Bill > SB541

This bill modifies Oklahoma's criminal statutes related to assault, battery, and domestic violence, making several key changes across multiple sections of law. In Section 1, the bill updates language for crimes requiring minimum 85% sentence service, changing references from "defined" to "provided for" in various criminal statute sections and adding specific offenses like aggravated assault and battery. Section 2 comprehensively revises assault and battery laws, including expanding definitions of domestic abuse, modifying penalties for various assault scenarios, and adding detailed requirements for court-mandated counseling and treatment programs for domestic abusers. Section 3 updates the definition of "violent crime" to include additional offenses, such as a subsequent offense of domestic assault and battery, domestic abuse by strangulation, and domestic abuse against a pregnant woman. The language changes reflect more precise legal terminology, such as replacing "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material" and clarifying statutory references. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, and aims to provide more comprehensive legal frameworks for addressing domestic violence and assault crimes in Oklahoma.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb541&Session=2600