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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-539. Administrative actions.

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall:
1. Establish and implement a classification program that will insure the maximum utilization, by qualified inmates, of the vocational training facilities that exist within designated institutions;
2. Establish a system of identifying the current vocational-technical job skills of inmates upon reception at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center and any other place of reception;
3. Establish a system of assigning inmates with vocational-technical job skills in lieu of using outside contractors for internal projects or repairs; and
4. Establish a system of internal periodic audits that will encompass all items of equipment, supplies, materials, livestock and poultry, purchased or produced, within the Department of Corrections and its institutions. Audits shall also include all continuing and special funds and special accounts.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 325, § 22, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 92, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979; Laws 1998, c. 238, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2010, c. 413, § 15, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-539.1. Methods for selection of vocational or vocational-technical programs offered to inmates.

The Department of Corrections, the State Department of Rehabilitation Services and the State Board of Career and Technology Education shall use the following priorities and methods of selection when implementing any program for persons in custody of the Department of Corrections:
1. The assistance of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education or a technology center school within the State of Oklahoma;
2. The assistance of a private vocational or vocational-technical school within the State of Oklahoma;
3. The assistance of a public university, college or junior college located within the State of Oklahoma;
4. The assistance of a private university or college located within the State of Oklahoma;
5. The assistance of a private firm located within the State of Oklahoma; and
6. The assistance from any entity, public or private, located outside the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 105, § 1, emerg. eff. April 25, 1991. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 307, § 5, emerg. eff. June 4, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 364, § 17, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 43, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-543. Work release centers - Establishment and operation.

The Department of Corrections, if authorized by the Legislature, may establish and operate work release centers or community treatment centers, under appropriate statutory authority, and in accordance with rules and regulations as promulgated by the Board of Corrections.
Added by Laws 1976, c. 163, § 5, emerg. eff. June 1, 1976.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-543.1. Employment of inmates during strikes and labor disputes.

Inmates employed through a work release program under the Division of Community Services of the Department of Corrections shall not report to work if a strike occurs at their place of employment. Inmates shall not be hired by any employer to replace any employee engaged in a strike or negotiation or arbitration involving a labor dispute.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 66, § 1, emerg. eff. April, 10, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-545. Employment of inmates - Claims against inmates.

A. Any inmate employed by any prison industry shall be subject to all rules established for his employment by the State Board of Corrections and to all statutes governing the operation of state prison industries as well as by all laws generally governing employment, wages and working conditions except as provided for herein.
B. Inmates employed by prison industries are not state employees, and they are specifically forbidden from organizing into unions or other associations in connection with their employment or from engaging in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown or collective bargaining process. This prohibition applies to any inmates forming a union local or similar organization at any prison industry but it shall not prohibit any inmate from otherwise achieving or retaining status as a union member.
C. The claims of the state against an inmate to cover the costs of incarceration of an inmate shall be prior to the unsecured claims of any creditor.
D. The employment of any inmate by any prison industry is a privilege granted by the state which may be revoked by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
E. As used in subsection C of this section, "costs of incarceration" shall include all costs associated with maintaining an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections and shall include costs paid by the state for medical care for the inmate.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 119, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1977. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 111, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-550. Designation of persons to act on behalf of Board of Corrections.

In exercising the powers and duties granted to the Board of Corrections under this act, the Board is hereby authorized to designate such person or persons as it may deem necessary to perform those functions on its behalf.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 258, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-551. Transfer of personnel spaces and funds.

The State Employment Review Board, by majority vote, is authorized to determine and approve the transfer of personnel spaces and associated salary limits, and the transfer of funds necessary to support such transferred personnel spaces, within the Department of Corrections and its various institutions as may be deemed essential to the proper functioning and management of these agencies. The transfer of funds accomplished by the Board shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 41.12 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 9, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-552. Referral of inmates to Pardon and Parole Board.

The Department Classification Committee shall have the authority to refer inmates, upon reception, to the Pardon and Parole Board under written rules and regulations governing such referrals promulgated by said Board. The Department Classification Committee shall seek to recommend prisoners requiring alcoholism treatment services to alcoholism treatment centers as a condition of a medical leave or parole. If a prisoner requiring such services is indigent, such services shall be provided by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 10, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 156, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1990, c. 51, § 120, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-555. Purchase of utility easements.

The Department of Corrections may purchase utility easements for the purpose of constructing utility lines from penal institutions to supply lines of utility service providers when funds are available for that purpose.
Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 21, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-556. Lease of residences near penal institutions.

The Department of Corrections may lease residences near penal institutions for wardens, deputy wardens, superintendents and assistant superintendents of such institutions as needed and may buy the option to purchase said residences. The cost of the lease and the option to purchase shall be paid from operating funds of the using institution or the Department of Corrections.
Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 22, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-557.2. Oklahoma Community Sentencing Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Oklahoma Community Sentencing Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all funds appropriated to it by the Legislature, grants, gifts, bequests and any other lawful money received for the benefit of the statewide community sentencing system. All funds received shall be deposited to the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Division for state funding to approved community sentencing systems established pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 25, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 254.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-559. Disposition of monies received for prison rodeos and other special events - Transfer of funds in Department of Corrections Rodeo and Special Events Revolving Fund.

Beginning July 1, 1983, all monies received by the Department for prison rodeos and other special events for inmates shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund and expenditures for prison rodeos, and other special events for inmates shall be made from said fund. The Board may also authorize expenditures from said fund for inmate recreation if said expenditures are in excess of the amount required to support special events and the prison rodeos, and if the fund can support such additional expenditures. On July 1, 1983, any cash remaining in the Department of Corrections Rodeo and Special Events Revolving Fund in excess of allotment balances or encumbrances for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1983, shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund and on November 15, 1983, all cash remaining in the Department of Corrections Rodeo and Special Events Revolving Fund shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections Revolving Fund.
Added by Laws 1979, c. 254, § 21, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 266, § 15, operative July 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-561.3. Private prison operators to furnish medical care.

Every contract entered into on and after July 1, 2000, between the Department of Corrections and a private prison operator which provides for the housing of inmates under the custody or supervision of the Department of Corrections, shall require that the private prison operator furnish medical care for such inmates as part of the contract price. Such care shall meet standards prepared and established by the State Board of Corrections for inmate medical care.
Added by Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 384, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-561.4. Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Department of Corrections from such sources as may be provided by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Corrections for the purpose of making payments required pursuant to contracts with entities owning and operating private prisons according to the requirements of Section 561.5 of this title. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 204, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 258.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-561.5. Distributions from Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund.

A. The Department of Corrections shall not make any distributions from the Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund except as required by this section.
B. The Department of Corrections may utilize the monies in the Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund in order to make payments pursuant to contracts for private prison space and halfway houses at facilities located within the state as such contracts were in effect on July 1, 2007, for the purpose of funding up to a five-percent increase in payments to be made pursuant to such contracts.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 204, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-562. Correctional Officer Cadets.

The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to employ Correctional Officer Cadets that will meet all the qualifications established for correctional officers in Section 510 of this title. After successful completion of the probationary period required in subsection D of Section 840-4.13 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Correctional Officer Cadets will be promoted to Correctional Officer I.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 315, § 9, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 268, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 89, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2011, c. 160, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-563.1. Location of private prison facilities - Restrictions.

A. The location of any prison facility which is not operated by the Department of Corrections, a county, or a city:
1. Shall be subject to the nondiscriminatory zoning ordinances of the town or city in which located; and
2. Is specifically prohibited within one (1) mile of any public or private elementary or secondary school. The provision of this paragraph shall not apply to:
a.
any private medium secure juvenile facility which was established and housed juveniles prior to July 1, 1999,
b.
any prison facility which was used as a prison facility prior to the establishment of a public or private elementary or secondary school within the one-mile radius of the prison facility as long as the prison facility remains in continuous use as a prison,
c.
any prison or juvenile facility established within the prohibited distance from a private elementary or secondary school prior to May 20, 1994, or within the prohibited distance from a public elementary or secondary school prior to July 1, 1987,
d.
any other juvenile facilities, or
e.
a correctional facility not operated by the Department of Corrections that is granted permission to operate within the areas restricted by this subsection by a majority vote of the following entities:
(1)
the district board of education of each school district with an affected school, and
(2)
the equivalent governing body of each affected private school.
B. The distance indicated in this section shall be measured from the nearest property line of the school to the nearest property line of the prison facility.
C. 1. Prior to the establishment of any prison facility which is not operated by the Department of Corrections, a private prison contractor shall obtain written authorization to establish the facility from the governing body of any municipality in which the facility is to be located, or if the facility is not to be located within the incorporated limits of a municipality, from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the facility is to be located.
2. The authorization shall be submitted to the Board of Corrections before any contract between the Department of Corrections and the private prison contractor is awarded.
D. The term “prison or prison facility” means any facility operated by a private prison contractor as such term is defined in Section 502 of this title.
Added by Laws 1987, c. 80, § 5, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 213, § 2, emerg. eff. May 20, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 290, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 394, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 244, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 345,§ 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-563.4. Transitional living facility – Location — Notification - Definition.

A. No transitional living facility that houses sex offenders or persons convicted of a capital offense shall be located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school, secure facility for juveniles or residential neighborhood. Prior to the establishment of any transitional living facility, the proposed operator shall be required to notify and obtain written authorization to establish and operate the facility from the governing body of the municipality in which the center is to be located or, if the facility is not to be located within the incorporated limits of a municipality, from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the facility is to be located. Notification shall consist of the operator mailing a certified letter to every elected city council member, every elected state legislative member, and every county commissioner within the jurisdiction in which the facility shall be located. The written notice shall be mailed not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of any meeting or public hearing before a city planning commission, city council or board of county commissioners where the proposed transitional living facility may be considered. The written notice shall clearly state that the operator seeks to obtain written authorization from the governing body of the jurisdiction to establish and operate a transitional living facility and whether the facility intends to house any sex offender or person convicted of a capital offense. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any transitional living facility established prior to May 3, 2005.
B. For purposes of this section, "transitional living facility" means those facilities that do not have a contract with the Department of Corrections or another agency of this state, or any political subdivision of this state, to provide living space for persons who are under the custody of the Department of Corrections and whose primary function is to provide housing assistance and related social services for individuals who are transitioning from previous incarceration in a county jail, state, or federal facility to the community or are otherwise in need of temporary housing assistance.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 136, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 2005. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 278, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 2009; Laws 2014, c. 362, § 10, emerg. eff. May 28, 2014.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-564. Inmates to exhaust administrative remedies.

An inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections shall completely exhaust all available administrative remedies on all potential claims against the state, any governmental entity, the Department of Corrections, a private company providing services to the Department of Corrections, or an employee of the state, any governmental entity, the Department of Corrections, or a private company providing services to the Department of Corrections prior to initiating an action in district court. Upon release from custody an inmate shall be barred from bringing any action for a claim arising during custody or incarceration in which the inmate has failed to exhaust all administrative remedies.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 57, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 159, § 4, emerg. eff. May 10, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 31, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-565. Affidavit in forma pauperis - Considering inmates deposited funds.

In determining whether or not an inmate shall be allowed to use an affidavit in forma pauperis, the court shall consider the amount of funds an inmate has on deposit with the Department of Corrections.
Added by Laws 1985, c. 57, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-566.2. Frivolous, malicious actions or failure to state claim upon which relief could be granted – Prepayment of fees.

A. A prisoner who has, on three or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, or while on probation or parole, brought an action or appeal in a court of this state or a court of the United States that has been dismissed on the grounds that the case was frivolous, or malicious, or failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, may not proceed in a matter arising out of a civil case, or upon an original action or on appeal without prepayment of all fees required by law, unless the prisoner is under immediate danger of serious physical injury.
B. The court administrator of the Oklahoma courts shall maintain a registry of those prisoners who have had any cases dismissed as frivolous or malicious or for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The Attorney General, the General Counsel of the Department of Corrections, the district attorneys and general counsels of the various state agencies shall forward to the court administrator copies of all orders in which there was a finding the case filed by a prisoner was dismissed as frivolous or malicious or for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 93, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-566.5. Exhaustion of administrative and statutory remedies.

In any legal proceeding filed by an inmate, full and complete exhaustion of all administrative and statutory remedies on all potential claims against the state, the Department of Corrections, private entities contracting to provide correctional services, or an employee of the state or the Department of Corrections is a jurisdictional requirement and must be completed prior to the filing of any pleadings.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 168, § 13, emerg. eff. April 27, 2004. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 159, § 6, emerg. eff. May 10, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 31, 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 382, § 4 repealed the effective date in Laws 2004, c. 168, § 18, causing that chapter to revert to its emergency effective date.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-566.6. Claims in form of lien arising from prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of inmate.

A. Claims in the form of a lien from an inmate or from a former inmate which arise from the prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of the inmate shall not be accepted by any county clerk, court clerk, county treasurer, or any official of this state having the authority to accept and file liens against persons or property in this state, unless the claim or lien is accompanied by a valid order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. Any lien filed by an inmate or on behalf of an inmate which arises from the prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of the inmate shall be void upon the filing of an affidavit that the lien arose out of an inmate claim or a claim on behalf of an inmate, unless the claim or lien is accompanied by a valid order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 382, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from Title 57, § 566.5 to avoid a duplication in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-568. Hospice Care and Certified Nurse Assistant training program.

The Department of Corrections may establish a Hospice Care and Certified Nurse Assistant training program administered through the Health Services Division under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer. The program shall be designed to provide inmate education, training, and clinical experience to adequately prepare the participants for related career opportunities upon release from incarceration.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 372, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-581. Short title - Legislative findings.

A. Sections 581 et seq. of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Sex Offenders Registration Act".
B. The Legislature finds that sex offenders who commit other predatory acts against children and persons who prey on others as a result of mental illness pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody. The Legislature further finds that the privacy interest of persons adjudicated guilty of these crimes is less important than the state's interest in public safety. The Legislature additionally finds that a system of registration will permit law enforcement officials to identify and alert the public when necessary for protecting the public safety.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 212, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 260, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-582.1. Determination of offender's numeric risk level prior to release.

Before a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, is due to be released from a correctional institution, the Department of Corrections shall determine the level of risk of the person to the community using the sex offender screening tool developed or selected pursuant to Section 26 of this act, and assign to the person a numeric risk level of one, two, or three.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 261, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-582.2. Forwarding of registration information and level assignment - Suspended sentences or probation - Duties of court.

A. No less than seven (7) days prior to the date on which a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, is to be released from a correctional institution, the person in charge of the correctional institution shall forward the registration information, as provided in subsection A of Section 585 of this title, and level assignment to the Department of Corrections and to:
1. The local law enforcement authority in the municipality or county in which the person expects to reside, if the person expects to reside within this state; or
2. The local law enforcement authority that is identified by the correctional institution as the agency designated by another state to receive registration information, if the person expects to reside in that other state and that other state has a registration requirement for sex offenders.
B. If a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, received a suspended sentence or any probationary term, including a deferred sentence imposed in violation of subsection G of Section 991c of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall, on the day of pronouncing the judgment and sentence:
1. Utilize the sex offender level assignments established by the sex offender level assignment committee provided for in Section 582.5 of this title;
2. Assign to the person a level of one, two, or three;
3. Notify the person of the obligation to register as a sex offender as provided for in Section 585 of this title; and
4. Order the offender to report to the local law enforcement authority in the municipality or county in which the offender resides and to report to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections probation and parole office in the district in which the offender resides.
C. Within three (3) business days after the court orders the judgment and sentence, the court clerk shall transmit to the Sex and Violent Offenders Registration Unit of the Department of Corrections by facsimile, electronic mail or actual delivery of a certified copy of:
1. The judgment and sentence; or
2. Plea paperwork, Summary of Facts and Sentence on Plea or Sentencing After Jury Trial Summary of Facts.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 261, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 404, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2017, c. 224, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-582.4. Verification of numeric risk level by Department.

Upon receipt of notice pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 of this act, that a person subject to registration is to be released from a correctional institution, has been placed on any form of probation or parole, or intends to move to a new residence in this state, the Department of Corrections shall verify the numeric risk level assigned to the person.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 261, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-585. Notifying offenders of obligation to register.

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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-586. False or misleading registration information.

No person subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, Sections 581 et seq. of this title, shall furnish any false or misleading information in the registration required by said act.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 212, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 142, § 6, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-587. Penalty.

A. Any person required to register pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act who violates any provision of said act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act who fails to comply with the established guidelines for global position system (GPS) monitoring shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 212, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 142, § 7, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 260, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 347, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2001, c. 51, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2006, c. 284, § 10, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-592. Definition of local law enforcement authority.

As used in the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act, "local law enforcement authority" means:
1. The municipal police department, if the person resides or intends to reside or stay within the jurisdiction of any municipality of this state; or
2. The county sheriff, if the person resides or intends to reside or stay at any place outside the jurisdiction of any municipality within this state; and
3. The police or security department of any institution of higher learning within this state if the person:
a.
enrolls as a full-time or part-time student,
b.
is a full-time or part-time employee at an institution of higher learning, or
c.
resides or intends to reside or stay on any property owned or controlled by the institution of higher learning.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 358, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-596. Immunity from civil liability.

Public officials, public employees, and public agencies are immune from civil liability for good faith conduct under any provision of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act.
1. Nothing in the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall be deemed to impose any liability upon or to give rise to a cause of action against any public official, public employee, or public agency for failing to release information in accordance with the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act.
2. Persons collecting samples for DNA testing shall be immune from civil liabilities arising from the collection of blood and saliva samples.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent law enforcement officers from notifying members of the public of any persons that pose a danger under circumstances that are not enumerated in the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 358, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-597. 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.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 358, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-598. Provision of false or misleading information.

No person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall furnish any false or misleading information in the registration required by the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 358, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-599. Violation - Penalties.

Any person required to register pursuant to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act who violates any provision of the act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by incarceration in a correctional facility for not more than five (5) years, a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 358, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-599.1. Access to registries - Policies, procedures, forms and data.

A. All persons, businesses and organizations in this state shall have access to search and identify individual names contained in the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry for purposes of verifying a person’s suitability for employment, volunteering, and for screening persons at risk of potential harm to children who may work with or provide services to children by utilizing one or more of the following methods:
1. A person may contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, complete a form and pay the required fees for a name search of both the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry and, if desired, search other criminal history records pertaining to the person upon payment of the required fees;
2. A person may conduct a free self-initiated search of both the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry using a computer-Internet link to connect to a state-agency-controlled database containing the names of all persons currently registered on the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry; or
3. A person may contact either their local law enforcement agency or the Department of Corrections, complete the form and pay the required fees for a name search of both the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry.
B. The Department of Corrections shall develop the necessary policies, procedures, forms and data access to make the provisions of this section effective statewide and may publish web sites or other information to assist the public in learning where and how to conduct a name search of the two registries authorized in this section. The information provided in a name search shall include the searched person’s full name, any alias names, the crime which requires registration, and whether the person is deemed a habitual or aggravated offender. In addition, information may be provided in the name search concerning the date and place of the offense, the sentence disposition, a photograph of the registered person, and other pertinent information including the current residence location. There shall be no liability to any governmental agency for the release or publication of any information maintained on the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry or the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry under this section authorizing public access to a name search for purposes of risk of potential harm to a child by a caregiver or for suitability for employment.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 162, § 5, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-613. Central Region Probation and Parole offices - Relocation - Purchase or lease - Purchase of building.

On or before January 1, 1995, the Central Region Probation and Parole offices currently located at 4545 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, 4512 South May Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, 611 West Sheridan, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, and 1128 North Midwest Boulevard, Midwest City, Oklahoma County, may be relocated to one site in Oklahoma County. The new office location shall be accessible to the offenders assigned to the Central Region Probation and Parole offices and the new office space shall consist of sufficient square footage to accommodate staff offices, classrooms, program areas, staff conference areas, records and computer areas, general storage areas, offender interview rooms, mail room, reception area, laboratory area, photo area, secure firearms storage areas, security equipment storage areas and other necessary areas for operation of the probation and parole services to offenders. The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to purchase a building or enter into a lease-purchase agreement for such building, subject to legislative appropriations. The Department of Corrections shall comply with those provisions of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services pertaining to building purchases, lease-purchase agreements and acquisition of office space.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 174, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 259.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-614. Faith-based programs - Legislative findings and intent - Duties of Department of Corrections and private correctional facilities.

The Legislature finds and declares that faith-based programs offered in state and private correctional institutions and facilities have the potential to facilitate inmate institutional adjustment, to help inmates assume personal responsibility, and to reduce recidivism. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Corrections and private vendors operating private correctional facilities work towards ensuring the availability and development of such programs at the correctional institutions and facilities of this state and shall continuously:
1. Measure recidivism rates for all inmates participating in faith-based or religious programs at the correctional institution or facility;
2. Work with volunteers ministering to inmates from various faith-based institutions in this state to improve the quality of faith-based programs at the correctional institution or facility;
3. Continue to develop community linkages with churches, synagogues, mosques, and other faith-based institutions to assist in the release of participants into the community; and
4. Monitor faith-based programs operating in the correctional institution or facility.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 346, § 3, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-623. On-site primary medical treatment programs.

A. The Department of Corrections is authorized to operate on-site primary medical treatment programs using employed or contracted providers at facilities operated by the Department.
B. Any registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, as defined in Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, who is employed under such medical treatment programs may administer nonprescription drugs, as defined in Section 353.1 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to inmates without specific physician authorization.
C. Any certified medication aide, as provided for in subsection E of Section 1-1950.3 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may be employed by the Department of Corrections or a contractor of the Department of Corrections and work in the manner as set forth in that section during the term of said employment.
Added by Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 3, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2006, c. 79, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories › §57-627. Medical and surgical inpatient and outpatient care - Contracts - Emergencies - Security - Costs.

A. It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Corrections to provide such medical and surgical inpatient and outpatient care as may be required by inmates of the Department of Corrections. The Department may refer to the Oklahoma University Medical Center, and the Oklahoma University Medical Center shall accept, those inmates who need services, as determined by the Department of Corrections to be beyond the professional capabilities of the Department of Corrections.
B. The Department of Corrections may also contract with providers of general inpatient hospital services. Any such provider shall be a hospital as defined in Section 1-701 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department of Corrections may also contract with physicians and other providers of inpatient and outpatient health care services, equipment and health care related products as may be necessary for the delivery of health care which is beyond the professional capabilities of the Department of Corrections.
C. When the Department of Corrections determines the medical necessity for urgent hospitalization of an inmate, an appropriate inpatient hospital in close proximity to the correctional facility shall be used for emergency care and stabilization. The Department of Corrections is authorized to develop a network of inpatient hospitals, physicians and other inpatient and outpatient medical providers that are capable of providing necessary health care services, equipment and other health care related products. Those hospitals, physicians and other inpatient and outpatient providers of health care services and products that are in the network established by the Department of Corrections in conjunction with the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board shall be reimbursed according to the current fee schedule established for that network. Hospitals and inpatient and outpatient providers that are out-of-network shall be reimbursed according to the current Oklahoma Medicaid fee schedule.
D. The Department of Corrections shall be responsible for transporting to, from, and between hospitals and for providing such physical security of inmate consumers as may be required beyond that security normal to hospital operation. The Department of Corrections shall immediately remove from the hospital those inmate consumers when discharged by the hospital.
E. The hospital services provided by the Oklahoma University Medical Center shall be without cost to the Department of Corrections.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 3, § 21, emerg. eff. Feb. 15, 2002. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 384, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 46, § 27, emerg. eff. April 8, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 150, § 23, emerg. eff. May 9, 2005; Laws 2007, c. 337, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2007. Renumbered from Title 43A, § 3-701a by Laws 2007, c. 337, § 2, emerg. eff. June 4, 2007. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 181, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.