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21 OK Stat § 21-142.33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142.33. Processding of claims - Power of Administrator of Crime Victims Compensation Board.

|The Administrator of the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Board is authorized to process any claim against the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Fund submitted by victims or the families of any victims upon proof that the claimant is a victim or the family of any victim of the bombing that took place in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. The Administrator is specifically authorized to collect the necessary information to establish said fact in the most expeditious and efficient manner possible, is authorized to establish claim forms and to modify such forms as necessary, and is authorized to process and pay claims based upon information submitted in the claims process. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 148, § 3, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995.
21 OK Stat § 21-142.34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142.34. Compensation for loss - Limits.

|A. To the extent that funds from the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Fund are available, the claimants shall be compensated for all losses which would otherwise be compensable under the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act and in addition shall be compensated for the costs of any counseling or mental health care for the victims and families of victims which is necessary as a result of the bombing that took place in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, provided, a claimant shall not be compensated for a loss which is compensated through a collateral source or a private fund established for that purpose. |B. The Administrator of the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Board is authorized to expend amounts from the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Fund for individual claims up to the limits otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act; provided, that the Administrator is further authorized to expend additional monies from the Fund on a pro rata basis to all claimants, if the amounts within the Fund are sufficient to allow the Administrator to exceed the limits set by this section.Added by Laws 1995, c. 148, § 4, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995.
21 OK Stat § 21-142.35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142.35. Denial of claim under act not to be construed as denying rights under Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act - Presumption.

|If any victim is denied compensation or does not receive full compensation under the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Act, the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Act shall not be construed to deny such victim the right to receive compensation as otherwise provided under the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act. Any person or the family of any person injured as a result of the crime specified in the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Act shall be presumed to be a victim of crime compensable under the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 148, § 5, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995.
21 OK Stat § 21-142.36 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142.36. Rules.

|The Administrator of the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Board is authorized to promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Act. Due to the gravity of the need for total implementation of the Murrah Crime Victims Compensation Act, the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Board is directed to promulgate emergency rules as soon as practicable. |Added by Laws 1995, c. 148, § 6, emerg. eff. May 2, 1995.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A. Short title.

|Sections 142A, 142A-1 and 142B of this title and Sections 4 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Victim's Rights Act". |Added by Laws 1993, c. 325, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 357, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997; Laws 2010, c. 135, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-3. See the following versions:

|OS 21-142A-3v1 (SB 17, Laws 2021, c. 344, § 1). |OS 21-142A-3v2 (HB 2546, Laws 2021, c. 552, § 8).
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-4. Petition for relief.

|A victim of domestic abuse, a victim of stalking, a victim of harassment, a victim of rape, any adult or emancipated minor household member on behalf of any other family or household member who is a minor or incompetent, or any minor age sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years may seek relief under the provisions of the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act. The person seeking relief shall prepare the petition for a protective order or, at the request of the plaintiff, the court clerk or the victim-witness coordinator, victim support person, or court case manager shall prepare or assist the plaintiff in preparing the petition. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-5. Restitution form.

|The district attorney's office shall provide all victims, regardless of whether the crime victim makes a specific request, with an official request for restitution form to be completed and signed by the crime victim, and to include all invoices, bills, receipts, and other evidence of injury, loss of earnings and out-of-pocket loss. The crime victim shall provide all documentation and evidence of compensation or reimbursement from insurance companies or agencies of this state, any other state, or the federal government received as a direct result of the crime for injury, loss of earnings or out-of-pocket loss. The unexcused failure or refusal of the crime victim to provide all or part of the requisite information prior to the sentencing, unless disclosure is deferred by the court, shall constitute a waiver of any grounds to appeal or seek future amendment or alteration of the restitution order predicated on the undisclosed available information. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-6. Priority interest in proceeds.

|The victims and the legal representative of a victim of a crime shall have a priority interest in any proceeds or profits received by a district court from an offender or any other person with the cooperation of the offender, who is required to forfeit any proceeds or profits from any source, as a direct or indirect result of the crime or sentence, or the notoriety which the crime or sentence has conferred upon the offender pursuant to the provisions of Section 17 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-7. Address designation.

|An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, as defined by Section 1-111 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may apply to the Attorney General to have an address designated by the Attorney General serve as the address of the person or the address of the minor or incapacitated person pursuant to the Address Confidentiality Program established in Section 60.14 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-8. Presentation and use of victim impact statement at sentencing and parole proceedings.

|A. Each victim, or members of the immediate family of each victim or person designated by the victim or by family members of the victim, may present a written victim impact statement, which may include religious invocations or references, or may appear personally at the sentence proceeding and present the statements orally. Provided, however, if a victim or any member of the immediate family or person designated by the victim or by family members of a victim wishes to appear personally, the person shall have the absolute right to do so. Any victim or any member of the immediate family or person designated by the victim or by family members of a victim who appears personally at the formal sentence proceeding shall not be cross-examined by opposing counsel; provided, however, such cross-examination shall not be prohibited in a proceeding before a jury or a judge acting as a finder of fact. A written victim impact statement introduced at a formal sentence proceeding shall not be amended by any person other than the author, nor shall the statement be excluded in whole or in part from the court record. The court shall allow the victim impact statement to be read into the record. |B. If a presentence investigation report is prepared, the person preparing the report shall consult with each victim or members of the immediate family or a designee of members of the immediate family if the victim is deceased, incapacitated or incompetent, and include any victim impact statements in the presentence investigation report. If the individual to be consulted cannot be located or declines to cooperate, a notation to that effect shall be included.C. The judge shall make available to the parties copies of any victim impact statements.D. In any case which is plea bargained, victim impact statements shall be presented at the time of sentencing or attached to the district attorney narrative report. In determining the appropriate sentence, the court shall consider among other factors any victim impact statements if submitted to the jury, or the judge in the event a jury was waived.E. The Department of Corrections and the Pardon and Parole Board, in deciding whether to release an individual on parole, shall consider any victim impact statements submitted to the jury, or the judge in the event a jury was waived.Added by Laws 1992, c. 136, § 8, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 325, § 18, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 417, § 2, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999; Laws 2006, c. 280, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 319, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 100, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 135, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Renumbered from § 984.1 of Title 22 by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-9. Disclosure of personal information of victim or witness may be prohibited.

|The court, upon the request of a victim, witness, or the district attorney, may order that the residential address, telephone number, place of employment, or other personal information of the victim or witness shall not be disclosed in any law enforcement record or any court document, other than the transcript of a court proceeding, if it is determined by the court to be necessary to protect the victim, witness, or immediate family of the victim or witness from harassment or physical harm and if the court determines that the information is immaterial to the defense. |Added by Laws 1992, c. 136, § 9, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 417, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999; Laws 2006, c. 197, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2010, c. 135, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Renumbered from § 984.2 of Title 22 by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-10. Wearing of buttons containing victim's picture by immediate family.

|A. A court shall permit members of the immediate family of a murder victim to wear buttons containing a picture of the victim as a symbol of grief in a trial. The button shall not exceed four (4) inches in diameter. |B. As used in subsection A of this section, “members of the immediate family” means the spouse, children by birth or adoption, stepchildren, parents or stepparents, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, aunts, uncles or cousins of the murder victim.Added by Laws 2007, c. 119, § 2, emerg. eff. May 9, 2007. Renumbered from § 984.3 of Title 22 by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-11. Return of exhibit.

|If the owner of an exhibit that has been introduced, filed, or held in custody of the state in any criminal action or proceeding is the victim of the offense for which such exhibit is held, the victim may make application to the court at any time prior to the final disposition of the action or proceeding for the return of the exhibit. |Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-12. Contesting parole – Notification of victims.

|A. Any victim or representative of a victim of a violent crime as provided in paragraph 2 of Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes may contest the granting of parole as provided in Section 332.7 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |B. The Pardon and Parole Board shall notify all victims or representatives of a victim, if requested, in writing at least twenty (20) days before an inmate is considered for parole by the Board. The notice shall include the date, time and place of the scheduled meeting and the rules for attendance and providing information. The victim or representative of the victim shall be allowed at least five (5) minutes to address the Board. The Board shall notify all victims or representatives of a victim of the decision of the Board within twenty (20) days after the inmate is considered for parole by the Board.C. It is the responsibility of the victim or representative of the victim to provide the Pardon and Parole Board a current mailing address. The district attorney's office shall assist the victim or representative of the victim with supplying the address of the victim to the Board if the victim wishes to be notified. Upon failure of the Pardon and Parole Board to notify a victim who has requested notification and has provided a current mailing address, the final decision of the Board may be voidable, provided the victim who failed to receive notification requests a reconsideration hearing within thirty (30) days of the recommendation by the Board for parole.D. If requested by the victim of a crime, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification of the placement of the inmate on specialized parole within the county or incorporated city or town to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim. The Board shall not give the address of the inmate to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted.Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-13. Granting of parole or pardon – Notification of victims.

|A. Upon the granting of a parole by the Governor, and release of the inmate to the community, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification to any victim of the crime for which the parolee was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The Pardon and Parole Board shall not give the address of the parolee to any victim of the crime for which the parolee was convicted. |B. Upon the granting of a pardon by the Governor, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification to any victim of the crime for which the person receiving the pardon was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The Pardon and Parole Board shall not give the address of the person receiving the pardon to any victim of the crime for which the person receiving the pardon was convicted.C. The notification requirements provided for in subsections A and B of this section shall be made on a monthly basis by the tenth day of the month following the granting of the pardon or parole.D. The Department of Corrections shall provide notice of the projected date of release of an inmate to the designated Oklahoma victim notification service provider within sixty (60) days but not less than seven (7) days prior to the projected date of release of the inmate.Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 380, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
21 OK Stat § 21-142A-14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142A-14. Witnessing execution - Rules.

|A. A judgment of death must be executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester, Oklahoma, said prison to be designated by the court by which judgment is to be rendered. A place shall be provided at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester so that individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and who are members of the immediate family of any deceased victim of the defendant may witness the execution. The immediate family members shall be allowed to witness the execution from an area that is separate from the area to which other nonfamily member witnesses are admitted, provided, however, if there are multiple deceased victims, the Department of Corrections shall not be required to provide separate areas for each family of each deceased victim. If facilities are not capable or sufficient to provide all immediate family members with a direct view of the execution, the Department may broadcast the execution by means of a closed circuit television system to an area in which other immediate family members may be located. |B. Immediate family members may request individuals not directly related to the deceased victim but who serve a close supporting role or professional role to the deceased victim or an immediate family member, including, but not limited to, a minister or licensed counselor. The warden in consultation with the Director of the Department of Corrections shall approve or disapprove such requests. Provided further, the Department may set a limit on the number of witnesses or viewers within occupancy limits.C. Any surviving victim of the defendant who is eighteen (18) years of age or older may view the execution by closed circuit television with the approval of both the Director of the Department of Corrections and the warden. The Director and warden shall prioritize persons to view the execution, including immediate family members, surviving victims, and supporting persons, and may set a limit on the number of viewers within occupancy limits. Any surviving victim approved to view the execution of their perpetrator may have an accompanying support person as provided for members of the immediate family of a deceased victim.D. As used in this section:1. "Members of the immediate family" means the spouse, a child by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent by birth or adoption, a stepparent, a grandparent, a grandchild, a sibling, or a stepsibling of a deceased victim, or the spouse of any immediate family member; and2. "Surviving victim" means any person who suffered serious harm or injury due to the criminal acts of the defendant of which the defendant has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction.Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 258, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
21 OK Stat § 21-142B (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142B. Civil action by victim of felony crime against offender - Attorney's fees and costs - Reduction of hardship exemption from garnishment.

|In any civil action against an offender for property damages resulting from a felony crime committed by the offender, the court may award a victim who prevails in the civil action reasonable attorney's fees and other costs of litigation; provided, there has been a felony conviction of the defendant for the crime which caused the damage. The court granting judgment in a civil action pursuant to the provisions of this section may reduce or limit the hardship exemption from garnishment provided in Section 1.1 of Title 31 of the Oklahoma Statutes, when limitation or reduction would be in the interests of justice. |Added by Laws 1993, c. 325, § 4, emerg. eff. June 7, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 357, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 382, § 12, eff. July 1, 2000.
21 OK Stat § 21-142C (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142C. Definitions.

|For the purposes of this act: |1. "Law enforcement officer" means any sheriff, police officer, peace officer, tribal law enforcement officer, federal law enforcement officer, campus police officer or any other law enforcement officer who has been certified by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) and whose duty it is to enforce and preserve the public peace or any other first responder;2. "Sexual assault forensic evidence" means any human biological specimen collected by a medical provider during a forensic medical examination from an alleged sexual assault victim including, when circumstances indicate the need, a toxicology kit;3. "Sexual assault victim" or "victim" means any person who is a victim of a sexual assault as defined under Section 142.20 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If the victim is incompetent, the term shall include the parent, guardian, spouse or any other person related to the incompetent victim by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree or any other lawful representative of the incompetent victim; and4. "Sexual assault victims' advocate" means any person who serves as a victims' advocate for a state-certified or tribal sexual assault or sex trafficking program or an advocate working in a center that offers sexual assault services to minors who has received formalized training through a government or tribal agency in providing trauma-informed direct services to victims of sexual assault.Added by Laws 2021, c. 552, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
21 OK Stat § 21-142C-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142C-1. Retention of rights regardless of participation or receiving a forensic medical examination.

|In addition to rights enumerated in the Oklahoma Victim's Rights Act, a sexual assault victim retains all the rights of this act regardless of whether the victim agrees to participate in the criminal justice system at any time and regardless of whether the victim agrees to receive a forensic medical examination to collect sexual assault forensic evidence. |Added by Laws 2021, c. 552, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
21 OK Stat § 21-142C-2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142C-2. Right to speak with victims' advocate prior to forensic medical examination.

|A sexual assault victim has the right to speak with, either in person, virtually, via audio and visual communication or telephonically, a sexual assault victims' advocate before the commencement of any forensic medical examination. When a sexual assault victims' advocate has been requested, but is not available in person, every effort shall be made to allow the sexual assault victim to speak with a sexual assault victims' advocate either virtually, via audio and visual communication or through telephonic means. |Added by Laws 2021, c. 552, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
21 OK Stat § 21-142C-3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 21. Crimes and Punishments|§21-142C-3. Victims' advocate shall be allowed to be present at any victim interview – Prohibition on discouraging victim from reporting sexual assault or receiving a forensic medical examination.

|A. A law enforcement officer or district attorney shall allow a sexual assault victims' advocate to be present during any interview with the sexual assault victim. |B. No person, for any reason, shall discourage a sexual assault victim from receiving a forensic medical examination or discourage the sexual assault victim from reporting the sexual assault to the proper authorities.Added by Laws 2021, c. 552, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.