ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2540	By:	Cooksey and Sullivan of the House

				and

		Jolley of the Senate

An Act relating to sex offenders; amending Section 1, Chapter 223, O.S.L. 2003, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2008 (57 O.S. Supp. 2009, Section 590), which relates to the Sex Offenders Registration Act; modifying scope of certain criminal act; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     Section 1, Chapter 223, O.S.L. 2003, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2008 (57 O.S. Supp. 2009, Section 590), is amended to read as follows:
Section 590.  A.  It is unlawful for any person registered pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act to reside, either temporarily or permanently, within a two-thousand-foot radius of any public or private school site, educational institution, a playground or park that is established, operated or supported in whole or in part by city, county, state, federal or tribal government, or licensed child care center as defined by the Department of Human Services.  Establishment of a day care center or park in the vicinity of the residence of a registered sex offender will not require the relocation of the sex offender or the sale of the property.  On the effective date of this act, the distance indicated in this section shall be measured from the nearest property line of the residence of the person to the nearest property line of the public or private school site, educational institution, playground, park, or licensed child care facility; provided, any nonprofit organization established and housing sex offenders prior to the effective date of this provision shall be allowed to continue its operation.
B.  Nothing in this provision shall require any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any real estate or home acquired or owned prior to the conviction of the person as a sex offender.
C.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to any registered sex offender residing in a hospital or other facility certified or licensed by the State of Oklahoma to provide medical services.
D.  Any person willfully violating the provisions of this section by intentionally moving into any neighborhood or to any real estate or home within the prohibited distance shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than three (3) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2010.
Passed the House of Representatives the 4th day of March, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate