7070 criminal convictions; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section
7171 2-506, which relates to seizure of property by peace
7272 officer; requiring forfei ture proceedings follow
7373 related criminal convictions; and providing an
7474 effective date.
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7979 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
8080 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1738, as
8181 amended by Section 1, Ch apter 133, O.S.L. 2023 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024,
8282 Section 1738), is amended to read as follows:
8383 Section 1738. A. 1. Any commissioned peace officer of this
8484 state is authorized to seize any equipment, vehicle, airplane,
8585 vessel or any other conveyance that is us ed in the commission of any
8686 armed robbery offense defined in Section 801 of th is title, used to
8787 facilitate the intentional discharge of any kind of firearm in
8888 violation of Section 652 of this title, used in violation of the
8989 Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Act, used in the attempt or commission
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141141 of any act of burglary in the first or second degree, motor vehicle
142142 theft, unauthorized use of a vehicle, obliteration of distinguishing
143143 numbers on vehicles or criminal possession of vehicles with altered,
144144 removed or obliterated numbers as defined by Sections 1431, 1435,
145145 1716, 1719 and 1720 of th is title or Sections 4 -104 and 4-107 of
146146 Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, used in the commission of any
147147 arson offense defined in Section 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404 or 1405 of
148148 this title, used in any manner to facilitate or participate in the
149149 commission of any human trafficking offense in violation of Section
150150 748 of this title, or used by any defendant when such vehicle or
151151 other conveyance is used in any manner by a prostitute, pimp o r
152152 panderer to facilitate or participate in the commission of any
153153 prostitution offense in violation of Sections 1028, 1029 or 1030 of
154154 this title; provided, however, that the vehicle or conveyance of a
155155 customer or anyone merely procuring the services of a pr ostitute
156156 shall not be included.
157157 2. No conveyance used by a person as a common carrier in the
158158 transaction of business as a common carrier shall be forfeited under
159159 the provisions of this section unless it shall appear that the owner
160160 or other person in charg e of such conveyance was a consenting party
161161 or privy to the unlawful use of th e conveyance in violation of this
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163163 3. No conveyance shall be forfeited under the provisions of
164164 this section by reason of any act or omission established by the
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216216 owner thereof to have been committed or omitted without the
217217 knowledge or consent of such owner, and if the act is committed by
218218 any person other than such owner, the owner shall establish further
219219 that the conveyance was unlawfully in the possession of a person
220220 other than the owner in violation of the criminal laws of the United
221221 States or of any state.
222222 B. In addition to the property described in subsection A of
223223 this section, the following property is also subject to forfeiture
224224 pursuant to this section:
225225 1. Property used in the commission of theft of livestock or in
226226 any manner to facilitate the theft of livestock;
227227 2. The proceeds gained from the commission of theft of
228228 livestock;
229229 3. Personal property acquired with proceeds gained from the
230230 commission of theft of livest ock;
231231 4. All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or vessels,
232232 and horses or dogs which are used to transport or in any manner to
233233 facilitate the transportation for the purpose of the commission of
234234 theft of livestock;
235235 5. Any items having a counterfeit mark and all property that is
236236 owned by or registered to the defendant that is employed or used in
237237 connection with any violation of the Trademark Anti -Counterfeiting
238238 Act;
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290290 6. Any weapon possessed, used or available for use in any
291291 manner during the commissio n of a felony within the State of
292292 Oklahoma, or any firearm that is possessed b y a convicted felon;
293293 7. Any police scanner used in violation of Section 1214 of this
294294 title;
295295 8. Any computer and its components and peripherals, including
296296 but not limited to the central processing unit, monitor, keyboard,
297297 printers, scanners, software, and hardware, when it is used in the
298298 commission of any crime in this state;
299299 9. All property used in the commission of, or in any manner to
300300 facilitate, a violation of Section 1040.1 2a of this title;
301301 10. All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or vessel s,
302302 monies, coins and currency, or other instrumentality used or
303303 intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit a violation of
304304 paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 1021 o f this title, where the
305305 victim of the crime is a minor child, subsection B of Section 1021
306306 of this title, Section 1021.2 of this title, paragraph 1 of
307307 subsection A of Section 1111 of this title, or paragraphs 2 and 3 of
308308 subsection A of Section 1123 of this title;
309309 11. All conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or vessels,
310310 monies, coins and currency, or other instrumentality used in any
311311 manner or part, to commit any violation of the provisions set forth
312312 in Section 748 of this title;
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364364 12. Any and all prope rty used in any manner or part to
365365 facilitate, participate or further the commission of a human
366366 trafficking offense in violation of Section 748 of this title, and
367367 all property, including monies, real estate, or any other tangible
368368 assets or property of or de rived from or used by a prostitute, pimp
369369 or panderer in any manner or part to facilitate, participate or
370370 further the commission of any prostitution offense in violation of
371371 Sections 1028, 1029 or 1030 of this title; provided, however, any
372372 monies, real estate or any other tangible asset or property of a
373373 customer or anyone merely procuring the services of a prostitute
374374 shall not be included;
375375 13. Any vehicle, airplane, vessel, or parts of a vehicle whose
376376 numbers have been removed, altered or obliterated so as t o prevent
377377 determination of the true identity or ownership of said property and
378378 parts of vehicles which probable cause indicates are stolen but
379379 whose true ownership cannot be determined;
380380 14. Any and all equipment or instrumentality used in any manner
381381 or part to commit any act of catalytic converter theft in violation
382382 of subsection B of Section 1435 of this title and any monies, coins,
383383 currency, or financial instruments used, derived from or traceable
384384 as proceeds from a violation of subsection B of Section 1 435 of this
385385 title;
386386 15. Any and all equipment or instrumentality used in any m anner
387387 or part to commit any act of copper theft in violation of Section
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439439 1727 of this title, and any monies, coins, currency, or financial
440440 instruments used, derived from or tracea ble as proceeds from a
441441 violation of Section 1727 of this title; and
442442 16. Any and all equipment or instrumentality used in any manner
443443 or part to commit any violation of the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers
444444 Act, and any monies, coins, currency, or financial inst ruments used
445445 or traceable as proceeds from a violation of the Oklahoma Scrap
446446 Metal Dealers Act.
447447 C. Property described in subsection A or B of this section may
448448 be held as evidence until a forfeiture has been declared or a
449449 release ordered. Forfeiture Following the conviction of a person
450450 for an offense to which forfeiture applies, forfeiture actions under
451451 this section may be brought by the district attorney in the proper
452452 county of venue as petitioner; provided, in the event the district
453453 attorney elects not t o file such action, or fails to file such
454454 action within ninety (90) days of th e date of the seizure of such
455455 equipment conviction, the property shall be returned to the owner.
456456 D. Notice of seizure and intended forfeiture proceeding shall
457457 be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court for the
458458 county wherein such property is seized and shall be given all owners
459459 and parties in interest.
460460 E. Notice shall be given according to one of the following
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513513 1. Upon each owner or party in interest whos e right, title, or
514514 interest is of record in the Oklahoma Tax Commission or wit h the
515515 county clerk for filings under the Uniform Commercial Code, served
516516 in the manner of service of process in civil cases prescribed by
517517 Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
518518 2. Upon each owner or party in interest whose name and address
519519 is known, served in the manner of service of process in civil cases
520520 prescribed by Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
521521 3. Upon all other owners, whose addresses ar e unknown, but who
522522 are believed to have an interest in the property by one pub lication
523523 in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the
524524 seizure was made.
525525 F. Within sixty (60) days after the mailing or publication of
526526 the notice, the owner of t he property and any other party in
527527 interest or claimant may file a verified answer and claim to the
528528 property described in the notice of seizure and of the intended
529529 forfeiture proceeding.
530530 G. If at the end of sixty (60) days after the notice has been
531531 mailed or published there is no verified answer on file, the court
532532 shall hear evidence upon the fact of the unlawful use and may order
533533 the property forfeited to the state, if such fact is proven.
534534 H. If a verified answer is filed, the forfeiture proceeding
535535 shall be set for hearing.
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587587 I. At the hearing the petitioner shall prove by clear and
588588 convincing evidence that property was used in the attempt or
589589 commission of an act specified in subsection A of this section or is
590590 property described in subsection B of this sec tion with knowledge by
591591 the owner of the property.
592592 J. The claimant of any righ t, title, or interest in the
593593 property may prove the lien, mortgage, or conditional sales contract
594594 to be bona fide and that the right, title, or interest created by
595595 the document was created without any knowledge or reason to believe
596596 that the property was being, or was to be, used for the purpose
597597 charged.
598598 K. In the event of such proof, the court may order the property
599599 released to the bona fide or innocent owner, lien holder, mortga gee,
600600 or vendor if the amount due such person is equal to, or in excess
601601 of, the value of the property as of the date of the seizure, it
602602 being the intention of this section to forfeit only the right,
603603 title, or interest of the purchaser, except for items bear ing a
604604 counterfeit mark or used exclusively to manufacture a counterfeit
605605 mark.
606606 L. If the amount due to such person is less than the value of
607607 the property, or if no bona fide claim is established, the property
608608 may be forfeited to the state and may be sold p ursuant to judgment
609609 of the court, as on sale upon execution, and as provided i n Section
610610 2-508 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, except as otherwise
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662662 provided for by law and for property bearing a counterfeit mark
663663 which shall be destroyed.
664664 M. Property taken or detained pursuant to this section shall
665665 not be repleviable, but shall be deemed to be in the custody of the
666666 petitioner or in the custody of the law enforcement agency as
667667 provided in the Trademark Anti -Counterfeiting Act. Except for
668668 property required to be destroyed pursuant to the Trademark Anti -
669669 Counterfeiting Act, the peti tioner shall release said property to
670670 the owner of the property if it is determined that the owner had no
671671 knowledge of the illegal use of the property or if there is
672672 insufficient evidence to sustain the burden of showing illegal use
673673 of such property. If the owner of the property stipulates to the
674674 forfeiture and waives the hearing, the petitioner may determine if
675675 the value of the property is equal to or less than the outstanding
676676 lien. If such lien exceeds the value of the property, the property
677677 may be released to the lien holder. Property which has not been
678678 released by the petitioner shall be subject to the orders and
679679 decrees of the court or the official having jurisdiction there of.
680680 N. The petitioner, or the law enforcement agency holding
681681 property pursuant to the Trademark Anti -Counterfeiting Act, shall
682682 not be held civilly liable for having custody of the seized property
683683 or proceeding with a forfeiture action as provided for in t his
684684 section.
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736736 O. Attorney fees shall not be assessed against the state or the
737737 petitioner for any actions or proceeding pursuant to Section 1701 et
738738 seq. of this title.
739739 P. The proceeds of the sale of any property shall be
740740 distributed as follows, in the orde r indicated:
741741 1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser, conditional sales
742742 vendor, or mortgagee of the property, if any, up to the amount of
743743 such person’s interest in the property, when the court declaring the
744744 forfeiture orders a distribution to such perso n;
745745 2. To the payment of the actual reasonable expenses of
746746 preserving the property;
747747 3. To the victim of the crime to compensate said victim for any
748748 loss incurred as a result of the act for which such property was
749749 forfeited; and
750750 4. The balance to a revolv ing fund in the office of the county
751751 treasurer of the county wherein the property was seized, to be
752752 distributed as follows: one -third (1/3) to the investigating law
753753 enforcement agency; one -third (1/3) of said fund to be used and
754754 maintained as a revolving f und by the district attorney to be used
755755 to defray any lawful expenses of the o ffice of the district
756756 attorney; and one-third (1/3) to go to the jail maintenance fund,
757757 with a yearly accounting to the board of county commissioners in
758758 whose county the fund is established. If the petitioner is not the
759759 district attorney, then the one -third (1/3) which would have been
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811811 designated to that office shall be distributed to the petitioner.
812812 Monies distributed to the jail maintenance fund shall be used to pay
813813 costs for the storage of such property if such property is ordered
814814 released to a bona fid e or innocent owner, lien holder, mortgagee,
815815 or vendor and if such funds are available in said fund.
816816 Q. If the court finds that the property was not used in the
817817 attempt or commission of an act specified in subsection A of this
818818 section and was not property subject to forfeiture pursuant to
819819 subsection B of this section and is not property bearing a
820820 counterfeit mark, the court shall order the property released to the
821821 owner as the right, title, or interest appears on record in the Tax
822822 Commission as of the seiz ure.
823823 R. No vehicle, airplane, or vessel used by a person as a common
824824 carrier in the transaction of business as a common carrier shall be
825825 forfeited pursuant to the provisions of this section unless it shall
826826 be proven that the owner or other person in charge of such
827827 conveyance was a consenting party or privy to the attempt or
828828 commission of an act specified in subsection A or B of this section.
829829 No property shall be forfeited pursua nt to the provisions of this
830830 section by reason of any act or omission establis hed by the owner
831831 thereof to have been committed or omitted without the knowledge or
832832 consent of such owner, and by any person other than such owner while
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885885 than the owner in violation of the criminal laws of the United
886886 States or of any state.
887887 S. Whenever any property is forfeited pursuant to this section,
888888 the district court having jurisdiction of the proceeding may ord er
889889 that the forfeited property may be retained for its official use by
890890 the state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency which seized
891891 the property.
892892 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -506, is
893893 amended to read as foll ows:
894894 Section 2-506. A. Any peace officer of this state shall seize
895895 the following property:
896896 1. Any property described in subsection A of Section 2 -503 of
897897 this title. Such property shall be held as evidence until a
898898 forfeiture has been declared or release ordered, except for property
899899 described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsection A of Section 2-503
900900 of this title, or in the case of money, coins, and currency,
901901 deposited as provided in subsection E of Section 2 -503 of this
902902 title; provided, any money, coins and currency taken or detained
903903 pursuant to this section may be deposited in an interest -bearing
904904 account by or at the direction of the district attorney in the
905905 office of the county treasurer if the district attorney determines
906906 the currency is not to be held as evidence. All interest earned on
907907 such monies shall be returned to the cla imant or forfeited with the
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959959 money, coins and currency which was taken or detained as provided by
960960 law;
961961 2. Any property described in subsection B of Section 2 -503 of
962962 this title; or
963963 3. Any property described in subsection C of Section 2 -503 of
964964 this title.
965965 B. Forfeiture actions under this section may only be brought
966966 following the conviction of a person for an offense to which
967967 forfeiture applies. Notice of seizure and intended forf eiture
968968 proceeding shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district
969969 court for the county wherein such property is seized and shall be
970970 given all owners and parties in interest. Notwithstanding any other
971971 provision of law, no filing fees shall be ass essed by the court
972972 clerk for the filing of any forfeiture action.
973973 C. Notice shall be given by the agency seeking forfeiture
974974 according to one of the following methods:
975975 1. Upon each owner or party in interest whose right, title or
976976 interest is of record in the Tax Commission, by mailing a copy of
977977 the notice by certified mail to the a ddress as given upon the
978978 records of the Tax Commission;
979979 2. Upon each owner or party in interest whose name and address
980980 is known to the attorney in the office of the agency prose cuting the
981981 action to recover unpaid fines, by mailing a copy of the notice by
982982 registered mail to the last -known address; or
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10341034 3. Upon all other owners or interested parties, whose addresses
10351035 are unknown, but who are believed to have an interest in the
10361036 property, by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation
10371037 in the county where the seizure was made.
10381038 D. Within forty-five (45) days after the mailing or publication
10391039 of the notice, the owner of the property and any other party in
10401040 interest or claimant may file a verified answer and claim to the
10411041 property described in the notice of seizure and of the intended
10421042 forfeiture proceeding.
10431043 E. If at the end of forty -five (45) days after the notice has
10441044 been mailed or published there is no verified answer on file, the
10451045 court shall hear evidence upon the fact of the unlawful use and
10461046 shall order the property forfeited to the state, if such fact is
10471047 proved. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 2 -503 of this
10481048 title, any such property shall be forfeited to the state an d sold
10491049 under judgment of the court pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 -
10501050 508 of this title.
10511051 F. If a verified answer is filed, the forfeiture proceeding
10521052 shall be set for hearing.
10531053 G. At a hearing in a proceeding against property described in
10541054 paragraphs 3 through 9 of subsection A or subsections B and C of
10551055 Section 2-503 of this title, the requirements set forth in said
10561056 paragraph or subsection, respectively, shall be satisfied by the
10571057 state by a preponderance of the evidence.
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11091109 H. The claimant of any right, t itle, or interest in the
11101110 property may prove a lien, mortgage, or conditional sales contract
11111111 to be a bona fide or innocent ownership interest and that such
11121112 right, title, or interest was created without any knowledge or
11131113 reason to believe that the property wa s being, or was to be, used
11141114 for the purpose charged.
11151115 I. In the event of such proof, the court shall order the
11161116 property released to the bona fide or innocent owner, lien holder,
11171117 mortgagee or vendor if the amount due him is equal to, or in excess
11181118 of, the value of the property as of the date of the seizure, it
11191119 being the intention of this section to forfeit only the right, title
11201120 or interest of the purchaser.
11211121 J. If the amount due to such person is less than the value of
11221122 the property, or if no bona fide claim i s established, the property
11231123 shall be forfeited to the state and sold under jud gment of the
11241124 court, as provided for in Section 2 -508 of this title, except as
11251125 otherwise provided for in Section 2 -503 of this title.
11261126 K. Property taken or detained under this sec tion shall not be
11271127 repleviable, but shall be deemed to be in the custody of the office
11281128 of the district attorney of the county wherein the property was
11291129 seized, subject only to the orders and decrees of the court or the
11301130 official having jurisdiction thereof; s aid official shall maintain a
11311131 true and accurate inventory and record of all su ch property seized
11321132 under the provisions of this section. The provisions of this
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11841184 subsection shall not apply to property taken or detained by the
11851185 Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotic s and Dangerous Drugs Control, the
11861186 Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State Bureau of
11871187 Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission,
11881188 the Department of Corrections or the Office of the Attorney General.
11891189 Property taken or detained by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics
11901190 and Dangerous Drugs Control, the De partment of Public Safety, the
11911191 Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws
11921192 Enforcement Commission, the Department of Corrections or the Office
11931193 of the Attorney General shall be subject to the provisions of
11941194 subsections E and F of Section 2 -503 of this title.
11951195 L. The proceeds of the sale of any property not taken or
11961196 detained by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
11971197 Drugs Control, the Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoma State
11981198 Bureau of Investigation, the Alcoholic Be verage Laws Enforcement
11991199 Commission, the Department of Corrections or the Office of the
12001200 Attorney General shall be distributed as follows, in the order
12011201 indicated:
12021202 1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser, conditional sales
12031203 vendor or mortgagee of the property, if any, up to the amount of his
12041204 or her interest in the property, when the court declaring the
12051205 forfeiture orders a distribution to such person;
12061206 2. To the payment of the actua l expenses of preserving the
12071207 property and legitimate costs related to the civi l forfeiture
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12591259 proceedings. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “legitimate
12601260 costs” shall not include court costs associated with any civil
12611261 forfeiture proceeding; and
12621262 3. The balance to a revolving fund in the office of the county
12631263 treasurer of the county wherein the property was seized, said fund
12641264 to be used as a revolving fund solely for enforcement of controlled
12651265 dangerous substances laws, drug abuse prevention and drug abuse
12661266 education, and maintained by the district attorney in his or her
12671267 discretion for those purposes with a yearly accounting to the board
12681268 of county commissioners in whose county the fund is established and
12691269 to the District Attorneys Council; provided, one hundred percent
12701270 (100%) of the balance of the proceeds of such sale of property
12711271 forfeited due to nonpayment of a fine imposed pursuant to the
12721272 provisions of Section 2 -415 of this title shall be apportioned as
12731273 provided in Section 2 -416 of this title. The revolving fund shall
12741274 be audited by the State Auditor and Inspector at least every two (2 )
12751275 years in the manner provided in Section 171 of Title 19 of the
12761276 Oklahoma Statutes. Said audit shall include, but not be limited to,
12771277 a compliance audit. A district attorney may enter into agreements
12781278 with municipal, tribal, county or state agencies to return to such
12791279 an agency a percentage of proceeds of the sale of any property
12801280 seized by the agency and forfeited under the provisions of this
12811281 section. The District Attorneys Counci l shall adopt guidelines
12821282 which ensure that such agencies receive a reasonable percentage of
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13341334 such proceeds, considering the relative contribution of each agency
13351335 to the drug enforcement and prosecution operations relating to the
13361336 seizure. In formulating said guidelines, the District Attorneys
13371337 Council shall examine federal guidelines on asset distribution and
13381338 use said guidelines as a basis for establishing guidelines for this
13391339 state. The Attorney General is hereby authorized to mediate
13401340 disputes between distric t attorneys and such agencies concerning the
13411341 application of said guidelines in particular instances. Any agency
13421342 that receives proceeds from an asset distribution shall maintain a
13431343 true and accurate record of all such assets.
13441344 M. Whenever any vehicle, airpl ane or vessel is forfeited under
13451345 the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, the district court
13461346 of jurisdiction may order that the vehicle, airplane or vessel
13471347 seized may be retained by the state, county or city law enforcement
13481348 agency which seized the vehicle, airplane or vessel for its official
13491349 use.
13501350 N. If the court finds that the state failed to satisfy the
13511351 required showing provided for in subsection G of this section, the
13521352 court shall order the property released to the owner or owners.
13531353 O. Except as provided for in subsection Q of this section, a
13541354 bona fide or innocent owner, lien holder, mortgagee or vendor that
13551355 recovers property pursuant to this section shall not be liable for
13561356 storage fees.
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14081408 P. Except as provided for in subsection Q of this section,
14091409 storage fees shall be paid by the agency which is processing the
14101410 seizure and forfeiture from funds generated by seizure and
14111411 forfeiture actions.
14121412 Q. The bona fide or innocent owner, lien holder, mortgagee or
14131413 vendor shall reclaim subject seized property withi n thirty (30) days
14141414 of written notice from the seizing agency. If such person fails to
14151415 reclaim the property within the thirty -day time period, then storage
14161416 fees may be assessed against their secured interest.
14171417 R. 1. At any hearing held relevant to this se ction, a report
14181418 of the findings of the laboratory of the Oklahoma State Bureau of
14191419 Investigation, the medical examiner ’s report of investigation or
14201420 autopsy report, or a laboratory report from a forensic laboratory
14211421 operated by the State of Oklahoma or any po litical subdivision
14221422 thereof, which has been made available to the accused by the office
14231423 of the district attorney or other party to the forfeiture at least
14241424 five (5) days prior to the hearing, with reference to all or part of
14251425 the evidence submitted, when cer tified as correct by the persons
14261426 making the report shall be received as eviden ce of the facts and
14271427 findings stated, if relevant and otherwise admissible in evidence.
14281428 If such report is deemed relevant by the forfeiture applicant or the
14291429 respondent, the court shall admit such report without the testimony
14301430 of the person making the report, unless the court, pursuant to this
14311431 subsection, orders such person to appear.
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14831483 2. When any alleged controlled dangerous substance has been
14841484 submitted to the laboratory of the OSB I for analysis, and such
14851485 analysis shows that the submitted material is a contr olled dangerous
14861486 substance, the distribution of which constitutes a felony under the
14871487 laws of this state, no portion of such substance shall be released
14881488 to any other person or labo ratory except to the criminal justice
14891489 agency originally submitting the substance to the OSBI for analysis,
14901490 absent an order of a district court. The defendant shall
14911491 additionally be required to submit to the court a procedure for
14921492 transfer and analysis of th e subject material to ensure the
14931493 integrity of the sample and to prevent the ma terial from being used
14941494 in any illegal manner.
14951495 3. The court, upon motion of either party, shall order the
14961496 attendance of any person preparing a report submitted as evidence in
14971497 the hearing when it appears there is a substantial likelihood that
14981498 material evidence not contained in said report may be produced by
14991499 the testimony of any person having prepared a report. The hearing
15001500 shall be held and, if sustained, an order issued not less t han five
15011501 (5) days prior to the time when the testimony shall be required.
15021502 4. If within five (5) days prior to the hearing or during a
15031503 hearing, a motion is made pursuant to this section requiring a
15041504 person having prepared a report to testify, the court may hear a
15051505 report or other evidence but shall continue the hearing until such
15061506 time notice of the motion and hearing is given to the person making
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15591559 ordered can be given.
15601560 S. In any forfeiture proc eeding under this chapter in which the
15611561 defendant or claimant prevails, the cou rt may order the plaintiff
15621562 processing the seizure and forfeiture to pay from funds generated by
15631563 seizure and forfeiture actions:
15641564 1. Reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs
15651565 reasonably incurred by the defendant or claimant directly related to
15661566 the claim on which the defendant or claimant prevailed;
15671567 2. Postjudgment interest; and
15681568 3. In cases involving currency or other negotiable instruments:
15691569 a. interest actually paid to the state from the date of
15701570 seizure or arrest of the property that resulted fro m
15711571 the investment of the property in an interest -bearing
15721572 account or instrument, and
15731573 b. an imputed amount of interest that such currency,
15741574 instruments, or proceeds would have earned at the rate
15751575 applicable to the thirty -day Treasury Bill, for any
15761576 period during which no interest was paid, not
15771577 including any period when the property reasonably was
15781578 in use as evidence in an official proceeding or in
15791579 conducting scientific tests for the purp ose of
15801580 collecting evidence, commencing fifteen (15) days
15811581 after the property wa s seized by a law enforcement
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16331633 agency or was turned over to a law enforcement agency
16341634 by a federal law enforcement authority.
16351635 SECTION 3. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2025.
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