2022 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
§21-142A-13. Granting of parole or pardon – Notification of victims.

A. Upon the granting of a parole by the Governor, and release of the inmate to the community, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification to any victim of the crime for which the parolee was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The Pardon and Parole Board shall not give the address of the parolee to any victim of the crime for which the parolee was convicted.

B. Upon the granting of a pardon by the Governor, the Pardon and Parole Board shall provide written notification to any victim of the crime for which the person receiving the pardon was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim, if such information is requested by the victim. The Pardon and Parole Board shall not give the address of the person receiving the pardon to any victim of the crime for which the person receiving the pardon was convicted.

C. The notification requirements provided for in subsections A and B of this section shall be made on a monthly basis by the tenth day of the month following the granting of the pardon or parole.

D. The Department of Corrections shall provide notice of the projected date of release of an inmate to the designated Oklahoma victim notification service provider within sixty (60) days but not less than seven (7) days prior to the projected date of release of the inmate.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 135, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 380, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.