Oklahoma § 22-988.8 - Community services and sentencing options

§ 22-988.8. Community services and sentencing options

A. A community sentencing system established pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall include

those community punishments and programs and services enumerated and

funded in the annual plan submitted to the Community Sentencing

Division within the Department of Corrections and any other services

or punishments subsequently added and funded during a plan year.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure

The options may not be utilized for offenders not meeting the

eligibility criteria of programs and score requirements for the risk

and needs assessment. Each local system shall strive to have

available to the court all of the following services for eligible

offenders:

1. Community service with or without compensation to the

offender;

2. Substance abuse treatment and availability for periodic drug

testing of offenders following treatment;

3. Varying levels of supervision by the Department of

Corrections probation officers or another qualified supervision

source, including specialized supervision for repeat offenders,

offenders with convictions for sex crimes, offenders with conviction

for domestic violence offenses and offenders with diagnosed mental

health needs;

4. Education and literacy provided by the State Department of

Education, the county library system, the local school board, or

another qualified source;

5. Employment opportunities and job skills training provided by

the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education or

another qualified source;

6. Cognitive behavioral treatment and any other programming or

treatment needs as identified based on the results of the risk and

needs assessment administered under this section;

7. Enforced collections provided by the local court clerk, or

another state agency; and

8. The availability of county jail or another restrictive

housing facility for limited disciplinary sanctions.

B. The court may order as a community punishment for an

eligible offender any condition listed as a condition available for

a suspended sentence.

C. In all cases in which an offender is sentenced to a

community punishment, the offender shall be ordered as part of the

terms and conditions of the sentence to pay for the court ordered

sanction, based upon ability to pay. Payments may be as provided by

court order or pursuant to periodic payment schedules established by

the service provider. If the offender does not have the financial

ability to pay for the court ordered sanction, payment shall be made

from funds budgeted for the local community sentencing system.

Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 8, eff. July 1, 1999.

Amended by Laws 2001, c. 33, § 22, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c.

165, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2018, c. 128, § 5, eff. Nov. 1,

2018.