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.
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