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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 218 By: Bergstrom
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to offenders; providing for extension
7 of certain driver licenses; providing for certain
8 eligibility; requiring the Department of Corrections
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9 agreement and issuance of provisional license;
9 authorizing rule promulgation; amending 57 O.S. 2021,
10 Section 513.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 64,
10 O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 513.3),
11 which relates to the Sarah Stitt Act; updating
11 statutory reference; providing for codification;
12 providing an effective date; and declaring an
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-205.3 of Title 47, unless
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18 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. Any person:
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20 1. Who has been convicted of an offense other than an offense
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21 requiring mandatory revocation of the individual's driver license,
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22 pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-205 of Title 47 of the
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23 Oklahoma Statutes; and
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1 2. Who held a valid, unexpired Oklahoma driver license upon
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2 imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections which
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3 expired during the person's term of imprisonment or within six (6)
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4 months after the person is discharged from incarceration,
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5 shall have the expiration date of his or her driver license extended
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6 for a period of six (6) months after he or she is released from the
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7 custody of the Department of Corrections. This subsection shall not
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8 be construed to confer driving privileges to an individual in any
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9 jurisdiction other than this state.
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10 B. Prior to the expiration of the six-month period, the person
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11 shall be eligible to enter into an agreement with Service Oklahoma
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12 for issuance of a provisional license as provided for in subsection
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13 D of Section 6-212 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes; provided,
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14 the Department of Corrections shall provide the person with relevant
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15 documentation to assist in obtaining a provisional license before
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16 being released from custody. The person shall pay a minimum of
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17 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per month toward the satisfaction of
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18 outstanding fees and fines including, but not limited to,
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19 provisional license fees, warrant fees, court costs or fees, or
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20 driver license or commercial driver license reinstatement fees.
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21 Service Oklahoma may suspend or revoke a provisional license if the
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22 person fails to honor the payment plan.
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1 C. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corrections are
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2 authorized to promulgate rules and procedures to implement the
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3 provisions of this section.
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4 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
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5 amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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6 Section 513.3), is amended to read as follows:
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7 Section 513.3. A. When any inmate shall be discharged from an
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8 institution of the Department of Corrections and the intended
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9 residence designated by the inmate is within this state, the
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10 Department of Corrections shall provide the inmate with relevant
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11 documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release
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12 employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety
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13 Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification
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14 Card if the inmate does not have a current state-issued
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15 identification card or driver license.
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16 B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate
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17 from custody, the Department of Corrections shall identify whether
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18 the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the
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19 process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of
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20 a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6-
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21 105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If an inmate has any
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22 valid form of a state-issued identification card or driver license,
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23 the inmate may avail himself or herself of the provisions of this
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1 2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any funds
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2 available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and
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3 administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID
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4 Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limited to,
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5 inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections,
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6 and donations.
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7 3. The provisions of this section shall apply only to inmates
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8 who may receive a state-issued identification card pursuant to
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9 Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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10 C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post-
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11 release employment, the Department of Corrections shall provide the
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12 inmate with the following documentation:
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13 1. A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if
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14 applicable;
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15 2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;
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16 3. A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if
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17 obtainable;
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18 4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card
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19 of the inmate, if obtainable;
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20 5. A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and
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21 the proficiency at that trade by the inmate; and
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22 6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job
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23 interview.
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1 In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she
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2 is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with
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3 oversight of an occupational license or certification.
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4 D. The following categories of inmates are not required to
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5 complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release
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6 from incarceration:
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7 1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
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8 2. Inmates releasing to medical parole or discharging from a
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9 prison infirmary setting;
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10 3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corrections Mental
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11 Health Unit;
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12 4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on
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13 a warrant or detainer;
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14 5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an
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15 intermediate revocation facility; and
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16 6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically
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17 or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from
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18 incarceration.
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19 E. The Department of Corrections is authorized to promulgate
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20 rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this section.
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21 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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22 SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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1 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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