Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-988.19

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Sentencing

Official statutory text

A. When ordering a community sentence or community punishment,

the court shall first impose a deferred or suspended sentence for

the offense as prescribed by law, and shall then order the

appropriate community punishment as a condition of that deferred or

suspended sentence. The design of the community punishment shall be

based upon the supervision and intervention report from the risk and

needs assessment. The local community sentencing system

administrator shall have authority for all offender placements

within the local community sentencing system pursuant to the court-

ordered community sentence.

B. Persons convicted of or pleading guilty or nolo contendere

to a combination of misdemeanor and felony offenses may receive

services from a local community sentencing system when the county

agrees in writing to pay the Community Sentencing Division within

the Department of Corrections for the actual costs of services used

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for misdemeanor cases. No state funds shall be used to pay for

misdemeanor offenses.

C. Any time during the term of a community sentence, the court

imposing the sentence may modify any previous provision as provided

in this section.

D. Upon consideration of a properly filed motion to modify a

community sentence pursuant to the provisions of this section, the

staff of the community sentencing system in which the offender is

ordered to participate, the sheriff, the district attorney, the

service provider, or any agency or person providing supervision of

the offender shall provide the court with any reports and other

information available and relating to the offender, and to the

reason for the motion to modify the sentence. The court shall

consider any reports and information submitted prior to modifying

the sentence.

E. If the court considers a motion to modify a community

sentence, a hearing shall be held in open court. The notice of the

hearing shall be given to the offender, the offender's legal

counsel, and the district attorney of the county in which the

offender was convicted not less than ten (10) days prior to the

hearing. A copy of any reports to be presented to the court shall

accompany the notice of hearing.

F. Following the hearing, the court shall enter the appropriate

order authorized by law. The court may modify any community

sentence by imposing any other punishment allowed by law for the

offense and appropriate for the circumstances as determined by the

discretion of the judge; provided, however, no punishment shall be

imposed which is greater than the maximum punishment allowed by law

for the original offense. The court shall give the offender day-

for-day credit on any modified sentence for any term of

incarceration imposed. The court may impose either a disciplinary

sanction or an incentive as provided in Section 988.20 of this title

in lieu of or together with any modification authorized by this

section.

G. The court shall not be limited on the number of

modifications a sentence may have within the term of the community

sentence.

H. Any offender who files a meritless or frivolous motion to

modify a community sentence shall pay the costs of the proceeding

and may be sanctioned as deemed appropriate by the court.

I. The court may revoke or accelerate a community punishment to

the original sentence imposed during the term of the sentence. When

a community sentence is revoked to state imprisonment, the court

shall give a day-for-day credit for any term of incarceration

actually served as community punishment.

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