Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-471.5
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Admissibility of statements or evidence
Official statutory text
A. 1. Any statement, or any information procured therefrom,
made by the offender to any supervising staff, which is made during
the course of any drug court investigation conducted by the
supervising staff pursuant to Section 5 of this act, and any report
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 191
of the supervising staff's findings and recommendations to the
court, the district attorney, or the defense counsel shall not be
admissible in the criminal case pending against the offender.
2. Any statement, or any information procured therefrom, with
respect to the specific offense for which the offender was arrested
or is charged, which is made to any supervising staff subsequent to
the granting of admission of the offender to the drug court program,
shall not be admissible in the pending criminal case nor shall such
be grounds for the revocation of an offender from the program.
3. In the event that an offender is denied admission to the
drug court program or is subsequently revoked from the program, any
information gained from the drug court investigation, any statements
or information divulged during the drug court investigation or any
treatment session shall not be used in the sentencing of the
offender for the original criminal offense.
4. The restrictions provided in this section shall not preclude
the admissibility of statements or evidence obtained by the state
from independent sources.
B. 1. The offender, as consideration for entering the drug
court program, must consent to a full and complete photographic
record of property which was to be used as evidence in the pending
criminal case. The photographic record shall be competent evidence
of such property and admissible in any criminal action or proceeding
as the best evidence.
2. After the photographic record is made, the property shall be
returned as follows:
a. property, except that which is prohibited by law,
shall be returned to its owner after proper
verification of title,
b. the return to the owner shall be without prejudice to
the state or to any person who may have a claim
against the property, and
c. when a return is made to the owner, the owner shall
sign, under penalty of perjury, a declaration of
ownership, which shall be retained by the person in
charge of the property at the police department or
sheriff's office.
made by the offender to any supervising staff, which is made during
the course of any drug court investigation conducted by the
supervising staff pursuant to Section 5 of this act, and any report
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 191
of the supervising staff's findings and recommendations to the
court, the district attorney, or the defense counsel shall not be
admissible in the criminal case pending against the offender.
2. Any statement, or any information procured therefrom, with
respect to the specific offense for which the offender was arrested
or is charged, which is made to any supervising staff subsequent to
the granting of admission of the offender to the drug court program,
shall not be admissible in the pending criminal case nor shall such
be grounds for the revocation of an offender from the program.
3. In the event that an offender is denied admission to the
drug court program or is subsequently revoked from the program, any
information gained from the drug court investigation, any statements
or information divulged during the drug court investigation or any
treatment session shall not be used in the sentencing of the
offender for the original criminal offense.
4. The restrictions provided in this section shall not preclude
the admissibility of statements or evidence obtained by the state
from independent sources.
B. 1. The offender, as consideration for entering the drug
court program, must consent to a full and complete photographic
record of property which was to be used as evidence in the pending
criminal case. The photographic record shall be competent evidence
of such property and admissible in any criminal action or proceeding
as the best evidence.
2. After the photographic record is made, the property shall be
returned as follows:
a. property, except that which is prohibited by law,
shall be returned to its owner after proper
verification of title,
b. the return to the owner shall be without prejudice to
the state or to any person who may have a claim
against the property, and
c. when a return is made to the owner, the owner shall
sign, under penalty of perjury, a declaration of
ownership, which shall be retained by the person in
charge of the property at the police department or
sheriff's office.
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