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For Immediate Release: February 28, 2006
Sen. Brian Crain
Senate Approves Bill to Require Sex Offender Info on
Driver’s License
The full Senate has approved a measure
which would identify registered sex offenders on their
state driver’s license. Under Senate Bill 1426,
by Sen. Brian Crain, convicted sex offenders would be
given 180 days after being notified by the Department
of Corrections to get a new license reflecting their
status as a sex offender or face cancellation of their
license for one year.
“Essentially, it’s another opportunity for
us to protect the very young and the very old here in
Oklahoma,” said Crain, R-Tulsa. “Currently
we require that nursing homes, day care centers and
schools do a background check to make sure individuals
that are applying for jobs there are not on the sex
offender registry. This bill would allow vendors of
goods and services to have a guarantee that individuals
they are placing in those same facilities are not on
the sex offender registry.”
Crain did amend his bill on the floor to ensure that
if a person was able to be taken off the sex offender
registry, that individual could then get a new license
without the previous information indicating they were
on the registry.
In addition to the one year cancellation of a driver’s
license for those who fail to update the document to
reflect sex offender status, violation of the proposed
law would also be a misdemeanor with a fine of up to
$200.00. If approved, the new law would take effect
January 1, 2007.
“I think this bill enjoys widespread support by
both Democrats and Republicans, both House and Senate
members. I anticipate that this will be received favorably
by the House and I anticipate that by the end of this
session, it will go to the Governor’s desk for
his signature,” said Crain.
The measure now moves to the House of Representatives
for consideration.
For
more information contact:
Senator Crain's Office - (405) 521-5620
