Oklahoma Code § 22-991a-4.2

Title 22. Criminal Procedure: Early evaluation hearing for persons with split or
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suspended sentence.
A.  1.  Any person who receives a suspended sentence that
exceeds five (5) years pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a of
this title for an offense not listed in Section 13.1 or subsection
C, D, E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes or Section 571 or 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes
shall, upon request, receive an early evaluation hearing after five
(5) years to determine whether the length of the suspended sentence
should be modified.
2.  Any person who receives a split sentence pursuant to the
provisions of Section 991a of this title for an offense not listed
in Section 13.1 or subsection C, D, E, F, G, or J of Section 644 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 571 or 582 of Title 57

of the Oklahoma Statutes and the suspended portion of the sentence
exceeds five (5) years shall, upon request, receive an early
evaluation hearing after five (5) years of serving the suspended
portion of the split sentence to determine whether the length of the
split sentence should be modified.
B.  Upon an early evaluation hearing conducted pursuant to
subsection A of this section, the court may modify the length of the
suspended sentence or split sentence when:
1.  The person has completed all requirements of his or her
probation, including treatment and rehabilitative programming;
2.  The person had no criminal violations during the term of
probation;
3.  The person has no pending revocation hearings; and
4.  The district attorney does not object on behalf of the state
or the victim or victims of the offense.  Any such objection shall
be made in writing, specify on behalf of whom the objection is made,
and include the specific reason or reasons for the objection.
C.  A person may request an early evaluation hearing one (1)
year earlier than prescribed in subsection A of this section and the
court may modify the length of the suspended sentence or split
sentence when:
1.  The person received a high school or high school equivalency
diploma, any college-level degree, or a vocational, technical, or
career training certification or degree while serving his or her
sentence, or when the person has maintained consistent employment
throughout his or her probation period;
2.  The person has completed all requirements of his or her
probation, including treatment and rehabilitative programming;
3.  The person had no criminal violations during the term of
probation;
4.  The person has no pending revocation hearings; and
5.  The district attorney does not object on behalf of the state
or the victim or victims of the offense.  Any such objection shall
be made in writing, specify on behalf of whom the objection is made,
and include the specific reason or reasons for the objection.
D.  Written notice shall be made to the appropriate district
attorney within fifteen (15) days of the filing of a request
pursuant to subsection A or subsection C of this section.  The
district attorney shall have forty-five (45) days from the date the
notice was received to object or otherwise respond.  The Court may,
upon request of the district attorney, grant a single fifteen-day
extension to object or otherwise respond.
E.  An offender may only request one early evaluation hearing in
a case pursuant to subsection A of this section without prior
approval from the district attorney.

F.  No person shall be prohibited from an early evaluation
hearing as a condition of a plea agreement or imposed sentence if
otherwise qualified pursuant to subsection A of this section.
G.  On or before November 30, 2025, and every odd year
thereafter, the District Attorneys Council shall provide a list of
early termination applications made and copies of any objections or
other responses to such applications during the prior fiscal year to
the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker
of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the Governor.

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