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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 218 By: Bergstrom
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to offenders; providing for extension
66	66	of certain driver licenses; providing for certain
67	67	eligibility; requiring the Department of Corrections
68	68	to provide certain assistance; providing for certain
69	69	agreement and issuance of provisional license;
70	70	authorizing rule promulgation; amending 57 O.S. 2021,
71	71	Section 513.3, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 64,
72	72	O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 513.3),
73	73	which relates to the Sarah Stitt Act; updating
74	74	statutory reference; providing for codification;
75	75	providing an effective date ; and declaring an
76	76	emergency.
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
83	83	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -205.3 of Title 47, unless
84	84	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
85	85	A. Any person:
86	86	1. Who has been convicted of an offense other th an an offense
87	87	requiring mandatory revocation of the individual ’s driver license,
88	88	pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 -205 of Title 47 of the
89	89	Oklahoma Statutes; and
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141	141	2. Who held a valid, unexpired Oklahoma driver license upon
142	142	imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections which
143	143	expired during the person ’s term of imprisonment or within six (6)
144	144	months after the person is discharged from incarceration ,
145	145	shall have the expiration date of his or her driver license extended
146	146	for a period of six (6) months after he or she is released from the
147	147	custody of the Department of Corr ections. This subsection shall not
148	148	be construed to confer driving privileges to an individual in any
149	149	jurisdiction other than this state.
150	150	B. Prior to the expiration of the six -month period, the person
151	151	shall be eligible to enter into an agreement with Service Oklahoma
152	152	for issuance of a provisional license as provided for in subsection
153	153	D of Section 6-212 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes ; provided,
154	154	the Department of Corrections shall provide the person with relevant
155	155	documentation to assist in obtaining a provisional license before
156	156	being released from custody. The person shall pay a minimum of
157	157	Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per month toward the satisfaction of
158	158	outstanding fees and fines including, but not limited to,
159	159	provisional license fees, warrant fees, court costs or fees, or
160	160	driver license or commercial driver license reinstatement fees.
161	161	Service Oklahoma may suspend or revoke a provisional license if the
162	162	person fails to honor the payment plan.
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214	214	C. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corrections are
215	215	authorized to promulgate rules and procedures to implement the
216	216	provisions of this section.
217	217	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 513.3, as
218	218	amended by Section 1, Chapter 64, O.S.L. 2022 (57 O.S. Supp. 2024,
219	219	Section 513.3), is amended to read as follows:
220	220	Section 513.3. A. When any inmate shall be discharged from an
221	221	institution of the Department of Corrections and the intended
222	222	residence designated by the inmate is within this state, the
223	223	Department of Corrections shall provide t he inmate with relevant
224	224	documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post -release
225	225	employment and shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety
226	226	Service Oklahoma to provide a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification
227	227	Card if the inmate does not have a current state -issued
228	228	identification card or driver license.
229	229	B. 1. Within nine (9) months prior to the release of an inmate
230	230	from custody, the Department of Corrections shall iden tify whether
231	231	the inmate has a current form of state identification and begin t he
232	232	process of gathering the documentation required for the issuance of
233	233	a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to Section 6 -
234	234	105.3 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes . If an inmate has any
235	235	valid form of a state -issued identification card or driver license,
236	236	the inmate may avail himself or herself of the provisions of this
237	237	section.
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289	289	2. The Department of Corrections may utilize any funds
290	290	available to cover the costs asso ciated with the implementation and
291	291	administration of this section and the purc hase of REAL ID
292	292	Noncompliant Identification Cards, including, but not limited to,
293	293	inmate trust funds, existing funds of the Department of Corrections ,
294	294	and donations.
295	295	3. The provisions of this section shall apply only to inmates
296	296	who may receive a state -issued identification card pursuant to
297	297	Section 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
298	298	C. For purposes of assisting an inmate in obtaining post -
299	299	release employment, the Depart ment of Corrections shall provide the
300	300	inmate with the following documentation:
301	301	1. A copy of the vocational training record of the inmate, if
302	302	applicable;
303	303	2. A copy of the work record of the inmate, if applicable;
304	304	3. A certified copy of the birth certific ate of the inmate, if
305	305	obtainable;
306	306	4. A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card
307	307	of the inmate, if obtainable;
308	308	5. A resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and
309	309	the proficiency at that trade by the inmate; and
310	310	6. Documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job
311	311	interview.
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363	363	In addition, the Department shall notify the inmate if he or she
364	364	is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with
365	365	oversight of an occupational license or certification.
366	366	D. The following categories of inmates are not required to
367	367	complete resumes or practice job interviews prior to their release
368	368	from incarceration:
369	369	1. Inmates sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
370	370	2. Inmates releasing to medical parole or discharging from a
371	371	prison infirmary setting;
372	372	3. Inmates releasing from a Department of Corrections Me ntal
373	373	Health Unit;
374	374	4. Inmates releasing to the custody of another jurisdiction on
375	375	a warrant or detainer;
376	376	5. Inmates returning to community supervision from an
377	377	intermediate revocation facility; and
378	378	6. Inmates that the Department determines would be physically
379	379	or mentally unable to return to the workforce upon release from
380	380	incarceration.
381	381	E. The Department of Corrections is authorized to promulgate
382	382	rules and procedures to implemen t the provisions of this section.
383	383	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
384	384	SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
385	385	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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437	437	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
438	438	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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