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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 76 By: Daniels
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to parole; amending 57 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 516, which relates to parole violators;
8 authorizing parole revocation by certain entity;
8 clarifying authority under certain circumstance; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 516, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 516. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this
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16 section, the probation and parole officer shall, upon information
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17 sufficient to give the officer reasonable grounds to believe that
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18 the parolee has violated the terms of and conditions of parole,
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19 notify the Department of Corrections. If it is determined that the
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20 facts justify revocation action, the Department shall issue a
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21 warrant for the arrest of the parolee and the warrant shall have the
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22 force and effect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court
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23 in this state. The parolee shall, after arrest, be immediately
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24 incarcerated in the nearest county jail, intermediate sanctions
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1 facility, or a Department of Corrections facility to await action by
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2 the Governor or the Pardon and Parole Board as to whether the parole
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3 will be revoked. Parole time shall cease to run after the issuance
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4 of a warrant for arrest by the Department of Corrections, and earned
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5 credits shall not be accrued during any period of time when the
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6 parolee is incarcerated pending revocation action by the Governor or
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7 the Pardon and Parole Board. Pursuant to the provisions of this
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8 subsection:
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9 1. The Governor shall have the power and authority to revoke
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10 parole granted by the Governor and file the certificate of
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11 revocation with the Secretary of State; and
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12 2. The Pardon and Parole Board, by majority vote, shall have
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13 the power and authority to revoke parole granted by the Pardon and
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14 Parole Board and file the certificate of revocation with the
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15 Secretary of State.
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16 B. Any parolee determined to have violated any terms or
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17 conditions of parole by the supervising parole officer may be given
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18 the option, at the discretion of the Department of Corrections, to
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19 be placed in an intermediate sanctions facility for disciplinary
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20 sanction and programmatic services in lieu of revocation or when
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21 revocation action by the Governor or the Pardon and Parole Board is
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22 deemed unnecessary for the nature of the violation. Any parolee for
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23 whom a warrant for arrest issues as provided in subsection A of this
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24 section may, at the discretion of the Department or the Governor, be
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1 placed in an intermediate sanctions facility pending or following
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2 any action by the Governor or the Pardon and Parole Board as to
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3 revocation of parole or required additional conditions to remain on
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4 parole. A parolee may be received and processed into the custody of
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5 the Department on an expedited basis through any facility serving
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6 such purpose or may be processed directly by the intermediate
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8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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