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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 1569 By: Rosino
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to criminal procedure; amending 22
7 O.S. 2021, Section 40.3A, which relates to reporting
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8 broadening certain exception from specified reporting
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 40.3A, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 40.3A. A. Any physician, surgeon, resident, intern,
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16 physician assistant, registered nurse, or any other health care
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17 professional examining, attending, or treating the victim of what
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18 appears to be or is reported by the victim to be rape, rape by
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19 instrumentation, or forcible sodomy, as defined in Section 1111,
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20 1111.1 or 888 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or any form of
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21 sexual assault, shall not be required to report any incident of what
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22 appears to be or is reported to be such crimes if:
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23 1. Committed upon a person who is over the age of eighteen (18)
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1 2. The person and is not an incapacitated adult; or
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2 2. Committed between minors, as revealed during the course of a
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3 medical history review, without evidence or a report of coercion,
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4 exploitation, threat, or intimidation.
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5 B. Any physician, surgeon, resident, intern, physician
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6 assistant, registered nurse, or any other health care professional
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7 examining, attending, or treating a victim shall be required to
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8 report any incident of what appears to be or is reported to be rape,
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9 rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, or any form of sexual
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10 assault, if requested to do so either orally or in writing by the
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11 victim and shall be required to inform the victim of the victim's
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12 right to have a report made. A requested report of any incident
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13 shall be promptly made orally or by telephone to the nearest law
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14 enforcement agency in the county wherein the sexual assault occurred
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15 or, if the location where the sexual assault occurred is unknown,
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16 the report shall be made to the law enforcement agency nearest to
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17 the location where the injury is treated.
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18 C. In all cases of what appears to be or is reported to be
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19 rape, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, or any form of
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20 sexual assault, the physician, surgeon, resident, intern, physician
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21 assistant, registered nurse, or any other health care professional
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22 examining, attending, or treating the victim of what appears to be
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23 such crimes, shall clearly and legibly document the incident and
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1 injuries observed and reported, as well as any treatment provided or
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3 D. In all cases of what appears to be or is reported to be
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4 rape, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, or any form of
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5 sexual assault, the physician, surgeon, resident, intern, physician
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6 assistant, registered nurse, or any other health care professional
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7 examining, attending, or treating the victim of what appears to be
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8 rape, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, or any form of
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9 sexual assault, shall refer the victim to sexual assault and victim
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10 services programs, including providing the victim with twenty-four-
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11 hour statewide telephone communication service established by
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12 Section 18p-5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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13 E. Every physician, surgeon, resident, intern, physician
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14 assistant, registered nurse, or any other health care professional
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15 making a report of rape, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy,
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16 or any form of sexual assault pursuant to this section or examining
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17 such victims to determine the likelihood of such crimes, and every
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18 hospital or related institution in which the victims were examined
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19 or treated shall, upon the request of a law enforcement officer
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20 conducting a criminal investigation into the case, provide to the
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21 officer copies of the results of the examination or copies of the
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22 examination on which the report was based, and any other clinical
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23 notes, X-rays, photographs, and other previous or current records
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1 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective September 1, 2026.
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