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Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 3 (2026)

Code not retroactive

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No part of this code is retroactive unless expressly so declared. R.L.1910, § 5537.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2023 · leading case: Salazar v. State, 852 P.2d 729 (Okla. Crim. App. 1993).
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Salazar v. State, 852 P.2d 729 (Okla. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “In so ruling, this Court held that 22 O.S.1981, § 3 applied only to Title 22 and did not apply to 21 O.”
Cartwright v. State, 778 P.2d 479 (Okla. Crim. App. 1989). · cites it 6× “With regard to statutory construction and retroactivity, 22 O.S.1981, § 3 provides: “No part of this code is retroactive unless expressly so declared.”
State v. Watkins, 837 P.2d 477 (Okla. Crim. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “It was further found that 22 O.S.1981, § 3, which prohibits retroactive application of criminal procedure statutes unless otherwise specifically provided, prohibited application of the amended statute of limitations.”
Allen v. State, 821 P.2d 371 (Okla. Crim. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “DENIAL OF PETITION FOR REHEARING The State of Oklahoma has requested that this Court grant rehearing in the above captioned case on the basis that the decision to remand the case for resentenc-ing runs afoul of the section of the Oklahoma statutes which prohibits retroactive…”
Dutton v. Dixon, 757 P.2d 376 (Okla. Crim. App. 1988). · cites it 3× “” Respondent and amicus curiae argue that because the resentencing statute is codified in Title 21 at 21 O.S. Supp.1985, § 701.13(E)(2), and Title 21 is the Penal Code, Section 3 of Title 22, the Code of Criminal Procedure, is not applicable.”
Hain v. State, 852 P.2d 744 (Okla. Crim. App. 1993). “While procedural aspects may be declared to be applicable retroactively, pursuant to 22 O.S.1991, § 3, substantive amendments of the penal statute cannot.”
Hammon v. State, 2023 OK CR 19, 540 P.3d 486. · cites it 2× “See 22 O.S.2011, § 3 ("No part of this code is retroactive unless expressly so declared.”
Watson v. State, 2015 OK CR 3, 343 P.3d 1282. · cites it 6× “22 O.S.2011, § 3 ("No part of this code is retroactive unless expressly so declared").”
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