Oklahoma § 22-1602 - Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board - Administrative

§ 22-1602. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board - Administrative

assistance from Office of the Attorney General.

A. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shall be

composed of twenty-one (21) members, or their designees, as follows:

1. Nine of the members shall be:

a.

the Chief Medical Examiner,

b.

a designee of the Attorney General. The designee

shall be a person assigned to the Victims Services

Unit of the Office of the Attorney General,

c.

the State Commissioner of Health,

d.

the Chief of Injury Prevention Services of the State

Department of Health,

e.

the Director of the Department of Human Services,

f.

the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation,

g.

the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health

and Substance Abuse Services,

h.

the Executive Director of the Office of Juvenile

Affairs, and

i.

a designee of the Director of the Department of

Corrections. The designee shall be a person with a

minimum of five (5) years of experience in corrections

and who is currently assigned to the Community

Outreach, Programs, or Population Units of the

Department of Corrections; and

2. Twelve of the members shall be appointed by the Attorney

General, shall serve for terms of two (2) years and shall be

eligible for reappointment. The members shall be persons having

training and experience in matters related to domestic violence.

The appointed members shall include:

a.

a county sheriff selected from a list of three names

submitted by the executive board of the Oklahoma

Sheriffs' Association,

b.

a chief of a municipal police department selected from

a list of three names submitted by the Oklahoma

Association of Chiefs of Police,

c.

an attorney licensed in this state who is in private

practice selected from a list of three names submitted

by the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar

Association,

d.

a district attorney selected from a list of three

names submitted by the District Attorneys Council,

e.

a physician selected from a list of three names

submitted by the Oklahoma State Medical Association,

f.

a physician selected from a list of three names

submitted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure

g.

a nurse selected from a list of three names submitted

by the Oklahoma Nurses Association,

h.

two individuals, at least one of whom shall be a

survivor of domestic violence, selected from

recommendations submitted by certified domestic

violence programs in Oklahoma,

i.

a member of the Judiciary selected from a list of

three names submitted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court,

and

j.

two individuals, at least one of whom shall be an

American Indian survivor of domestic violence,

selected from a list of three names submitted by the

Native Alliance Against Violence, Oklahoma's tribal

coalition against domestic violence and sexual

assault.

B. Every two (2) years the Board shall elect from among its

membership a chair and a vice-chair. The Board shall meet at least

quarterly and may meet more frequently as necessary as determined by

the chair. Members shall serve without compensation but may be

reimbursed for necessary travel out of funds available to the Office

of the Attorney General pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement

Act; provided, that the reimbursement shall be paid in the case of

state employee members by the agency employing the member.

C. With funds appropriated or otherwise available for that

purpose, the Office of the Attorney General shall provide

administrative assistance and services to the Domestic Violence

Fatality Review Board.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 284, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws

2005, c. 348, § 17, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 136, § 4, eff.

Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 178, § 10; Laws 2009, c. 427, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2019, c. 147, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2024,

c. 51, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.