1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1557 By: Pugh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to evidence; providing for
7 admissibility of certain evidence; requiring
8 disclosure of evidence within specified time period;
8 defining term; providing for codification; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2415 of Title 12, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. In a criminal case in which the defendant is accused of an
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17 offense involving domestic violence or abuse, evidence of the
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18 commission of another act of domestic violence or abuse by the
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19 defendant is admissible and may be considered for its bearing on any
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20 matter to which it is relevant.
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21 B. In a criminal case in which the state intends to offer
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22 evidence under this section, the attorney for the state shall
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23 disclose the evidence to the defendant, including statements of
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24 witnesses or a summary of the substance of any testimony that is
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 1 expected to be offered, at least fifteen (15) days before the
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2 commencement of trial or at such later time as the court may allow
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3 for good cause.
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4 C. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
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5 limit the admission or consideration of evidence under any other
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6 rule or provision of law.
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7 D. For purposes of this section, “domestic violence or abuse”
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8 means any incident of controlling, coercive, or threatening
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9 behavior, violence, or other act of abuse against a person in a
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10 relationship as specified in subsection C of Section 644 of Title 21
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11 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The violence or abuse may be
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12 psychological, physical, sexual, economic, or emotional.
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13 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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