This bill amends Section 13.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes to expand the list of offenses for which individuals must serve a minimum of eighty-five percent of their prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole. The bill adds several specific crimes to this list, including domestic abuse by strangulation, domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and aggravated assault and battery upon a law officer. Additionally, it removes the previous provision that allowed for the consideration of human trafficking as a standalone offense in this context.

Under the new provisions, individuals convicted of the specified crimes will not be eligible for earned credits or any other type of credits that could reduce their sentence to less than eighty-five percent. The effective date for this legislation is set for November 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 21-13.1