A person who has been convicted of a sexual offense is required to register as a sex offender in Okmulgee, Oklahoma with the local law enforcement agency and the department of corrections under the Offenders Registration Act.
Because of various amendments and reclassifications, it may be difficult to understand the registration requirements. Unfortunately, this can lead to a felony charge for failure to register as a sex offender in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Sex Offender Levels
Sex offenders are categorized into levels by the department of corrections:
- Level one (low) requires registration for 15 years: a designated range of points on the sex offender screening tool indicating that the person poses a low danger to the community and will not likely engage in criminal sexual conduct;
- Level two (moderate) requires registration for 25 years and is categorized by a designated range of points on the sex offender screening tool indicating that the person poses a moderate danger to the community and may continue to engage in criminal sexual conduct; and
- Level three (high) requires registration for life: a designated range of points on the sex offender screening tool indicating that the person poses a serious danger to the community and will continue to engage in criminal sexual conduct or is classified as a habitual or aggravated sex offender.
You can be required to register as a sex offender even if your conviction was in another jurisdiction. The registration period shall begin from the date of the completion of the sentence (incarceration, probation, or parole.)
Penalties for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in Oklahoma
The failure to register as a sex offender in Oklahoma is very serious and can result in a felony conviction.
The applicable statute, Okla. Stat. tit. 57 § 583, is as follows:
- Any person required to register pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act who violates any provision of said act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony.
- Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5) years, a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
- Any person required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act who fails to comply with the established guidelines for global position system (GPS) monitoring shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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If you or someone close to you is accused of failure to register as a sex offender in Oklahoma, then get in touch with an Okmulgee criminal defense attorney for a low-cost, no-obligation consultation.
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