Oklahoma § 57-590 - Residency restriction - Penalty

§ 57-590. Residency restriction - Penalty

A. It is unlawful for any person registered pursuant to the Sex

Offenders Registration Act to reside, either temporarily or

permanently, within a two-thousand-foot radius of any public or

private school site, educational institution, property or campsite

used by an organization whose primary purpose is working with

children, a playground or park that is established, operated or

supported in whole or in part by a homeowners' association or a

city, town, county, state, federal or tribal government, a licensed

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child care center or family child care home as defined in the

Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act or the residence of his

or her victim. Establishment of a licensed child care center,

family child care home or park in the vicinity of the residence of a

registered sex offender will not require the relocation of the sex

offender or the sale of the property. On June 7, 2006, the distance

indicated in this section shall be measured from the nearest

property line of the residence of the person to the nearest property

line of the public or private school site, educational institution,

property or campsite used by an organization whose primary purpose

is working with children, playground, park, licensed child care

center, family child care home or residence of his or her victim;

provided, any nonprofit organization established and housing sex

offenders prior to the effective date of this provision shall be

allowed to continue its operation.

Nothing in this provision shall require any person to sell or

otherwise dispose of any real estate or home acquired or owned prior

to the conviction of the person as a sex offender.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person who is required to

register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act for any

offense in which a minor child was the victim to reside with a minor

child or establish any other living accommodation where a minor

child resides. Provided, however, the person may reside with a

minor child if the person is the parent, stepparent or grandparent

of the minor child and the minor child was not the victim of the

offense for which the person is required to register. Any person

subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act who

resides with a minor child must report to the statewide centralized

hotline of the Department of Human Services the name and date of

birth of any and all minor children residing in the same household

and the offenses for which the person is required to register

pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act within three (3) days

of intent to reside with a minor child.

Nothing in the provisions of this subsection shall prevent the

Department of Human Services from conducting and completing a safety

evaluation when a registered sex offender resides in the home of a

minor child.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any

registered sex offender residing in a hospital or other facility

certified or licensed by the State of Oklahoma to provide medical

services.

D. Any person willfully violating the provisions of this

section by:

1. Intentionally moving into any neighborhood or to any real

estate or home within the prohibited distance; or

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2. Intentionally moving into a residence with a minor child or

establishing any other living accommodation where a minor child

resides as specified in subsection B of this section,

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B5 felony offense

punishable by a fine not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars

($3,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of

Corrections for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than

three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person

convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section shall

be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense and shall be punished by a

fine not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a

term of not less than three (3) years, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 223, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws

2006, c. 284, § 11, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 261, §

29, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 347, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008;

Laws 2010, c. 136, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 281, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2015, c. 270, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws

2017, c. 224, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2018, c. 38, § 3, eff.

Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2018, c. 145, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019,

c. 205, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 77, eff. Jan.

1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 2006, c. 294, § 13 repealed by Laws 2007, c. 1, § 43,

emerg. eff. Feb. 22, 2007.