Oklahoma SB1730: Sex offenders; requiring law enforcement officers to submit a report or complaint for official investigation to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in certain circumstances. Effective date.

What the bill says

An Act relating to sex offenders; requiring law enforcement officers to submit a report or complaint for official investigation to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in certain circumstances; requiring confidentiality of reports or complaints for official investigation; providing exceptions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Reports of sex offense complaints.

From the enrolled text, April 29, 2026:

An Act relating to sex offenders; requiring law enforcement officers to submit a report or complaint for official investigation to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in certain circumstances; requiring confidentiality of reports or complaints for official investigation; providing exceptions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Reports of sex offense complaints SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 40.3B of Title 22, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. Upon receipt of a report, complaint, or allegation of an offense which, if convicted, would result in the defendant being required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 582 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes, whether originating from a citizen report, third-party complaint, arrest, or other means, the law enforcement officer who takes the report or initiates the complaint shall, within one (1) month, submit to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation a record of the report or complaint for official investigative and recordkeeping purposes. The record shall include, to the extent known or available at the time of the report, the name or identifying information of the accused, the nature of the alleged offense, the date, time, and location of the alleged offense, and the agency report number. …

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Sponsors

• Warren Hamilton (R, SD-007)