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§22-988.8. Community services and sentencing options.

22 OK Stat § 22-988.8 (2019) (N/A)
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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; and

8. 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.

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§22-988.8. Community services and sentencing options.