Okla. Stat. tit. 22 § 988.3

Current through Laws 2024, c. 378.

Section 988.3 - Purpose of act

The purposes of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act are to:

1. Protect the public;

2. Establish a statewide community sentencing system;

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

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

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

Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 988.3

Amended by Laws 2023 , c. 79, s. 2, eff. 11/1/2023.

Added by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess, HB 1008, c. 4, § 3, emerg. eff. 7/1/1999; Amended by Laws 2003 , SB 616, c. 341, § 2, eff. 11/1/2003.