{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-991a-4.2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-991a-4.2","heading":"Early evaluation hearing for persons with split or","body":"suspended sentence.\n\nA. 1. Any person who receives a suspended sentence that\n\nexceeds five (5) years pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a of\n\nthis title for an offense not listed in Section 13.1 or subsection\n\nC, D, E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes or Section 571 or 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes\n\nshall, upon request, receive an early evaluation hearing after five\n\n(5) years to determine whether the length of the suspended sentence\n\nshould be modified.\n\n2. Any person who receives a split sentence pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Section 991a of this title for an offense not listed\n\nin Section 13.1 or subsection C, D, E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of\n\nTitle 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 571 or 582 of Title 57\n\nof the Oklahoma Statutes and the suspended portion of the sentence\n\nexceeds five (5) years shall, upon request, receive an early\n\nevaluation hearing after five (5) years of serving the suspended\n\nportion of the split sentence to determine whether the length of the\n\nsplit sentence should be modified.\n\nB. Upon an early evaluation hearing conducted pursuant to\n\nsubsection A of this section, the court may modify the length of the\n\nsuspended sentence or split sentence when:\n\n1. The person has completed all requirements of his or her\n\nprobation, including treatment and rehabilitative programming;\n\n2. The person had no criminal violations during the term of\n\nprobation;\n\n3. The person has no pending revocation hearings; and\n\n4. The district attorney does not object on behalf of the state\n\nor the victim or victims of the offense. Any such objection shall\n\nbe made in writing, specify on behalf of whom the objection is made,\n\nand include the specific reason or reasons for the objection.\n\nC. A person may request an early evaluation hearing one (1)\n\nyear earlier than prescribed in subsection A of this section and the\n\ncourt may modify the length of the suspended sentence or split\n\nsentence when:\n\n1. The person received a high school or high school equivalency\n\ndiploma, any college-level degree, or a vocational, technical, or\n\ncareer training certification or degree while serving his or her\n\nsentence, or when the person has maintained consistent employment\n\nthroughout his or her probation period;\n\n2. The person has completed all requirements of his or her\n\nprobation, including treatment and rehabilitative programming;\n\n3. The person had no criminal violations during the term of\n\nprobation;\n\n4. The person has no pending revocation hearings; and\n\n5. The district attorney does not object on behalf of the state\n\nor the victim or victims of the offense. Any such objection shall\n\nbe made in writing, specify on behalf of whom the objection is made,\n\nand include the specific reason or reasons for the objection.\n\nD. Written notice shall be made to the appropriate district\n\nattorney within fifteen (15) days of the filing of a request\n\npursuant to subsection A or subsection C of this section. The\n\ndistrict attorney shall have forty-five (45) days from the date the\n\nnotice was received to object or otherwise respond. The Court may,\n\nupon request of the district attorney, grant a single fifteen-day\n\nextension to object or otherwise respond.\n\nE. An offender may only request one early evaluation hearing in\n\na case pursuant to subsection A of this section without prior\n\napproval from the district attorney.\n\nF. No person shall be prohibited from an early evaluation\n\nhearing as a condition of a plea agreement or imposed sentence if\n\notherwise qualified pursuant to subsection A of this section.\n\nG. On or before November 30, 2025, and every odd year\n\nthereafter, the District Attorneys Council shall provide a list of\n\nearly termination applications made and copies of any objections or\n\nother responses to such applications during the prior fiscal year to\naluation\n\nhearing as a condition of a plea agreement or imposed sentence if\n\notherwise qualified pursuant to subsection A of this section.\n\nG. On or before November 30, 2025, and every odd year\n\nthereafter, the District Attorneys Council shall provide a list of\n\nearly termination applications made and copies of any objections or\n\nother responses to such applications during the prior fiscal year to\n\nthe President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker\n\nof the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the Governor.","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":"01c5ef552b9de308edfce50464acc0d81fa465a8b0f3bef206509d2d0624d1bc","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-991a-4.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-991av1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}