HB1329 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma's Victim's Rights Act to require law enforcement to provide written notification of victim rights to crime victims, including contact information for District Attorney Victim-Witness Coordinators and websites for victim compensation information.

• Requires peace officers to inform domestic abuse victims and sexual assault victims of their specific rights, including protection from harm, access to financial assistance and social services, and the right to file for protective orders.

• Mandates that officers conducting preliminary investigations of intimate partner domestic violence crimes conduct a lethality assessment using an 11-question form to evaluate danger to the victim, with referrals to shelters and intervention programs based on results.

• Requires law enforcement to contact a district court judge or magistrate if the lethality assessment establishes probable cause that a victim faces imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm, allowing the court to order the suspect to appear within 48 hours to show cause regarding ankle monitor installation.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2015.