Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-582.5

to override or increase level assignment – Release of records.

A. The Department of Corrections shall establish a sex offender

level assignment committee composed of at least five members, each

of whom is a state employee whose service on the committee is in

addition to the regular duties of the employee. The committee, to

the extent feasible, should include the following:

1. One member having experience in law enforcement;

2. One member having experience as a sex offender treatment

provider;

3. One member having experience working with victims of sex

offenses; and

4. One member who is a social worker with a graduate degree in

social work.

B. The sex offender level assignment committee functions in an

oversight capacity. The committee shall determine, based on federal

law, the level a person subject to registration pursuant to the

provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall be placed on.

C. The offense for which the person is convicted shall serve as

the basis for the level assigned to the person. In selecting the

level assignment, the sex offender level assignment committee shall

use the following general guidelines:

1. Level one (low): a designation that the person poses a low

danger to the community and will not likely engage in criminal

sexual conduct;

2. Level two (moderate): a designation that the person poses a

moderate danger to the community and may continue to engage in

criminal sexual conduct; and

3. Level three (high): a designation that the person poses a

serious danger to the community and will continue to engage in

criminal sexual conduct.

D. The sex offender level assignment committee, the Department

of Corrections, or a court may override and increase the level

assignment only if the entity:

1. Believes that the level assignment assessed is not an

accurate prediction of the risk the offender poses to the community;

and

2. Documents the reason for the override in the case file of

the offender.

Provided, in no event shall the sex offender level assignment

committee, the Department of Corrections, or a court override and

reduce a level assigned to an offender as provided in subsection C

of this section.

E. All records and files relating to a person for whom a court,

or the Department of Corrections is required under this act to

determine a level assignment, shall be released to the court or the

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Department of Corrections as appropriate, for the purpose of

determining the level assignment of the person.

F. Upon receiving registration information from a local law

enforcement agency of a person who has entered this state and who

has registered as a sex offender, as required in Section 583 of this

title, the sex offender level assignment committee shall review the

registration information and make a determination of the level

assignment of the person. The Department of Corrections Sex

Offender Registry Unit shall provide written notification to the

person and the local law enforcement agency of the level assignment

that has been assigned to the person.

G. The provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act do not apply

to a meeting of the sex offender level assignment committee.