Senate Approves Sex Offender Law Loophole

The Senate has approved a measure designed to close a loophole in Oklahoma’s sex offender registration law.

Senator Cliff Branan is the author of the legislation, Senate Bill 2231, which won unanimous approval today.

“Requiring sex offenders to register is supposed to be a way to keep track of where these predators are and ensure the public can access that information,” said Branan, R-Oklahoma City. “But the way the current law is written, offenders can legally give a post office box number instead of a street address. This defeats the whole purpose. SB 2231 would require them to use the actual address of where they’re currently living.”

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