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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 965 By: Frix
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to juries; amending 21 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 385, which relates to juror misconduct;
8 increasing certain violations to a felony; and
8 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 21 O.S. 2021, Section 385, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 A. Every juror or person drawn or summoned as a juror, or
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16 chosen arbitrator, or umpire, or appointed referee, who either:
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17 1. Makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict for or
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18 against any party; or,
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19 2. Willfully permits any communication to be made to him, or
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20 receives any book, paper, instrument, or information relative to any
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21 cause pending before him, except according to the regular course of
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22 proceeding upon the trial of such cause, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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23 B. Subsequent violations or egregious violations of subsection
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1 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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