OK HB1548

Courts may modify sentences within 24 months of initial sentencing or probation revocation if the best interests of the public will not be jeopardized, but cannot impose a deferred sentence.

Applications for sentence modification filed more than 12 months after initial sentencing require district attorney approval and written notice to victims.

Courts may modify sentences for inmates originally sentenced for drug charges and ordered to complete the Drug Offender Work Camp at Bill Johnson Correctional Facility beyond the standard 24-month timeframe.

The Department of Corrections must provide courts with reports including the offender's assessed needs and progress within 20 days of request, and judicial review hearings must occur in open court with at least 21 days' notice to all parties.

The section does not apply to convicted felons with prior felony confinement in any state or federal prison during the 10-year period before sentencing, or to sentences imposed pursuant to plea agreements or jury verdicts without district attorney consent; effective November 1, 2015.