Oklahoma § 57-585 - Notifying offenders of obligation to register

§ 57-585. Notifying offenders of obligation to register

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

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.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 212, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws

1995, c. 142, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 260, § 6, eff.

Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 336, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000,

c. 349, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2010, c. 407, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

2010.