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OK HB2399
Bill
Status
4/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Sykes
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Alyssa D. Wiles Act" allowing immediate family members of first-degree murder victims to seek victim protection orders against persons convicted as the principal or accessory in the murder
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Defines "member of the immediate family" to include spouse, children (by birth, adoption, or step), parents (by birth, adoption, or step), grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings (including stepsiblings) of a first-degree murder victim
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Authorizes immediate family members of murder victims to request emergency temporary protection orders when courts are not open, following the same procedures available to victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual offenses
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Requires protective order hearings to be transferred to the county where any pending divorce, custody, guardianship, or adoption case is already filed
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Effective date: November 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure; providing jurisdictional requirement for emergency ex parte orders under certain circumstances; effective date.
Last Action
Approved by Governor 04/26/2016
4/26/2016