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22 OK Stat § 22-988.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.6. Planning council duties.

|A. Each community sentencing planning council shall: |1. Plan the local community sentencing system within allocated funds and other available resources according to the provisions of the law and with the assistance of the Community Sentencing Division of the Department of Corrections;2. Promulgate rules for functioning of the planning council which are consistent with the provisions of this act;3. Prepare a detailed plan within the provisions of law and rule each fiscal year with an accompanying budget for the local community sentencing system;4. Identify local resources by type, cost and location which are available to serve the court for eligible felony offenders sentenced to the community;5. Identify qualified service providers to deliver services to the court for eligible felony offenders sentenced to the community;6. Assist in monitoring the sentencing practices of the court to ensure the local community sentencing system functions within the allocation of resources and according to the provisions of this act;7. Assist in preparing information necessary for qualified services to support the local community sentencing system plan as provided in Section 988.7 of this title;8. Identify and advocate the use of interlocal governmental agreements for qualified services where services are not available within the jurisdiction or where services may be delivered in a more cost-effective manner by another jurisdiction;9. Form multicounty systems as may be necessary to conserve state or local resources or to implement an appropriate range of services to the court;10. Review and recommend services for cost-effectiveness and performance-based evaluation;11. Identify various sources of funding and resources for the local community sentencing system including a variety of free services available to the court;12. Assist in developing public/private partnerships in the local jurisdiction, reciprocal agreements, and interagency cooperation and collaboration to provide appropriate services and support to the system; and13. Assist in promoting local involvement and support for the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act.B. Each community sentencing planning council may employ a local director and other personnel to perform the duties of the local community sentencing system, subject to the availability of funds. Such council may contract with a county to provide benefits and payroll services to such personnel.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 331, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.8. Community services and sentencing options.

|A. A community sentencing system established pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall include those community punishments and programs and services enumerated and funded in the annual plan submitted to the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections and any other services or punishments subsequently added and funded during a plan year. The options may not be utilized for offenders not meeting the eligibility criteria of programs and score requirements for the risk and needs assessment. Each local system shall strive to have available to the court all of the following services for eligible offenders: |1. Community service with or without compensation to the offender;2. Substance abuse treatment and availability for periodic drug testing of offenders following treatment;3. Varying levels of supervision by the Department of Corrections probation officers or another qualified supervision source, including specialized supervision for repeat offenders, offenders with convictions for sex crimes, offenders with conviction for domestic violence offenses and offenders with diagnosed mental health needs;4. Education and literacy provided by the State Department of Education, the county library system, the local school board, or another qualified source;5. Employment opportunities and job skills training provided by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education or another qualified source;6. Cognitive behavioral treatment and any other programming or treatment needs as identified based on the results of the risk and needs assessment administered under this section;7. Enforced collections provided by the local court clerk, or another state agency; and8. The availability of county jail or another restrictive housing facility for limited disciplinary sanctions.B. The court may order as a community punishment for an eligible offender any condition listed as a condition available for a suspended sentence.C. In all cases in which an offender is sentenced to a community punishment, the offender shall be ordered as part of the terms and conditions of the sentence to pay for the court ordered sanction, based upon ability to pay. Payments may be as provided by court order or pursuant to periodic payment schedules established by the service provider. If the offender does not have the financial ability to pay for the court ordered sanction, payment shall be made from funds budgeted for the local community sentencing system.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 8, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 22, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 165, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 128, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.9. Fees and costs.

|A. Any offender sentenced to a community sentence pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act which requires supervision shall be required to pay a supervision fee. The supervising agency shall establish the fee amount, not to exceed Forty Dollars ($40.00) per month, based upon the offender's ability to pay. In hardship cases the supervising agency may expressly waive all or part of the fee. No supervising agency participating in a local community sentencing system shall deny any offender supervision services for the sole reason that the offender is indigent. Fees collected for supervision services performed by the Department of Corrections shall be paid directly to the Department to be deposited in the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund. Supervision services performed by contracted providers other than the Department shall be paid directly to that contracted provider. |B. In addition to any supervision fee, eligible offenders participating in a local community sentencing system under a court-ordered community punishment shall be required to pay an administrative fee to support the local system which shall not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per month to be set by the court. Administrative fees when collected shall be deposited with the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections and credited to the local community sentencing system for support and expansion of the local community corrections system. In the event the court fails to order the amount of the administrative fee, the fee shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per month.C. In addition to any supervision fee and administrative fee authorized by this section, the court shall assess court costs, and may assess program reimbursement costs, restitution, and fines to be paid by the offender. With the exception of supervision fees, other fees, costs, fines, restitution, or monetary obligations ordered to be paid by the offender shall not cease with the termination of active supervision and such obligations shall continue until fully paid and may be collected in the same manner as court costs.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 9, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 165, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2011, c. 218, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 134, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.10. Resource-limited system.

|A. It is the responsibility of the planning council, the sentencing judge, and the local administrator to ensure that the expenditure of funds within the local community sentencing system is appropriately made only for eligible offenders within the range of services offered to the court. It is further the responsibility of the local system, the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and sentencing court to keep an awareness of the local correctional resources and to utilize those resources in the most efficient manner when punishing eligible offenders with community punishments. |B. The sentencing judge when imposing any punishment pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall consider the most cost-effective treatment specifically targeted for the offender's needs as determined by the Level of Services Inventory (LSI) report or assessment instrument.C. The statewide system and each local system is required to monitor sentencing practices and eligibility requirements, prioritize expenditures, and operate within available resources for eligible offenders.D. The Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections shall not fund any community sentencing system beyond the accepted budget amounts in any fiscal year.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 10, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 134, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.11. Performance-based evaluations.

|Each service provider contracting with the state pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall be required to have a performance-based evaluation within two (2) years of participating in a local community sentencing system. The initial performance-based evaluation of a program or service shall be made two (2) years from the date a program or service is first designated in the local system plan and funded, provided the program or service continues to be included in the local system plan during a second or subsequent plan year. After an initial evaluation, the program or service shall be reviewed annually when the program or service continues to be designated as part of the local system plan. The Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections may establish other criteria for evaluating programs and services, and shall establish procedures by rule for review of the evaluations prior to any renewal of service provider agreements or selection of new service providers. Evaluations shall apply to state agencies offering services pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. |Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 11, eff. July 1, 1999.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.12. Custody of offenders – Medical expenditures.

|A. Any person sentenced to a community punishment pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall not be deemed an inmate, nor shall the person be considered to be in the custody of the Department of Corrections, nor shall the person require processing through the Lexington Reception and Assessment Center. Persons sentenced to community punishment pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall be in community custody within the county. |B. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, persons sentenced to a community punishment which does not include incarceration shall not have medical or dental expenses paid by the Department of Corrections or reimbursed by the Community Sentencing Division.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 12, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 165, § 4, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2008, c. 366, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 2008.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.13. Local administrator.

|A. Each local community sentencing system shall collaborate with a local administrator who shall be employed by the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections. The local administrator shall have the duty to: |1. Assist in administering the day-to-day operation of the local community sentencing system within the approved budget and plan and according to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act and any rules promulgated by the Division;2. Assist the planning council in the jurisdiction in identifying resources, collecting data on sentencing practices, and preparing the annual plan and supporting budget;3. Provide the court with a listing of available services within the local community sentencing system for purposes of imposing a community sentence;4. Carry out court orders pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act as provided in the offender's judgment and sentence;5. Assist offenders in locating service providers who are participating in the local system according to the terms of the community sentence;6. Report to the judge all completions and violations of court orders for community sentences or community punishments;7. Keep accurate records for the local system and coordinate those records for monitoring by the Community Sentencing Division;8. Monitor the local service providers to assure appropriate delivery of services to both the offender and the local system;9. Coordinate support for the planning council and the sentencing court;10. Ensure that restitution, reimbursements, fines, costs, and other payments and fees are paid to and deposited with the appropriate entity;11. Report to the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections any complaints or service delivery problems;12. Ensure criminal disposition reports on community sentences are made to appropriate state and federal agencies; and13. Perform other functions as specified by the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections for purposes of implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act.B. The local administrator shall collaborate with and assist all existing county employees when a county has a preexisting community program operated at county expense. In the event state funding is to be provided for continuing an existing program, the Division shall promulgate rules for continuing an existing program.C. When a service provider is selected to be part of the local community sentencing system, the employees of that service provider shall not become employees of the county, the local community sentencing system, or the state by virtue of any contractual agreement or payments from the state.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.14. State agency - Creation.

|A. There is hereby created within the Department of Corrections the "Community Sentencing Division". The purpose of the Division shall be to implement and administer the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act and any provisions of law relating to the operation and management of a statewide community sentencing system. |B. The Community Sentencing Division shall employ an executive management staff consisting of a deputy director and such other employees as authorized by the Legislature and subject to appropriations, who shall be unclassified state employees. In addition to the executive management staff, there shall be an appropriate number of local community sentencing system administrators as authorized by the Legislature and subject to appropriations, who shall be unclassified state employees of the Division. The deputy director of the Division shall report directly to the Director of the Department of Corrections or designee. The Legislature shall provide the Department of Corrections sufficient funds for administrative support to the Division, and the Division shall have a separate legislative appropriation for the implementation and operation of the statewide community sentencing system pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. The Director of the Department of Corrections or designee shall hire and set the salary of the executive management staff. The deputy director of the Division shall hire the local administrators.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 134, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.17. Development and use of community sentence assessment and evaluation tests.

|A. The Department of Corrections shall utilize the Level of Services Inventory (LSI) assessment instrument, or another assessment that evaluates criminal risk to recidivate, to evaluate all eligible offenders sentenced to community punishments under the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. This assessment shall not be waived and is required for eligibility determination. |B. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall assist in promulgating instructions and forms necessary for the courts' use of the required assessment. In collaboration with the Department of Corrections, all state agencies shall provide technical assistance necessary to implement and monitor the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act in the areas of their expertise and experience, and shall offer services to local community sentencing systems.C. All participating state agencies and local planning councils are directed to promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. When promulgating the rules, participating state agencies and local planning councils shall collaborate with the Division so their rules enhance the effectiveness of the statewide community sentencing system and statewide goals established for the criminal justice system.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 17, eff. July 1, 1999.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.20. Disciplinary sanctions or incentives.

|A. Upon proper motion to the court to modify a community sentence as provided in Section 988.19 of this title, the judge shall have authority to impose disciplinary sanctions or incentives. An order for a disciplinary sanction shall not modify the terms of the original sentence and shall be imposed only to gain compliance with the terms of the court-ordered community punishment. The court may order any community punishment available and funded in the jurisdiction that is deemed appropriate by the judge for the circumstance including, but not limited to, a term of imprisonment specified in Section 991b of this title per motion for modification in either: |1. The county jail;2. A residential treatment facility;3. A restrictive housing facility; or4. A halfway house.When the offender is to be confined, the sheriff shall, upon order of the court, deliver the offender to the designated place of confinement, provided the place of confinement has an agreement for confinement services with the local community sentencing system or is the county jail. The sheriff shall be reimbursed by the local community sentencing system for transporting offenders pursuant to this subsection. The offender shall be given day-for-day credit for any terms of incarceration served in the county jail or other restrictive facility when the sentence is modified.B. The court may, through a standing court order, provide for specific sanctions and incentives which may be utilized by the local administrator upon notification to the court.C. When a motion for modification has been filed pursuant to Section 988.19 of this title, the court shall have authority to offer incentives to offenders to encourage proper conduct in the community and for compliance with the community punishments. The court shall use its discretion in ordering appropriate incentives. Incentives shall be considered a reduction and modification to the community punishment and may be ordered after the motion to modify has been heard.D. When any offender is disciplined by the court as authorized by this section and is to be imprisoned in the county jail or other restrictive facility, the sheriff or facility administrator shall receive compensation as provided by their agreement with the local community sentencing system, or the sheriff or facility administrator shall be paid directly for the services by the offender when ordered to pay for the confinement as part of the disciplinary sanction. In no event shall any compensation for disciplinary confinement exceed the maximum amount provided for county jail confinement in Section 38.1 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.E. The Department of Corrections is prohibited from accepting offenders into any state penitentiary for disciplinary sanctions.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 20, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 39, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 2000; Laws 2018, c. 128, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.21. Earned credits.

|Any law directing earned credits during periods of imprisonment or otherwise, including Sections 20, 58.3, 138, 138.1 and 224 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 615 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall not be applicable to persons sentenced to a community sentence pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. Day-for-day credits for any term of incarceration served as part of a community punishment shall be given to offenders who have community sentences revoked to county jail or state prison and also shall be given when a community sentence is modified. |Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 21, eff. July 1, 1999.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.22. Completion of community sentence.

|A. Any offender ordered to participate in the local community sentencing system shall be advised of the conditions of the specific program or service to which he or she is assigned. |B. Upon completion of any court-ordered provision, pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act, the supervising agency or contracted provider shall file a statement with the court defining the provision which has been successfully completed. When all court-ordered provisions have been successfully completed the defendant shall be deemed to have completed the community punishment.C. The provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall not confer any rights upon the defendant to avoid a term of imprisonment prescribed by law for the offense, nor grant any additional rights to appeal for failure to be offered any specific punishment or treatment option available to the court.D. A community sentence pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall not require active supervision, programs or services for more than three (3) years, but may continue beyond the three-year limitation for the purpose of completing court-ordered restitution payments.Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 22, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 165, § 7, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 128, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2021, c. 369, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
22 OK Stat § 22-988.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 22. Criminal Procedure|§22-988.23. Immunity from liability.

|All state and local government agencies and their officers and employees, citizens serving as members of a community sentencing planning council, community service agencies, nonprofit organizations, educational or vocational-technical entities, and other providers participating in a community sentencing system or contracting to provide services to the system pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act are hereby granted immunity from liability for acts of any offender participating in a community sentencing system pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act and for torts committed by or against any offender participating in a community sentencing system to the extent specified in Sections 227 and 228 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes or as provided in the Governmental Tort Claims Act. |Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 23, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 331, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.