HB 1615 Summary

• Requires the Department of Public Safety to issue driver licenses and identification cards bearing the designation "Sex Offender" to persons required to register as sex offenders with the Department of Corrections who are designated as aggravated or habitual offenders.

• Establishes a 180-day deadline for existing license holders subject to sex offender registration to surrender their current licenses; failure to comply results in license cancellation for one year, with continued use constituting a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25 to $200.

• Creates parallel procedures for methamphetamine offenders required to register with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, requiring "Methamphetamine Offender" designation on licenses with the same 180-day surrender deadline and penalties for noncompliance.

• Allows individuals to remove the "Sex Offender" or "Methamphetamine Offender" designation from their licenses once they are no longer required to maintain registration status with their respective agencies.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2015.