OK HB2795

Creates an affirmative defense to charges of enabling child abuse, enabling child neglect, enabling child sexual abuse, and enabling child sexual exploitation when the defendant had a reasonable apprehension that stopping the abuse would result in substantial bodily harm to themselves or the child

Allows evidence of reasonable fear of domestic abuse, stalking, or harassment to be considered as mitigation of punishment for convictions under the enabling offenses

Amends 21 O.S. Section 843.5 relating to penalties for child abuse offenses

Effective date of November 1, 2016