Shown verbatim: the complete text as captured from the official PDF posted by the Oklahoma Legislature, fetched 2026-07-23. Page and line markers are part of the official record; nothing is edited or removed. The official bill page.
1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
3 HOUSE BILL 3201 By: Humphrey
4
5
6 AS INTRODUCED
7 An Act relating to prisons and reformatories;
directing the Pardon and Parole Board to establish
8 Conviction Integrity Review Unit; stating purpose of
the Unit; providing for the employment of attorneys,
9 an investigator, and paralegal; stating
qualifications; authorizing inmates to submit certain
10 petitions; specifying requirements for reviewing
convictions; authorizing the Unit to initiate certain
11 investigations; directing the Unit to present its
findings and recommendations to the Pardon and Parole
12 Board; directing the Unit to provide copies of its
report to certain agencies and persons; providing for
13 codification; and providing an effective date.
14
15
16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
17 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
18 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 371 of Title 57, unless there is
19 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
20 A. The Pardon and Parole Board is hereby authorized to
21 establish a Conviction Integrity Review Unit for the purpose of
22 reviewing convictions of those inmates who have received death
23 sentences.
24
Req. No. 14803 Page 1
1 B. The Pardon and Parole Board shall employ and fix the duties
2 and compensation of not less than two attorneys, who shall be
3 licensed to practice law in this state and who shall have experience
4 in either prosecuting criminal cases or providing criminal defense
5 representation to defendants in criminal cases. The Pardon and
6 Parole Board shall also employ and fix the duties and compensation
7 of an investigator, who shall be certified by the Council on Law
8 Enforcement Education and Training, and a paralegal. The attorneys,
9 investigator, and paralegal hired by the Board shall not be a
10 current employee of the Office of the Attorney General or the office
11 of any district attorney in this state.
12 C. Any inmate who has received a sentence of death in this
13 state shall be authorized to submit a petition to the Conviction
14 Integrity Review Unit requesting the review of his or her
15 conviction. The Pardon and Parole Board shall determine the manner
16 and form of the petition.
17 D. The Conviction Integrity Review Unit shall be authorized to
18 review any capital murder conviction that occurred within this state
19 under the following circumstances:
20 1. The inmate received a sentence of death;
21 2. The inmate has presented in his or her petition for review a
22 plausible claim of actual innocence of the crime which is:
23 a. supported by information or evidence not previously
24 presented, and
Req. No. 14803 Page 2
1 b. capable of being investigated and resolved; and
2 3. The direct appeal of the inmate has become final, a mandate
3 has been issued, and there is no pending litigation relating to the
4 conviction.
5 E. The Conviction Integrity Review Unit shall also be
6 authorized to initiate an investigation to determine whether an
7 inmate was convicted of an offense that he or she did not commit.
8 F. Once an investigation has been completed by the Conviction
9 Integrity Review Unit, the Unit shall present a report with its
10 findings and recommendations to the Pardon and Parole Board. Copies
11 of the report shall be delivered to the Attorney General, the office
12 of the district attorney who prosecuted the criminal case, the
13 attorney who represented the inmate in the criminal case, and the
14 inmate.
15 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
16
17 60-2-14803 GRS 12/30/25
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Req. No. 14803 Page 3Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.