Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-595

Notification of address change – Notification if address not

verified – Transmission and availability of data – DNA testing –

Habitual violent crime offender registration.

A. Any registration with the Department of Corrections required

by the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall be

in a form approved by the Department and shall include the following

information about the person registering:

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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 the registrant shall submit to a blood or saliva test

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

to DNA testing shall be within thirty (30) days of notification by

the Department. Registrants who already have valid DNA 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 offense for which the person is required to register

pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act,

where the offense was committed, where the person was convicted or

received the deferred or suspended sentence, and the name under

which the person was convicted or received the sentence;

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

to which the person was committed for each offense subject to this

act;

5. Where the person previously resided, where the person

currently resides, 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; and

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

to enroll or is enrolled or employed for any length of time.

B. The Department of Corrections shall conduct address

verification of each registered violent crime offender on an annual

basis by mailing 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. The local law enforcement authority shall forward the

form to 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. Failure to

return the verification form shall be a violation of the Mary Rippy

Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act. The Department of

Corrections shall have the authority to determine whether a person

registered is a habitual violent offender. If the offender has been

determined to be a habitual violent offender by the Department of

Corrections, the address verification shall be conducted every

ninety (90) days.

C. Any person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy

Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act who changes an address

shall give written notification to the Department of Corrections and

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

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new address no later than three (3) business days prior to the

abandonment of or move from the current address. If the new address

is under the jurisdiction of a different local law enforcement

authority, the offender shall notify the new local law enforcement

authority of any previous registration. The new local law

enforcement authority shall notify the most recent registering

agency by teletype or letter of the change in address of the

offender. If the new address is in another state that has a

registration requirement, the Department of Corrections shall
t local law enforcement

authority, the offender shall notify the new local law enforcement

authority of any previous registration. The new local law

enforcement authority shall notify the most recent registering

agency by teletype or letter of the change in address of the

offender. If the new address is in another state that has a

registration requirement, the Department of Corrections shall

promptly notify the agency responsible for registration in that

state of the new address of the offender.

D. The Department of Corrections shall notify the district

attorney's office and local law enforcement authority of the

appropriate county, within forty-five (45) days if the Department is

unable to verify the address of a violent crime offender. A local

law enforcement authority may notify the district attorney's office

whenever it comes to the attention of the local law enforcement

authority that a violent crime offender is not in compliance with

any provision of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration

Act.

E. Conviction data and fingerprints shall be promptly

transmitted at the time of registration to the Oklahoma State Bureau

of Investigation (OSBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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

time of conviction.

F. The registration with the local law enforcement authority

required by the Mary Rippy Violent Crime 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 home address; and

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

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

applicable.

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

violent crime offender registrations. A copy of the information

contained in the registration shall promptly be made available to

state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies. The file

shall promptly be made available for public inspection or copying

pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department of Corrections. The

Department of Corrections shall promptly provide all municipal

police departments, all county sheriff departments, and all campus

police departments a list of those violent crime offenders

registered and living in their county or jurisdiction.

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H. Each local law enforcement authority shall make its violent

crime 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.

I. Samples of blood or saliva for DNA testing authorized by

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. The Department of

Corrections shall ensure the collection of samples is mailed to the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) within ten (10) days

after the subject appears for testing. The Department shall use

sample kits provided by the OSBI and procedures 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 Fund.

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

deferred or suspended sentence for any crime required to register

pursuant to this act and:

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

to commit a crime listed in subsection B of Section

593 of this title, or
y fees collected pursuant to this subsection

shall be deposited in the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund.

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

deferred or suspended sentence for any crime required to register

pursuant to this act and:

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

to commit a crime listed in subsection B of Section

593 of this title, or

b. who enters this state after November 1, 2004, 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 B of Section 593 of this

title,

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

Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act and shall be

designated by the Department of Corrections as a habitual violent

crime offender. A habitual violent crime offender shall be required

to register for the lifetime of the habitual violent crime offender.

2. Upon registration of any person designated as a habitual

violent crime offender, 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 violent crime offender,

b. any prior victim of the habitual violent crime

offender,

c. residential neighbors and churches, community parks,

schools, convenience stores, businesses and other

places that children or other potential victims may

frequent, and

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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.

3. The notification shall include, but is not limited to, the

following information:

a. the name and physical address of the habitual violent

crime offender,

b. a physical description of the habitual violent crime

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

weight and eye and hair color,

c. a description of the vehicle that the habitual violent

crime offender is known to drive,

d. any conditions or restrictions upon the probation,

parole or conditional release of the habitual violent

crime offender,

e. a description of the primary and secondary targets of

the habitual violent crime offender,

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

violent crime offender,

g. a current photograph of the habitual violent crime

offender, and

h. the name and telephone number of the probation or

parole officer of the habitual violent crime offender.

4. The local law enforcement authority shall make the

notification provided for in this subsection regarding a habitual

violent crime offender available to any person upon request.