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Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-597: Duties of persons in charge of correctional institutions

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 57

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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