Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1175.5
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Questions to be answered in determining competency
Official statutory text
The jury or the court, as the case may be, shall answer the
following questions in determining the disposition of the person
whose competency is in question:
1. Is the person incompetent to undergo further criminal
proceedings at this time? If the answer is no, criminal proceedings
shall be resumed. If the answer is yes, the following questions
shall be answered.
2. Can the incompetency of the person be corrected within a
reasonable period of time, as defined by Section 1175.1 of this
title, through treatment, therapy or training?
3. Is the person incompetent because the person is
intellectually disabled as defined in Section 1408 of Title 10 of
the Oklahoma Statutes?
4. Is the person incompetent because the person is a person
requiring treatment as defined by Section 1-103 of Title 43A of the
Oklahoma Statutes?
5. If the answers to questions 3 and 4 are no, why is the
defendant incompetent?
6. Is the person presently dangerous as defined in Section
1175.1 of this title if released?
following questions in determining the disposition of the person
whose competency is in question:
1. Is the person incompetent to undergo further criminal
proceedings at this time? If the answer is no, criminal proceedings
shall be resumed. If the answer is yes, the following questions
shall be answered.
2. Can the incompetency of the person be corrected within a
reasonable period of time, as defined by Section 1175.1 of this
title, through treatment, therapy or training?
3. Is the person incompetent because the person is
intellectually disabled as defined in Section 1408 of Title 10 of
the Oklahoma Statutes?
4. Is the person incompetent because the person is a person
requiring treatment as defined by Section 1-103 of Title 43A of the
Oklahoma Statutes?
5. If the answers to questions 3 and 4 are no, why is the
defendant incompetent?
6. Is the person presently dangerous as defined in Section
1175.1 of this title if released?
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