SB 580 Summary

• Amends 22 O.S. 2011, Section 751 to allow reports from the electronic methamphetamine precursor tracking service provider to be admissible as evidence at pre-trial and forfeiture hearings.

• Permits admission of reports regarding the existence or status of licenses or permits to sell, transfer, or possess precursor substances without requiring the preparer to testify.

• Allows admission of reports containing data collected and transmitted by registrants to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Central Repository pursuant to the Anti-Drug Diversion Act.

• Maintains existing procedural protections requiring the defendant's district attorney to provide reports at least 5 days before a hearing, with continuance rights if not provided timely.

• Effective date: November 1, 2013.