1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 SENATE BILL 1663 By: Gollihare
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 An Act relating to probation; authorizing the filing
8 of a petition to request termination of probation;
9 providing elements of petition; authorizing certain
9 response from prosecuting entity within certain
10 period; requiring evidentiary hearing within certain
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11 probation; providing for codification; and providing
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 521.3 of Title 57, unless there
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18 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. Upon the filing of a petition, a court may terminate a term
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20 of probation and discharge the defendant at any time earlier than
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21 that provided in the original sentence if warranted by the conduct
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22 of the defendant and if the defendant has completed at least one (1)
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23 year of the probationary term.
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1 B. A petition for early termination of a probationary term may
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2 be filed by either the defendant or prosecuting entity. The
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3 petition for early termination of a probationary term shall include:
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4 1. The charges the defendant was convicted of;
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5 2. The terms of the defendant’s sentence;
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6 3. Whether the defendant has completed all other terms of the
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7 defendant’s sentence, including the payment of restitution, fines,
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8 court costs, and fees, except for the full term of probation;
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9 4. Whether the defendant has completed at least one (1) full
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10 year of probation; and
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11 5. Any relevant information concerning the reason or reasons
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12 that early termination of the term of probation is warranted by the
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13 conduct of the defendant.
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14 C. If a petition for early termination of a probationary term
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15 is filed by the defendant, the original prosecuting entity shall
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16 have thirty (30) days to file a response to the petition to provide
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17 evidence the prosecuting entity determines is relevant to the
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18 decision of the court.
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19 D. No earlier than forty-five (45) days after the filing of the
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20 petition, the court shall hold an evidentiary hearing in which the
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21 court shall take testimony from the parties and consider any other
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22 evidence the court determines to be relevant.
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23 E. Upon the issuance of an order terminating the term of
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24 probation, the defendant shall no longer be charged administrative
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1 or supervision fees but shall be liable for any fees accrued up to
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2 the issuance of an order terminating the term of probation.
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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