Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 1516 – Repealed

A. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission, established by Section 1501 of this title shall monitor, review, analyze and provide impact statements and reports to the Legislature concerning the criminal law of the State of Oklahoma. The Commission is vested with authority to collect data and reports from governmental entities and courts within the State of Oklahoma relating to all matters concerning the charging, pleading, sentencing, and release of persons charged, convicted, or placed on probation for criminal offenses within this state. Governmental entities and courts shall respond promptly to all reasonable requests of the Commission for data required to meet this directive. The Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center under the direction of the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall prepare an impact statement on proposed legislation which impacts the criminal law of the State of Oklahoma.
B. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall review each bill or joint resolution which impacts the Oklahoma criminal justice system introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature. The Commission shall prepare an impact statement, as established by joint legislative rules. The Commission shall direct other state entities including, but not limited to, the Department of Corrections, the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council, the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Administrative Office of the Oklahoma Courts, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, and county indigent defenders, to provide assistance and information in the preparation of the fiscal impact statement. The entities and courts shall provide the information described in this subsection to the Commission within the time set by the requesting agency. The impact statement shall include, but shall not be limited to, a report on the impact the proposal will have on the criminal justice system, information obtained from the Department of Corrections, including a projection of offender population, and any other information relevant to the impact of the proposed legislation.
C. A copy of the impact statement shall be attached to each copy of a bill or joint resolution reviewed by any committee of either house of the Legislature and to each copy of a bill or joint resolution that impacts the criminal justice system that is reviewed by the entire membership of either house of the Oklahoma Legislature.

Added by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 33 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff, June 19, 1998); Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1690, c. 377, § 4, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available).

A. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission, established by Section 1501 of this title shall monitor, review, analyze and provide impact statements and reports to the Legislature concerning the criminal law of the State of Oklahoma. The Commission is vested with authority to collect data and reports from governmental entities and courts within the State of Oklahoma relating to all matters concerning the charging, pleading, sentencing, and release of persons charged, convicted, or placed on probation for criminal offenses within this state. Governmental entities and courts shall respond promptly to all reasonable requests of the Commission for data required to meet this directive. The Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center under the direction of the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall prepare an impact statement on proposed legislation which impacts the criminal law of the State of Oklahoma.
B. The Oklahoma Sentencing Commission shall review each bill or joint resolution which impacts the Oklahoma criminal justice system introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature. The Commission shall prepare an impact statement, as established by joint legislative rules. The Commission shall direct other state entities including, but not limited to, the Department of Corrections, the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council, the Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Administrative Office of the Oklahoma Courts, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, and county indigent defenders, to provide assistance and information in the preparation of the fiscal impact statement. The entities and courts shall provide the information described in this subsection to the Commission within the time set by the requesting agency. The impact statement shall include, but shall not be limited to, a report on the impact the proposal will have on the criminal justice system, information obtained from the Department of Corrections, including a projection of offender population, and any other information relevant to the impact of the proposed legislation.
C. A copy of the impact statement shall be attached to each copy of a bill or joint resolution reviewed by any committee of either house of the Legislature and to each copy of a bill or joint resolution that impacts the criminal justice system that is reviewed by the entire membership of either house of the Oklahoma Legislature.