These are the significant Oklahoma criminal laws that went into effect in 2017: SQ 780 Makes Simple Possession Of All Drugs A Misdemeanor Illegal To Practice Massage Therapy Without A License Seduction & Slander Now Legal Presentence Investigation Changes Left Lane Only For Passing Minors Prohibited From Using Tanning Facilities Military 21 & … [Read more...] about New Oklahoma Criminal Laws In 2017 – Summary
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Laws Outlawing Activities By Telephone Company & Message Carriers Repealed – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #34
HB 1003 repealed seven laws. This included the prohibition against a telegraph company or employee transmitting any message to a person placing bets on a horse race. Six laws codifying the duties of message carriers were also repealed. The laws listed below were repealed on November 1, 2017 21 O.S. § 992 - Assisting Unlawful Business by Telegraph Any telegraph company, … [Read more...] about Laws Outlawing Activities By Telephone Company & Message Carriers Repealed – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #34
Notification Of Crime Victims – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #31
This law mandates various notification requirements for crime victims. The district attorneys and Department of Corrections must comply with these new requirements. The district attorney's office must inform crime victim that the have the right to use the automated notification system provided by the designated Oklahoma victim notification service provider for purposes of … [Read more...] about Notification Of Crime Victims – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #31
Misdemeanors Removed From DNA Fee – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #30
Someone arrested in Oklahoma for unlawfully carrying a firearm, illegally transporting a firearm, or discharging a firearm no longer has to pay the $150 DNA fee, does not have to provide a DNA sample, and will not have their DNA information entered into CODIS. This fee won't be collected if the person has a valid DNA sample in the OSBI DNA Offender Database at the time of … [Read more...] about Misdemeanors Removed From DNA Fee – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #30
Don’t Know Human Trafficking Victim’s Age – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #29
Lack of knowledge of the age of the victim of human trafficking now does not constitute a defense to human trafficking of a minor in Oklahoma. The change in law makes human trafficking of a minor a strict liability crime. If you engage in human trafficking of a minor in Oklahoma, you can be found guilty no matter what you thought the victim's age was—even if the victim lied … [Read more...] about Don’t Know Human Trafficking Victim’s Age – 2017 Oklahoma Laws #29