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This law increased the penalty for someone dumping an item that exceeds 50 lbs and increased the fine of a state traffic citation. It's illegal to deliberately place, throw, drop, dumps deposit, or discard any garbage, trash, waste, rubbish, refuse, debris, or other deleterious substance on any public property or on any private property of another without consent of the … [Read more...] about Trash Dumping-2018 Oklahoma Laws #27

Any county may establish and fund a pretrial program to be used by the district court in that jurisdiction. When a pretrial release program is established and private bail has not been furnished, the judge may order a person to be evaluated through the pretrial program. After conducting an evaluation of the person applying for pretrial release, the pretrial program will make a … [Read more...] about Pretrial Release Authority For Special Judges-2018 Oklahoma Laws #26

On or before January 1, 2019, the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General will promulgate and maintain the Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Report. It will be accessible to the public on the internet. It's currently in pdf format. The report will include a list of defendants who have been prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney General and have been found … [Read more...] about Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation Report-2018 Oklahoma Laws #25

This change in law added new responsibilities for teachers and midwives in the reporting of child abuse. New Teacher Responsibilities Every teacher of any child under the age 18 having reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 is a victim of abuse or neglect must report the matter immediately to the Department of Human Services. Reports must be made to the … [Read more...] about Duty to Report Abuse or Neglect of Child-2018 Oklahoma Laws #24

This change in law allows someone to perform community service in lieu of fines. This is only in municipal courts of record. The defendant must be without means to pay the fine or costs, and no undue hardship must result from the performance of community service. The fine or costs will be paid off at a rate of not less than the current federal minimum wage. The remainder of … [Read more...] about Community Service in Lieu of Fines-2018 Oklahoma Laws #23