Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1125

playgrounds, parks and residences of victims - Restrictions on

convicted sex offenders - Exemptions.

A. A zone of safety is hereby created around elementary, junior

high and high schools, permitted or licensed child care centers as

defined by the Department of Human Services, playgrounds, parks or

the residence of a victim of a sex crime.

1. A person is prohibited from loitering within five hundred

(500) feet of any elementary, junior high or high school, permitted

or licensed child care center, playground, or park if the person has

been convicted of a crime that requires the person to register

pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act or the person has

been convicted of an offense in another jurisdiction, which offense

if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable

as one or more of the offenses listed in Section 582 of Title 57 of

the Oklahoma Statutes and the victim was a child under the age of

sixteen (16) years.

2. A person is prohibited from entering any park if:

a. the person has been designated as a habitual or

aggravated sex offender as provided in Section 584 of

Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or

b. the person has been convicted of an offense in another

jurisdiction, which offense, if committed or attempted

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in this state, would designate the person as a

habitual or aggravated sex offender as provided in

Section 584 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

3. A person is prohibited from loitering within one thousand

(1,000) feet of the residence of his or her victim if:

a. the person who committed a sex crime against the

victim has been convicted of said crime, and

b. the person is required to register pursuant to the Sex

Offenders Registration Act.

B. A person convicted of a violation of subsection A of this

section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a

fine not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or

by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of

Section 20N of this title, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of

subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony

offense and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand

Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment as provided for

in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by both

such fine and imprisonment. This proscription of conduct shall not

modify or remove any restrictions currently applicable to the person

by court order, conditions of probation or as provided by other

provision of law.

C. 1. A person shall be exempt from the prohibition of this

section regarding a school or a licensed or permitted child care

facility only under the following circumstances and limited to a

reasonable amount of time to complete such tasks:

a. the person is the custodial parent or legal guardian

of a child who is an enrolled student at the school or

child care facility, and

b. the person is enrolling, delivering or retrieving such

child at the school or licensed or permitted child

care center during regular school or facility hours or

for school-sanctioned or licensed-or-permitted-child-

care-center-sanctioned extracurricular activities.

Prior to entering the zone of safety for the purposes listed in

this paragraph, the person shall inform school or child care center

administrators of his or her status as a registered sex offender.

The person shall update monthly, or as often as required by the

school or center, information about the specific times the person

will be within the zone of safety as established by this section.

2. This exception shall not be construed to modify or remove

any restrictions applicable to the person by court order, conditions

of probation, or as provided by other provision of law.
ex offender.

The person shall update monthly, or as often as required by the

school or center, information about the specific times the person

will be within the zone of safety as established by this section.

2. This exception shall not be construed to modify or remove

any restrictions applicable to the person by court order, conditions

of probation, or as provided by other provision of law.

D. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to any person receiving medical treatment at a hospital or

other facility certified or licensed by the State of Oklahoma to

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provide medical services. As used in this subsection, "medical

treatment" shall not include any form of psychological, social or

rehabilitative counseling services or treatment programs for sex

offenders.

E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person, who is

registered as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offenders

Registration Act, from attending a recognized church or religious

denomination for worship; provided, the person has notified the

religious leader of his or her status as a registered sex offender

and the person has been granted written permission by the religious

leader.

F. For purpose of prosecution of any violation of this section,

the provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall not apply.

G. As used in this section, "park" means any outdoor public

area specifically designated as being used for recreational purposes

that is operated or supported in whole or in part by a homeowners'

association or a city, town, county, state, federal or tribal

governmental authority.