Title: ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT
Author: glover
Last saved by: Shriley Harrison
Company: Oklahoma House of Reps

ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 789	By:  Nichols of the Senate

				and

			Terrill and Martin (Steve) of the House

An Act relating to crimes and punishments; prohibiting false statements during internal state agency investigation; setting penalty; requiring certain information be given to interviewee prior to interview; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 281 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A.  Any person who knowingly makes or utters a materially false statement, either verbally or in writing, in the course of an internal state agency investigation shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B.  The person being interviewed pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be informed, in writing and prior to commencement of the interview, that providing a materially false statement shall subject the person to criminal prosecution.

SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the Senate the 12th day of May, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of April, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer	of the House
	of Representatives

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