OK SB852

Prohibits two or more registered sex offenders from residing together in any individual dwelling during their term of registration, with violations punishable by up to one year in county jail and a $1,000 fine for first offense, or up to five years in state prison and a $2,000 fine for subsequent offenses.

Exempts properly zoned multi-unit structures (apartments, condominiums, duplexes), correctional facilities, treatment facilities, and allows married couples or blood relatives who are both registered sex offenders to live together.

Defines "individual dwelling" to include single-family homes, boarding houses, group homes, and separate residential units within multi-unit structures.

Prohibits the Department of Corrections from contracting for housing that would place multiple registered sex offenders in individual dwellings together.

Creates penalties for entities that knowingly establish, operate, or lease facilities that house registered sex offenders in violation of these restrictions, ranging from $500 fines and one year jail time to $5,000 fines and up to five years imprisonment for third or subsequent violations; effective July 1, 2012.