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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 1609 By: Haste
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Evidence Code;
7 providing for admissibility of certain statements in
8 certain proceedings; providing for codification; and
8 providing an effective date.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2803.4 of Title 12, unless there
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14 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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15 A statement that purports to narrate, describe, report, or
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16 explain an incident or incidents of poisoning with intent to kill,
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17 shooting with intent to kill, or assault with intent to kill as
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18 provided for in Sections 651, 652, and 653 of Title 21 of the
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20 1. Made by the victim to a law enforcement officer within one
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21 (1) week of the incident;
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22 2. On an application for a protective order by the victim
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1 3. Given as testimony of the victim made at a hearing on
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3 shall be admissible in pretrial or posttrial criminal and juvenile
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4 delinquent prosecutions including preliminary hearings, prosecutive
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5 merit hearings, or hearings on the revocation of probation or
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6 acceleration of a deferred judgment.
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7 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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