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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 21. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

  § 21-142A-12. Contesting parole – Notification of victims.  

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  • A.  Any victim or representative of a victim of a violent crime as provided in paragraph 2 of Section 571 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes may contest the granting of parole as provided in Section 332.7 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

    B.  The Pardon and Parole Board shall notify all victims or representatives of a victim, if requested, in writing at least twenty (20) days before an inmate is considered for parole by the Board.  The notice shall include the date, time and place of the scheduled meeting and the rules for attendance and providing information.  The victim or representative of the victim shall be allowed at least five (5) minutes to address the Board.  The Board shall notify all victims or representatives of a victim of the decision of the Board within twenty (20) days after the inmate is considered for parole by the Board.

    C.  It is the responsibility of the victim or representative of the victim to provide the Pardon and Parole Board a current mailing address.  The district attorney's office shall assist the victim or representative of the victim with supplying the address of the victim to the Board if the victim wishes to be notified.  Upon failure of the Pardon and Parole Board to notify a victim who has requested notification and has provided a current mailing address, the final decision of the Board may be voidable, provided the victim who failed to receive notification requests a reconsideration hearing within thirty (30) days of the recommendation by the Board for parole.

    D.  If requested by the victim of a crime, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification of the placement of the inmate on specialized parole within the county or incorporated city or town to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim.  The Board shall not give the address of the inmate to any victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.