Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act; modifying scope of requirements for certain registries. Effective date.

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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 3, 2026
AS AMENDED

SENATE BILL NO. 1608 By: Frix

An Act relating to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime
Offenders Registration Act; amending 57 O.S. 2021,
Section 599.1, which relates to access to registries;
modifying scope of requirements for certain
registries; updating statutory language; and
providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 599.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 599.1. A. All persons, businesses, and organizations
in this state shall have access to search and identify individual
names contained in the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary
Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry for purposes of verifying a
person’s suitability for employment, volunteering, and for screening
persons at risk of potential harm to children who may work with or
provide services to children by utilizing one or more of the
following methods:
1. A person may contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation, complete a form, and pay the required fees for a name
search of both the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy

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Violent Crime Offenders Registry and, if desired, search other
criminal history records pertaining to the person upon payment of
the required fees;
2. A person may conduct a free self-initiated search of both
the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime
Offenders Registry using a computer-Internet link to connect to a
state-agency-controlled database containing the names of all persons
currently registered on the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the
Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry; or
3. A person may contact either their his or her local law
enforcement agency or the Department of Corrections, complete the
form, and pay the required fees for a name search of both the
Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime
Offenders Registry.
B. The Department of Corrections shall develop the necessary
policies, procedures, forms, and data access to make the provisions
of this section effective statewide and may publish web sites
websites or other information to assist the public in learning where
and how to conduct a name search of the two registries authorized in
this section. The information provided in a name search shall
include the searched person’s full name, any alias names, the crime
which requires registration, and whether the person is deemed a
habitual or aggravated offender. In addition, information may shall
be provided in the name search concerning the date and place of the

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offense, the sentence disposition, a photograph of the registered
person, and other pertinent information including the current
residence location, school location, and employer. The registries
shall have the ability to be searchable by school and employer.
There shall be no liability to any governmental agency for the
release or publication of any information maintained on the Oklahoma
Sex Offender Registry or the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders
Registry under this section authorizing public access to a name
search for purposes of risk of potential harm to a child by a
caregiver or for suitability for employment.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
February 3, 2026 - DO PASS AS AMENDED