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Judiciary/Courts
SB 884(1)
(Smith/Askins): Prescribes a time period of 120 days in which a court
may send notice of nonpayment of court-ordered fines and costs to the
Department of Public Safety for a moving traffic violation. Adds a notice
requirement by the court before issuing a bench warrant for nonpayment
of court-ordered fines and costs. Modifies the information required
to be on an "Abstract of Court Record". Makes procedural changes
for the delivery, filing, maintenance and submission of information
and records relating to traffic citations. Effective 4-28-00.
SB 1121(1)
(Stipe/Mass): Increases court-ordered penalty assessed against persons
convicted of certain offenses or persons who have forfeited bond when
charged with the offense. Modifies portion of penalty assessment that
court is authorized to retain. Modifies apportionment of penalty assessment
and adds the C.L.E.E.T. Training Center Revolving Fund as a depository.
Clarifies status of the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
as a governmental agency. Authorizes Council to enter into certain agreements
for the purpose of facilitating the financing for a new facility. States
Legislative intent. Allows the Council to accept gifts. Creates the
"C.L.E.E.T. Training Center Revolving Fund". Authorizes expenditures
of monies in fund, lease-purchase agreements, and pledge of certain
revenues for the purposes of acquiring the training facility. Effective
11-1-2000.
SB 1329(1)
(Smith/Braddock): Provides for judicial review for persons aggrieved
by the issuance or enforcement of a subpoena to take a deposition. Modifies
the procedure for protest of issuance of a license to maintain or operate
a public pool or billiard hall. Requires written statement of ownership
for monies accepted by the clerk of the district court. Authorizes ownership
information to be used for case-related mailings. Requires compliance
with specific enumerated statutes for the removal of materials from
public record. Effective 11-1-00.
SB 1331(1)
(Smith/Braddock): Prohibits construing certain provisions to mean that
a financing statement or other filing made under the provisions of Title
12A of the Oklahoma Statutes be created or transmitted to the filing
office on paper. States that a financing statement or other filing is
not ineffective or insufficient because it is generated or transmitted
electronically. Clarifies existing law and states application of act.
Effective 11-1-00.
SB 1332(1)
(Smith/Braddock): Deletes language that relates to the life of a judgment
lien on realty. Modifies form of small claims affidavit by updating
language and deleting language that relates to an alternative date for
a hearing. Increases time for appearance by defendant in small claims
action and time for service of certain answer. Provides for legislative
continuances of arbitration hearings. Modifies liability for debts of
spouse. Provides for joint liability of spouses for necessaries. Effective
11-1-00.
SB 1421(1)
(Smith/Askins): Includes any person certified pursuant to the District
Court Mediation Act within the definition of "mediator". Amends
SB 884 enacted earlier in the session by deleting language requiring
a court to notify a defendant for nonpayment of court-ordered fines
and costs before issuing a bench warrant. Section 1 of act effective
11-1-00.
HB 1891(1)
(Vaughn/Coffee): Authorizes payment from the estate of the ward for
reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred on behalf of the guardian
of the ward prior to the appointment of the guardian. Requires court
approval prior to payment. Effective 4-28-00.
HB 1983(1)
(Worthen/Snyder): Modifies the circumstances in which a court "may"
grant grandparental visitation rights. Authorizes grandparental visitation
rights independent of either parent. Provides for process for cases
of denial or interference of grandparental visitation rights. Effective
11-1-00.
HB 2024(1)
(Wells/Henry): Creates the Nonjudicial Marketable Title Procedures Act
which authorizes permissive use of the procedural provisions of the
Act to attempt to remove a cloud or apparent cloud on the title to real
property in lieu of a quiet title action. Prescribes procedures for
making a request to a respondent to cure title defects. Prescribes procedures
for a response by the respondent. States remedies upon refusal by respondent
to comply with request to cure title defects. Excepts respondent from
liability for damages when complying with request to cure defects. Authorizes
certain damages in quiet title action. Effective 11-1-00.
HB 2169(1)
(Benson/Fisher): Requires the Board of Juvenile Justice to prescribe
rules to ensure that certain juvenile facilities may inspect mail for
materials harmful to minors. Requires a child to be present at a detention
hearing or the child's image broadcast to the judge by video transmission.
Includes reasonable monthly expenses in care and maintenance payments
the court may adjudge a parent to pay. Authorizes a court to order support
payments be made to the Centralized Support Registry. Creates a presumption
that the entity or person with whom a child is placed by the Department
of Juvenile Justice has legal physical custody of the child for purposes
of child support payments without obtaining modification of an existing
support order. Authorizes persons or entities receiving custody of a
child to consent to medical care for the child. Requires person sentenced
as a youthful offender and placed in the custody or under the supervision
of the Department of Juvenile Justice of the Office of Juvenile Affairs
be discharged or transferred to the custody of the Department of Corrections
at the age of eighteen, unless the Office is authorized by the court
to retain custody or supervision of the offender until the age of nineteen.
Adds employees of the United States Probation Office to those persons
who may inspect confidential juvenile court records without a court
order. Adds any federal official of the United States Social Security
Administration to those persons who may inspect confidential Department
of Juvenile Justice agency records without a court order. Effective
7-1-00.
HB 2535(1)
(Davis/Smith): Clarifies methods for computation of time prescribed
by title by deleting Saturday and Sunday from the computation under
certain circumstances and modifying reference to close of business day.
Requires certain actions be computed pursuant to shortest time prescribed
by law. Increases time to answer under certain circumstances. Provides
for computation of time for acts governed by certain titles of law.
Effective 6-1-00.
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