Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-584

student enrollment status - Notice of and access to registries -

Habitual or aggravated sex offender designation - Immunity.

A. Any registration with the Department of Corrections required

by the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall be in a form approved by

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the Department and shall include the following information about the

person registering:

1. The name of the person and all aliases used or under which

the person has been known;

2. A complete description of the person, including a photograph

and fingerprints, and when requested by the Department of

Corrections, such registrant shall submit to a blood or saliva test

for purposes of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile. Submission

to testing for individuals registering shall be within thirty (30)

days of registration. Registrants who already have valid samples on

file in the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) DNA

Offender Database shall not be required to submit duplicate samples

for testing;

3. The offenses listed in Section 582 of this title for which

the person has been convicted or the person received a suspended

sentence or any form of probation, where the offense was committed,

where the person was convicted or received the suspended sentence or

any form of probation, and the name under which the person was

convicted or received the suspended sentence or probation;

4. The name and location of each hospital or penal institution

to which the person was committed for each offense listed in Section

582 of this title;

5. Where the person previously resided, where the person

currently resides including a mappable address and a zip code, how

long the person has resided there, how long the person expects to

reside there, and how long the person expects to remain in the

county and in this state. The address of the residence shall be a

physical address, not a post office box. The Department of

Corrections shall conduct address verification of each registered

sex offender as follows:

a. on an annual basis, if the numeric risk level of the

person is one,

b. on a semiannual basis, if the numeric risk level of

the person is two, or

c. every ninety (90) days, if the offender has been

determined to be a habitual or aggravated sex offender

by the Department of Corrections or has been assigned

a level assignment of three.

The Department of Corrections shall mail a nonforwardable

verification form to the last-reported address of the person. The

person shall return the verification form in person to the local law

enforcement authority of that jurisdiction within ten (10) days

after receipt of the form and may be photographed by the local law

enforcement authority at that time; provided that the person shall

be photographed by the local law enforcement authority at that time

if the photograph in the Department of Corrections sex offender

registry is more than one year old, or if it cannot be determined

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when the photograph in the registry was taken. The local law

enforcement authority shall require the person to produce proof of

the identity of the person and a current mappable address with a zip

code. Upon confirming the information contained within the

verification form, the local law enforcement authority shall forward

a copy of the form to the Department of Corrections, in a manner

approved by the Department of Corrections, within three (3) days

after receipt of the form. The verification form shall be signed by

the person and state the current address of the person. In the

absence of receipt of the mailed verification form by the offender,

the offender must continue to comply with the reporting requirements

as provided in this paragraph. The offender should report as

required to the local law enforcement agency for current address
after receipt of the form. The verification form shall be signed by

the person and state the current address of the person. In the

absence of receipt of the mailed verification form by the offender,

the offender must continue to comply with the reporting requirements

as provided in this paragraph. The offender should report as

required to the local law enforcement agency for current address

verification. The Department of Corrections will provide an

alternative address verification form to local law enforcement for

conformity. Failure to return the verification form or report as

required shall be a violation of the Sex Offenders Registration Act.

The Department of Corrections shall notify the office of the

district attorney and local law enforcement authority of the

appropriate county, within forty-five (45) days if unable to verify

the address of a sex offender. A local law enforcement authority

may notify the office of the district attorney whenever it comes to

the attention of the local law enforcement authority that a sex

offender is not in compliance with any provisions of Section 581 et

seq. of this title. A local law enforcement authority designated as

the primary registration authority of the person may, at any time,

mail a nonforwardable verification form to the last-reported address

of the person. The person shall return the verification form in

person to the local law enforcement authority that mailed the form

within ten (10) days after receipt of the form. The local law

enforcement authority shall require the person to produce proof of

the identity of the person and a current mappable address with a zip

code;

6. The name and address of any school where the person expects

to become or is enrolled or employed for any length of time;

7. A description of all occupants residing with the person

registering, including, but not limited to, name, date of birth,

gender, relation to the person registering, and how long the

occupant has resided there;

8. The level assignment of the person; and

9. Any electronic mail address information, instant message,

chat or other Internet communication name or identity information

that the person uses or intends to use while accessing the Internet

or used for other purposes of social networking or other similar

Internet communication.

B. Conviction data and fingerprints shall be promptly

transmitted at the time of registration to the Oklahoma State Bureau

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of Investigation (OSBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) if the state has not previously sent the information at the

time of conviction.

C. Any person subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders

Registration Act or the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders

Registration Act, who has an out-of-state conviction that requires

registration, shall provide the local law enforcement authority

where the offender intends to reside with a certified copy of the

offender's judgment and sentencing report within sixty (60) days of

the offender's initial registration with this state. If an offender

moves to a different location in this state outside of the

jurisdiction of the law enforcement authority that has a certified

copy of the judgment and sentencing report, the offender shall

provide the local law enforcement authority of the new location

where the offender intends to reside with a certified copy of the

judgment and sentencing report within sixty (60) days of

establishing residency in the new location.

On or after November 1, 2011, the Department of Corrections

shall notify by regular first-class mail to the registered addresses

in the sex offender registry all offenders required to register in

this state that have an out-of-state conviction to obtain a

certified copy of the offender's judgment and sentencing report and

file it with the local law enforcement authority in which the
ocation.

On or after November 1, 2011, the Department of Corrections

shall notify by regular first-class mail to the registered addresses

in the sex offender registry all offenders required to register in

this state that have an out-of-state conviction to obtain a

certified copy of the offender's judgment and sentencing report and

file it with the local law enforcement authority in which the

offender resides within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of

the mailed notice.

D. The registration with the local law enforcement authority

required by the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall be in a form

approved by the local law enforcement authority and shall include

the following information about the person registering:

1. The full name of the person, alias, date of birth, sex,

race, height, weight, eye color, social security number, driver

license number, and a mappable home address with a zip code. The

home address shall be a physical address, not a post office box;

2. A description of the offense for which the offender was

convicted, the date of the conviction, and the sentence imposed, if

applicable;

3. A photocopy of the driver license of the person;

4. The level assignment of the person.

For purposes of this section, "local law enforcement authority"

means:

a. the municipal police department, if the person resides

or intends to reside or stay within the jurisdiction

of any municipality of this state, or

b. the county sheriff, if the person resides or intends

to reside or stay at any place outside the

jurisdiction of any municipality within this state,

and

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c. the police or security department of any institution

of higher learning within this state if the person:

(1) enrolls as a full-time or part-time student,

(2) is a full-time or part-time employee at an

institution of higher learning, or

(3) resides or intends to reside or stay on any

property owned or controlled by the institution

of higher learning; and

5. Any electronic mail address information, instant message,

chat or other Internet communication name or identity information

that the person uses or intends to use while accessing the Internet

or used for other purposes of social networking or other similar

Internet communication.

E. Any person subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders

Registration Act who changes address, employment or student

enrollment status shall appear in person and give notification to

the local law enforcement authority of the change of address and the

new mappable address with zip code, the change of employment or the

change of student enrollment status no later than three (3) business

days prior to the abandonment of or move from the current address

or, in the case of change of employment or student enrollment,

within three (3) business days of such change. The address given to

the local law enforcement authority shall be a physical address, not

a post office box. If the new address, employment or student

enrollment is under the jurisdiction of a different local law

enforcement authority:

1. The local law enforcement authority shall notify the

Department of Corrections and the new local law enforcement

authority by teletype or electronic transmission of the change of

address, employment or student enrollment status;

2. The offender shall notify the new local law enforcement

authority of any previous registration; and

3. The new local law enforcement authority shall notify the

most recent registering agency by teletype or electronic

transmission of the change in address, employment or student

enrollment status of the offender. If the new address is in another

state the Department of Corrections shall promptly notify the agency

responsible for registration in that state of the new address of the

offender.

F. Any person registered as a sex offender, pursuant to the Sex
t recent registering agency by teletype or electronic

transmission of the change in address, employment or student

enrollment status of the offender. If the new address is in another

state the Department of Corrections shall promptly notify the agency

responsible for registration in that state of the new address of the

offender.

F. Any person registered as a sex offender, pursuant to the Sex

Offenders Registration Act, who has provided a post office box as an

address shall be contacted by local law enforcement and required to

provide a physical address.

G. Any person subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders

Registration Act who is unable to provide a mappable address with a

zip code to the Department of Corrections or local law enforcement

authority as required in subsections A, C and D of this section and

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registers as a transient shall report in person to the nearest local

law enforcement authority every seven (7) days and provide to the

local law enforcement authority the approximate location of where

the person is staying and where the person plans to stay.

H. Any person subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders

Registration Act who resides with a minor child must report to the

statewide centralized hotline of the Department of Human Services

the name and date of birth of any and all minor children residing in

the same household and the offenses for which the person is required

to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act within

three (3) days of intent to reside with a minor child.

I. The Department of Corrections shall maintain a file of all

sex offender registrations. A copy of the information contained in

the registration shall promptly be available to state, county and

municipal law enforcement agencies, the State Superintendent of

Public Instruction, the State Commissioner of Health, and the

National Sex Offender Registry maintained by the Federal Bureau of

Investigation, unless otherwise prohibited by law. The file shall

promptly be made available for public inspection or copying pursuant

to rules prescribed by the Department of Corrections and may be made

available through Internet access, unless otherwise prohibited by

law. The Department of Corrections shall promptly provide all

municipal police departments, all county sheriff departments and all

campus police departments a list of those sex offenders registered

and living in their county.

J. The Department of Corrections shall, upon the request of any

Internet entity, release to such entity any information required

pursuant to paragraph 9 of subsection A of this section or paragraph

5 of subsection D of this section that would enable the Internet

entity to prescreen or remove sex offenders from its services or, in

conformity with state and federal law, advise law enforcement or

other governmental entities of potential violations of law or

threats to public safety. Before releasing information to an

Internet entity the Department shall require an Internet entity that

requests information to submit to the Department the name, address

and telephone number of such entity and the specific legal nature

and corporate status of such entity. Except for the purposes

specified in this subsection, an Internet entity shall not publish

or in any way disclose or redisclose any information provided to it

by the Department pursuant to this subsection. The Department shall

update any information released pursuant to this subsection on a

monthly basis to ensure that the information of every individual

that has been removed from the sex offender registry in this state

is no longer released pursuant to this subsection. The Department

may charge the Internet entity a fee for access to information

pursuant to this subsection. The Department shall promulgate any

rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection. As
a

monthly basis to ensure that the information of every individual

that has been removed from the sex offender registry in this state

is no longer released pursuant to this subsection. The Department

may charge the Internet entity a fee for access to information

pursuant to this subsection. The Department shall promulgate any

rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection. As

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used in this subsection "Internet entity" means any business,

organization or other entity providing or offering a service over

the Internet which permits persons under eighteen (18) years of age

to access, meet, congregate or communicate with other users for the

purpose of social networking. This definition shall not include

general e-mail services.

K. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to

copy and shall distribute information from the sex offender registry

to school districts and individual public and private schools within

the state with a notice using the following or similar language: "A

person whose name appears on this registry has been convicted of a

sex offense. Continuing to employ a person whose name appears on

this registry may result in civil liability for the employer or

criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 589 of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes."

L. The State Commissioner of Health is authorized to distribute

information from the sex offender registry to any nursing home or

long-term care facility. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed

to impose any liability upon or give rise to a cause of action

against any person, agency, organization, or company for failing to

release information in accordance with the Sex Offenders

Registration Act.

M. Each local law enforcement authority shall make its sex

offender registry available upon request, without restriction, at a

cost that is no more than what is charged for other records provided

by the local law enforcement authority pursuant to the Oklahoma Open

Records Act.

When a local law enforcement authority sends a copy of or

otherwise makes the sex offender registry available to any public or

private school offering any combination of prekindergarten through

twelfth grade classes or child care facility licensed by the state,

the agency shall provide a notice using the following or similar

language: "A person whose name appears on this registry has been

convicted of a sex offense. Continuing to employ a person whose

name appears on this registry may result in civil liability for the

employer or criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 589 of Title 57

of the Oklahoma Statutes."

N. Samples of blood or saliva for DNA testing required by

subsection A of this section shall be taken by employees or

contractors of the Department of Corrections. The individuals shall

be properly trained to collect blood or saliva samples. Persons

collecting samples for DNA testing pursuant to this section shall be

immune from civil liabilities arising from this activity. The

Department of Corrections shall ensure the collection of samples is

mailed to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) within

ten (10) days of the time the subject appears for testing. The

Department shall use sample kits provided by the OSBI and procedures

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promulgated by the OSBI. Persons subject to DNA testing pursuant to

this section shall be required to pay to the Department of

Corrections a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). Any fees collected

pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the Department of

Corrections revolving account.

O. 1. Any person who has been convicted of or received a

suspended sentence or any probationary term, including a deferred

sentence imposed in violation of subsection G of Section 991c of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for any crime listed in Section
een Dollars ($15.00). Any fees collected

pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the Department of

Corrections revolving account.

O. 1. Any person who has been convicted of or received a

suspended sentence or any probationary term, including a deferred

sentence imposed in violation of subsection G of Section 991c of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for any crime listed in Section

582 of this title and:

a. who is subsequently convicted of a crime or an attempt

to commit a crime listed in subsection A of Section

582 of this title, or

b. who enters this state after November 1, 1997, and who

has been convicted of an additional crime or attempted

crime which, if committed or attempted in this state,

would be a crime or an attempt to commit a crime

provided for in subsection A of Section 582 of this

title,

shall be subject to all of the registration requirements of the Sex

Offenders Registration Act and shall be designated by the Department

of Corrections as a habitual sex offender. A habitual sex offender

shall be required to register for the lifetime of the habitual sex

offender.

2. On or after November 1, 1999, any person who has been

convicted of a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, received a

suspended sentence or any probationary term, including a deferred

sentence imposed in violation of subsection G of Section 991c of

Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for a crime provided for in

Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if the offense

involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation as these terms are

defined in Section 1-1-105 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes,

Section 885, 888, 1111.1, 1114 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes shall be subject to all the registration requirements of

the Sex Offenders Registration Act and shall be designated by the

Department of Corrections as an aggravated sex offender. An

aggravated sex offender shall be required to register for the

lifetime of the aggravated sex offender.

3. Upon registration of any person designated as a habitual or

aggravated sex offender, pursuant to this subsection, a local law

enforcement authority shall notify, by any method of communication

it deems appropriate, anyone that the local law enforcement

authority determines appropriate, including, but not limited to:

a. the family of the habitual or aggravated sex offender,

b. any prior victim of the habitual or aggravated sex

offender,

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c. residential neighbors and churches, community parks,

schools, convenience stores, businesses and other

places that children or other potential victims may

frequent, and

d. a nursing facility, a specialized facility, a

residential care home, a continuum-of-care facility,

an assisted living center, and an adult day care

facility.

4. The notification may include, but is not limited to, the

following information:

a. the name and physical address of the habitual or

aggravated sex offender,

b. a physical description of the habitual or aggravated

sex offender, including, but not limited to, age,

height, weight and eye and hair color,

c. a description of the vehicle that the habitual or

aggravated sex offender is known to drive,

d. any conditions or restrictions upon the probation,

parole or conditional release of the habitual or

aggravated sex offender,

e. a description of the primary and secondary targets of

the habitual or aggravated sex offender,

f. a description of the method of offense of the habitual

or aggravated sex offender,

g. a current photograph of the habitual or aggravated sex

offender,

h. the name and telephone number of the probation or

parole officer of the habitual or aggravated sex

offender, and

i. the level assignment of the person.

5. The local law enforcement authority shall make the

notification provided for in this subsection regarding a habitual or
e of the habitual

or aggravated sex offender,

g. a current photograph of the habitual or aggravated sex

offender,

h. the name and telephone number of the probation or

parole officer of the habitual or aggravated sex

offender, and

i. the level assignment of the person.

5. The local law enforcement authority shall make the

notification provided for in this subsection regarding a habitual or

aggravated sex offender available to any person upon request.

P. If the probation and parole officer supervising a person

subject to registration receives information to the effect that the

status of the person has changed in any manner that affects proper

supervision of the person including, but not limited to, a change in

the physical health of the person, address, employment, or

educational status, higher educational status, incarceration, or

terms of release, the supervising officer or administrator shall

notify the appropriate local law enforcement authority or

authorities of that change.

Q. Public officials, public employees, and public agencies are

immune from civil liability for good faith conduct under any

provision of the Sex Offenders Registration Act.

1. Nothing in the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall be

deemed to impose any liability upon or to give rise to a cause of

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action against any public official, public employee, or public

agency for releasing information to the public or for failing to

release information in accordance with the Sex Offenders

Registration Act.

2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent law

enforcement officers from notifying members of the public of any

persons that pose a danger under circumstances that are not

enumerated in the Sex Offenders Registration Act.