Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-18p-9
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Crime victim and witness notification and victim
Official statutory text
protective order system.
A. The Attorney General may establish a crime victim and
witness notification and victim protective order system to assist
public officials in carrying out their duties to notify and inform
crime victims and witnesses as the Attorney General specifies by
rule. The system shall download necessary information from
participating officials into its computers, where it shall be
maintained, updated, and automatically transmitted to victims and
witnesses by telephone, computer, or written notice.
B. The Department of Corrections, the Pardon and Parole Board,
and each county sheriff office within the state shall cooperate with
the Attorney General in the implementation of this section and shall
provide information as necessary to the effective operation of the
system.
C. District attorneys and local law enforcement and other
authorities may enter into agreements with the Attorney General for
participation in the system. The Attorney General may provide those
who elect to participate with the equipment, software, or training
necessary to bring their offices into the system.
D. The Attorney General may provide for telephonic, electronic,
or other public access to the database established under this
section.
E. This section does not limit any rights or responsibilities
otherwise enjoyed by or imposed upon victims or witnesses of violent
crimes, nor does it grant any person a cause of action for damages
or attorney fees. Any act of omission or commission by any law
enforcement officer or district attorney, by the Attorney General,
Department of Corrections, Pardon and Parole Board, or other state
agency, or private entity under contract with the state, or by any
employee of any state agency or private entity under contract with
the state acting in good faith in rendering crime victim’s
assistance or otherwise enforcing this section shall not impose
civil liability upon the individual or entity or his or her
supervisor or employer. Nothing in this section shall create a
basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief in
any criminal case. Failure of the crime victim to receive notice as
required, however, shall not deprive the court of the power to act
regarding the proceeding before it; nor shall any such failure grant
the defendant the right to seek a continuance.
A. The Attorney General may establish a crime victim and
witness notification and victim protective order system to assist
public officials in carrying out their duties to notify and inform
crime victims and witnesses as the Attorney General specifies by
rule. The system shall download necessary information from
participating officials into its computers, where it shall be
maintained, updated, and automatically transmitted to victims and
witnesses by telephone, computer, or written notice.
B. The Department of Corrections, the Pardon and Parole Board,
and each county sheriff office within the state shall cooperate with
the Attorney General in the implementation of this section and shall
provide information as necessary to the effective operation of the
system.
C. District attorneys and local law enforcement and other
authorities may enter into agreements with the Attorney General for
participation in the system. The Attorney General may provide those
who elect to participate with the equipment, software, or training
necessary to bring their offices into the system.
D. The Attorney General may provide for telephonic, electronic,
or other public access to the database established under this
section.
E. This section does not limit any rights or responsibilities
otherwise enjoyed by or imposed upon victims or witnesses of violent
crimes, nor does it grant any person a cause of action for damages
or attorney fees. Any act of omission or commission by any law
enforcement officer or district attorney, by the Attorney General,
Department of Corrections, Pardon and Parole Board, or other state
agency, or private entity under contract with the state, or by any
employee of any state agency or private entity under contract with
the state acting in good faith in rendering crime victim’s
assistance or otherwise enforcing this section shall not impose
civil liability upon the individual or entity or his or her
supervisor or employer. Nothing in this section shall create a
basis for vacating a conviction or a ground for appellate relief in
any criminal case. Failure of the crime victim to receive notice as
required, however, shall not deprive the court of the power to act
regarding the proceeding before it; nor shall any such failure grant
the defendant the right to seek a continuance.
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