Bill > SB1458

Introduced Session

An Act relating to courts; enacting the Fines Assessed and Imposed Reasonably (FAIR) Act; providing for certain transfer of funds; amending 20 O.S. 2021, Section 1313.2, which relates to definitions; eliminating certain fees; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 988.9, which relates to community sentencing; eliminating certain fee; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 991c, which relates to deferred sentence; eliminating certain fee; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 991d, which relates to supervision fees; eliminating certain fees; amending 28 O.S. 2021, Section 153, which relates to costs in criminal cases; eliminating certain fees; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 9-114, which relates to penalties; eliminating certain fee; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Sections 2-401, 2-402, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 220, O.S.L. 2016, 2-404, 2-405, 2-406, 2-407, 2-407.1, and 2-415, which relate to penalties for prohibited acts; eliminating certain fees; updating statutory references; updating statutory language; defining terms; creating the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation; providing purpose of Office; creating Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation; stating purpose of Board; providing for terms of office for members of the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation; imposing certain conditions with respect to membership; providing for payment to members of the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation; providing for travel reimbursement; requiring approval for expenses of the Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation; providing certain meetings of the Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation are confidential and exempt from Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; providing for confidentiality of certain information and exempt from Oklahoma Open Records Act; creating Administrator position; prescribing duties of Administrator; prescribing duties and powers of Office of Judicial Performance Evaluation; prescribing criteria for judicial performance evaluations; requiring initial evaluations; requiring interim evaluations; allowing response from Justice or judge; requiring performance evaluations be shared with certain persons; requiring election-year evaluations; prescribing content of narratives; allowing response from Justice or judge; requiring performance evaluations be shared with certain persons; authorizing improvement plans; prescribing process; prescribing procedures based upon failure to complete plan; providing for disclosure of certain conflicts of interest; providing recusal process for certain persons; requiring information be kept confidential; prescribing Board of Judicial Performance Evaluation duties and powers; authorizing promulgation of rules; repealing 19 O.S. 2021, Section 339.7, which relates to community service programs; repealing 20 O.S. 2021, Sections 1313.3 and 1313.4, which relate to fees and fingerprinting; repealing 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-503.2, which relates to the Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Revolving Fund; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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Jon Echols (R)*,  Roger Thompson (R)*,  Forrest Bennett (D),  Chuck Hall (R),  Julia Kirt (D),  Garry Mize (R), 

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/27/2022 (on 05/27/2022)

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