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OK SB1039
Bill
Status
3/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Sykes
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AI Summary
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Establishes that commutation applications must be accompanied by written recommendations from two of three trial officials (judge, district attorney, and sheriff/police chief of jurisdiction).
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Requires the Governor and Pardon and Parole Board to provide district attorneys and victims/victim's representatives at least 20 days' notice before considering commutation or pardon applications.
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Specifies that inmates sentenced to death, life without parole, or crimes with 85% sentence requirements are only eligible for commutation if all three trial officials provide favorable written recommendations.
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Modifies parole consideration procedures to include a two-stage hearing process for certain violent offenders, with the Board first reviewing case files and then hearing victim testimony before voting on parole recommendations.
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Requires the Pardon and Parole Board to provide district attorneys regular dockets 20 days in advance and notify them of commutation/parole recommendations within 20 days after Board consideration; effective November 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Pardon and parole procedures; modifying procedures for consideration of certain applications. Effective date.
Prisons and Correctional Institutions
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
3/19/2013