Lawton's Sex & Violent Offender Registry

The Lawton area has anywhere from 120-140 Sex & Violent Offenders on any given day. These offenders are required to register with the Lawton Police Department and are put onto a statewide registry.

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Sex & Violent Offender Compliance & Registration

Oklahoma law passed in 1989 requiring persons to be on a statewide registry once convicted of certain sexual offenses. The state registry is upheld by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Since 1989, the laws have changed to better ensure public safety. A level system for Sexual Offenders has been added and the level of a Sex offender is determined by a committee board under the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. A sex offender's level assignment determines how often they must show up to the Lawton Police Department (or the jurisdiction in Oklahoma that they choose to live in) to register in person. Laws regarding where a sex offender can live, who they can live with, and where they can work have also been passed through Oklahoma law since 1989 and continue to update yearly.

Although, most don't know, in 2004 Oklahoma law passed requiring persons to register under the Mary Rippy Violent Offenders Registration Act when convicted of certain violent crimes. Violent Offenders are monitored on the same registry as sex offenders and can be found on the same website.

Currently, Detective Donald Pauley oversees the Sex and Violent Offender Registry for the Lawton Police Department. If you have concerns a sex offender is not living where they are supposed to be, has not registered properly, or has not registered at all, or if you have any concerns of a sex offender living with a child when they shouldn't be, or any concern at all please contact Detective Pauley at the numbers or email listed below.

The laws regarding Sex & Violent Offender Registration in Oklahoma can be found under Oklahoma State Statutes Title 57, sections 581-590. If Detective Pauley is unavailable, please call the CID secretary who can assist you with who to speak to.

Laws regarding where Sex Offenders can live are found under the Oklahoma State Statutes Title 21, section 1125.

Laws regarding Violent Offenders can be found in the Oklahoma State Statutes Title 57, sections 589-599.

Safety Zone Map

Please click on the link below to see an interactive map. This link allows you to look up addresses and see areas where sex offenders are allowed to live. If the address is inside a colored area, a sex offender cannot live there as this is within 2,000 feet of a park, school, daycare, or any facility who's main business involve children. **This is a guideline only. Addresses still need to be approved by LPD/State of Oklahoma**

There are some exceptions to this as some sex offenders are "grand-fathered in."

If you are on the registry and looking to move here, please search the map first and then call to verify if an address is lawful to live at prior to moving to Lawton.

Safety Zone Map

Frequently Asked Questions For Offenders Registering