SB 143 Summary

• Establishes the Oklahoma 24/7 Sobriety and Drug Monitoring Program Act to monitor individuals charged or convicted of alcohol or drug-related crimes through regular testing requirements.

• Requires participants to abstain from alcohol and dangerous drugs and submit to testing at least twice daily at a central location or through continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring where immediate sanctions can be applied for noncompliance.

• Allows courts, county attorneys, and city attorneys to condition bond, pretrial release, probation, parole, or work permits on participation in the 24/7 program and payment of court-ordered fees.

• Mandates that participating jurisdictions establish at least one testing location with two daily testing times approximately twelve hours apart, and designates law enforcement agencies to establish testing locations and times.

• Requires law enforcement agencies to collect testing fees and distribute them to vendors and program operations, with remainder placed in a sobriety program account for program administration.