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§ 597. Duties of persons in charge of correctional institutions and judges, Department of Publi...

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 57. Prisons and Reformatories

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 8C. Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act
57 Okl.St.Ann. § 597
§ 597. Duties of persons in charge of correctional institutions and judges, Department of Public Safety and Department of Corrections--Notification--Rules--Coordination with surrounding states
A. Each person in charge of a correctional institution from which a person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act is released and each judge who defers or suspends the sentence of a person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall prior to discharge or release of the person:
1. Explain to the person the duty to register pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime 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; 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 Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act to any person who enters this state from another jurisdiction and makes an initial application for a driver license to operate a motor vehicle in this state, or for a state identification card.
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 Mary Rippy Violent Crime 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 Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act and the procedure for registration of those offenders.

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Laws 2004, c. 358, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
57 Okl. St. Ann. § 597, OK ST T. 57 § 597
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 90 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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