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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 515. Pardon and Parole Board |
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Chapter 20. Pardon Procedures |
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Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 515:20-1-2. Definitions
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- The following words and terms when used in this Chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:"Applicant" means a person who has submitted a pardon application to the Board for consideration."Application review" means the process conducted by the administrative staff of the Board to determine the completeness of the application."Board" means the Pardon and Parole Board."Complete application" means an application in which all sections of the application have been determined to be complete and all required documentation has been submitted."Incomplete application" means an application that is lacking a part, parts, or all of a section or sections or the applicant did not sufficiently answer all questions as determined by the Executive Director or an assigned designee as required in the pardon application instructions."Ineligible application" means an application submitted by an applicant who does not meet the eligibility criteria for a pardon consideration."Illegible application" means a handwritten application in which the handwriting cannot be read as determined by the Executive Director or an assigned designee."In-state pardon application" means an application submitted by a resident of Oklahoma who meets the eligibility criteria for a pardon consideration."Legal Representative for the Applicant" means a person or persons who is appointed or authorized to represent the Applicant."Out-of-state pardon application" means an application submitted by a person who resides outside of Oklahoma and meets the eligibility criteria for a pardon consideration."Pardon" means an act of clemency by the Governor that allows a person to be released from the consequences of conviction of a crime and restores some of a persons' civil rights."Pardon application" means the form approved by the Board for the consideration of a pardon."Personal appearance" means an appearance by the Applicant before the members of the Board regarding the pardon consideration."Pre-pardon investigation" means an investigation conducted to verify the information provided in the application."Receipt" means the date on which the application is determined to be complete date stamped as received."Victim" means any person or persons who have suffered direct or threatened physical or emotional harm or financial loss as the result of the commission or attempted commission of criminally injurious conduct."Victim representative" means a person or persons of the immediate or extended family of the Victim or a person or persons designated by the Victim or the immediate or extended family of the Victim.