SB 1443 Summary

• Amends Section 582 of Title 57 (Sex Offenders Registration Act) to modify registration requirements for sex offenders in Oklahoma.

• Removes persons convicted under Section 741 of Title 21 from mandatory sex offender registration effective November 1, 2002, unless the offense involved sexual abuse or sexual exploitation.

• Expands registration exemptions to include persons who received criminal history records expungement for equivalent convictions in other states, federal courts, tribal courts, military courts, or foreign countries.

• Clarifies that registration requirements do not apply to individuals incarcerated in Department of Corrections facilities or contracted facilities.

• Applies the Sex Offenders Registration Act to deferred judgments from out-of-state convictions for crimes that would constitute registrable offenses under Oklahoma law.