Bill > HB1312

This bill creates a new criminal law targeting individuals who are arrested for violating a state law and are found to be unlawfully present in the United States. Under this legislation, such individuals would be charged with a felony punishable by up to life imprisonment. However, courts would have the alternative option to suspend the criminal prosecution and instead issue a written order requiring the individual to return to their country of origin. If this option is chosen, the law enforcement agency must transfer the person to the Department of Corrections, which will then contact U.S. Customs and Border Protection to arrange transportation for repatriation. The bill includes a critical provision that if the individual returns to Oklahoma after being repatriated, they would be subject to having their previously suspended sentence reinstated, requiring them to serve the full original prison term. The law is set to take effect on November 1, 2025, and would be codified as Section 447 of Title 21 in the Oklahoma Statutes.

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb1312&Session=2600