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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 1925 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Protection from Domestic Abuse
7 Act; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.6, as amended
8 by Section 474, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (22 O.S.
8 Supp. 2025, Section 60.6), which relates to penalties
9 for violation of protective order; modifying
9 penalties; conforming language; updating statutory
10 language; updating statutory reference; repealing 22
10 O.S. 2021, Section 60.6, as amended by Section 2,
11 Chapter 145, O.S.L. 2025 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
11 60.6), which relates to penalties for violation of
12 protective order; and providing an effective date.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.6, as
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18 amended by Section 474, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (22 O.S. Supp.
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19 2025, Section 60.6), is amended to read as follows:
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20 Section 60.6. A. Except as otherwise provided by this section,
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21 any person who:
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22 1. Has been served with an emergency temporary, ex parte, or
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23 final protective order or foreign protective order and is in
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24 violation of such the protective order, upon conviction, shall be
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1 guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more
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2 than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by a term of imprisonment
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3 in the county jail of not for not less than six (6) months nor more
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4 than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and
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5 2. After a previous conviction of a violation of a protective
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6 order, is convicted of a second or subsequent offense pursuant to
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7 the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of
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8 a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by a term of
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9 imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F E of Section
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10 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by a fine of not less
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11 than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand
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12 Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment and
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13 fine.
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14 B. 1. Any person who has been served with an emergency
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15 temporary, ex parte, or final protective order or foreign protective
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16 order who violates the protective order and causes physical injury
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17 or physical impairment to the plaintiff or to any other person named
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18 in said the protective order shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
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19 misdemeanor Class D1 felony and shall be punished by a term of
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20 imprisonment in the county jail custody of the Department of
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21 Corrections for not less than twenty (20) days nor more than one (1)
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22 year three (3) years. In addition to the term of imprisonment, the
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23 person may be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars
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24 ($5,000.00).
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1 2. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent
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2 violation of a protective order which causes physical injury or
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3 physical impairment to a plaintiff or to any other person named in
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4 the protective order shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense
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5 and shall be punished by a term of imprisonment in the custody of
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6 the Department of Corrections of for not less than one (1) year nor
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7 more than five (5) years, or by a fine of not less than Three
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8 Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars
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9 ($10,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment and fine.
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10 3. In determining the term of imprisonment required by this
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11 section, the jury or sentencing judge shall consider the degree of
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12 physical injury or physical impairment to the victim.
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13 4. The provisions of this subsection shall not affect the
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14 applicability of Sections 644, 645, 647, and 652 of Title 21 of the
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15 Oklahoma Statutes.
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16 C. The minimum sentence of imprisonment issued pursuant to the
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17 provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection A and paragraph 2 of
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18 subsection B of this section shall not be subject to statutory
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19 provisions for suspended sentences, deferred sentences, or
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20 probation,; provided, the court may subject any remaining penalty
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21 under the jurisdiction of the court to the statutory provisions for
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22 suspended sentences, deferred sentences, or probation.
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23 D. In addition to any other penalty specified by this section,
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24 the court shall require a defendant to undergo the treatment or
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1 participate in the counseling services necessary to bring about the
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2 cessation of domestic abuse against the victim or to bring about the
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3 cessation of stalking or harassment of the victim. For every
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4 conviction of violation of a protective order:
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5 1. The court shall specifically order as a condition of a
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6 suspended sentence or probation that a defendant participate in
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7 counseling or undergo treatment to bring about the cessation of
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8 domestic abuse as specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection;
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9 2. a. The court shall require the defendant to participate
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10 in counseling or undergo treatment for domestic abuse
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11 by an individual licensed practitioner or a domestic
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12 abuse treatment program certified by the Attorney
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13 General. If the defendant is ordered to participate
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14 in a domestic abuse counseling or treatment program,
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15 the order shall require the defendant to attend the
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16 program for a minimum of fifty-two (52) weeks,
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17 complete the program, and be evaluated before and
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18 after attendance of the program by a program counselor
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19 or a private counselor.
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20 b. A program for anger management, couples counseling, or
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21 family and marital counseling shall not solely qualify
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22 for the counseling or treatment requirement for
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23 domestic abuse pursuant to this subsection. The These
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24 forms of counseling may be ordered in addition to
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1 counseling specifically for the treatment of domestic
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2 abuse or per evaluation as set forth below. If, after
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3 sufficient evaluation and attendance at required
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4 counseling sessions, the domestic violence treatment
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5 program or licensed professional determines that the
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6 defendant does not evaluate as a perpetrator of
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7 domestic violence or does evaluate as a perpetrator of
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8 domestic violence and should complete other programs
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9 of treatment simultaneously or prior to domestic
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10 violence treatment, including, but not limited to,
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11 programs related to the mental health, apparent
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12 substance or alcohol abuse, or inability or refusal to
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13 manage anger, the defendant shall be ordered to
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14 complete the counseling as per the recommendations of
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15 the domestic violence treatment program or licensed
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16 professional;
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17 3. a. The court shall set a review hearing no more than one
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18 hundred twenty (120) days after the defendant is
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19 ordered to participate in a domestic abuse counseling
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20 program or undergo treatment for domestic abuse to
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21 assure the attendance and compliance of the defendant
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22 with the provisions of this subsection and the
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23 domestic abuse counseling or treatment requirements.
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1 b. The court shall set a second review hearing after the
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2 completion of the counseling or treatment to assure
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3 the attendance and compliance of the defendant with
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4 the provisions of this subsection and the domestic
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5 abuse counseling or treatment requirements. The court
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6 may suspend sentencing of the defendant until the
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7 defendant has presented proof to the court of
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8 enrollment in a program of treatment for domestic
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9 abuse by an individual licensed practitioner or a
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10 domestic abuse treatment program certified by the
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11 Attorney General and attendance at weekly sessions of
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12 such program. Such proof shall be presented to the
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13 court by the defendant no later than one hundred
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14 twenty (120) days after the defendant is ordered to
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15 such counseling or treatment. At such time, the court
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16 may complete sentencing, beginning the period of the
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17 sentence from the date that proof of enrollment is
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18 presented to the court, and schedule reviews as
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19 required by subparagraphs subparagraph a and b of this
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20 paragraph, this subparagraph, and paragraphs 4 and 5
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21 of this subsection. The court shall retain continuing
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22 jurisdiction over the defendant during the course of
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23 ordered counseling through the final review hearing;
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1 4. The court may set subsequent or other review hearings as the
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2 court determines necessary to assure the defendant attends and fully
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3 complies with the provisions of this subsection and the domestic
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4 abuse counseling or treatment requirements;
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5 5. At any review hearing, if the defendant is not
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6 satisfactorily attending individual counseling or a domestic abuse
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7 counseling or treatment program or is not in compliance with any
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8 domestic abuse counseling or treatment requirements, the court may
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9 order the defendant to further or continue counseling, treatment, or
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10 other necessary services. The court may revoke all or any part of a
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11 suspended sentence, deferred sentence, or probation pursuant to
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12 Section 991b of this title and subject the defendant to any or all
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13 remaining portions of the original sentence;
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14 6. At the first review hearing, the court shall require the
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15 defendant to appear in court. Thereafter, for any subsequent review
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16 hearings, the court may accept a report on the progress of the
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17 defendant from individual counseling, domestic abuse counseling, or
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18 the treatment program. There shall be no requirement for the victim
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19 to attend review hearings; and
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20 7. If funding is available, a referee may be appointed and
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21 assigned by the presiding judge of the district court to hear
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22 designated cases set for review under this subsection. Reasonable
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23 compensation for the referees shall be fixed by the presiding judge.
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24 The referee shall meet the requirements and perform all duties in
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1 the same manner and procedure as set forth in Sections 1-8-103 and
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2 2-2-702 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes pertaining to referees
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3 appointed in juvenile proceedings.
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4 E. Emergency temporary, ex parte, and final protective orders
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5 shall include notice of these penalties.
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6 F. When a minor child violates the provisions of any protective
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7 order, the violation shall be heard in a juvenile proceeding and the
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8 court may order the child and the parent or parents of the child to
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9 participate in family counseling services necessary to bring about
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10 the cessation of domestic abuse against the victim and may order
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11 community service hours to be performed in lieu of any fine or
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12 imprisonment authorized by this section.
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13 G. Any district court of this state and any judge thereof shall
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14 be immune from any liability or prosecution for issuing an order
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15 that requires a defendant to:
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16 1. Attend a treatment program for domestic abusers certified by
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17 the Attorney General;
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18 2. Attend counseling or treatment services ordered as part of
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19 any final protective order or for any violation of a protective
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20 order; and
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21 3. Attend, complete, and be evaluated before and after
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22 attendance by a treatment program for domestic abusers certified by
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1 H. At no time, under any proceeding, may a person protected by
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2 a protective order be held to be in violation of that protective
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3 order. Only a defendant against whom a protective order has been
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4 issued may be held to have violated the order.
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5 I. In addition to any other penalty specified by this section,
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6 the court may order a defendant to use an active, real-time, twenty-
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7 four-hour Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring device as a
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8 condition of a sentence. The court may further order the defendant
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9 to pay costs and expenses related to the GPS device and monitoring.
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10 J. Any pleas of guilty or nolo contendere or finding of guilt
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11 to a violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a
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12 conviction of the offense for the purpose of any subsection of this
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13 section under which the existence of a prior conviction is relevant
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14 for a period of ten (10) years following the completion of any
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15 sentence or court imposed probationary term.
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16 SECTION 2. REPEALER 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.6, as
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17 amended by Section 2, Chapter 145, O.S.L. 2025 (22 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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18 Section 60.6), is hereby repealed.
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19 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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