Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-590.1

sex offenders – Housing of registered sex offenders.

A. 1. It is unlawful for two or more persons required to

register as sex offenders to reside together in any individual

dwelling during the term of registration as a sex offender. Every

person violating this provision shall be guilty, upon conviction, of

a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a

term not more than one (1) year and a fine in an amount not to

exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Every person convicted of

a second or subsequent violation of this section shall be guilty of

a Class B5 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term not more than five (5)

years and a fine in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars

($2,000.00).

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not

be construed to prohibit a registered sex offender from residing in

any properly zoned and established boarding house, apartment

building or other multi-unit structure; provided the individual

dwellings are separate for each registered person. Nothing in this

subsection shall prohibit the sharing of living quarters, jail or

prison space, or any multi-person or dormitory-style housing of sex

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offenders in the custody of any jail or correctional facility or any

properly zoned facility under contract with a jail or correctional

agency for the purpose of housing prisoners, or any properly

established treatment or nonprofit facility located in a properly

zoned area determined by the local governing authority and housing

persons for purposes of sex offender services and treatment.

Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit married persons, both of

whom are required to register as sex offenders, or two or more blood

relatives who are required to register as sex offenders, from

residing in any individual dwelling during the term of registration

as a sex offender.

3. For purposes of this subsection, “individual dwelling”

means:

a. a private residential property, whether owned, leased

or rented, including all real property zoned as

single-family residential property or zoned as multi-

family residential property due to any adjacent,

detached or separate living quarters of any kind on

such property,

b. any room available within any boarding house or group

home as such term is defined by subsection D of this

section,

c. any single apartment for rent or lease within an

apartment building, or

d. any separate residential unit made available for sale,

rent or lease within a multi-unit structure, including

a condominium, duplex, triplex, quadriplex or any unit

that is constructed together with other separate units

into one structure.

4. For purposes of this section, “multi-unit structure” means a

structure with multiple residential units that provide independent

living facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating, and

sanitation within each individual unit. Manufactured homes, mobile

homes, trailers, and recreational vehicles that do not meet the

descriptions of this paragraph are not multi-unit structures.

B. The Department of Corrections is prohibited from contracting

for the housing of any person required to register as a sex offender

in any individual dwelling, as defined by paragraph 3 of subsection

A of this section, where another person required to register as a

sex offender also resides.

C. No halfway house, nonprofit organization, or private entity

shall contract with the Department of Corrections or any jail to

house any person required to register as a sex offender or offer

housing independently to any person required to register as a sex

offender if such housing facility is located within a single-family

zoned residential neighborhood or is not properly zoned as a multi-

unit housing structure, jail or correctional facility.
entity

shall contract with the Department of Corrections or any jail to

house any person required to register as a sex offender or offer

housing independently to any person required to register as a sex

offender if such housing facility is located within a single-family

zoned residential neighborhood or is not properly zoned as a multi-

unit housing structure, jail or correctional facility.

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D. No person or entity shall knowingly establish or operate a

boarding house or group home, or otherwise knowingly rent or lease

rooms, for the residency of persons required to register pursuant to

the Sex Offenders Registration Act unless treatment services are

provided. Said facility must also be in a properly zoned area

determined by the local governing authority. For purposes of this

subsection, “boarding house or group home” means a dwelling that is

used for the residency of two or more unrelated persons.

E. No person or entity shall knowingly establish, lease,

operate, or own any structure or portion of a structure where

persons required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders

Registration Act are allowed to reside together in violation of this

section or knowingly allow any other violation of this section.

F. Every person convicted of a first violation of subsection E

of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),

or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1)

year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted

of a second violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred

Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not

more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any

person convicted of a third or subsequent violation shall be guilty

of a Class B5 felony offense and shall be punished by a fine of not

less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and not more

than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5)

years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.