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Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 581 (2026)

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A. Sections 581 et seq. of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Sex Offenders Registration Act". B. The Legislature finds that sex offenders who commit other predatory acts against children and persons who prey on others as a result of mental illness pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody. The Legislature further finds that the privacy interest of persons adjudicated guilty of these crimes is less important than the state's interest in public safety. The Legislature additionally finds that a system of registration will permit law enforcement officials to identify and alert the public when necessary for protecting the public safety. Added by Laws 1989, c. 212, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 260, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

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Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Starkey v. Oklahoma Dep't of Corr., 305 P.3d 1004 (Okla. 2013).
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Starkey v. Oklahoma Dep't of Corr., 305 P.3d 1004 (Okla. 2013). · cites it 2× “Some statutes define a deferred judgment as a conviction for a particular purpose; however, the Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA), 57 O.S. § 581 et seq., does not have such a definition.”
Carney v. Oklahoma Dep't of Pub. Saf., 875 F.3d 1347 (10th Cir. 2017). “” Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 581 (B). These findings support the license requirement.”
State v. Bryant, 614 S.E.2d 479 (N.C. 2005). “04 (Lexis 2003); *560 Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 57, § 581 (West 2004); Or.”
Helman v. State, 784 A.2d 1058 (Del. 2001). “(Michie 1999); Okla.Stat. tit. 57, § 581 et seq. (1999); S.”
State v. Hurt, 2014 OK CR 17 (Okla. Crim. App. 2014). “The registration requirements only applied to those offenders that were convicted or received a suspended sentence after the effective date of the Act.”
Osburn v. Oklahoma Dep't of Corr., 313 P.3d 926 (Okla. 2013). “Thereafter, in 2000, Osburn began registration under the Sex Offenders Registration Act (hereinafter "SORA"), 57 O.S., § 581 et seq. 1 Sometime after November 1, 2007, the Appellant, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (hereinafter, "Department"), assigned Osburn a sex…”
Fry v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Corr., 2017 OK 77 (Okla. 2017). “w rule that, if applied to this aggravated sex offense, must also be applied to all others, a category of stomach-turning sex crimes that includes: Sexual child abuse; 26 Child sexual exploitation, including child prostitution and the creation of child pornography; 27 Rape by an…”
Donaldson v. City of El Reno, 2025 OK 9 (Okla. 2025). · cites it 14× “57 O.S.Supp.1997, § 581 Starkey , this Court recognized "[t]he non-punitive objective revealed in § 581 is to protect the public from sex offenders re-offending after release from custody.”
Ransdell v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Dep't of Corr., 322 P.3d 1064 (Okla. 2013). “¶ 2 Rule 1.201 of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules provides that “[i]n any case in which it appears that a prior controlling appellate decision is dispositive of the appeal, the court may summarily affirm or reverse, citing in its order of summary disposition this rule and the…”
Nichlos v. State of Oklahoma, 2025 OK CIV APP 35 (Okla. Civ. App. 2025). · cites it 6× “When he returned to Oklahoma, he began registering as a Level One non-aggravated and non-habitual sex offender on October 4, 2013 pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act (the Act or SORA), 57 O.S. §§ 581 ¶3 On January 23, 2024, Appellant filed a petition for…”
Bingley v. Whitten (E.D. Okla. 2020). · cites it 4× “Before a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, is due to be released from a correctional institution, the Departments [sic] of Corrections is required to assign the person a numeric risk level based on the level of risk the person…”
Davis v. Oklahoma Dep't of Corr., 2016 OK CIV APP 23 (Okla. Civ. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “FISCHER, JUDGE: ¶1 Roger Davis appeals the order granting the Oklahoma Department of Corrections' motion to dismiss his petition seeking declaratory and injunctive relief regarding the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act, 57 O.S.2011 §§ 581 through 590.2 (Registration Act).”
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— Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 581(B) — 3 cases
State v. Hurt, 2014 OK CR 17 (Okla. Crim. App. 2014). “The registration requirements only applied to those offenders that were convicted or received a suspended sentence after the effective date of the Act.”
Donaldson v. City of El Reno, 2025 OK 9 (Okla. 2025). “57 O.S.Supp.1997, § 581 Starkey , this Court recognized "[t]he non-punitive objective revealed in § 581 is to protect the public from sex offenders re-offending after release from custody.”
State v. Hurt, 2014 OK CR 17 (Okla. Crim. App. 2014).
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