ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1421	By:	Loveless and Ivester of the Senate

			and

		Echols of the House

An Act relating to change of name; amending 12 O.S. 2011, Section 1631, which relates to the right to petition for a change of name; prohibiting certain persons from petitioning; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     12 O.S. 2011, Section 1631, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1631.  Any natural person, who has been domiciled in this state or who has been residing upon any military reservation located in said state, for more than thirty (30) days, and has been an actual resident of the county or such military reservation situated in said county, or county in which the military reservation is situated, for more than thirty (30) days, next preceding the filing of the action, may petition for a change of name in a civil action in the district court; provided, no person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act may petition for a change of name.  If the person be a minor, the action may be brought by guardian or next friend as in other actions.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2014.
Passed the Senate the 26th day of February, 2014.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2014.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives