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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 216 By: Bergstrom
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to offenders; providing for extension
of certain driver licenses; providing for certain
eligibility; requiring the Department of Corrections
to provide certain assistance; providing for certain
agreement and issuance of provisional license;
providing certain criteria for provisional license
eligibility; authorizing rule promulgation; amending
57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as amended by Section 1,
Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
513.3), which relates to the Sarah Stitt Act;
updating statutory reference; providing for
codification; providing an effective date ; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -205.3 of Title 47, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Any person:
1. Who has been convicted of an offense other than an offense
requiring mandatory revocation of the individual ’s driver license,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 -205 of Title 47 of the
Oklahoma Statutes; and
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2. Who held a valid, un expired Oklahoma driver license upon
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections which
expired during the person ’s term of imprisonment or within six (6)
months after the person is discharged from incarceration,
shall have the expiration d ate of his or her driver license extended
for a period of six (6) months after he or she is released from the
custody of the Department of Corrections. This subsection shall not
be construed to confer driving privileges to an individual in any
jurisdiction other than this state.
B. Prior to the expiration of the six-month period, the person
shall be eligible to enter into an agreement with Service Oklahoma
for issuance of a provisional license as provided for in subsection
D of Section 6-212 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes ; provided,
the Department of Corrections shall provide the person with relevant
documentation to assist in obtaining a provisional license before
being released from custody. Payment on any outstanding fees and
fines shall not be r equired during the six -month period to be
eligible for a provisional license. Upon the expiration of the six -
month period, the person shall pay a minimum of Twenty-Five Dollars
($25.00) per month toward the satisfaction of outstanding fees and
fines including, but not limited to, provisional license fees,
warrant fees, court costs or fees, or driver license or commercial
driver license reinstatement fees. Service Oklahoma may suspend or
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revoke a provisional license if the person fails to honor the
payment plan.
C. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corrections are
authorized to promulgate rules and procedures to implement the
provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024,
Section 513.3), is amended to read as follows:
Section 513.3. A. When any inmate shall be discharged from an
institution of the Department of Corrections and the intended
residence designated by the inmate is within this state, the
Department of Corrections shall provide the inmate with relevant
documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post -release
employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety
Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification
Card if the inmate does not have a current stat e-issued
identification card or driver license.
B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate
from custody, the Department of Corrections shall identify whethe r
the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin the
process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of
a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6 -
105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If an in mate has any
valid form of a state -issued identification card or driver licens e,
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the inmate may avail himself or herself of the provisions of this
section.
2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any funds
available to cover the costs associated with the implementation and
administration of this section and the purchase of REAL ID
Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limited to,
inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections ,
and donations.
3. The provisions of t his section shall apply only to inmates
who may receive a state -issued identification card pursuant to
Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post -
release employment, the Department of Cor rections shall provide the
inmate with the following documentation:
1. A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if
applicable;
2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;
3. A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if
obtainable;
4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Secu rity card
of the inmate, if obtainable;
5. A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and
the proficiency at that trade by the inmate; and
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6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job
interview.
In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she
is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with
oversight of an occupational license or certification.
D. The following ca tegories of inmates are not required to
complete resumes or practice job inter views prior to their release
from incarceration:
1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
2. Inmates releasing to medical parole or discharging from a
prison infirmary setting;
3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corrections Mental
Health Unit;
4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on
a warrant or detainer;
5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an
intermediate revocation facil ity; and
6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically
or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from
incarceration.
E. The Department of Corrections is authorized to promulgate
rules and procedures to implement the provi sions of this section.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and a fter its passage and approval.
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