Oklahoma § 21-20A - Short title — Oklahoma Sentencing Modernization Act of
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§ 21-20A. Short title — Oklahoma Sentencing Modernization Act of
2024 — Classification system for felony offenses.
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
Sentencing Modernization Act of 2024".
B. There is hereby established a classification system for all
felony criminal offenses provided for in the Oklahoma Statutes that
places the offenses into classes on the basis of the severity of the
offense and other factors of the commission of the crime. All
felonies provided for by the Oklahoma Statutes shall be classified
in the following manner:
1. "Class Y" is reserved for the crime of murder in the first
degree as defined by Section 701.7 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes; and
2. "Class A1", "Class A2", "Class A3", "Class B1", "Class B2",
"Class B3", "Class B4", "Class B5", "Class B6", "Class C1", "Class
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
C2", "Class D1", "Class D2", and "Class D3" are reserved for all
other violent and nonviolent felony offenses.
Added by Laws 2024, c. 366, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-20A ("Short title — Oklahoma Sentencing Modernization Act of") 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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