Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB1618: Criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; conditions of release; public safety reports. Effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to the criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1105.2, which relates to conditions of release; defining term; authorizing inclusion of certain information in public safety report; allowing courts to utilize public safety reports to determine release conditions; providing an exception; requiring submission of public safety report to defense counsel upon request; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Pretrial release.
From the enrolled text, May 14, 2026:
An Act relating to the criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; amending 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1105.2, which relates to conditions of release; defining term; authorizing inclusion of certain information in public safety report; allowing courts to utilize public safety reports to determine release conditions; providing an exception; requiring submission of public safety report to defense counsel upon request; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing for noncodification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Pretrial release SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Protection Act". SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 22 O.S. 2021, Section 1105.2, is amended to read as follows: Section 1105.2. A. For the purposes of this section, "public safety report" means a risk assessment tool administered by a pretrial release program, as set forth in Section 1105.3 of this title, that predicts the likelihood of the risk of failure of a defendant to appear in court or risk of being arrested for a new crime during the pretrial period. The public safety report may: 1. State the requirements for setting bail under Section 1101 of this title; 2. Provide the name and date of birth of the defendant or, if impracticable, other identifying …