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OK SB154
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dusty Deevers
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AI Summary
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Courts must prioritize ordering restitution payments to crime victims "to the extent feasible" when sentencing convicted defendants
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When modifying restitution terms due to hardship, courts must continue to prioritize victim restitution payments; any reduction must apply the same percentage to all court-ordered monetary obligations including fines and court costs
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Failure to pay restitution remains a valid ground for revocation of suspended sentences, unlike other fines and costs which cannot serve as a basis for revocation absent willful nonpayment
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Amends three sections of Oklahoma Statutes (22 O.S. 991a, 991b, and 991f) related to sentencing powers, suspended sentence violations, and restitution definitions
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Effective date: November 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Restitution; requiring court to prioritize order for restitution to victims. Effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
2/4/2025