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;
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.
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