Previously, a prison sentence could be modified within 24 months of being imposed. HB 2443 amends 22 OS § 982a to allow sentences to be modified within 60 months. The sentencing court can now modify a sentence within 60 months after any of the following: the initial sentence revocation of suspended sentence an original sentence to Drug Offender Work Camp (DOWC) … [Read more...] about New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part 14 – Prison Sentence Modification Period Extended To 60 Months
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New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part 13 – Doubling Fees To Prosecute You
SB 1610 doubles a variety of fees that are assessed in criminal cases. The new fee amounts are as follows: Traffic case for each offense (other than DUI) - $20 Misdemeanor case for each offense - $30 Misdemeanor DUI offense - $30 Felony case for each offense - $50 Felony DUI offense - $50 Each juvenile case - $30 The sad thing is that most people didn't … [Read more...] about New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part 13 – Doubling Fees To Prosecute You
New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part XII – Court Costs To Be Reduced If Restitution Is Reduced
SB 941 amends 22 OS § 991b(C)(3). It requires a court to lower the fines, court costs, and costs of incarceration if the court decides that restitution should be reduced during a revocation hearing. The defendant must put on evidence that the terms of the order of restitution carries a hardship on the defendant or the defendant's immediate family. The court is to lower the … [Read more...] about New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part XII – Court Costs To Be Reduced If Restitution Is Reduced
New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part XI – Courts To Consider PTSD When Sentencing Veterans
HB 2595 authorizes any court sentencing a veteran to consider as a mitigating factor that the person has been diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from his or her military service. The vet has to provide documentary evidence that served in in a combat zone and has been diagnosed with PTSD. The law is codified in 22 OS § 973a. As a veteran, I … [Read more...] about New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part XI – Courts To Consider PTSD When Sentencing Veterans
New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part X – Illegal To Commit Forcible Sodomy On Unconscious Victims
HB 2398 closed a loophole in the law that allowed someone who had committed forcible sodomy on an unconscious victim to walk free. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled in mid-2016 that forcible sodomy is not illegal if a victim is intoxicated or unconscious. The public was outraged when the defendant in that case faced no repercussions for his actions. So, the … [Read more...] about New Oklahoma Laws In 2016 Part X – Illegal To Commit Forcible Sodomy On Unconscious Victims