Youthful Offender Act; adding offenses for which certain juveniles may receive an adult sentence. Effective date.

SB 1109 expands Oklahoma's Youthful Offender Act by adding 14 serious offenses that automatically require adult sentencing for juveniles aged 13-17. These include murder in the second degree, kidnapping, rape, armed robbery, and certain drug trafficking crimes. The bill allows district attorneys to file charges as adult for these offenses, bypassing juvenile court proceedings for those specific cases. Juveniles charged under these provisions may still be certified as juveniles or adults per existing law, but the automatic adult sentencing applies to the listed crimes. This affects young people charged with these specific violent or severe offenses, not all juvenile cases.