Senate Bill 1348 Summary

• Authorizes judicial districts in Oklahoma to establish veterans court divisions within district courts to provide treatment, rehabilitation, education, employment services, and judicial monitoring for combat veterans in the criminal justice system.

• Amends 20 O.S. 2011, Section 91.2 to add a veterans docket to the list of established court dockets, alongside existing civil, criminal, traffic, probate, juvenile and family relations, small claims, and business dockets.

• Grants district court judges authority to determine which veterans are eligible for veterans court programs within their jurisdiction.

• Requires each district court to promulgate rules governing the establishment and jurisdiction of its veterans court division.

• Effective date: November 1, 2012.