Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-593
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Persons to whom act applies - Crimes to be registered
Official statutory text
under act - Judge's determination.
A. On and after November 1, 2004, the provisions of the Mary
Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall apply to:
1. Any person residing, working or attending school in this
state who is subsequently convicted of, or who receives a deferred
judgment or suspended sentence for, any crime or attempted crime
enumerated in subsection B of this section by any court in this
state, another state, the United States, a tribal court, or a
military court; or
2. Any person who subsequently enters this state for purposes
of residence, work or to attend school and who has been previously
convicted of or is subject to a deferred judgment, suspended
sentence, probation or parole from any court of another state, the
United States, a tribal court, or a military court for any crime or
attempted crime which, if committed or attempted in this state,
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would be a crime substantially similar to any crime enumerated in
subsection B of this section.
For purposes of this act, “convicted of” means an adjudication
of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction whether upon a verdict
or plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
B. The following crimes and attempts to commit such crimes
shall be registered under the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders
Registration Act:
1. First degree murder as provided for in Section 701.7 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Second degree murder as provided for in Section 701.8 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Section 711
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Shooting or discharging a firearm with intent to kill, use
of a vehicle to facilitate the intentional discharge of a firearm,
crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or assault and battery
with a deadly weapon or by other means likely to produce death or
great bodily harm, as provided for in Section 652 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. Bombing as provided for in Section 1767.1 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
7. Abuse as specifically provided in subsection D of this
section; and
8. Any crime or attempt to commit a crime constituting a
substantially similar offense as stated in paragraphs 1 through 7 of
this subsection adjudicated by any court of another state, the
United States, a tribal court, or a military court.
C. The registration requirements of the Mary Rippy Violent
Crime Offenders Registration Act shall not apply to any person while
the person is incarcerated in a maximum or medium correctional
institution of the Department of Corrections, a private correctional
institution, or another state, federal, tribal or military facility,
but shall apply to deferred, suspended, probation, parole and
discharges.
D. 1. For purposes of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders
Registration Act, the requirement to register for a crime of abuse
shall be determined by the judge at the time of sentencing or upon
granting the defendant a deferred judgment. The judge shall
determine whether the crime for which the defendant is convicted or
pleads guilty or nolo contendere under any provision of Section
843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 843.1, 843.2,
852 or 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes resulted in:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 258
a. physical pain, injury, sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, unreasonable restraint or confinement,
or mental anguish to the victim, or
b. deprivation of nutrition, clothing, shelter, health
care, or other care or services which caused serious
physical or mental injury to the victim,
and whether the facts or nature of the offense warrant registration
for public disclosure and protection of victims.
cal pain, injury, sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, unreasonable restraint or confinement,
or mental anguish to the victim, or
b. deprivation of nutrition, clothing, shelter, health
care, or other care or services which caused serious
physical or mental injury to the victim,
and whether the facts or nature of the offense warrant registration
for public disclosure and protection of victims.
2. Not every offense enumerated in paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall require automatic registration under the Mary Rippy
Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act, and no other offenses
shall be authorized for consideration for registration as a crime of
abuse. The judge shall not order any defendant to register under
the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act if the
defendant is required to register pursuant to any provision of the
Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act for the same offense.
3. Upon the judge determining the defendant should register
pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act
for a crime of abuse as authorized in this subsection, the defendant
shall be ordered to register and to comply with all provisions of
the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act, including,
but not limited to, the statutory term of registration.
A. On and after November 1, 2004, the provisions of the Mary
Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall apply to:
1. Any person residing, working or attending school in this
state who is subsequently convicted of, or who receives a deferred
judgment or suspended sentence for, any crime or attempted crime
enumerated in subsection B of this section by any court in this
state, another state, the United States, a tribal court, or a
military court; or
2. Any person who subsequently enters this state for purposes
of residence, work or to attend school and who has been previously
convicted of or is subject to a deferred judgment, suspended
sentence, probation or parole from any court of another state, the
United States, a tribal court, or a military court for any crime or
attempted crime which, if committed or attempted in this state,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 257
would be a crime substantially similar to any crime enumerated in
subsection B of this section.
For purposes of this act, “convicted of” means an adjudication
of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction whether upon a verdict
or plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
B. The following crimes and attempts to commit such crimes
shall be registered under the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders
Registration Act:
1. First degree murder as provided for in Section 701.7 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Second degree murder as provided for in Section 701.8 of
Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Section 711
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Shooting or discharging a firearm with intent to kill, use
of a vehicle to facilitate the intentional discharge of a firearm,
crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or assault and battery
with a deadly weapon or by other means likely to produce death or
great bodily harm, as provided for in Section 652 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653
of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. Bombing as provided for in Section 1767.1 of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
7. Abuse as specifically provided in subsection D of this
section; and
8. Any crime or attempt to commit a crime constituting a
substantially similar offense as stated in paragraphs 1 through 7 of
this subsection adjudicated by any court of another state, the
United States, a tribal court, or a military court.
C. The registration requirements of the Mary Rippy Violent
Crime Offenders Registration Act shall not apply to any person while
the person is incarcerated in a maximum or medium correctional
institution of the Department of Corrections, a private correctional
institution, or another state, federal, tribal or military facility,
but shall apply to deferred, suspended, probation, parole and
discharges.
D. 1. For purposes of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders
Registration Act, the requirement to register for a crime of abuse
shall be determined by the judge at the time of sentencing or upon
granting the defendant a deferred judgment. The judge shall
determine whether the crime for which the defendant is convicted or
pleads guilty or nolo contendere under any provision of Section
843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 843.1, 843.2,
852 or 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes resulted in:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 258
a. physical pain, injury, sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, unreasonable restraint or confinement,
or mental anguish to the victim, or
b. deprivation of nutrition, clothing, shelter, health
care, or other care or services which caused serious
physical or mental injury to the victim,
and whether the facts or nature of the offense warrant registration
for public disclosure and protection of victims.
cal pain, injury, sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, unreasonable restraint or confinement,
or mental anguish to the victim, or
b. deprivation of nutrition, clothing, shelter, health
care, or other care or services which caused serious
physical or mental injury to the victim,
and whether the facts or nature of the offense warrant registration
for public disclosure and protection of victims.
2. Not every offense enumerated in paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall require automatic registration under the Mary Rippy
Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act, and no other offenses
shall be authorized for consideration for registration as a crime of
abuse. The judge shall not order any defendant to register under
the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act if the
defendant is required to register pursuant to any provision of the
Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act for the same offense.
3. Upon the judge determining the defendant should register
pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act
for a crime of abuse as authorized in this subsection, the defendant
shall be ordered to register and to comply with all provisions of
the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act, including,
but not limited to, the statutory term of registration.
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