Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1325: Protection from Domestic Abuse Act; requiring defendants charged with certain domestic violence offenses to use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device when released on bond. Effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to domestic abuse; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.17, which relates to the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act; providing exception to certain court order; requiring defendants released on bond to use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device; requiring costs of device to be paid by the defendant; providing an exception; directing the Department of Corrections to provide list of GPS monitoring programs or systems; providing for the removal of GPS devices under certain circumstances…
From the enrolled text, May 6, 2026:
An Act relating to domestic abuse; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.17, which relates to the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act; providing exception to certain court order; requiring defendants released on bond to use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device; requiring costs of device to be paid by the defendant; providing an exception; directing the Department of Corrections to provide list of GPS monitoring programs or systems; providing for the removal of GPS devices under certain circumstances; authorizing victims to monitor the location of defendants via computer- or cellular-generated signals; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Protection from Domestic Abuse Act SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 60.17, is amended to read as follows: Section 60.17. A. The court shall consider the safety of any and all alleged victims of domestic violence, stalking, harassment, sexual assault, or forcible sodomy where the defendant is alleged to have violated a protective order, committed domestic assault and battery, stalked, sexually assaulted, or forcibly sodomized the alleged victim or victims prior to the release of the alleged defendant from custody on bond. The court, after consideration and to ensure the safety of the alleged victim or victims, may issue an emergency protective order pursuant to the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act. The court may also issue to the alleged victim or victims an …