Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-585
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Notifying offenders of obligation to register
Official statutory text
A. Each person in charge of a correctional institution from
which a person subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders
Registration Act, Section 581 et seq. of this title, is released and
each judge who suspends the sentence of a person subject to the
provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act or orders 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 person subject to the provisions of the Sex
Offenders Registration Act shall prior to discharge or release of
the person:
1. Explain to the person the duty to register pursuant to the
Sex Offenders Registration Act;
2. Require the person to sign a written statement that the duty
to register has been explained and the person understands the duty
to register;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 248
3. Obtain the address at which the person is to reside upon
discharge or release. The address shall be a physical address, not
a post office box; and
4. Forward the information to the Department of Corrections.
B. The Department of Public Safety shall issue written
notification of the registration requirements of the Sex Offenders
Registration Act to any person who enters this state from another
jurisdiction and makes an initial application for an operator's or
chauffeur's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state.
C. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the
Administrative Office of the Courts in promulgating rules to
establish other necessary procedures for notifying offenders of the
obligation to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration
Act and procedures for registration of those offenders.
D. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with
surrounding states to establish necessary procedures for notifying
offenders that reside in other states but work or attend school
within the State of Oklahoma of the obligation to register pursuant
to the Sex Offenders Registration Act and the procedure for
registration of those offenders.
which a person subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders
Registration Act, Section 581 et seq. of this title, is released and
each judge who suspends the sentence of a person subject to the
provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act or orders 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 person subject to the provisions of the Sex
Offenders Registration Act shall prior to discharge or release of
the person:
1. Explain to the person the duty to register pursuant to the
Sex Offenders Registration Act;
2. Require the person to sign a written statement that the duty
to register has been explained and the person understands the duty
to register;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 248
3. Obtain the address at which the person is to reside upon
discharge or release. The address shall be a physical address, not
a post office box; and
4. Forward the information to the Department of Corrections.
B. The Department of Public Safety shall issue written
notification of the registration requirements of the Sex Offenders
Registration Act to any person who enters this state from another
jurisdiction and makes an initial application for an operator's or
chauffeur's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state.
C. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the
Administrative Office of the Courts in promulgating rules to
establish other necessary procedures for notifying offenders of the
obligation to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration
Act and procedures for registration of those offenders.
D. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with
surrounding states to establish necessary procedures for notifying
offenders that reside in other states but work or attend school
within the State of Oklahoma of the obligation to register pursuant
to the Sex Offenders Registration Act and the procedure for
registration of those offenders.
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