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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1608 By: Frix
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime
7 Offenders Registration Act; amending 57 O.S. 2021,
8 Section 599.1, which relates to access to registries;
8 modifying scope of requirements for certain
9 registries; updating statutory language; and
9 providing an effective date.
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 599.1, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 599.1. A. All persons, businesses, and organizations
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16 in this state shall have access to search and identify individual
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17 names contained in the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary
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18 Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry for purposes of verifying a
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19 person's suitability for employment, volunteering, and for screening
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20 persons at risk of potential harm to children who may work with or
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21 provide services to children by utilizing one or more of the
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22 following methods:
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23 1. A person may contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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24 Investigation, complete a form, and pay the required fees for a name
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1 search of both the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy
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2 Violent Crime Offenders Registry and, if desired, search other
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3 criminal history records pertaining to the person upon payment of
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4 the required fees;
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5 2. A person may conduct a free self-initiated search of both
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6 the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime
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7 Offenders Registry using a computer-Internet link to connect to a
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8 state-agency-controlled database containing the names of all persons
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9 currently registered on the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the
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10 Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry; or
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11 3. A person may contact either their his or her local law
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12 enforcement agency or the Department of Corrections, complete the
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13 form, and pay the required fees for a name search of both the
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14 Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime
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15 Offenders Registry.
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16 B. The Department of Corrections shall develop the necessary
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17 policies, procedures, forms, and data access to make the provisions
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18 of this section effective statewide and may publish web sites
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19 websites or other information to assist the public in learning where
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20 and how to conduct a name search of the two registries authorized in
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21 this section. The information provided in a name search shall
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22 include the searched person's full name, any alias names, the crime
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23 which requires registration, and whether the person is deemed a
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24 habitual or aggravated offender. In addition, information may shall
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1 be provided in the name search concerning the date and place of the
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2 offense, the sentence disposition, a photograph of the registered
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3 person, and other pertinent information including the current
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4 residence location, school location, place of worship, and employer.
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5 The registries shall have the ability to be searchable by school,
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6 place of worship, and employer. There shall be no liability to any
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7 governmental agency for the release or publication of any
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8 information maintained on the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry or the
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9 Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry under this section
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10 authorizing public access to a name search for purposes of risk of
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11 potential harm to a child by a caregiver or for suitability for
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12 employment.
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13 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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