{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-471.5","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-471.5","heading":"Admissibility of statements or evidence","body":"A. 1. Any statement, or any information procured therefrom,\n\nmade by the offender to any supervising staff, which is made during\n\nthe course of any drug court investigation conducted by the\n\nsupervising staff pursuant to Section 5 of this act, and any report\n\nof the supervising staff's findings and recommendations to the\n\ncourt, the district attorney, or the defense counsel shall not be\n\nadmissible in the criminal case pending against the offender.\n\n2. Any statement, or any information procured therefrom, with\n\nrespect to the specific offense for which the offender was arrested\n\nor is charged, which is made to any supervising staff subsequent to\n\nthe granting of admission of the offender to the drug court program,\n\nshall not be admissible in the pending criminal case nor shall such\n\nbe grounds for the revocation of an offender from the program.\n\n3. In the event that an offender is denied admission to the\n\ndrug court program or is subsequently revoked from the program, any\n\ninformation gained from the drug court investigation, any statements\n\nor information divulged during the drug court investigation or any\n\ntreatment session shall not be used in the sentencing of the\n\noffender for the original criminal offense.\n\n4. The restrictions provided in this section shall not preclude\n\nthe admissibility of statements or evidence obtained by the state\n\nfrom independent sources.\n\nB. 1. The offender, as consideration for entering the drug\n\ncourt program, must consent to a full and complete photographic\n\nrecord of property which was to be used as evidence in the pending\n\ncriminal case. The photographic record shall be competent evidence\n\nof such property and admissible in any criminal action or proceeding\n\nas the best evidence.\n\n2. After the photographic record is made, the property shall be\n\nreturned as follows:\n\na. property, except that which is prohibited by law,\n\nshall be returned to its owner after proper\n\nverification of title,\n\nb. the return to the owner shall be without prejudice to\n\nthe state or to any person who may have a claim\n\nagainst the property, and\n\nc. when a return is made to the owner, the owner shall\n\nsign, under penalty of perjury, a declaration of\n\nownership, which shall be retained by the person in\n\ncharge of the property at the police department or\n\nsheriff's office.","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":"d5cdb00c4d370a3322b48374bc8f8e2e233ec9b6bf91bd35968677f5e2cb0c88","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-471.4","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-471.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}