Criminal convictions; creating the Conviction Integrity Unit within the Office of the Attorney General. Effective date.

SB 1370 creates a Conviction Integrity Unit within Oklahoma's Attorney General's Office to review felony convictions for claims of factual innocence - where a person provides new, credible evidence proving they did not commit the crime they were convicted of. The unit will accept applications from individuals who have completed direct appeals and submit new evidence of innocence, then recommend postconviction actions to district attorneys. It will also analyze cases where actual innocence was later recognized (e.g., through court rulings or pardons) to identify systemic issues in the criminal justice system. The bill establishes a revolving fund, financed by the state legislature, to cover the unit's operational costs.