| Oklahoma Megan's
Law and Victim's Rights
(1)The right to respect
(2)The right to be informed
(3)The right to be present
(4)The right to be heard
Senate Joint Resolution No. 24:
Article II, Section 34.
A. To preserve and protect the rights of victims
to justice and due process and ensure that victims are treated with fairness,
respect and dignity and are free from intimidation, harassment or abuse,
throughout the criminal justice process, any victim or family member of a victim
of a crime has the right to know the status of the investigation and prosecution
of the criminal case, including all proceedings wherein a disposition of a case
is likely to occur, and where plea negotiations may occur. The victim or family
member of a victim of a crime has the right to know the location of the
defendant following an arrest, during a prosecution of the criminal case, during
a sentence to probation or confinement, and when there is any release or escape
of the defendant from confinement. The victim or family member of a victim of a
crime has a right to be present at any proceeding where the defendant has a
right to be present, to be heard at any sentencing or parole hearing, to be
awarded restitution by the convicted person for damages or losses as determined
and ordered by the court, and to be informed by the state of the constitutional
rights of the victim.
B. An exercise of any right by a victim or family
member of a victim or the failure to provide a victim or family member of a
victim any right granted by this section shall not be grounds for dismissing any
criminal proceeding or setting aside any conviction or sentence.
C. The
Legislature, or the people by initiative or referendum, has the authority to
enact substantive and procedural laws to define, implement, preserve and protect
the rights guaranteed to victims by this section, including the authority to
extend any of these rights to juvenile proceedings and if enacted by the
Legislature, youthful offender proceedings.
D. The enumeration in the
Constitution of certain rights for victims shall not be construed to deny or
disparage other rights granted by the Legislature or retained by victims.
| Contact Person: |
Carolyn Rhone - Department of Corrections (405)
425-2872. |
| Offenders Required to Register: |
Sexual predators, defined in statute as those offenders convicted
after November 1, 1997, of child abuse where sexual abuse of exploitation is
involved, forcible sodomy, rape by instrumentation, rape 1 and 2, or
lewd/indecent proposals or acts to a child under 16, or who move into the state
with one of these convictions. All adult sex offenders convicted or entering the
state after November 1, 1989, (offenses defined in statute) are required to
register. |
| Information Collected: |
Fingerprints, photo, and physical description, date of birth,
criminal history, place of employment, vehicle registration. |
| Administrating Agency: |
State Department of Corrections, local law enforcement. |
| Timeframe for Registration: |
Within DOC - within 10 days of release, 30 days of entering
state, 10 days of changing address; with local law enforcement -- within 7 days
of release or entering state, 3 days of change of address. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: |
Yes |
| Duration of Requirement: |
Offenders who has completed Department of Correction's treatment
program - 2 years; other offenders - 10 years - habitual offenders
life. |
| Verification of Address: |
Yes, annually. For habitual or aggravated offenders every 90
days. |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: |
Felony. |
| Access to Information: |
The sex offender registration list is available to the public
without restriction. |
| Confidentiality Provision: |
Yes, a misdemeanor |
| Number Registered: |
3,731 |
| Percent Compliance: |
Not known* |
| Internet Access: |
Oklahoma:
http://www.tulsapolice.org/sexreg/default.asp
Altus Offenders:
http://www.cityofaltus.org/apd/sexoffenders/
Bartlesville:
http://www.cityofbartlesville.org/departments/police/sex_offenders
Blaine County:
http://www.pldi.net/~blaineso/blaine_county_sexual_predator_pa.htm
Bixby:
http://www.bixby.com/police/offenders.htm
Broken Arrow:
http://www.city.broken-arrow.ok.us/
Claremore:
http://www.claremorepolice.com/offenders.html
Creek County:
http://www.creekcountysheriff.com/SexOffenders/index.htm
Custer
County:
http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/senate/2189/sexreg.html
Granfield Police Department:
http://www.law-enforcement.org/grandfieldpd/
Oklahoma County:
http://www.oklahomacounty.org/sheriff/registered_sex_offenders.htm
Perry:
http://www.oklahomacounty.org/sheriff/registered_sex_offenders.htm
Seminole County:
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3831/sexoff.htm
Stillwater:
http://www.stillwaterpolicedept.org/sex_offenders.htm
Tulsa County:
http://www.tcso.org/sexoffenderlist/1stlawsheet.htm
Tulsa:
http://www.tulsapolice.org/sexreg/sexreg.html
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