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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1205 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to municipalities; creating the
7 Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2026; providing
8 short title; defining terms; allowing certain
8 individuals to submit certain claims for compensation
9 from municipality; providing requirements for certain
9 compensation; requiring municipality take certain
10 action within certain period; providing for certain
10 cause of action; allowing for certain additional
11 compensation in certain circumstance; providing
11 certain exemptions; allowing certain individuals to
12 submit certain claims for compensation from county;
12 providing requirements for certain compensation;
13 requiring county take certain action within certain
13 period; providing for certain cause of action;
14 allowing for certain additional compensation in
14 certain circumstances; providing certain exemptions;
15 providing for noncodification; providing for
15 codification; providing an effective date; and
16 declaring an emergency.
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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20 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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21 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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22 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Safe
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23 Neighborhoods Act of 2026".
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1 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-166 of Title 11, unless there
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3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 As used in Sections 3 through 6 of this act:
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5 1. "Fair market value" means the value or price at which a
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6 willing buyer would purchase property and a willing seller would
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7 sell property if both parties are knowledgeable about the property
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8 and its uses and if neither party is under any undue pressure to buy
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9 or sell, and for real property shall mean the value for the highest
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10 and best use for which such property was actually used, or was
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11 previously classified for use, during the calendar year next
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12 preceding the applicable January 1 assessment date;
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13 2. "Illegal public camping" means the act of constructing or
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14 arranging any tent, shelter, or bedding for the purpose of or in
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15 such way to permit overnight use on a property not designated for
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16 such use;
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17 3. "Loitering" means to stand or wait around idly or without
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18 apparent or rational purpose;
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19 4. "Panhandling" means the process of occupying areas adjacent
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20 to public rights-of-way with the intent of soliciting donations for
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21 any purpose with the knowledge that there will be a likelihood of
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22 those seeking such donations stepping into the public right-of-way
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23 where vehicular traffic is or may be present;
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1 5. "Policy, pattern, or practice" means an act that is
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2 systemic, pervasive, or organized, or of a generalized nature such
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3 that it is the standard operating procedure, but does not include
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4 isolated, sporadic, or accidental acts;
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5 6. "Property owner" means one or more persons, jointly or
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6 severally, in whom is vested:
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7 a. all or any part of the legal title to a real property,
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8 or
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9 b. all or any part of the beneficial ownership and a
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10 right to present use and enjoyment of the property,
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11 and such term includes a mortgagee in possession; and
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12 7. "Triple net leaseholder" means the lessee of a commercial
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13 lease where the lessee pays rent and utilities as well as insurance,
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14 maintenance, and property taxes on such leased property.
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15 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-167 of Title 11, unless there
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17 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. 1. Any property owner or triple net leaseholder with real
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19 property located within a municipality with a population over one
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20 hundred thirty thousand (130,000), according to the latest Federal
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21 Decennial Census, may submit a written claim for compensation if the
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22 municipality where such real property is located:
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1 a. adopts any ordinance, policy, practice, or law
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2 declining to enforce existing laws, ordinances, or
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3 rules prohibiting:
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4 (1) illegal public camping,
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5 (2) obstructing public thoroughfares,
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6 (3) loitering,
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7 (4) panhandling,
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8 (5) public urination or defecation,
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9 (6) public consumption of alcoholic beverages,
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10 (7) possession or use of illegal substances, or
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11 (8) shoplifting,
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12 and such owner or leaseholder incurs and documents an
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13 expense to mitigate the effects of such on the owner's or
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14 leaseholder's real property, or
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15 b. maintains a public nuisance, and such owner incurs and
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16 documents an expense to mitigate the effects of such
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17 public nuisance on the owner's or leaseholder's real
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18 property.
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19 2. For any claim submitted under the provisions of this
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20 subsection, a property owner or triple net leaseholder shall receive
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21 as compensation an amount equal to the documented expenses incurred
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22 by such owner or leaseholder that were reasonably necessary to
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23 mitigate the effects of such ordinance, policy, practice, law, or
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24 public nuisance on such owner's or leaseholder's real property.
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1 B. 1. Any property owner or triple net leaseholder with real
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2 property located within a municipality with a population over one
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3 hundred thirty thousand (130,000), according to the latest Federal
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4 Decennial Census, may submit a written claim for compensation if the
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5 municipality where such real property is located:
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6 a. adopts any ordinance, policy, practice, or law
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7 declining to enforce existing laws, ordinances, or
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8 rules prohibiting:
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9 (1) illegal public camping,
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10 (2) obstructing public thoroughfares,
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11 (3) loitering,
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12 (4) panhandling,
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13 (5) public urination or defecation,
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14 (6) public consumption of alcoholic beverages,
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15 (7) possession or use of illegal substances, or
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16 (8) shoplifting,
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17 and the fair market value of such property owner's or
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18 leaseholder's private real property is reduced by such, or
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19 b. maintains a public nuisance, and the fair market value
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20 of such property owner's or leaseholder's private real
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21 property is reduced by such public nuisance.
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22 2. For any claim submitted under the provisions of this
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23 subsection, a property owner or triple net leaseholder shall receive
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24 as compensation an amount equal to the reduction in fair market
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1 value of such owner's or leaseholder's private real property
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2 resulting from the ordinance, policy, practice, law, or public
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3 nuisance.
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4 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-168 of Title 11, unless there
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6 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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7 Any compensation paid under the provisions of Section 3 of this
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8 act:
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9 1. Shall be in lieu of any claim for monetary damages; and
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10 2. May not exceed the amount paid by the property owner or
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11 triple net leaseholder in primary property taxes for the prior tax
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12 year on such property. If the total amount of the claim for
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13 compensation is greater than such amount paid by the owner or
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14 leaseholder, and such claim is accepted, the municipality shall pay
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15 such owner or leaseholder an amount equal to the amount paid by such
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16 owner or leaseholder in primary property taxes for the prior tax
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17 year. The property owner may submit a claim for the remaining
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18 portion of compensation in the following and subsequent tax years,
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19 as needed.
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20 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-169 of Title 11, unless there
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22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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23 A. 1. Within thirty (30) days of a property owner or triple
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24 net leaseholder submitting a written claim for compensation to a
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1 municipality, as provided by Section 3 of this act, the municipality
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2 shall either accept or reject such claim.
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3 2. If a municipality accepts such claim, it shall pay the
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4 compensation requested by such owner or leaseholder.
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5 3. If a municipality rejects such claim, or does not respond to
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6 the claim within thirty (30) days, such owner or leaseholder may
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7 file a cause of action in the district court of the county in which
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8 the real property is located to challenge the rejection of the
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9 claim. The questions of whether the property owner is entitled to
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10 such compensation and whether the amount of the claim is reasonable
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11 are judicial questions in a cause of action filed pursuant to this
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12 paragraph. The municipality shall have the burden of proof to
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13 demonstrate that its rejection is lawful or that the amount of the
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14 claim is unreasonable. The property owner or triple net leaseholder
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15 shall not be liable to the municipality for attorney fees or costs.
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16 If such owner or leaseholder prevails, they shall be awarded
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17 reasonable attorney fees and costs.
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18 B. 1. A property owner or triple net leaseholder shall not be
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19 required to submit any claim besides that provided for in Section 3
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20 of this act as a prerequisite to demanding or receiving
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21 compensation.
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22 2. A property owner or triple net leaseholder may only submit a
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23 claim under the provisions of Section 3 of this act once per tax
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24 year.
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1 C. If the ordinance, policy, practice, law, or public nuisance
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2 remains in place after the property owner or triple net leaseholder
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3 submits a claim as provided in Section 3 of this act, and such owner
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4 or leaseholder files a claim for compensation in a subsequent tax
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5 year, the owner or leaseholder shall be entitled to request
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6 reasonable additional compensation unless the municipality and such
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7 owner or leaseholder enter into a knowing and voluntary settlement,
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8 or the municipality ends or abates the ordinance, policy, practice,
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9 law, or public nuisance.
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10 SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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11 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-170 of Title 11, unless there
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12 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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13 A. This act shall not be construed as prohibiting a property
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14 owner or triple net leaseholder from entering into a knowing and
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15 voluntary settlement with a municipality for an amount less than
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16 such owner's or leaseholder's claim for compensation submitted under
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17 the provisions of Section 3 of this act.
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18 B. The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
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19 1. Decisions by municipal authorities to exercise prosecutorial
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20 discretion not to prosecute alleged offenders, if such discretion is
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21 exercised on a case-by-case basis and the justifications for each
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22 decision are published monthly by the municipality;
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23 2. Acts of clemency; or
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24 3. Acts or omissions mandated by federal law.
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1 SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 390.1 of Title 19, unless there
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3 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 As used in Sections 8 through 11 of this act:
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5 1. "Fair market value" means the value or price at which a
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6 willing buyer would purchase property and a willing seller would
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7 sell property if both parties are knowledgeable about the property
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8 and its uses and if neither party is under any undue pressure to buy
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9 or sell, and for real property shall mean the value for the highest
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10 and best use for which such property was actually used, or was
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11 previously classified for use, during the calendar year next
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12 preceding the applicable January 1 assessment date;
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13 2. "Illegal public camping" means the act of constructing or
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14 arranging any tent, shelter, or bedding for the purpose of or in
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15 such way to permit overnight use on a property not designated for
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16 such use;
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17 3. "Loitering" means to stand or wait around idly or without
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18 apparent or rational purpose;
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19 4. "Panhandling" means the process of occupying areas adjacent
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20 to public rights-of-way with the intent of soliciting donations for
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21 any purpose with the knowledge that there will be a likelihood of
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22 those seeking such donations stepping into the public right-of-way
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23 where vehicular traffic is or may be present;
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1 5. "Policy, pattern, or practice" means an act that is
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2 systemic, pervasive, or organized, or of a generalized nature such
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3 that it is the standard operating procedure, but does not include
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4 isolated, sporadic, or accidental acts;
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5 6. "Property owner" means one or more persons, jointly or
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6 severally, in whom is vested:
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7 a. all or any part of the legal title to a real property,
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8 or
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9 b. all or any part of the beneficial ownership and a
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10 right to present use and enjoyment of the property,
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11 and such term includes a mortgagee in possession; and
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12 7. "Triple net leaseholder" means the lessee of a commercial
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13 lease where the lessee pays rent and utilities as well as insurance,
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14 maintenance, and property taxes on such leased property.
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15 SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 390.2 of Title 19, unless there
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17 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. 1. Any property owner or triple net leaseholder with real
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19 property located within a municipality with a population over one
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20 hundred thirty thousand (130,000), according to the latest Federal
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21 Decennial Census, may submit a written claim for compensation if the
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22 county where such real property is located:
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1 a. adopts any ordinance, policy, practice, or law
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2 declining to enforce existing laws, ordinances, or
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3 rules prohibiting:
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4 (1) illegal public camping,
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5 (2) obstructing public thoroughfares,
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6 (3) loitering,
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7 (4) panhandling,
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8 (5) public urination or defecation,
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9 (6) public consumption of alcoholic beverages,
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10 (7) possession or use of illegal substances, or
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11 (8) shoplifting,
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12 and such owner or leaseholder incurs and documents an
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13 expense to mitigate the effects of such on the owner's or
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14 leaseholder's real property, or
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15 b. maintains a public nuisance, and such owner incurs and
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16 documents an expense to mitigate the effects of such
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17 public nuisance on the owner's or leaseholder's real
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18 property.
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19 2. For any claim submitted under the provisions of this
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20 subsection, a property owner or triple net leaseholder shall receive
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21 as compensation an amount equal to the documented expenses incurred
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22 by such owner or leaseholder that were reasonably necessary to
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23 mitigate the effects of such ordinance, policy, practice, law, or
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24 public nuisance on such owner's or leaseholder's real property.
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1 B. 1. Any property owner or triple net leaseholder with real
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2 property located within a municipality with a population over one
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3 hundred thirty thousand (130,000), according to the latest Federal
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4 Decennial Census, may submit a written claim for compensation if the
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5 county where such real property is located:
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6 a. adopts any ordinance, policy, practice, or law
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7 declining to enforce existing laws, ordinances, or
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8 rules prohibiting:
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9 (1) illegal public camping,
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10 (2) obstructing public thoroughfares,
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11 (3) loitering,
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12 (4) panhandling,
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13 (5) public urination or defecation,
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14 (6) public consumption of alcoholic beverages,
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15 (7) possession or use of illegal substances, or
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16 (8) shoplifting,
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17 and the fair market value of such property owner's or
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18 leaseholder's private real property is reduced by such, or
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19 b. maintains a public nuisance, and the fair market value
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20 of such property owner's or leaseholder's private real
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21 property is reduced by such public nuisance.
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22 2. For any claim submitted under the provisions of this
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23 subsection, a property owner or triple net leaseholder shall receive
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24 as compensation an amount equal to the reduction in fair market
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1 value of such owner's or leaseholder's private real property
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2 resulting from the ordinance, policy, practice, law, or public
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3 nuisance.
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4 SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 390.3 of Title 19, unless there
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6 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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7 Any compensation paid under the provisions of Section 8 of this
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8 act:
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9 1. Shall be in lieu of any claim for monetary damages; and
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10 2. May not exceed the amount paid by the property owner or
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11 triple net leaseholder in primary property taxes for the prior tax
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12 year on such property. If the total amount of the claim for
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13 compensation is greater than such amount paid by the owner or
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14 leaseholder, and such claim is accepted, the county shall pay such
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15 owner or leaseholder an amount equal to the amount paid by such
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16 owner or leaseholder in primary property taxes for the prior tax
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17 year. The property owner may submit a claim for the remaining
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18 portion of compensation in the following and subsequent tax years,
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19 as needed.
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20 SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 390.4 of Title 19, unless there
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22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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23 A. 1. Within thirty (30) days of a property owner or triple
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24 net leaseholder submitting a written claim for compensation to a
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1 county, as provided by Section 8 of this act, the county shall
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2 either accept or reject such claim.
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3 2. If a county accepts such claim, it shall pay the
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4 compensation requested by such owner or leaseholder.
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5 3. If a county rejects such claim, or does not respond to the
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6 claim within thirty (30) days, such owner or leaseholder may file a
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7 cause of action in the district court of the county in which the
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8 real property is located to challenge the rejection of the claim.
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9 The questions of whether the property owner is entitled to such
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10 compensation and whether the amount of the claim is reasonable are
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11 judicial questions in a cause of action filed pursuant to this
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12 paragraph. The county shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate
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13 that its rejection is lawful or that the amount of the claim is
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14 unreasonable. The property owner or triple net leaseholder shall
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15 not be liable to the county for attorney fees or costs. If such
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16 owner or leaseholder prevails, they shall be awarded reasonable
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17 attorney fees and costs.
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18 B. 1. A property owner or triple net leaseholder shall not be
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19 required to submit any claim besides that provided for in Section 8
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20 of this act as a prerequisite to demanding or receiving
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21 compensation.
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22 2. A property owner or triple net leaseholder may only submit a
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23 claim under the provisions of Section 8 of this act once per tax
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24 year.
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1 C. If the ordinance, policy, practice, law, or public nuisance
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2 remains in place after the property owner or triple net leaseholder
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3 submits a claim as provided in Section 8 of this act, and such owner
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4 or leaseholder files a claim for compensation in a subsequent tax
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5 year, the owner or leaseholder shall be entitled to request
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6 reasonable additional compensation unless the county and such owner
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7 or leaseholder enter into a knowing and voluntary settlement, or the
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8 county ends or abates the ordinance, policy, practice, law, or
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9 public nuisance.
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10 SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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11 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 390.5 of Title 19, unless there
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12 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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13 A. This act shall not be construed as prohibiting a property
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14 owner or triple net leaseholder from entering into a knowing and
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15 voluntary settlement with a county for an amount less than such
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16 owner's or leaseholder's claim for compensation submitted under the
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17 provisions of Section 8 of this act.
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18 B. The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
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19 1. Decisions by county authorities to exercise prosecutorial
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20 discretion not to prosecute alleged offenders, if such discretion is
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21 exercised on a case-by-case basis and the justifications for each
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22 decision are published monthly by the county;
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23 2. Acts of clemency; or
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24 3. Acts or omissions mandated by federal law.
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1 SECTION 12. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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2 SECTION 13. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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3 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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4 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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