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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1125 (2026)

Zone of safety - Schools, child care centers,

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playgrounds, parks and residences of victims - Restrictions on convicted sex offenders - Exemptions. A. A zone of safety is hereby created around elementary, junior high and high schools, permitted or licensed child care centers as defined by the Department of Human Services, playgrounds, parks or the residence of a victim of a sex crime. 1. A person is prohibited from loitering within five hundred (500) feet of any elementary, junior high or high school, permitted or licensed child care center, playground, or park if the person has been convicted of a crime that requires the person to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act or the person has been convicted of an offense in another jurisdiction, which offense if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed in Section 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the victim was a child under the age of sixteen (16) years. 2. A person is prohibited from entering any park if: a. the person has been designated as a habitual or aggravated sex offender as provided in Section 584 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or b. the person has been convicted of an offense in another jurisdiction, which offense, if committed or attempted

in this state, would designate the person as a habitual or aggravated sex offender as provided in Section 584 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 3. A person is prohibited from loitering within one thousand (1,000) feet of the residence of his or her victim if: a. the person who committed a sex crime against the victim has been convicted of said crime, and b. the person is required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act. B. A person convicted of a violation of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense punishable by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by both such fine and imprisonment. This proscription of conduct shall not modify or remove any restrictions currently applicable to the person by court order, conditions of probation or as provided by other provision of law. C. 1. A person shall be exempt from the prohibition of this section regarding a school or a licensed or permitted child care facility only under the following circumstances and limited to a reasonable amount of time to complete such tasks: a. the person is the custodial parent or legal guardian of a child who is an enrolled student at the school or child care facility, and b. the person is enrolling, delivering or retrieving such child at the school or licensed or permitted child care center during regular school or facility hours or for school-sanctioned or licensed-or-permitted-child- care-center-sanctioned extracurricular activities. Prior to entering the zone of safety for the purposes listed in this paragraph, the person shall inform school or child care center administrators of his or her status as a registered sex offender. The person shall update monthly, or as often as required by the school or center, information about the specific times the person will be within the zone of safety as established by this section. 2. This exception shall not be construed to modify or remove any restrictions applicable to the person by court order, conditions of probation, or as provided by other provision of law. D. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to any person receiving medical treatment at a hospital or other facility certified or licensed by the State of Oklahoma to

provide medical services. As used in this subsection, "medical treatment" shall not include any form of psychological, social or rehabilitative counseling services or treatment programs for sex offenders. E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person, who is registered as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, from attending a recognized church or religious denomination for worship; provided, the person has notified the religious leader of his or her status as a registered sex offender and the person has been granted written permission by the religious leader. F. For purpose of prosecution of any violation of this section, the provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall not apply. G. As used in this section, "park" means any outdoor public area specifically designated as being used for recreational purposes that is operated or supported in whole or in part by a homeowners' association or a city, town, county, state, federal or tribal governmental authority. Added by Laws 2003, c. 209, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2003. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 284, § 3, emerg. eff. June 7, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 32, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 261, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 318, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 147, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 2010; Laws 2014, c. 250, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 270, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 38, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 400, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Shaw v. Patton, 823 F.3d 556 (10th Cir. 2016).
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Shaw v. Patton, 823 F.3d 556 (10th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “2009); Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1125 (A) (Supp. 2014).”
Weeks v. State, 2015 OK CR 16 (Okla. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “CF-2014-229, with Sex Offender Loitering within 500 Feet of a Child Care Center (Counts 1-2) (21 O.S.Supp.2010, § 1125). Petitioner filed a motion challenging the constitutionality of the statute under which he was charged and, in the alternative, seeking to quash the…”
United States v. Engles, 779 F.3d 1161 (10th Cir. 2015). “See Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 1125 (A)(1). Defendant argued in state court that he was not “loitering” because he went to the school very briefly to perform a specific task.”
Carmichael v. Oklahoma Dep't of Corr. (W.D. Okla. 2019). · cites it 4× “”1 Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1125 . These are the same restrictions and definitions acknowledged by Plaintiff when he initialed each paragraph of, and signed, the Notice of Duty to Register prior to his release from incarceration in December 2016.”
Carmichael v. Oklahoma Dep't of Corr. (W.D. Okla. 2019). · cites it 3× “57, § 590 (A); Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1125 ). Oklahoma City did not establish that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
Donaldson v. City of El Reno, 2025 OK 9 (Okla. 2025). · cites it 4× “Laws 260, 260--61 (codified at 21 O.S.Supp.2007, § 1125). Id. , 2007 Okla.”
Weeks v. State, 2015 OK CR 16 (Okla. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “The District Court denied Petitioner's motion on December 4, 2014. ¶2 Petitioner's case came on for jury trial on February 9, 2015 before the Honorable J.”
Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1125(A): 2 cases
Donaldson v. City of El Reno, 2025 OK 9 (Okla. 2025). “Laws 260, 260--61 (codified at 21 O.S.Supp.2007, § 1125). Id. , 2007 Okla.”
Weeks v. State, 2015 OK CR 16 (Okla. Crim. App. 2015). “The District Court denied Petitioner's motion on December 4, 2014. ¶2 Petitioner's case came on for jury trial on February 9, 2015 before the Honorable J.”
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