{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-234","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-234","heading":"Discretion to charge as misdemeanor","body":"When determining the appropriate charge for a person accused of\n\ncommitting a criminal offense, the district attorney shall have the\n\ndiscretion to file the charge as a misdemeanor offense rather than a\n\nfelony offense after considering the following factors:\n\n1. The criminal offense for which the person has been arrested\n\nis not listed as a criminal offense in Section 13.1 or subsection G\n\nof Section 1040.13b of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n2. The nature of the criminal offense;\n\n3. The age, background and criminal history of the person who\n\ncommitted the criminal offense;\n\n4. The character and rehabilitation needs of the person who\n\ncommitted the criminal offense; and\n\n5. Whether it is in the best interests of justice to file the\n\ncharge as a misdemeanor offense rather than a felony offense.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"0225b60b04bfde794aa2f822422a054b01bb419a1a6820aeb57b1fa8ecb2445c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-233","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}