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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 1926 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 60.2, as last
8 amended by Section 1, Chapter 305, O.S.L. 2023 (22
8 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 60.2), which relates to
9 protective orders; authorizing filing of certain
9 petition in any county; and providing an effective
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.2, as
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15 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 305, O.S.L. 2023 (22 O.S. Supp.
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16 2025, Section 60.2), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 60.2. A. A victim of domestic abuse, a victim of
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18 stalking, a victim of harassment, a victim of rape, any adult or
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19 emancipated minor household member on behalf of any other family or
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20 household member who is a minor or incompetent, any minor age
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21 sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years, or any adult victim of a crime
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22 may seek relief under the provisions of the Protection from Domestic
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23 Abuse Act.
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1 1. The person seeking relief may file a petition for a
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2 protective order with the district court in the county in which the
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3 victim resides, the county in which the defendant resides, or the
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4 county in which the domestic violence occurred any county in this
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5 state. If the person seeking relief is not a family or household
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6 member or an individual who is or has been in a dating relationship
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7 with the defendant, the person seeking relief must file a complaint
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8 against the defendant with the proper law enforcement agency before
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9 filing a petition for a protective order with the district court.
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10 The person seeking relief shall provide a copy of the complaint that
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11 was filed with the law enforcement agency at the full hearing if the
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12 complaint is not available from the law enforcement agency. Failure
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13 to provide a copy of the complaint filed with the law enforcement
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14 agency shall constitute a frivolous filing and the court may assess
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15 attorney fees and court costs against the plaintiff pursuant to
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16 paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section. The filing of a
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17 petition for a protective order shall not require jurisdiction or
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18 venue of the criminal offense if either the plaintiff or defendant
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19 resides in the county. If a petition has been filed in an action
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20 for divorce or separate maintenance and either party to the action
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21 files a petition for a protective order in the same county where the
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22 action for divorce or separate maintenance is filed, the petition
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23 for the protective order may be heard by the court hearing the
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24 divorce or separate maintenance action if:
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1 a. there is no established protective order docket in
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2 such court, or
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3 b. the court finds that, in the interest of judicial
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4 economy, both actions may be heard together; provided,
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5 however, the petition for a protective order,
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6 including, but not limited to, a petition in which
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7 children are named as petitioners, shall remain a
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8 separate action and a separate order shall be entered
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9 in the protective order action. Protective orders may
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10 be dismissed in favor of restraining orders in the
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11 divorce or separate maintenance action if the court
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12 specifically finds, upon hearing, that such dismissal
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13 is in the best interests of the parties and does not
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14 compromise the safety of any petitioner.
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15 If the defendant is a minor child, the petition shall be filed
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16 with the court having jurisdiction over juvenile matters.
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17 2. When the abuse occurs when the court is not open for
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18 business, such person may request an emergency temporary order of
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19 protection as authorized by Section 40.3 of this title.
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20 B. The petition forms shall be provided by the clerk of the
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21 court. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop a
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22 standard form for the petition.
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23 C. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no filing
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24 fee, service of process fee, attorney fees, or any other fee or
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1 costs shall be charged the plaintiff or victim at any time for
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2 filing a petition for a protective order whether a protective order
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3 is granted or not granted. The court may assess court costs,
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4 service of process fees, attorney fees, other fees, and filing fees
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5 against the defendant at the hearing on the petition, if a
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6 protective order is granted against the defendant; provided, the
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7 court shall have authority to waive the costs and fees if the court
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8 finds that the party does not have the ability to pay the costs and
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9 fees.
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10 2. If the court makes specific findings that a petition for a
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11 protective order has been filed frivolously and no victim exists,
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12 the court may assess attorney fees and court costs against the
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13 plaintiff.
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14 D. The person seeking relief shall prepare the petition or, at
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15 the request of the plaintiff, the court clerk or the victim-witness
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16 coordinator, victim support person, and court case manager shall
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17 prepare or assist the plaintiff in preparing the petition.
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18 E. The person seeking a protective order may further request
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19 the exclusive care, possession, or control of any animal owned,
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20 possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner,
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21 defendant, or minor child residing in the residence of the
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22 petitioner or defendant. The court may order the defendant to make
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23 no contact with the animal and forbid the defendant from taking,
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24 transferring, encumbering, concealing, molesting, attacking,
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1 striking, threatening, harming, or otherwise disposing of the
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2 animal.
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3 F. A court may not require the victim to seek legal sanctions
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4 against the defendant including, but not limited to, divorce,
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5 separation, paternity, or criminal proceedings prior to hearing a
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6 petition for protective order.
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7 G. A victim of rape, forcible sodomy, a sex offense,
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8 kidnapping, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, child abuse,
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9 or member of the immediate family of a victim of first-degree
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10 murder, as such terms are defined in Section 40 of this title, may
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11 petition, or have a petition filed on the victim's behalf if the
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12 victim is a minor, for an emergency temporary order or emergency ex
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13 parte order regardless of any relationship or scenario pursuant to
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14 the provisions of this section. The Administrative Office of the
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15 Courts shall modify the petition forms as necessary to effectuate
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16 the provisions of this subsection.
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17 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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