§22-988.3. Purpose of act.

22 OK Stat § 22-988.3 (2019) (N/A)
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The purposes of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act are to:

1. Protect the public;

2. Establish a statewide community sentencing system;

3. Adequately supervise felony offenders punished under a court-ordered community sentence;

4. Provide a series of sanctions to the court for eligible felony offenders sentenced to a community sentence within the community sentencing system;

5. Increase the availability of punishment and treatment programs to eligible felony offenders;

6. Improve the criminal justice system within this state through public/private partnerships, reciprocal and interlocal governmental agreements, and interagency cooperation and collaboration; and

7. Operate effectively within the allocation of state and local resources for the criminal justice system.

Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 4, § 3, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 341, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.