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582. Persons and crimes to which act applies

A. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, Section 581 et seq. of this title, shall apply to any person residing, working or attending school within the State of Oklahoma who, after November 1, 1989, has been convicted, whether upon a verdict or plea of guilty or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or received a suspended sentence or any probationary term, or is currently serving a sentence or any form of probation or parole for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime provided for in Section 7115 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in Section 7102 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 681, if the offense involved sexual assault, 741, if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, Section 843.1, if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, 865 et seq., 885, 886, 888, 891, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1040.51, 1087, 1088, 1111.1, 1114 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall apply to any person who after November 1, 1989, resides, works or attends school within the State of Oklahoma and who has been convicted or received a suspended sentence at any time in any court of another state, a federal court, an Indian tribal court or a military court for a 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 any of said laws listed in subsection A of this section.

C. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall apply to any person who resides, works or attends school within the State of Oklahoma and who has received a deferred judgment at any time in any court of another state, a federal court, an Indian tribal court or a military court for a 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 Section 7115 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation as those terms are defined in Section 7102 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 681, if the offense involved sexual assault, 741, if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, Section 843.1, if the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, 865 et seq., 885, 886, 888, 891, 1021, 1021.2, 1021.3, 1040.13a, 1040.51, 1087, 1088, 1111.1, 1114 or 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act shall not apply to any such person while the person is incarcerated in a maximum or medium correctional institution of the Department of Corrections.

D. On the effective date of this act, any person registered as a sex offender pursuant to Section 741 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be summarily removed from the Sex Offender Registry by the Department of Corrections and all law enforcement agencies of any political subdivision of this state, unless the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation.

§ 583. Registration--Time limits--Duration--Information to be provided to offender

A. Any person who becomes subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act on or after November 1, 1989, shall be registered as follows:
    1. With the Department of Corrections within three (3) business days of being convicted or receiving 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, if the person is not incarcerated, or within three (3) business days of release of the person from a correctional institution, except as provided in subsection B of this section;
    2. With the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in the area where the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven (7) days. The registration is required within three (3) days after entering the jurisdiction of the law enforcement authority; and
    3. With the Department of Corrections and the local law enforcement authority no less than three (3) business days prior to abandoning or moving from the address of the previous registration.

For purposes of this section, "local law enforcement authority" means:
    a. the municipal police department, if the person resides or intends to reside or stay within the jurisdiction of any municipality of this state, or
    b. 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
    c. the police or security department of any institution of higher learning within this state if the person:
       (1) enrolls as a full-time or part-time student,
       (2) is a full-time or part-time employee at an institution of higher learning, or
       (3) resides or intends to reside or stay on any property owned or controlled by the institution of higher learning.

B. Any person who has been convicted of an offense or received a deferred judgment for an offense on or after November 1, 1989, 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 this title and who enters this state shall be registered as follows:
    1. With the Department of Corrections when the person enters and intends to be in the state for any purpose for five (5) days or longer, has any type of full-time or part-time employment, with or without compensation for more than five (5) days, or is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student within this state. Such registration is required within two (2) days after entering the state;
    2. With the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in the area where the person intends to reside or to stay for more than five (5) days, has any type of full-time or part-time employment, with or without compensation for more than five (5) days, or is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student within this state. The registration is required with local law enforcement within two (2) days after entering the jurisdiction of the law enforcement authority;
    3. With the Department of Corrections and the local law enforcement authority no less than three (3) business days prior to abandoning or moving from the address of the previous registration; and     4. For persons convicted of an offense or receiving a deferred judgment in another jurisdiction requiring registration, 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 this title, shall maintain the registration for a period of ten (10) years from the date the person was initially required to register in Oklahoma, unless the person was convicted of a crime that would be classified as an habitual or aggravated sex offender within the State of Oklahoma, at which time registration shall continue at all times.

C. When a person has been convicted or received probation within the State of Oklahoma and the person is not classified as an habitual or aggravated sex offender, the person shall be required to register for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the completion of the sentence and the information received pursuant to the registration with the Department of Corrections required by this section shall be maintained by the Department of Corrections for at least ten (10) years from the date of the last registration.

D. When a person has been convicted or received probation within the State of Oklahoma and the person is not classified as an habitual or aggravated sex offender, the person shall be required to register for a period of ten (10) years from the date of completion of the sentence and the information received pursuant to the registration with the local law enforcement authority required by this section shall be maintained by such authority for at least ten (10) years from the date of the last registration.

E. When registering an offender as provided in this section the Department of Corrections or the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall:
    1. Inform the offender of the duty to register and obtain the information required for registration as described in this section;
    2. Inform the offender that if the offender changes address, the offender shall give notice of the move and the new address to the Department of Corrections and to the local law enforcement authority in the location in which the offender previously resided in writing no later than three (3) days before the offender establishes residence or is temporarily domiciled at the new address;
    3. Inform the offender that if the offender changes address to another state, the offender shall give notice of the move and shall register the new address with the Department of Corrections and with a designated law enforcement agency in the new state not later than ten (10) days before the offender establishes residency or is temporarily domiciled in the new state, if the new state has a registration requirement;
    4. Inform the offender that if the offender participates in any full-time or part-time employment, in another state, with or without compensation for more than fourteen (14) days or an aggregate period exceeding thirty (30) days in a calendar year, then the offender has a duty to register as a sex offender in that state;
    5. Inform the offender that if the offender enrolls in any type of school in another state as a full-time or part-time student then the offender has a duty to register as a sex offender in that state;
    6. Inform the offender that if the offender enrolls in any school within this state as a full-time or part-time student, then the offender has a duty to register as a sex offender with the Department of Corrections and the local law enforcement authority;
    7. Inform the offender that if the offender participates in any full-time or part-time employment at any school, with or without compensation, or participates in any vocational course or occupation at any school in this state, then the offender has a duty to notify the Department of Corrections and the local law enforcement authority in writing of such employment or participation at least three (3) days before commencing or upon terminating such employment or participation;
    8. Inform the offender that if the offender graduates, transfers, drops, terminates or otherwise changes enrollment or employment at any school in this state, then the offender shall notify the Department of Corrections and the local law enforcement authority in writing of such change in enrollment or employment within three (3) days of the change; and
    9. Require the offender to read and sign a form stating that the duty of the person to register under the Sex Offenders Registration Act has been explained.

F. For the purpose of this section, the "date of the completion of the sentence" means the day an offender completes all incarceration, probation and parole pertaining to the sentence.

G. Any person who resides in another state and who has been convicted of an offense or received a deferred judgment for an offense in this state, or 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 this title, and who is the spouse of a person living in this state shall be registered as follows:
    1. With the Department of Corrections when the person enters and intends to be in the state for any purpose for five (5) days or longer or an aggregate period of five (5) days or longer in a calendar year. Such registration is required within two (2) days after entering the state; and
    2. With the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in the area where the person intends to reside or to stay within this state for two (2) days or longer. The registration is required with local law enforcement within two (2) days after entering the jurisdiction of the law enforcement authority.

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