Oklahoma § 57-513.3 - See the following versions:

§ 57-513.3. See the following versions:

OS 57-513.3v1 (HB 2364, Laws 2025, c. 96, § 1)

OS 57-513.3v2 (SB 216, Laws 2025, c. 137, § 3)

§57-513.3v1. Assistance to inmates for obtaining state-issued

identification cards and employment-related documents.

A. When any inmate shall be discharged from an institution of

the Department of Corrections and the intended residence designated

by the inmate is within this state, the Department of Corrections

shall provide the inmate with relevant documentation to assist the

inmate in obtaining post-release employment and shall coordinate

with Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver

License or a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card if the inmate

does not have a current state-issued identification card or driver

license. The Department of Corrections shall first assist the

inmate in obtaining a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License. If

efforts to assist the inmate in obtaining a REAL ID Noncompliant

Driver License fail, the Department of Corrections shall assist the

inmate in obtaining a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card.

B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate

from custody, the Department of Corrections shall identify whether

the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the

process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of

a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License or, if the inmate is unable to

obtain a REAL ID Noncompliant Driver License, a REAL ID Noncompliant

Identification Card pursuant to Section 6-105.3 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. If an inmate has any valid form of a stateissued identification card or driver license, the inmate may avail

himself or herself of the provisions of this section.

2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any funds

available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and

administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories

Noncompliant Driver Licenses or REAL ID Noncompliant Identification

Cards, including, but not limited to, inmate trust funds, existing

funds of the Department of Corrections and donations.

3. The provisions of this section shall apply only to inmates

who may receive a state-issued identification card pursuant to

Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining postrelease employment, the Department of Corrections shall provide the

inmate with the following documentation:

1. A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if

applicable;

2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;

3. A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if

obtainable;

4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card

of the inmate, if obtainable;

5. A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and

the proficiency at that trade by the inmate; and

6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job

interview.

In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she

is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with

oversight of an occupational license or certification.

D. The following categories of inmates are not required to

complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release

from incarceration:

1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;

2. Inmates releasing to medical parole or discharging from a

prison infirmary setting;

3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corrections Mental

Health Unit;

4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on

a warrant or detainer;

5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an

intermediate revocation facility; and

6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically

or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from

incarceration.

E. The Department of Corrections is authorized to promulgate

rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 70, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021. Amended by Laws

2022, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 96, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2025.

§57-513.3v2. Assistance to inmates for obtaining state-issued

identification cards and employment-related documents.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories

A. When any inmate shall be discharged from an institution of

the Department of Corrections and the intended residence designated

by the inmate is within this state, the Department of Corrections

shall provide the inmate with relevant documentation to assist the

inmate in obtaining post-release employment and shall coordinate

with Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant

Identification Card if the inmate does not have a current stateissued identification card or driver license.

B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate

from custody, the Department of Corrections shall identify whether

the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the

process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of

a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If an inmate has any

valid form of a state-issued identification card or driver license,

the inmate may avail himself or herself of the provisions of this

section.

2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any funds

available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and

administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID

Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limited to,

inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections,

and donations.

3. The provisions of this section shall apply only to inmates

who may receive a state-issued identification card pursuant to

Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining postrelease employment, the Department of Corrections shall provide the

inmate with the following documentation:

1. A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if

applicable;

2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;

3. A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if

obtainable;

4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card

of the inmate, if obtainable;

5. A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and

the proficiency at that trade by the inmate; and

6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job

interview.

In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she

is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with

oversight of an occupational license or certification.

D. The following categories of inmates are not required to

complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release

from incarceration:

1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;

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2. Inmates releasing to medical parole or discharging from a

prison infirmary setting;

3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corrections Mental

Health Unit;

4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on

a warrant or detainer;

5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an

intermediate revocation facility; and

6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically

or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from

incarceration.

E. The Department of Corrections is authorized to promulgate

rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 70, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021. Amended by Laws

2022, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 137, § 3, eff.

July 1, 2026.