§ 1125. Zone of safety--Schools, child care centers, playgrounds, parks, and residences of vict...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and PunishmentsEffective: November 1, 2018
Effective: November 1, 2018
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 1125
§ 1125. Zone of safety--Schools, child care centers, playgrounds, parks, and residences of victims--Restrictions on convicted sex offenders--Exemptions
1. A person is prohibited from loitering within five hundred (500) feet of any elementary, junior high or high school, permitted or licensed child care center, playground, or park if the person has been convicted of a crime that requires the person to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act1 or the person has been convicted of an offense in another jurisdiction, which offense if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in Section 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the victim was a child under the age of sixteen (16) years.
B. A person convicted of a violation of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection A of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), 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. This proscription of conduct shall not modify or remove any restrictions currently applicable to the person by court order, conditions of probation or as provided by other provision of law.
Prior to entering the zone of safety for the purposes listed in this paragraph, the person shall inform school or child care center administrators of his or her status as a registered sex offender. The person shall update monthly, or as often as required by the school or center, information about the specific times the person will be within the zone of safety as established by this section.
D. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to any person receiving medical treatment at a hospital or other facility certified or licensed by the State of Oklahoma to provide medical services. As used in this subsection, “medical treatment” shall not include any form of psychological, social or rehabilitative counseling services or treatment programs for sex offenders.
E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person, who is registered as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, from attending a recognized church or religious denomination for worship; provided, the person has notified the religious leader of his or her status as a registered sex offender and the person has been granted written permission by the religious leader.
Credits
Laws 2003, c. 209, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 284, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 32, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 261, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 318, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 147, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 2010; Laws 2014, c. 250, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 270, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 38, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
Footnotes
Title 57, § 587 et seq.
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1125, OK ST T. 21 § 1125
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 125 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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