HB1996

Criminal procedure; disposing of unclaimed property; updating written notice requirements; effective date.

Complete·5/19/25

Oklahoma HB1996 updates procedures for disposing of unclaimed property by sheriff's offices and campus police agencies.

Oklahoma HB1996 amends the procedures for disposing of unclaimed property by sheriff's offices and campus police agencies. The bill updates the written notice requirements for public sales, donations, and destruction of personal property. It mandates that sheriff's offices or campus police agencies file an application in the district court for the authority to dispose of such property. The court must set a hearing date between ten and twenty days after filing, and notice of the hearing must be posted in three public places or published in a newspaper.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

42 Yea

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1 Nay

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4 Absent

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History

May 19, 2025

House

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/18/2025

May 12, 2025

House

Enrolled, signed, to Senate

May 12, 2025

Senate

Enrolled measure signed, returned to House