Oklahoma Code § 57-595

Title 57. Prisons And Reformatories: Form – Information required – Address verification –
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Notification of address change – Notification if address not
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Habitual violent crime offender registration.
A.  Any registration with the Department of Corrections required
by the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall be
in a form approved by the Department and shall include the following
information about the person registering:

1.  The name of the person and all aliases used or under which
the person has been known;
2.  A complete description of the person, including a photograph
and fingerprints, and when requested by the Department of
Corrections the registrant shall submit to a blood or saliva test
for purposes of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile.  Submission
to DNA testing shall be within thirty (30) days of notification by
the Department.  Registrants who already have valid DNA samples on
file in the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) DNA
Offender Database shall not be required to submit duplicate samples
for testing;
3.  The offense for which the person is required to register
pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act,
where the offense was committed, where the person was convicted or
received the deferred or suspended sentence, and the name under
which the person was convicted or received the sentence;
4.  The name and location of each hospital or penal institution
to which the person was committed for each offense subject to this
act;
5.  Where the person previously resided, where the person
currently resides, how long the person has resided there, how long
the person expects to reside there, and how long the person expects
to remain in the county and in this state; and
6.  The name and address of any school where the person expects
to enroll or is enrolled or employed for any length of time.
B.  The Department of Corrections shall conduct address
verification of each registered violent crime offender on an annual
basis by mailing a nonforwardable verification form to the last-
reported address of the person.  The person shall return the
verification form in person to the local law enforcement authority
of that jurisdiction within ten (10) days after receipt of the form
and may be photographed by the local law enforcement authority at
that time.  The local law enforcement authority shall forward the
form to the Department of Corrections within three (3) days after
receipt of the form.  The verification form shall be signed by the
person and state the current address of the person.  Failure to
return the verification form shall be a violation of the Mary Rippy
Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act.  The Department of
Corrections shall have the authority to determine whether a person
registered is a habitual violent offender.  If the offender has been
determined to be a habitual violent offender by the Department of
Corrections, the address verification shall be conducted every
ninety (90) days.
C.  Any person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy
Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act who changes an address
shall give written notification to the Department of Corrections and
the local law enforcement authority of the change of address and the

new address no later than three (3) business days prior to the
abandonment of or move from the current address.  If the new address
is under the jurisdiction of a different local law enforcement
authority, the offender shall notify the new local law enforcement
authority of any previous registration.  The new local law
enforcement authority shall notify the most recent registering
agency by teletype or letter of the change in address of the
offender.  If the new address is in another state that has a
registration requirement, the Department of Corrections shall
promptly notify the agency responsible for registration in that
state of the new address of the offender.
D.  The Department of Corrections shall notify the district
attorney's office and local law enforcement authority of the
appropriate county, within forty-five (45) days if the Department is
unable to verify the address of a violent crime offender.  A local
law enforcement authority may notify the district attorney's office
whenever it comes to the attention of the local law enforcement
authority that a violent crime offender is not in compliance with
any provision of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration
Act.
E.  Conviction data and fingerprints shall be promptly
transmitted at the time of registration to the Oklahoma State Bureau
of Investigation (OSBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) if the state has not previously sent the information at the
time of conviction.
F.  The registration with the local law enforcement authority
required by the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act
shall be in a form approved by the local law enforcement authority
and shall include the following information about the person
registering:
1.  The full name of the person, alias, date of birth, sex,
race, height, weight, eye color, social security number, driver
license number, and home address; and
2.  A description of the offense for which the offender was
convicted, the date of the conviction, and the sentence imposed, if
applicable.
G.  The Department of Corrections shall maintain a file of all
violent crime offender registrations.  A copy of the information
contained in the registration shall promptly be made available to
state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies.  The file
shall promptly be made available for public inspection or copying
pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department of Corrections.  The
Department of Corrections shall promptly provide all municipal
police departments, all county sheriff departments, and all campus
police departments a list of those violent crime offenders
registered and living in their county or jurisdiction.

H.  Each local law enforcement authority shall make its violent
crime offender registry available upon request, without restriction,
at a cost that is no more than what is charged for other records
provided by the local law enforcement authority pursuant to the
Oklahoma Open Records Act.
I.  Samples of blood or saliva for DNA testing authorized by
this section shall be taken by employees or contractors of the
Department of Corrections.  The individuals shall be properly
trained to collect blood or saliva samples.  The Department of
Corrections shall ensure the collection of samples is mailed to the
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) within ten (10) days
after the subject appears for testing.  The Department shall use
sample kits provided by the OSBI and procedures promulgated by the
OSBI.  Persons subject to DNA testing pursuant to this section shall
be required to pay to the Department of Corrections a fee of Fifteen
Dollars ($15.00).  Any fees collected pursuant to this subsection
shall be deposited in the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund.
J.  1.  Any person who has been convicted of or received a
deferred or suspended sentence for any crime required to register
pursuant to this act and:
a. who is subsequently convicted of a crime or an attempt
to commit a crime listed in subsection B of Section
593 of this title, or
b. who enters this state after November 1, 2004, and who
has been convicted of an additional crime or attempted
crime which, if committed or attempted in this state,
would be a crime or an attempt to commit a crime
provided for in subsection B of Section 593 of this
title,
shall be subject to all of the registration requirements of the Mary
Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act and shall be
designated by the Department of Corrections as a habitual violent
crime offender.  A habitual violent crime offender shall be required
to register for the lifetime of the habitual violent crime offender.
2.  Upon registration of any person designated as a habitual
violent crime offender, a local law enforcement authority shall
notify, by any method of communication it deems appropriate, anyone
that the local law enforcement authority determines appropriate,
including, but not limited to:
a. the family of the habitual violent crime offender,
b. any prior victim of the habitual violent crime
offender,
c. residential neighbors and churches, community parks,
schools, convenience stores, businesses and other
places that children or other potential victims may
frequent, and

d. a nursing facility, a specialized facility, a
residential care home, a continuum-of-care facility,
an assisted living center, and an adult day care
facility.
3.  The notification shall include, but is not limited to, the
following information:
a. the name and physical address of the habitual violent
crime offender,
b. a physical description of the habitual violent crime
offender, including, but not limited to, age, height,
weight and eye and hair color,
c. a description of the vehicle that the habitual violent
crime offender is known to drive,
d. any conditions or restrictions upon the probation,
parole or conditional release of the habitual violent
crime offender,
e. a description of the primary and secondary targets of
the habitual violent crime offender,
f. a description of the method of offense of the habitual
violent crime offender,
g. a current photograph of the habitual violent crime
offender, and
h. the name and telephone number of the probation or
parole officer of the habitual violent crime offender.
4.  The local law enforcement authority shall make the
notification provided for in this subsection regarding a habitual
violent crime offender available to any person upon request.

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