ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 696	By:	Nichols of the Senate

			and

		Trebilcock of the House

[ Court of Criminal Appeals - districts -		emergency ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     20 O.S. 2001, Section 33, is amended to read as follows:
Section 33.  The state is hereby divided into five (5) Court of Criminal Appeals judicial districts.  From each of said districts candidates for Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be nominated and appointed in the manner provided by Article VII‑B of the Oklahoma Constitution.  All Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals may seek retention in office pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Article VII‑B of the Oklahoma Constitution and each Judge shall be voted for by the qualified voters of the state at large.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 1 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa, and Wagoner.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 2 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Adair, Cherokee, Cleveland, Creek, Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Muskogee, Noble, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, and Washington.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 3 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Choctaw, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, Leflore, Love, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, and Stephens.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 4 shall embrace and include the following counties:  Canadian and Oklahoma.
The Court of Criminal Appeals Judicial District No. 5 shall embrace and include Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Cimarron, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Major, Roger Mills, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.
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 15th day of March, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives