OK SB1381

Authorizes the Oklahoma Supreme Court to establish a three-year Pretrial Release Pilot Program in counties with populations of 750,000 or more that have a public defender office

Requires pretrial release hearings within 48 hours of custody (72 hours on weekends/holidays), with appointed counsel, the right to challenge evidence and cross-examine witnesses, and individualized determinations on detention necessity

Places the burden on the state to prove detention is necessary for community safety or to ensure court appearance, and requires courts to impose the least restrictive release conditions when detention is not ordered

Mandates courts make specific findings on a detainee's financial ability to pay secured bond, recognizing that unaffordable bail amounts to a de facto denial of bail

Creates the Pretrial Release Pilot Assistance Revolving Fund in the State Treasury and requires quarterly public reporting by district attorneys on hearing totals, releases, and custody returns; effective November 1, 2026