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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 1370 By: Rader
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to criminal convictions; creating the
7 Conviction Integrity Unit within the Office of the
8 Attorney General; establishing duties of unit;
8 providing requirements for unit review; requiring the
9 Attorney General to create a unit review application
9 form; construing provisions; creating the Conviction
10 Integrity Unit Revolving Fund; providing for sources
10 of revenue; providing purposes of fund; providing for
11 expenditures; providing for codification; and
11 providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1089.8 of Title 22, unless there
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18 A. There is hereby created in the Office of the Attorney
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19 General the Conviction Integrity Unit to review and make
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20 recommendations regarding criminal convictions made in district
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21 courts of this state.
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22 B. The Conviction Integrity Unit shall:
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1 1. Accept requests submitted by convicted persons for the
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2 review of a criminal conviction made in a district court of this
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3 state;
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4 2. Develop criteria for determining which criminal convictions
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5 the unit will review;
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6 3. Review criminal convictions to determine the existence and
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7 nature of errors made during the prosecution of the case and to
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8 ensure that the interest of justice has been served;
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9 4. Refer persons to a criminal defense attorney or an
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10 organization that may be able to provide representation to the
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11 convicted person in a postconviction proceeding;
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12 5. Make recommendations to the district attorney that
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13 prosecuted the case regarding the appropriate postconviction
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14 motions, writs, and other proceedings that the unit believes are
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15 necessary to ensure that the interest of justice is served;
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16 6. Provide assistance in completing recommended motions, writs,
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17 or other proceedings if requested by a district attorney;
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18 7. Provide assistance in conducting legal research, identifying
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19 errors, and performing root cause analysis to prevent recurrence of
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20 errors;
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21 8. Consult with experts to thoroughly evaluate an application
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22 for review, when necessary; and
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23 9. Analyze and examine each case in which a final ruling is
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1 granted for actual innocence and each case in which a commutation of
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2 punishment or pardon is based on a claim of actual innocence to
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3 determine potential issues within the criminal justice system.
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4 C. The criteria developed under paragraph 2 of subsection B of
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5 this section shall prioritize convictions in which the death penalty
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6 or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is imposed
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7 and exclude from review any matter currently pending in federal
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9 D. To qualify for Conviction Integrity Unit review, a person
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10 shall satisfy the following conditions:
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11 1. The person must have been convicted and sentenced for a
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12 felony offense in this state and the direct appeal process must be
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13 complete;
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14 2. The person must present a claim of factual innocence,
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15 meaning the person played no role in the criminal act he or she was
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16 convicted of;
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17 3. The claim must be supported by new, credible, and material
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18 evidence that has not been addressed on its merits in a court of
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19 this state;
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20 4. The new evidence or information was not raised during
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21 postconviction appeals; and
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22 5. The claim must be capable of being investigated and resolved
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23 and, if substantiated, bear directly on the issue of factual
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1 E. The Conviction Integrity Unit shall not review claims solely
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2 alleging judicial errors such as unfavorable court rulings or
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3 procedural errors, those alleging that a lawful sentence is
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4 excessive or harsh, or those seeking to relitigate affirmative
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5 defenses, evidence, or information previously considered by a judge
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6 or jury.
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7 F. The Attorney General shall develop a form that a convicted
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8 person may use to request review of a criminal conviction made in a
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9 district court of this state and shall make the form available on
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10 the Attorney General's official website.
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11 G. No provision of this section shall be construed to create a
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12 legal right to review by the Conviction Integrity Unit. Application
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13 for review of a criminal conviction shall not toll the time to file
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14 an appeal or any postconviction motion that may be appropriate.
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15 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1089.9 of Title 22, unless there
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18 There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
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19 for the Office of the Attorney General to be designated the
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20 "Conviction Integrity Unit Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a
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21 continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
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22 consist of all monies received by the Office of the Attorney General
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23 from the Legislature provided for the purpose of administering the
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24 Conviction Integrity Unit. All monies accruing to the credit of the
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1 fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
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2 Office of the Attorney General for the purpose provided for in this
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3 act. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued
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4 by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law
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5 with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise
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6 Services for approval and payment.
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7 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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