Oklahoma § 21-12.1 - Required service of minimum percentage of sentence –
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§ 21-12.1. Required service of minimum percentage of sentence –
Effective date.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
A person committing a felony offense listed in Section 30 of
this act on or after March 1, 2000, and convicted of the offense
shall serve not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence
of imprisonment imposed within the Department of Corrections. Such
person shall not be eligible for parole consideration prior to
serving eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed and such
person shall not be eligible for earned credits or any other type of
credits which have the effect of reducing the length of the sentence
to less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence imposed.
Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 29, eff. July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-12.1 ("Required service of minimum percentage of sentence –") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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