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OK HB2399

Bill

Status

Passed

4/26/2016

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Sykes

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Requires protective order hearings to be transferred to the county where any pending divorce, custody, guardianship, or adoption case is already filed

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/16/2016
Judiciary and Civil Procedure2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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