Domestic abuse; creating the Persistent Domestic Violence Offenders Registration Act; OSBI maintain registry; court clerks; information; effective date.
HB1322 creates the Domestic Violence Offenders Registration Act, establishing a new state registry for people convicted of qualifying domestic violence offenses. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) would be required to create and maintain the registry, make it publicly searchable online, and include identifying information such as name, date of birth, conviction details, county of conviction, and a recent booking photograph. The bill applies only to convictions on or after January 1, 2028, and the registry would begin operating on that date.
The bill also imposes a $150 registration fee on covered offenders, with $50 retained by the district court clerk for administrative costs and $100 remitted to OSBI to administer the registry. Registrants would generally be removed from the registry five years after completion of their last sentence. The measure bars damages claims based on being listed or not listed on the registry and directs OSBI to adopt policies and procedures to implement the program. In addition, HB1322 amends the domestic abuse reporting statute to clarify OSBI’s role in collecting, compiling, and publicly releasing domestic abuse incident data while continuing to prohibit disclosure of victim or suspect identities.
The bill’s main legal effect is to add a new Title 74 registry scheme and to modify existing domestic abuse reporting provisions. It would expand the state’s handling of domestic violence-related convictions by creating a public notification system and a new fee structure, while also tightening the administrative framework for domestic abuse reporting data. The bill does not change the underlying criminal offenses in Title 21, but it adds collateral consequences for certain convictions and creates new duties for OSBI and court clerks.
Sentiment around the bill appears strongly supportive and largely noncontroversial in the recorded proceedings. The House Criminal Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee both advanced the bill unanimously, and the House passed it 93-0 after no debate on third reading. In committee, the author characterized the measure as simply creating a persistent domestic violence offenders registration act, and there is no recorded opposition in the provided materials.
The main points of contention, at least as reflected in the text, would likely center on privacy, public access to offender information, and the policy choice to create a public registry for domestic violence convictions. The bill addresses some of those concerns by limiting the registry to certain convictions, delaying implementation until 2028, and providing for removal after five years, but it still makes offender information publicly available and imposes a mandatory fee. No specific opposition was recorded in the available transcripts or votes.
HB1322 would add a new chapter of law in Title 74 creating a public domestic violence offenders registry administered by OSBI, while also amending the domestic abuse reporting statute in Section 150.12B to clarify reporting and public-data rules. It would impose new duties on OSBI, district court clerks, and convicted offenders, including registration, fee collection, registry maintenance, and eventual removal from the registry after a set period. The bill also creates a new public-access framework for offender information and reinforces confidentiality protections for domestic abuse incident data.
The available legislative history shows broad support and little to no visible opposition. The bill passed both House committees unanimously and then passed the House 93-0, with no debate recorded on final passage. The sponsor described it as a straightforward measure to create a domestic violence offenders registration act, suggesting a generally favorable and procedural tone in discussion.
The likely substantive concerns involve the balance between public safety and privacy. Supporters appear to favor public access to a registry of domestic violence offenders, while potential critics could object to the public posting of names, dates of birth, conviction details, and photographs, as well as the mandatory registration fee. The bill attempts to limit some concerns by applying only to convictions on or after January 1, 2028, and by removing registrants after five years, but no formal opposition or specific disputed amendments are reflected in the provided record.