Section 18p-1 - Victims Services UnitA. There is hereby created within the Office of the Attorney General a Victims Services Unit.B. The duty of the Unit is to provide services for persons who require domestic violence or sexual assault services through a domestic violence or sexual assault program.C. As used in this act, "domestic violence program" or "sexual assault program" means an agency, organization, facility, or person that offers, provides or engages in the offering of any shelter, residential services or support services to: 1. Victims or survivors of domestic abuse as defined in Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any dependent children of such victim or survivor, and any other member of the family or household of such victim or survivor;2. Victims or survivors of sexual assault;3. Persons who are homeless as a result of domestic abuse or sexual assault or both domestic abuse and sexual assault; and4. Victims of stalking, and which may provide other services including, but not limited to, counseling, case management, referrals or other similar services to victims or survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking.
D. As used in this act, "batterers intervention program" or "batterers treatment program" means an agency, organization, facility, or person who offers, provides or engages in the offering of counseling or intervention services to persons who commit domestic abuse.E. For any county in which there is more than one sexual assault program, domestic violence program, or batterers intervention program and one or more of the programs operates a shelter program, only the program or programs operating a shelter program shall receive grants or funding from the Victim Services Unit collected pursuant to subsection F of Section 153 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 2368.22 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 18p-1
Amended by Laws 2024, c. 453,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by Laws 2005 , SB 236, c. 348, §1, emerg. eff. 7/1/2005; Amended by Laws 2007 , SB 664, c. 156, §6, eff. 11/1/2007.