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21-14.


§21-14.


    The following definitions apply to the Oklahoma Truth in
Sentencing Act:
    1.  "Commission" means the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission;
    2.  "Community punishment" or "community sentence" means a
sentence pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Corrections Act;
    3.  "Confinement" means an offender is sentenced to a placement
where the offender is controlled, restrained, or confined to a
certain location, for a definite period of time as may be authorized
by law for the commission of the criminal offense;
    4.  "Drug crime matrix" means the sentencing matrix for all
felony drug offenses as provided by the Oklahoma Statutes;
    5.  "Intoxicant crimes involving a vehicle matrix" means the
sentencing matrix for all felony offenses relating to operating or
being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the
influence of intoxicants or with impaired ability as provided by the
Oklahoma Statutes;
    6.  "Life imprisonment" means imprisonment for a period of not
less than eighteen (18) years nor more than sixty (60) years;
    7.  "Main matrix" means the sentencing matrix for all felonies
except the drug crimes, sex crimes, and intoxicant crimes involving a
vehicle, as provided by the Oklahoma Statutes;
    8.  "Offense enhancer" means the sentence enhancers based on the
circumstances of the commission of the current offense of conviction
provided for in Section 7 of this act;
    9.  "Prior record enhancer" means the sentence enhancers based on
the prior criminal convictions of an offender provided for in Section
7 of this act;
    10.  "Prison" means a correctional facility contracted for,
operated, or leased by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections;
    11.  "Range of confinement" means the range within which a
sentencing court may impose a term of confinement as provided for by
the applicable matrix;
    12.  "Range of punishment" means the possible punishment for the
commission of a criminal offense.  The range of punishment may
include a term of confinement, a fine, a term of postimprisonment
supervision, removal from office, and other conditions authorized by
the Oklahoma Statutes;
    13.  "Schedule" means the classification of a criminal offense as
provided in Section 6 of this act;
    14.  "Sentence" means the total obligation of the offender for
the commission of a criminal offense as determined by the sentencing
court, including any term of confinement in a prison or jail, any
term of community punishment, any term of supervision, any fine, and
any terms or conditions as authorized by Section 991a of Title 22 of
the Oklahoma Statutes;
    15.  "Sentencing level" or "level" means the level of sentencing
pursuant to the applicable matrix;
    16.  "Sentencing matrix" means one of the sentencing matrices
established as provided in Section 3 of this act;
    17.  "Sex crimes matrix" means the sentencing matrix for all
felony sex offenses provided for by the Oklahoma Statutes; and
    18.  "Postimprisonment supervision" means the period of
supervision imposed by the court to follow the period of
incarceration within the Department of Corrections.







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