Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-549.2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-549.2
Oklahoma Prison Industry Marketing Development Advisory
Status: in_force

Task Force.

A. 1. There is hereby created until July 1, 2007, in

accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the

Oklahoma Prison Industry Marketing Development Advisory Task Force

for the purpose of collaborative research, planning and the

providing of information to the Legislature and cooperative

marketing associations desiring to make investments into and create

and design joint ventures for the development and advancement of the

production, processing, handling and marketing of products grown,

made or manufactured within correctional settings.

2. The Advisory Task Force shall consist of a representative

from each of the following organizations or state agencies selected

by that organization or agency:

a. the State Department of Agriculture,

b. the Department of Commerce,

c. Oklahoma State University,

d. Oklahoma University,

e. the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology,

f. the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology

Education,

g. the State Department of Corrections,

h. two appointees selected by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives,

i. two appointees selected by the President Pro Tempore

of the Senate, and

j. two appointees selected by the Governor.

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At all times the membership of the Advisory Task Force shall have

represented on it at least one member well-versed in each of the

following areas: agricultural economics, marketing, business and

finance, and production.

3. Each member of the Advisory Task Force initially appointed

shall make his appointment known to the Director of the Department

of Agriculture and the Director of the Department of Commerce by

August 1, 1996.

4. Any vacancies in the appointive membership of the Advisory

Task Force shall be filled in the same manner as the original

appointment.

B. Within fifteen (15) days from the initial appointment of

membership for the Advisory Task Force, the Director of the

Department of Agriculture and the Director of the Department of

Commerce shall each appoint one member of the Advisory Task Force to

serve as cochairs. If a vacancy occurs in such office, a new

cochair shall be appointed from the Advisory Task Force in the same

manner as the original appointment.

C. Other officers may be elected to serve the Advisory Task

Force for terms of office as may be designated by the Advisory Task

Force members. The cochairs of the Advisory Task Force or their

designees shall preside at meetings.

D. The Advisory Task Force may meet at such times as may be set

by the cochairs of the Advisory Task Force.

E. Members of the Advisory Task Force shall receive no salary;

however, all members of the Advisory Task Force may be reimbursed

for their actual and necessary travel expenses as follows:

1. Advisory Task Force members employed by the state shall be

reimbursed by their respective employing agency pursuant to the

State Travel Reimbursement Act; and

2. Any other Advisory Task Force member may receive

reimbursement from their appointing authority.

F. A majority of the members appointed to the Advisory Task

Force shall constitute a quorum and a majority present may act for

the Advisory Task Force.

G. The powers and duties of the Advisory Task Force are to:

1. Conduct a study of the process and procedures for creating

and designing joint ventures for industrial and agricultural

production within correctional settings;

2. Provide information to the Legislature relating to the

design and creation of agricultural and industrial joint ventures

within correctional settings and funding sources for such ventures;

and

3. Work with municipalities, industries, state agencies and

other political subdivisions of this state, other states, the

federal government, schools of higher education and any other entity

to determine areas of need for the development or expansion of

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agricultural and industrial joint ventures within correctional

settings.

H. The Advisory Task Force shall provide a written progress

report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of

the House of Representatives on or before March 1 of each year.

I. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce

shall provide staff assistance to the Advisory Task Force as

necessary to assist the Advisory Task Force in the performance of

its duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-510.8c — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-510.8c
Criminal Justice Pay for Success Revolving Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be

designated the "Criminal Justice Pay for Success Revolving Fund".

The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations, and shall consist of all monies appropriated to the

Criminal Justice Pay for Success Revolving Fund and monies which may

otherwise be available to the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services for use as provided for in this section.

B. All monies appropriated to the fund shall be budgeted and

expended by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for the

purpose of funding contracts for those criminal justice programs

that have outcomes associated with reducing public sector costs.

Pursuant to contract, the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall provide payment to social service providers for the

delivery of predefined criminal justice outcomes. The Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall approve only those

contracts that meet the following requirements:

1. The social service provider can provide not less than Two

Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in capital to fund the delivery of

services necessary to achieve the predefined criminal justice

outcomes;

2. The social service provider can provide verifiable evidence

of successful completion rates of persons who participated in the

diversion or reentry program offered by the service provider; and

3. Persons participating in the diversion or reentry programs

offered by the service provider are not under the custody or control

of the Department of Corrections.

C. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon verification

by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services that successful

completion of the diversion or reentry program was achieved by the

participant pursuant to contract. Expenditures from the fund shall

be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-510.6 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-510.6
Intent of Legislature - Educational opportunities for
Status: in_force

inmates.

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide the opportunity

for inmates in the Department of Corrections to receive a basic

education and further to provide incentives for inmates to

participate in education programs.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-37v2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-37v2
Facilities reaching maximum capacity
Status: in_force

A. If all correctional facilities reach maximum capacity and

the Department of Corrections is required to contract for bed space

to house state inmates:

1. The Pardon and Parole Board shall consider all nonviolent

offenders for parole who are within six (6) months of their

scheduled release from a penal facility; and

2. Prior to contracting with a private prison operator to

provide housing for state inmates, the Department shall send

notification to all county jails in this state that bed space is

required to house the overflow population of state inmates. Upon

receiving notification, the sheriff or jail trust administrator of a

county jail is authorized to enter into agreements with the

Department to provide housing for the inmates. Reimbursement for

the cost of housing the inmates shall be a negotiated per diem rate

for each inmate as contracted but shall in no event be less than the

per diem rate provided for in Section 38 of this title.

B. No inmate may be received by a penal facility from a county

jail without first scheduling a transfer with the Department.

Within five (5) business days after the court orders the judgment

and sentence, the court clerk shall transmit to the Department by

facsimile, electronic mail, or actual delivery a certified copy of

the judgment and sentence.

C. The receipt of the certified copy of the judgment and

sentence shall be certification that the sentencing court has

entered a judgment and sentence and all other necessary commitment

documents. The Department of Corrections is authorized to determine

the appropriate method of delivery from each county based on

electronic or other capabilities, and establish a method for issuing

receipts certifying that the Department has received the judgment

and sentence document. The Department shall establish a dedicated

electronic address location for receipt of all electronically

submitted judgment and sentence documents. The electronic address

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location shall provide written receipt verification of each received

judgment and sentence document. Once an appropriate judgment and

sentence document is received by the Department of Corrections, the

Department shall contact the sheriff or jail trust administrator

when bed space is available to schedule the transfer and reception

of the inmate into the Department.

D. If the Department receives a judgment and sentence document

from a county that includes inaccurate information from the

sentencing court the Department shall notify the county within a

timely manner. If the Department receives a judgment and sentence

document from a county that is missing the classification level of

the felony crime, the Department shall default to the lowest

possible classification level for that offense. If the Department

receives a judgment and sentence document from a county that is

missing the required amount of the minimum time to be served, the

Department shall default to the lowest possible amount of the

minimum time to be served for that offense.

E. When a county jail has reached its capacity of inmates as

provided in the standards set forth in Section 192 of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, then the county sheriff or jail trust

administrator shall notify the Director of the Oklahoma Department

of Corrections, or the Director's designated representative, by

facsimile, electronic mail, or actual delivery, that the county jail

has reached or exceeded its capacity to hold inmates. The

notification shall include copies of any judgment and sentences not

previously delivered as required by subsection B of this section.

Then within seventy-two (72) hours following such notification, the

county sheriff or jail trust administrator shall transport the

designated excess inmate or inmates to a penal facility designated

by the Department. The sheriff or jail trust administrator shall

notify the Department of the transport of the inmate prior to the

reception of the inmate. The Department shall schedule the

reception date and receive the inmate within seventy-two (72) hours

of notification that the county jail is at capacity, unless other

arrangements can be made with the sheriff or jail trust

administrator.

F. The Department will be responsible for the cost of housing

the inmate in the county jail including costs of medical care

provided from the date the judgment and sentence was ordered by the

court until the date of transfer of the inmate from the county jail.

The Department shall implement a policy for determination of

scheduled dates on which an inmate or multiple inmates are to be

transferred from county jails. The policy shall allow for no less

than three alternative dates from which the sheriff or jail trust

administrator of a county jail may select and shall provide for

weather-related occurrences or other emergencies that may prevent or

delay transfers on the scheduled date. The policy shall be

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available for review upon request by any sheriff or jail trust

administrator of a county jail. The cost of housing shall be the

per diem rate specified in Section 38 of this title. In the event

the inmate has one or more criminal charges pending in the same

Oklahoma jurisdiction and the county jail refuses to transfer the

inmate to the Department because of the pending charges, the

Department shall not be responsible for the housing costs of the

inmate while the inmate remains in the county jail with pending

charges. Once the inmate no longer has pending charges in the

jurisdiction, the Department shall be responsible for the housing

costs of the inmate for the period beginning on the date the

judgment and sentence or final order was ordered by the Court. In

the event the inmate has other criminal charges pending in another

Oklahoma jurisdiction, the Department shall be responsible for the

housing costs while the inmate remains in the county jail awaiting

transfer to another jurisdiction or until the date the inmate is

scheduled to be transferred to the Department, whichever is earlier.

Once the inmate is transferred to another jurisdiction, the

Department is not responsible for the housing cost of the inmate

until such time that another judgment and sentence is received by

the Department from another Oklahoma jurisdiction.

The sheriff or jail trust administrator may submit invoices for

the cost of housing the inmate on a monthly basis. Final payment

for housing an offender will be made only after the official

judgment and sentence is received by the Department of Corrections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-510.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-510.1
Time away from correctional facility for committed
Status: in_force

offender - Purposes.

A. The Department of Corrections may extend the limits of the

place of confinement of a committed offender at any of the state

correctional facilities by authorizing such committed offender under

special conditions to be away from such correctional facility but

within the state. Such authority may be granted for any of the

following purposes:

1. To attend the funeral of a relative;

2. To visit a critically ill relative;

3. To obtain medical, psychiatric, sociological or social

services in the community; or

4. To participate in public works projects.

B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the

Department of Corrections may extend the limits of the place of

confinement of a committed offender at any of the state correctional

facilities by granting the offender a pass authorizing the committed

offender to be away from the correctional facility, but within the

state, for any of the following purposes:

1. To contact prospective employers;

2. To secure a suitable residence for use upon release on

parole or discharge;

3. To participate in work, educational and training programs in

the community; or

4. For any other reasons consistent with the reintegration of a

committed offender into the community, if authorized by law.

C. Offenders whose controlling, concurrent, or consecutive

sentence is for a sex or incest related offense or drug trafficking

offense or who have a prior conviction for a sex or incest offense

or drug trafficking offense shall not be eligible for passes

authorized by subsection B of this section at minimum security

facilities. Offenders assigned to a community treatment center or a

community security facility whose controlling, concurrent, or

consecutive sentence is for a sex or incest related offense or drug

trafficking offense or who have a prior conviction for a sex or

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incest offense or drug trafficking offense shall not be eligible for

passes authorized by subsection B of this section until they are

within eleven (11) months of current release date or on a parole

stipulation for work release of one hundred eighty (180) days or

less, except that offenders with a conviction for forcible sodomy,

rape in the first degree, rape by instrumentation, or lewd or

indecent act with a child shall not be eligible for passes until

they are within six (6) months of current release date or in the

final ninety (90) days of a parole stipulation.

D. For the purpose of this section, "relative" means the

offender's father, mother, child, stepchild or adopted child,

brother, sister, current spouse, or grandparents, and upon

acceptable documentation, any person who served a parental capacity.

Any approved visit may be considered a cost of incarceration

reimbursable to the Department.

E. A person away from a correctional facility, pursuant to this

section, and who is classified in medium or higher security shall be

accompanied by an officer or other employee of the Department.

F. A committed offender is, during his absence, to be

considered as in the custody of the correctional facility and the

time of such absence is to be considered as part of the term of

sentence. Failure to return to the facility shall be deemed an

escape and subject to such penalty as provided by law.

G. Except as provided in subsection C of this section and

subject to the approval of the Department, the administrator of a

county or municipal jail or correctional facility may grant leave

authority to a committed offender in such jail or facility for the

purposes specified in subsections A or B of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-515a — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-515a
Felony probation supervision
Status: in_force

A. Felony probation supervision, whether conducted by the

Department of Corrections, a district attorney or private

supervision provider shall incorporate all minimum supervision

standards provided for in subsection B of this section.

B. Upon receiving an offender on probation supervision, the

supervising agency shall:

1. Conduct an intake and orientation for the offender. The

offender shall present to the principal office of the supervising

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agency within three (3) business days of sentencing or within three

(3) business days of release from confinement if any term of

incarceration is ordered, for the purpose of intake and orientation

to probation supervision. The intake shall consist of the personal

information of the offender and shall include, but not be limited

to, name, address, phone numbers, employment and employment history,

family information and criminal history. The supervising agency

shall also provide an orientation to the offender. The orientation

shall explain rules and conditions, reporting instructions,

consequences for violations of the rules and conditions, and

expectations of the offender subject to probation supervision;

2. Require the offender to complete within ninety (90) days of

intake and orientation, an approved substance abuse assessment and

evaluation, if deemed appropriate by the court; provided, however, a

substance abuse assessment and evaluation shall not be required if

the offender has been previously assessed within one (1) year prior

to the date of sentencing, unless ordered by the court. Substance

abuse assessments and evaluations ordered by the court shall be

administered and scored by assessment personnel certified by the

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services;

3. Monitor the compliance or noncompliance of the offender with

all monetary obligations and probation requirements ordered by the

court which may include, but not be limited to, the following:

a. substance abuse testing,

b. employment or education verification,

c. criminal history background checks,

d. verification of the payment of fines, costs,

assessments, restitution, prosecution fees and

supervision fees,

e. verification of attendance and completion of community

service requirements, or

f. verification of attendance and completion of

counseling or treatment programs;

4. Provide sanctions in the event the offender violates the

rules and conditions of probation supervision which may include, but

not be limited to, the following:

a. increased reporting requirements,

b. increased substance abuse testing,

c. increased counseling or substance abuse meetings,

d. short-term period of incarceration in jail,

e. additional community service hours,

f. electronic monitoring or installation of an ignition

interlock device, or

g. revocation or acceleration of the suspended or

deferred sentence; and

5. Provide a written sanction report to the court and offender

specifying the violation, sanction and plan to correct the

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noncompliant behavior of the offender. When recommending a short-

term period of incarceration in jail, additional community service

hours, electronic monitoring or installation of an ignition

interlock device, the supervising agency shall obtain court approval

prior to implementing the sanction.

C. The supervising agency shall have the authority to implement

additional supervision requirements including, but not limited to,

the following:

1. Individualized treatment plans based upon the results of any

substance abuse assessment and evaluation. The individualized

treatment plan may include additional reporting requirements and

additional counseling and substance abuse meeting requirements. The

treatment plan shall be developed to assist the offender with

successful progress toward completion of probation supervision;

2. Random substance abuse testing to ensure the compliance and

sobriety of the offender; and

3. Progress reports as requested by the court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-614 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-614
Faith-based programs - Legislative findings and intent -
Status: in_force

Duties of Department of Corrections and private correctional

facilities.

The Legislature finds and declares that faith-based programs

offered in state and private correctional institutions and

facilities have the potential to facilitate inmate institutional

adjustment, to help inmates assume personal responsibility, and to

reduce recidivism. It is the intent of the Legislature that the

Department of Corrections and private vendors operating private

correctional facilities work towards ensuring the availability and

development of such programs at the correctional institutions and

facilities of this state and shall continuously:

1. Measure recidivism rates for all inmates participating in

faith-based or religious programs at the correctional institution or

facility;

2. Work with volunteers ministering to inmates from various

faith-based institutions in this state to improve the quality of

faith-based programs at the correctional institution or facility;

3. Continue to develop community linkages with churches,

synagogues, mosques, and other faith-based institutions to assist in

the release of participants into the community; and

4. Monitor faith-based programs operating in the correctional

institution or facility.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-58.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-58.1
Public property maintenance and jail work details
Status: in_force

From and after the effective date of this act, any and all

prisoners committed to the county jail pursuant to sentence of any

state or municipal court for nonpayment of a fine or jail time shall

upon the order of the county commissioner or sheriff be required to

assist in maintaining, repairing or beautifying the county

courthouse, jail or public property and the grounds thereof or

working in the jail as a cook or any other jail work detail assigned

by the sheriff or jail administrator.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-566.3 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-566.3
Application for in forma pauperis - Partial payment of
Status: in_force

court costs - Affidavit of inability to pay - Dismissal - Grievance

procedures.

A. 1. If an applicant for in forma pauperis is a prisoner and

the prisoner brings an action of any kind, upon filing, the court

shall order the prisoner to pay, as a partial payment of any court

costs required by law, before the commencement of the action, a

first-time payment of twenty percent (20%) of the deposits of the

preceding six (6) months to the trust account of the prisoner

administered by the confining agency and thereafter monthly payments

of twenty percent (20%) of the deposits of the preceding month to

the account, but only if the prisoner does not have enough funds to

pay the total costs required by law at the time of filing. In those

cases where the prisoner has sufficient funds available, the

prisoner shall be ordered to pay the required costs before the

action may commence. The confining agency shall withdraw monies

maintained in the trust account for payment of court fees and shall

forward the monies collected at any time the monies exceed Ten

Dollars ($10.00) to the appropriate court clerk, or clerks if

multiple courts are involved, until the actual court costs are paid

in full. If the prisoner is discharged before payment in full, the

court clerk shall be notified of the reported forwarding address and

date of discharge of the prisoner. The prisoner must file a

certified copy of the trust account records of the prisoner with the

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court that reflects the balance and activity of the previous six (6)

months at the time the petition is filed. If the prisoner is on

probation or parole, the prisoner will file certified copies of bank

or savings statements of the account and income receipts for the

prior six (6) months.

2. Nothing in this section prevents a prisoner from authorizing

payment beyond that required by law or the Department of Corrections

or political subdivision from forwarding payment beyond that

required by law if the prisoner has the funds available.

3. The court may dismiss any civil action in which the prisoner

has failed to pay fees and costs assessed by the court and it is

determined the prisoner has funds available and did not pay the

required fees and costs.

4. If a prisoner is found to be indigent and totally without

any funds pursuant to this section at the time of filing, the case

may proceed without prepayment of fees or partial fees. Even in

those cases where the court finds the prisoner is without funds, the

court shall assess costs against the prisoner, establish a payment

schedule and order the costs paid when the prisoner has funds.

B. 1. An affidavit of inability to pay containing complete

information as to the identity of the prisoner, prisoner

identification number, nature and amount of income, income of the

spouse of the prisoner, property owned, cash or checking accounts,

dependents, debts and monthly expenses shall be filed with the

court. In addition to the information required above, the affidavit

shall contain the following statements: “I am unable to pay the

court costs at this time. I verify that the statements made in this

affidavit are true and correct.” The affidavit shall be sworn as

required by law.

2. The Attorney General or other counsel for the defendant

shall be authorized to receive information from any source verifying

the financial information given by the prisoner.

3. When considering the ability of a prisoner to pay fees and

costs and establishing a payment schedule, the court shall consider,

but is not limited to consideration of, the following:

a. all living support received by the person from any

source, including the state, whether in money or any

form of services,

b. any income of a spouse,

c. gifts,

d. savings accounts,

e. retirement plans,

f. trust accounts,

g. personal property,

h. inmate trust accounts, and

i. any dispositions of property, real or personal, in the

past twelve (12) months.

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C. A court, in which an affidavit of inability to pay has been

filed, shall dismiss the action in whole or in part upon a finding

that the allegation of poverty is false. If a portion of the action

is dismissed, the court shall also designate the issues and

defendants on which the action is to proceed without prepaying

costs. This order is not subject to an interlocutory appeal.

D. In determining whether the allegation of poverty is false,

the court is authorized to hold a hearing, before or after service

of process, on its own motion or upon the motion of a party.

E. If the court concludes, based on information contained in

the affidavit of inability to pay or other information available to

the court, that the prisoner is able to prepay part of the fees or

costs required, then the court shall order a partial payment to be

made as a condition precedent to the commencement and further

prosecution of the action.

F. Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, that

may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the case at any time if

the court determines that:

1. The allegation of poverty is untrue; or

2. The action or appeal:

a. is frivolous or malicious,

b. fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,

or

c. seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is

immune from such relief.

G. 1. The Department of Corrections and each sheriff is hereby

authorized to adopt a grievance procedure at its institutions for

receiving and disposing of any and all grievances by prisoners

against the Department of Corrections or any entity contracting with

the Department of Corrections to provide correctional services, or

any officials or employees of either the Department or correctional

services contractor or a sheriff, deputies of the sheriff or

employees of the county, which arise while a prisoner is within the

custody or under the supervision of the Department or sheriff. The

grievances may include, but are not limited to, any and all claims

seeking monetary damages or any other form of relief otherwise

authorized by law. All such grievance procedures, including the

prisoner disciplinary process, shall be deemed to be the exclusive

internal administrative remedy for complaints and grievances.

2. No court of the State of Oklahoma shall entertain a

grievance, petition, or complaint of a prisoner unless and until the

prisoner has exhausted all the remedies as provided in the grievance

procedure of the Director of the Department of Corrections or

sheriff. Nothing in this section shall modify requirements of The

Governmental Tort Claims Act.

3. Failure to timely institute administrative review of a claim

shall be considered an abandonment, and upon motion of the

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defendants, supported by an affidavit of the defendant that the

prisoner has failed to timely institute and exhaust the

administrative remedy, the court shall enter a judgment of dismissal

with prejudice in that cause of action. Strict adherence to the

notice requirement established in the grievance procedures shall be

complied with by the prisoner or the attorney of the prisoner.

4. In addition to any other provisions of law providing for the

confidentiality of records of the Department of Corrections or a

sheriff, all reports, investigations, and like supporting documents

prepared by the Department or sheriff for purposes of responding to

the request of a prisoner for an administrative remedy shall be

deemed to be prepared in anticipation of litigation and are

confidential and not subject to discovery by the prisoner in any

civil action or subject to release under the Oklahoma Open Records

Act. All formal written responses to the grievance of the prisoner

shall be furnished to the prisoner as provided for in the grievance

procedure.

5. Any prisoner who is allegedly aggrieved by an adverse

decision by the Department of Corrections or a sheriff rendered

pursuant to any grievance procedure must file the appropriate civil

cause of action or application for extraordinary writ, within one

hundred eighty (180) days after the final decision is issued and

within the limitations period set forth in The Governmental Tort

Claims Act, to the appropriate court alleging specifically what

legal right was violated and what remedy exists.

H. Nothing in this section shall be construed as waiving the

sovereign immunity or the tort immunity of the state, its agencies,

officers or employees for injuries allegedly suffered while in the

custody of the state and its agency or any county, sheriff, or

officers or employees of the county for injuries allegedly suffered

while in the custody of the county.

I. “Prisoner” as used herein shall include, but not be limited

to, a person in custody or whose claims arose during custody.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528.2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-528.2
Limitations on additional sick leave benefits
Status: in_force

Workers' compensation and sick leave may not be drawn

simultaneously.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-349.4 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-349.4
Hearings held in other states - Effect
Status: in_force

In any case of alleged parole or probation violation by a person

being supervised in another state pursuant to the Interstate Compact

for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers, any appropriate

judicial or administrative officer or agency in another state is

authorized to hold a hearing on the alleged violation. Upon receipt

of the record of a parole or probation violation hearing held in

another state pursuant to a statute substantially similar to this

act, such record shall have the same standing and effect as though

the proceeding of which it is a record was had before the

appropriate officer or officers in this state, and any

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recommendations contained in or accompanying the record shall be

fully considered by the appropriate officer or officers of this

state in making disposition of the matter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-599.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-599.1
Access to registries - Policies, procedures, forms and
Status: in_force

data.

A. All persons, businesses and organizations in this state

shall have access to search and identify individual names contained

in the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent

Crime Offenders Registry for purposes of verifying a person’s

suitability for employment, volunteering, and for screening persons

at risk of potential harm to children who may work with or provide

services to children by utilizing one or more of the following

methods:

1. A person may contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation, complete a form and pay the required fees for a name

search of both the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy

Violent Crime Offenders Registry and, if desired, search other

criminal history records pertaining to the person upon payment of

the required fees;

2. A person may conduct a free self-initiated search of both

the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime

Offenders Registry using a computer-Internet link to connect to a

state-agency-controlled database containing the names of all persons

currently registered on the Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry and the

Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registry; or

3. A person may contact either their local law enforcement

agency or the Department of Corrections, complete the form and pay

the required fees for a name search of both the Oklahoma Sex

Offender Registry and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders

Registry.

B. The Department of Corrections shall develop the necessary

policies, procedures, forms and data access to make the provisions

of this section effective statewide and may publish web sites or

other information to assist the public in learning where and how to

conduct a name search of the two registries authorized in this

section. The information provided in a name search shall include

the searched person’s full name, any alias names, the crime which

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requires registration, and whether the person is deemed a habitual

or aggravated offender. In addition, information may be provided in

the name search concerning the date and place of the offense, the

sentence disposition, a photograph of the registered person, and

other pertinent information including the current residence

location. There shall be no liability to any governmental agency

for the release or publication of any information maintained on the

Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry or the Mary Rippy Violent Crime

Offenders Registry under this section authorizing public access to a

name search for purposes of risk of potential harm to a child by a

caregiver or for suitability for employment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-62 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-62
Commitments and discharges to be filed
Status: in_force

All instruments of every kind, or attested copies thereof, by

which a prisoner is committed or liberated, shall be regularly

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endorsed and filed, and safely kept in a suitable box by such

sheriff, or by his deputy, acting as a jailer.

R.L. 1910, § 4600.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-332.15 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-332.15
Board members not to represent inmates - Voting
Status: in_force

prohibited in certain cases.

A. From and after the effective date of this act, no member of

the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or

associate may represent in a legal capacity any inmate incarcerated

in any state penal institution. If a member of the Pardon and

Parole Board, or his law partners or associate or any member of his

law firm undertakes the representation of an inmate in violation of

this prohibition the member of the Board shall forfeit his office.

In any case in which an inmate requesting a pardon or parole was

represented in a legal capacity by any member of the Pardon and

Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate

prior to imposition of a prison term, the Board member who

represented such inmate shall be disqualified from voting on such

inmate's request for a pardon or parole.

B. A member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall uphold and

promote the independence, impartiality, fairness, and integrity of

the Board, and should avoid impropriety or the appearance of

impropriety.

C. If any Pardon and Parole Board member determines

circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of all

the relevant facts to question his or her impartiality in a specific

matter, or creates the appearance of impropriety, the Pardon and

Parole Board member shall disclose any potential conflict of

interest and shall withdraw from participation in the matter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-632 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-632
Renumbered as § 2-312.2 of Title 43A by Laws 2023, c. 201,
Status: in_force

§ 6, eff. July 1, 2023.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-16 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-16
Jails of state to receive federal prisoners
Status: in_force

When a prisoner shall be delivered to a sheriff or keeper of any

jail by the authority of the United States, the sheriff or keeper

shall receive the prisoner, and commit him accordingly; and every

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sheriff or keeper of the jail refusing or neglecting to take

possession of a prisoner delivered to him by the authority

aforesaid, shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as for

neglect or refusal to commit any prisoner delivered to him under the

authority of the state. And any sheriff or keeper of any jail who

shall suffer to escape any prisoner committed to his custody by the

authority of the United States, shall be subject to the same pains

and penalties as for suffering to escape any prisoner committed to

his custody under the authority of the state, and the allowance for

the maintenance of any prisoner committed as aforesaid shall be no

greater than that made for prisoners committed under the authority

of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-549.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-549.1
Purchase of prison industries goods and services
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Corrections is authorized to purchase in

the manner prescribed by law, facilities, equipment, raw materials

and supplies, and to engage the supervisory personnel necessary to

establish and maintain for this state at the penal institutions, now

or hereafter under the control of the State Board of Corrections,

industries and agricultural programs for the utilization of services

of prisoners in the manufacture, production, processing or assembly

of the articles or products as may be needed for the construction,

operation, maintenance or use of any office, department, institution

or agency supported in whole or in part by this state and the

political subdivisions thereof. Upon the request of the Oklahoma

Historical Society or the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation

Department, the Department of Corrections shall provide labor for

and shall produce or manufacture articles, products or materials

needed for the repair, construction and maintenance of historical

sites and state parks including, but not limited to, the production

of materials and products needed for the reconstruction of historic

forts in the state.

B. All articles and services provided by the Department of

Corrections in the state correctional institutions, and not required

for use therein, shall be purchased as required by all offices,

departments, institutions, agencies, counties, schools, colleges,

universities, or political subdivisions or any agency thereof of

this state which are supported in whole or in part by this state, if

such article or service is the lowest and best bid, and no such

article or product may be purchased by any such office, department,

institution, agency, county, school, college, university, or

political subdivisions or agency thereof from any other source

unless excepted from the provisions as hereinafter provided.

Purchases made by the above-described state agencies may be made by

submitting the proper requisition through the Office of Management

and Enterprise Services or by direct order to the prison industries

program of the Department of Corrections.

C. If a requisition is received by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services or a direct order is received by the Prison

Industries Program of the Department of Corrections from a state

agency for any product or service provided by the Department of

Corrections and such product or service is also available from a

severely handicapped person or a qualified nonprofit agency for the

severely handicapped as provided in Section 3001 et seq. of Title 74

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of the Oklahoma Statutes at a comparable price, then the product or

service shall be purchased from such severely handicapped person or

qualified nonprofit agency for the severely handicapped. If the

product or service is not available within the time period required

by the purchasing state agency, then such product or service shall

be purchased from the Department of Corrections under the provisions

of this section.

D. All offices, departments, institutions, agencies, counties,

cities, districts or political subdivisions, schools, colleges, or

universities, or any agency thereof, or any agencies of the state,

which are supported in whole or in part by this state, may purchase

the goods or services manufactured, produced, processed or assembled

by the prison industries of the Department of Corrections through

their properly authorized purchasing authority, or they may place a

direct order without competitive bid, with the prison industries of

the Department of Corrections.

E. Not-for-profit corporations or charitable agencies chartered

in Oklahoma or other states may purchase such goods and services.

Units of the federal government and units of government in other

states may also purchase such goods and services. All entities

which contract with the state, its political units, its agencies,

its public institutions, not-for-profit corporations or charitable

agencies chartered in Oklahoma may purchase goods or services from

the Department of Corrections which are used in the performance of

such contracts. Any church located in the State of Oklahoma may

also purchase goods and services manufactured, produced, processed

or assembled by the prison industries of the Department of

Corrections. Any community action agency or council of governments

within this state may purchase housing components produced by the

prison industries of the Department of Corrections. Nothing shall

prohibit the Department from bidding on portions of a state contract

which are subcontracted by the primary contractor.

F. Others are prohibited from purchasing such goods and

services, with the exception that all surplus agricultural products

may be sold on the open market or bartered and exchanged for other

food, feed or seed products of comparable value. The Department of

Corrections shall keep complete and accurate records of any such

barters or exchanges in such form and manner as the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services may prescribe. A copy of such

records shall be filed with the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services no later than March 1 of each year for all barters or

exchanges occurring in the previous calendar year. When

practicable, the Department of Corrections may accept and process

agricultural products from the public and may export the resulting

products to foreign markets.

G. Products manufactured, produced, processed or assembled by

the Department of Corrections shall be of styles, patterns, designs

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and quantities specified by the Department of Corrections except

where the same have been or may be specified by the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. Products shall be provided at a

fair market price for comparable quality.

H. State agencies shall make maximum utilization of such

products and no similar products shall be purchased by state

agencies from any other source than the Department of Corrections

except as provided in subsection C of this section, unless the

Department of Corrections certifies to the State Purchasing Director

that it is not able to provide products, and no claim therefor shall

be paid without such certification.

I. Exceptions from the mandatory provisions hereof may be made

in any case where, in the opinion of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services, the article or product does not meet the

reasonable requirements of or for such offices, departments,

institutions or agencies, or in any case where the requisitions made

cannot be reasonably complied with. No such offices, departments,

institutions or agencies, shall be allowed to evade the intent and

meaning of this section by slight variations from standards adopted

by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, when the

articles, services or products produced, manufactured, processed or

assembled by the Department of Corrections, in accordance with

established standards, are reasonably adapted to the actual needs of

such offices, departments, institutions or agencies.

J. In the event of disagreement between the Department of

Corrections and the State Purchasing Director on fairness of price,

ability to comply to specifications, reasonableness of

specifications and timeliness of delivery of products the matter

will be resolved by the Purchasing Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services.

K. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

cooperate with the Department of Corrections in seeking to promote

for use in state agencies and by all other eligible customers, the

products manufactured and services provided by the prison

industries.

L. The Department of Corrections shall prepare catalogs

containing the description of all goods and services provided, with

the pricing of each item. Copies of such catalog shall be sent by

the Department of Corrections to all offices, departments,

institutions and agencies of this state, and shall be available for

distribution to all other eligible customers. In lieu of preparing

and distributing catalogs, the Department of Corrections may

maintain a website that contains a description of all goods and

services provided, with the pricing of each item.

M. The Department of Corrections may keep confidential:

1. Business plans, feasibility studies, financing proposals,

marketing plans, financial statements or trade secrets submitted by

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a person or entity seeking a corrections industries partnership with

the Department of Corrections;

2. Proprietary information of the business submitted to the

Department for the purposes of a corrections industries partnership,

and related confidentiality agreements detailing the information or

records designated as confidential; and

3. The Department of Corrections may not keep confidential

information when and to the extent that the person or entity

submitting the information consents to disclosure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-355 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-355
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Pardon and Parole Board shall make and promulgate such rules

and regulations for the study, hearings, recommendations, and

supervision of all parolees as necessary to carry out the intent of

this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-349.2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-349.2
Hearing officer
Status: in_force

Any hearing pursuant to this act may be before the Administrator

of the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and

Probationers, a deputy of such Administrator or any other person

authorized pursuant to the laws of this state to hear cases of

alleged parole or probation violation, except that no hearing

officer shall be the person making the allegation of violation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-599 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-599
Violation - Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person required to register pursuant to the provisions of

the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act who violates

any provision of the act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by incarceration as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a fine not to exceed Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-508.3 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-508.3
Construction Division
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Construction Division within the

Department of Corrections. The purpose of the division shall be to

provide inmate construction crews for construction projects of the

Department of Corrections.

B. The Director of the Department of Corrections shall adopt

and promulgate such rules as may be necessary to carry out the

duties of the Construction Division and shall appoint a Director of

the division who shall administer the activities of the division.

C. 1. An inmate working for the Construction Division of the

Department of Corrections shall be subject to all rules established

for inmate work by the State Board of Corrections and subject to all

statutes governing the operation of the Construction Division of the

Department of Corrections.

2. Inmates working for the Construction Division are not state

employees, and are specifically forbidden from organizing into

unions or other associations in connection with their work or from

engaging in any strike, work stoppage, slowdown or collective

bargaining process. This prohibition applies to any inmates forming

a union local or similar organization at any Construction Division

project or location; provided, however, it shall not prohibit any

inmate from otherwise achieving or retaining status as a union

member.

3. The claims of the state against an inmate to cover the costs

of incarceration of an inmate shall be prior to the unsecured claims

of any creditor.

4. The authorization for an inmate to work for the Construction

Division is a privilege granted to the inmate by the state which may

be revoked by the Director of the Department of Corrections.

5. As used in paragraph 3 of this subsection, "costs of

incarceration" shall include all costs associated with maintaining

an inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections and shall

include costs paid by the state for medical care for the inmate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-69 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-69
Meals for county jail and correctional facilities
Status: in_force

personnel.

In order to protect the health and safety of certain law

enforcement personnel and the citizens of this state, and to provide

the state with the benefit of proper security within the county

jails and correctional facilities of this state, all jailers, jail

directors, keepers of the jail, sheriffs, deputies, correctional

employees, or any other law enforcement personnel working within the

county jail or correctional facility may, upon the approval of the

sheriff or facility head, be served the same meals served to the

prisoners within such county jail or correctional facility. There

shall be no cost to the law enforcement personnel for such meals.

The county sheriff or facility head shall pay for these meals out of

the funds appropriated to the county sheriffs or the State

Department of Corrections. The county and all of its officers and

agents are hereby prohibited from recouping the cost of such meals

either directly or indirectly or otherwise considering such costs or

their impact when establishing the charges to municipalities for

housing municipal prisoners in the county jail; provided, a

municipality may negotiate the manner of establishing such charges.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528.6 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-528.6
Critical incidents - Paid administrative leave
Status: in_force

When an employee of the Department of Corrections has been

exposed to, but not injured by, a critical work-related incident

such as the death, injury or hostage-taking of another employee, the

Director may, at the Director’s discretion, place the employee on

paid administrative leave for a period not to exceed three (3)

working days or twenty-four (24) hours in a calendar year. The

leave granted pursuant to this section shall not be charged to

annual leave or sick leave.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-5 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-5
Bible furnished for each prisoner - Ministers to have
Status: in_force

access.

The keeper of each prison shall provide, at the expense of the

county or state, as the case may be, for each prisoner under his

charge, who may be able and desirous to read, a copy of the Bible,

or New Testament, to be used by such prisoner during his

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confinement, and any minister of the gospel, disposed to aid in

reforming the prisoners, and instructing them in their moral and

religious duties, shall have access to them at seasonable and proper

times.

R.L. 1910, § 4607.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-359 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-359
Certain employees to become classified and subject to Merit System - Exceptions - Salary
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 6Merit System - Exceptions - Salary increases.

Effective July 1, 1982, all employees of the Oklahoma Pardon and

Parole Board shall become classified employees and subject to the

Merit System of Personnel Administration, except as otherwise

provided by law. All incumbent employees of the Board shall be

classified without the need to pass examinations. Incumbent

employees shall receive not less than an eight percent (8%) wage and

salary increase based on salaries received for the month ending June

30, 1982, pending final classification; provided that salary

increases which fall between steps on the established salary

schedule shall be advanced to the next regular salary step. All

classification procedures shall be completed no later than October

1, 1982, and any salary adjustment which exceeds the salary increase

granted these employees on July 1, 1982, shall be paid retroactive

back to July 1, 1982.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-509.7 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-509.7
Sex-segregated restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping
Status: in_force

quarters — Cause of action.

A. For purposes of this section:

1. “Changing room” means a room or area in which a person may

be in a state of undress while in the presence of others, including

a locker room or shower room;

2. “Covered entity” means an institution or facility operated

by the Department of Corrections or contracted with the Department

of Corrections as provided in Section 502 of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

3. “Multi-occupancy” means a space that is designed to be

utilized by multiple persons simultaneously;

4. “Restroom” means a room that includes one or more toilets or

urinals; and

5. “Sleeping quarters” means a room that contains a bed and in

which more than one individual is housed overnight.

B. 1. A covered entity shall designate each multi-occupancy

restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarters for the exclusive use

of either females or males.

2. Every restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarters within a

covered entity that is designated for use by females or males shall

only be used by members of the designated sex. No individual shall

enter a restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarters that is

designated for members of the opposite sex.

3. A covered entity shall take reasonable steps to provide

individuals with privacy from members of the opposite sex in

restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters.

4. This section shall not apply to an individual who enters a

restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarters designated for members

of the opposite sex in any of the following circumstances:

a. performance of custodial services or maintenance,

b. rendering of medical or law enforcement assistance, or

c. provision of services or aid during a natural disaster

or declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a

serious threat to order and safety.

5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a

covered entity from:

a. adopting policies necessary to accommodate persons

protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act of

1990 or elderly persons in need of aid or assistance,

b. establishing single-occupancy restrooms, changing

rooms, or sleeping quarters, or

c. redesignating a multi-occupancy restroom, changing

room, or sleeping quarters designated for exclusive

use by members of one sex to that of members of the

opposite sex.

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6. The Department of Corrections shall promulgate rules to

administer the provisions of this section.

C. 1. Any individual who accesses a restroom or changing room

for use by members of his or her sex and encounters a person of the

opposite sex in such restroom or changing room has a private cause

of action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the covered

entity that:

a. provided permission to the person of the opposite sex

to use such restroom or changing room, or

b. failed to take reasonable steps to prohibit access of

the restroom or changing room to the person of the

opposite sex.

2. Any individual who is required by the covered entity to

share sleeping quarters with a person of the opposite sex has a

private cause of action for declaratory and injunctive relief

against the covered entity.

3. Any civil action brought against a covered entity pursuant

to this section shall be initiated within two (2) years after the

violation occurred. Any individual aggrieved pursuant to this

section who prevails in court may recover reasonable attorney fees

and court costs from the covered entity.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-539.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-539.1
Methods for selection of vocational or vocational-
Status: in_force

technical programs offered to inmates.

The Department of Corrections, the State Department of

Rehabilitation Services and the State Board of Career and Technology

Education shall use the following priorities and methods of

selection when implementing any program for persons in custody of

the Department of Corrections:

1. The assistance of the Oklahoma Department of Career and

Technology Education or a technology center school within the State

of Oklahoma;

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2. The assistance of a private vocational or vocational-

technical school within the State of Oklahoma;

3. The assistance of a public university, college or junior

college located within the State of Oklahoma;

4. The assistance of a private university or college located

within the State of Oklahoma;

5. The assistance of a private firm located within the State of

Oklahoma; and

6. The assistance from any entity, public or private, located

outside the State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-42 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-42
Common jails used as prisons, when
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 30

The common jails in the several counties in the charge of the

respective sheriffs, shall be used as prisons:

1. For the detention of persons charged with offenses, and duly

committed for trial.

2. For the detention of persons who may be duly committed, to

secure their attendance as witnesses on the trial of any criminal

cause.

3. For the confinement of persons pursuant to a sentence, upon

a conviction for an offense and of all other persons duly committed

for any cause authorized by law.

4. For the confinement of persons who may be sentenced to

imprisonment in the state prison, until they shall be removed

thereto.

R.L. 1910, § 4580.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-217 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-217
Lists of prisoners eligible for public work projects
Status: in_force

Upon approval by the Board of Corrections, the Director shall

determine which prisoners shall be eligible for said public project,

and shall establish and may modify lists of prisoners eligible for

the said public projects. Upon the approval of said project by the

Board of Corrections, the Director may send to the place and at the

time designated the number of prisoners mutually agreed upon as

necessary for the timely completion of said project.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528.7 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-528.7
Hourly wage increase for Department personnel
Status: in_force

Effective July 1, 2019, all personnel of the Department of

Corrections in the following job classifications who were employed

by the state on the last working day of June 2019 shall be awarded

an increase of Two Dollars ($2.00) per hour over their current

hourly wage, or an equivalent amount if not receiving an hourly

wage:

1. Chief of Security;

2. Construction/Maintenance Administrator;

3. Construction/Maintenance Technician;

4. Correctional Case Manager;

5. Correctional Chief of Security;

6. Correctional Records Officer;

7. Correctional Security Manager;

8. Correctional Security Officer;

9. Correctional Unit Assistant;

10. Customer Service Representative;

11. Food Service Manager;

12. Food Service Specialist;

13. Linen and Clothing Specialist;

14. Materiel Management Officer;

15. Materiel Management Specialist;

16. Unit Manager (DOC);

17. Advanced Practice Nurse;

18. Clinical Coordinator;

19. Correctional Health Service Administrator I;

20. Correctional Health Service Administrator II;

21. Correctional Health Service Administrator III;

22. Correctional Health Service Administrator IV;

23. Dental Care Assistant;

24. Dental Hygienist;

25. Dentist;

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26. Health Information Technician;

27. Laboratory Technician;

28. Lead Psychiatrist;

29. Lead Staff Physician II;

30. Licensed Clinical Social Worker;

31. Licensed Practical Nurse;

32. Nursing Manager;

33. Optometrist;

34. Patient Care Assistant;

35. Psychiatrist;

36. Psychological Clinician;

37. Psychologist;

38. Regional Supervising Physician;

39. Registered Nurse;

40. Social Services Specialist; and

41. Staff Physician.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-138v2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-138v2
Earned credits – Eligibility
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, every inmate of a state

correctional institution shall have his or her term of imprisonment

reduced monthly, based upon the class level to which they are

assigned. Earned credits may be subtracted from the total credits

accumulated by an inmate, upon recommendation of the institution’s

disciplinary committee, following due process, and upon approval of

the warden or superintendent. Each earned credit is equivalent to

one (1) day of incarceration. Lost credits may be restored by the

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warden or superintendent upon approval of the classification

committee. If a maximum and minimum term of imprisonment is

imposed, the provisions of this subsection shall apply only to the

maximum term. No deductions shall be credited to any inmate serving

a sentence of life imprisonment; however, a complete record of the

inmate’s participation in work, school, vocational training, or

other approved program shall be maintained by the Department of

Corrections for consideration by the paroling authority. No earned

credit deductions shall be credited or recorded for any inmate

serving any sentence for a criminal act which resulted in the death

of a police officer, a law enforcement officer, an employee of the

Department of Corrections, or an employee of a private prison

contractor and the death occurred while the police officer, law

enforcement officer, employee of the Department of Corrections, or

employee of a private prison contractor was acting within the scope

of his or her employment. No earned credit deductions shall be

credited or recorded for any person who is referred to an

intermediate revocation facility for violating any of the terms and

conditions of probation.

B. The Department of Corrections is directed to develop a

written policy and procedure whereby inmates shall be assigned to

one of four class levels determined by an adjustment review

committee of the facility to which the inmate is assigned. The

policies and procedures developed by the Department shall include,

but not be limited to, written guidelines pertaining to awarding

credits for rehabilitation, obtaining job skills and educational

enhancement, participation in and completion of alcohol/chemical

abuse programs, incentives for inmates to accept work assignments

and jobs, work attendance and productivity, conduct record,

participation in programs, cooperative general behavior, and

appearance. When assigning inmates to a class level, the adjustment

review committee shall consider all aspects of the policy and

procedure developed by the Department including, but not limited to,

the criteria for awarding credits required by this subsection.

C. If an inmate is subject to misconduct, nonperformance, or

disciplinary action, earned credits may be removed according to the

policies and procedures developed by the Department. Earned credits

removed for misconduct, nonperformance, or disciplinary action may

be restored as provided by Department policy, if any.

D. 1. Class levels shall be as follows:

a. Class level 1 shall include inmates not eligible to

participate in class levels 2 through 4, and shall

include, but not be limited to, inmates on escape

status.

b. Class level 2 shall include an inmate who has been

given a work, education, or program assignment, has

received a good evaluation for participation in the

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work, education, or program assignment, and has

received a good evaluation for personal hygiene and

maintenance of living area.

c. Class level 3 shall include an inmate who has been

incarcerated at least three (3) months, has received

an excellent work, education, or program evaluation,

and has received an excellent evaluation for personal

hygiene and maintenance of living area.

d. Class level 4 shall include an inmate who has been

incarcerated at least eight (8) months, has received

an outstanding work, education, or program evaluation,

and has received an outstanding evaluation for

personal hygiene and maintenance of living area.

2. a. Until November 1, 2001, class level corresponding

credits are as follows:

Class 1 - 0 Credits per month;

Class 2 - 22 Credits per month;

Class 3 - 33 Credits per month;

Class 4 - 44 Credits per month.

b. Class level corresponding credits beginning November

1, 2001, for inmates who have ever been convicted as

an adult or a youthful offender or adjudicated

delinquent as a juvenile for a felony offense

enumerated in subsection E of this section are as

follows:

Class 1 - 0 Credits per month;

Class 2 - 22 Credits per month;

Class 3 - 33 Credits per month;

Class 4 - 44 Credits per month.

c. Class level corresponding credits beginning November

1, 2001, for inmates who have never been convicted as

an adult or a youthful offender or adjudicated

delinquent as a juvenile for a felony offense

enumerated in subsection E of this section are as

follows:

Class 1 – 0 Credits per month;

Class 2 – 22 Credits per month;

Class 3 – 45 Credits per month;

Class 4 – 60 Credits per month.

Each inmate shall receive the above specified monthly credits

for the class to which he or she is assigned. In determining the

prior criminal history of the inmate, the Department of Corrections

shall review criminal history records available through the Oklahoma

State Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and

National Crime Information Center to determine the reported felony

convictions of all inmates. The Department of Corrections shall

also review the Office of Juvenile Affairs Juvenile Online Tracking

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System for inmates who were adjudicated delinquent or convicted as a

youthful offender for a crime that would be an offense enumerated in

subsection E of this section.

3. In addition to the criteria established for each class in

paragraph 1 of this subsection, the following requirements shall

apply to each of levels 2 through 4:

a. satisfactory participation in the work, education, or

program assignment at the standard required for the

particular class level,

b. maintenance of a clean and orderly living area and

personal hygiene at the standard required for the

particular class level,

c. cooperative behavior toward facility staff and other

inmates, and

d. satisfactory participation in the requirements of the

previous class level.

4. The evaluation scale for assessing performance shall be as

follows:

a. Outstanding - For inmates who display consistently

exceptional initiative, motivation, and work habits.

b. Excellent - For inmates who display above-average work

habits with only minor errors and rarely perform below

expectations.

c. Good - For inmates who perform in a satisfactory

manner and complete tasks as required, doing what is

expected, with only occasional performance above or

below expectations.

d. Fair - For inmates who may perform satisfactorily for

some periods of time, but whose performance is marked

by obviously deficient and weak areas and could be

improved.

e. Poor - For inmates whose performance is unsatisfactory

and falls below expected and acceptable standards.

E. No person ever convicted as an adult or a youthful offender

or adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile in this state for any felony

offense enumerated in this subsection or a similar felony offense

pursuant to the provisions of another state, the United States, or a

military court shall be eligible for the credits provided by the

provisions of subparagraph c of paragraph 2 of subsection D of this

section. Such enumerated offenses include:

1. Assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous

weapon as defined by Section 645, subsection C of Section 652 of

Title 21, or Section 2-219 of Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Aggravated assault and battery on a police officer, sheriff,

highway patrolman, or any other officer of the law as defined by

Section 650, subsection C of Section 650.2, Section 650.5,

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subsection B of Section 650.6, or subsection C of Section 650.7 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Poisoning with intent to kill as defined by Section 651 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Shooting with intent to kill as defined by Section 652 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Assault with intent to kill as defined by Section 653 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Assault with intent to commit a felony as defined by Section

681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Assaults while masked or disguised as defined by Section

1303 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Entering premises of another while masked as defined by

Section 1302 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Murder in the first degree as defined by Section 701.7 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Solicitation for murder in the first degree as defined by

Section 701.16 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Murder in the second degree as defined by Section 701.8 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Section 711

or 712 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Manslaughter in the second degree as defined by Section 716

or 717 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Kidnapping as defined by Section 741 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Burglary in the first degree as defined by Section 1431 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

16. Burglary with explosives as defined by Section 1441 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

17. Kidnapping for extortion as defined by Section 745 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

18. Maiming as defined by Section 751 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

19. Robbery as defined by Section 791 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Robbery in the first degree as defined by Section 797 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Robbery in the second degree as defined by Section 797 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

22. Armed robbery as defined by Section 801 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

23. Robbery by two or more persons as defined by Section 800 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

24. Robbery with dangerous weapon or imitation firearm as

defined by Section 801 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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25. Any crime against a child provided for in Section 843.5 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

26. Wiring or equipping any vehicle or structure with

explosives as defined by Section 849 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

27. Forcible sodomy as defined by Section 888 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

28. Rape in the first degree as defined by Sections 1111 and

1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

29. Rape in the second degree as defined by Sections 1111 and

1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

30. Rape by instrumentation as defined by Section 1111.1 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

31. Lewd or indecent proposition or lewd or indecent act with a

child as defined by Section 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

32. Sexual battery of a person over 16 as defined by Section

1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

33. Use of a firearm or offensive weapon to commit or attempt

to commit a felony as defined by Section 1287 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

34. Pointing firearms as defined by Section 1289.16 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

35. Rioting as defined by Section 1311 or 1321.8 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

36. Inciting to riot as defined by Section 1320.2 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

37. Arson in the first degree as defined by Section 1401 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

38. Endangering human life during arson as defined by Section

1405 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

39. Injuring or burning public buildings as defined by Section

349 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

40. Sabotage as defined by Section 1262, 1265.4 or 1265.5 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

41. Extortion as defined by Section 1481 or 1486 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

42. Obtaining signature by extortion as defined by Section 1485

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

43. Seizure of a bus, discharging firearm or hurling missile at

bus as defined by Section 1903 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

44. Mistreatment of a vulnerable adult as defined by Section

843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

45. Sex offender providing services to a child as defined by

Section 404.1 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

46. A felony offense of domestic abuse as defined by subsection

C of Section 644 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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47. Prisoner placing body fluid on government employee as

defined by Section 650.9 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

48. Poisoning food or water supply as defined by Section 832 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

49. Trafficking in children as defined by Section 866 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

50. Incest as defined by Section 885 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

51. Procure, produce, distribute, or possess child sexual abuse

material as defined by Section 1021.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

52. Parental consent to child sexual abuse material as defined

by Section 1021.3 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

53. Soliciting minor for indecent exposure as defined by

Section 1021 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

54. Distributing obscene material or child sexual abuse

material as defined by Section 1040.13 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

55. Child sex trafficking as defined by Section 1030 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

56. Procuring a minor for child sex trafficking or other lewd

acts as defined by Section 1087 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

57. Transporting a child under eighteen (18) years of age for

purposes of child sex trafficking as defined by Section 1087 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

58. Inducing a minor to engage in child sex trafficking as

defined by Section 1088 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

59. A felony offense of stalking as defined by subsection D of

Section 1173 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

60. Spread of infectious diseases as defined by Section 1192 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

61. Advocate overthrow of government by force, commit or

attempt to commit acts to overthrow the government, organize or

provide assistance to groups to overthrow the government as defined

by Section 1266, 1266.4 or 1267.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

62. Feloniously discharging a firearm as defined by Section

1289.17A of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

63. Possession, use, manufacture, or threat of incendiary

device as defined by Section 1767.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

64. Causing a personal injury accident while driving under the

influence as defined by Section 11-904 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma

Statutes; or

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65. Using a motor vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a

firearm as defined by Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

F. The policy and procedure developed by the Department of

Corrections shall include provisions for adjustment review

committees of not less than three members for each such committee.

Each committee shall consist of a classification team supervisor who

shall act as chairman, the case manager for the inmate being

reviewed or classified, a correctional officer or inmate counselor,

and not more than two other members, if deemed necessary, determined

pursuant to policy and procedure to be appropriate for the specific

adjustment review committee or committees to which they are

assigned. At least once every four (4) months the adjustment review

committee for each inmate shall evaluate the class level status and

performance of the inmate and determine whether the class level for

the inmate should be changed.

Any inmate who feels aggrieved by a decision made by an

adjustment review committee may utilize normal grievance procedures

in effect with the Department of Corrections and in effect at the

facility in which the inmate is incarcerated.

G. Inmates granted medical leaves for treatment that cannot be

furnished at the penal institution where incarcerated shall be

allowed the time spent on medical leave as time served. Any inmate

placed into administrative segregation for nondisciplinary reasons

by the institution’s administration may be placed in Class 2. The

length of any jail term served by an inmate before being transported

to a state correctional institution pursuant to a judgment and

sentence of incarceration shall be deducted from the term of

imprisonment at the state correctional institution. Inmates

sentenced to the Department of Corrections and detained in a county

jail as a result of the Department’s reception scheduling procedure

shall be awarded earned credits as provided for in subparagraph b of

paragraph 1 of subsection D of this section, beginning on the date

of the judgment and sentence, unless the inmate is convicted of a

misdemeanor or felony committed in the jail while the inmate is

awaiting transport to the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center

or other assessment and reception location determined by the

Director of the Department of Corrections.

H. Additional achievement earned credits for successful

completion of departmentally approved programs or for attaining

goals or standards set by the Department shall be awarded as

follows:

High School Diploma or High School

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Certification of Completion of

Successful completion of

Alcohol/Chemical Abuse Treatment

Program of not less than four (4)

Successful completion of other

Educational Accomplishments or

other programs not specified in

Achievement earned credits are subject to loss and restoration in

the same manner as earned credits. Achievement earned credits for a

high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma may be

attained by an inmate who completes such a program during continuous

custody in a county jail while awaiting trial, sentencing, or

transfer to the custody of the Department of Corrections. To

qualify, an inmate must have been detained in connection with the

case that resulted in his or her prison sentence and there must have

been continuous custody in a county jail for program completion and

transfer to the Department. Upon sentencing and transfer to the

Department, the inmate shall receive achievement earned credits in

the amount specified in this subsection, provided the county jail

documents completion of the program, including the date of

certification earned, on the official jail sentence form. The

official jail sentence form shall accompany the inmate upon transfer

to the Department.

I. The accumulated time of every inmate shall be tallied

monthly and maintained by the institution where the term of

imprisonment is being served. A record of such accumulated time

shall be:

1. Sent to the administrative office of the Department of

Corrections on a quarterly basis; and

2. Provided to the inmate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528.8 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-528.8
Hourly wage increase for Department personnel at certain
Status: in_force

facilities.

A. On the effective date of this act, all personnel of the

Department of Corrections pursuant to subsection C of this section,

who are employed by the state on the last working day of June 2020,

and whose assigned work location on the date is either North Fork

Correctional Center, Oklahoma City Community Correctional Center, or

a facility listed in Section 509 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, shall be awarded an increase of up to Two Dollars ($2.00)

per hour over their current hourly wage, or an equivalent amount if

not receiving an hourly wage.

B. The two-dollar raise as provided for in subsection A of this

section shall be reduced for personnel of the Department of

Corrections by an amount proportional to the raise that was received

pursuant to Enrolled House Bill No. 2771 of the 1st Session of the

57th Oklahoma Legislature.

C. Personnel of the Department of Corrections that qualify

pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section are:

1. Accountant;

2. Accounting Technician;

3. Administrative Assistant;

4. Administrative Programs Officer;

5. Administrative Specialist;

6. Administrative Technician;

7. Alcohol and Drug Counselor;

8. Business Manager;

9. Business Process Analyst;

10. Chaplain;

11. Chief Dental Officer;

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12. Community Corrections Center Director;

13. Correctional Activates Officer;

14. Correctional Training Officer;

15. Deputy Warden;

16. Director of Classification/Population;

17. Electrician;

18. Executive Secretary;

19. Facility Classification Manager;

20. Fleet Specialist;

21. Human Resources Management Specialist;

22. Maintenance Technician;

23. Mechanical Systems Technician;

24. Offender Program Coordinator;

25. Physical Plant Operator;

26. Population Coordinator;

27. Program Facilitator;

28. Program Manager;

29. Secretary;

30. Substance Abuse Program Coordinator;

31. Warden; and

32. Wastewater Treatment Operator.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-332.16v2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-332.16v2
Time for Governor to act on parole recommendation –
Status: in_force

Exceptions.

A. No recommendation to the Governor for parole shall remain

under consideration and in the possession of that office for a time

longer than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days. Except as

provided for in subsection B of this section, if upon expiration of

the thirty-day time period no action is taken by the Governor to

grant or deny parole, the recommendation for parole shall be deemed

granted.

B. The Governor shall be required to review each parole

recommendation and shall grant or deny parole for persons convicted

of the following crimes:

1. Assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous or

deadly weapon as provided in Sections 645 and 652 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Aggravated assault and battery on a police officer, sheriff,

highway patrolman, or any other officer of the law as provided in

Sections 650, 650.2, 650.5, 650.6 and 650.7 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Poisoning with intent to kill as provided in Section 651 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Shooting with intent to kill as provided in Section 652 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Assault with intent to kill as provided in Section 653 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Assault with intent to commit a felony as provided in

Section 681 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Assaults while masked or disguised as provided in Section

1303 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

8. Murder in the first degree as provided in Section 701.7 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

9. Murder in the second degree as provided in Section 701.8 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

10. Manslaughter in the first degree as provided in Section 711

or 712 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

11. Manslaughter in the second degree as provided in Sections

716 and 717 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

12. Kidnapping as provided in Section 741 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

13. Burglary in the first degree as provided in Section 1431 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

14. Burglary with explosives as provided in Section 1441 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

15. Kidnapping for extortion as provided in Section 745 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

16. Maiming as provided in Section 751 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

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17. Robbery as provided in Section 791 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

18. Robbery in the first degree as provided in Section 797 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

19. Robbery in the second degree as provided in Section 797 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

20. Robbery by two or more persons as provided in Section 800

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

21. Robbery with dangerous weapon or imitation firearm as

provided in Section 801 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

22. Child abuse as provided in Section 843.5 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

23. Wiring any equipment, vehicle or structure with explosives

as provided in Section 849 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

24. Forcible sodomy as provided in Section 888 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

25. Rape in the first degree as provided in Sections 1111 and

1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

26. Rape in the second degree as provided in Sections 1111 and

1114 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

27. Rape by instrumentation as provided in Section 1111.1 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

28. Lewd or indecent proposition or lewd or indecent act with a

child as provided in Section 1123 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

29. Use of a firearm or offensive weapon to commit or attempt

to commit a felony as provided in Section 1287 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

30. Pointing firearms as provided in Section 1289.16 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

31. Rioting as provided in Sections 1311 and 1321.8 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

32. Inciting to riot as provided in Section 1320.2 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

33. Arson in the first degree as provided in Section 1401 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

34. Injuring or burning public buildings as provided in Section

349 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

35. Sabotage as provided in Sections 1262, 1265.4 and 1265.5 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

36. Criminal syndicalism as provided in Section 1261 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

37. Extortion as provided in Sections 1481 and 1486 of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes;

38. Obtaining signature by extortion as provided in Section

1485 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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39. Seizure of a bus, discharging firearm or hurling missile at

bus as provided in Section 1903 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

40. Mistreatment of a mental patient as provided in Section

843.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

41. Using a vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a weapon as

provided in Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

42. Aggravated drug trafficking as provided in Section 2-415 of

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

43. Racketeering as provided in Section 1403 of Title 22 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

44. Offenses of public corruption such as bribery of public

officials as provided in Section 381 or 382 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

45. Embezzlement of public money as provided in Section 1451 et

seq. of Title 21 or Section 641 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

46. Failure to pay and collect tax as provided in Section 1361

or 2385.3 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

47. Conspiracy to defraud the state as provided in Section 424

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

48. Child pornography as provided in Section 1021.2 or 1021.3

or defined in Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

49. Child sex trafficking as defined by Section 1030 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

50. Abuse of a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 10-103 of

Title 43A of the Oklahoma Statutes;

51. Terrorism crimes, including biochemical assault as provided

in Section 1268 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

52. Trafficking of children as provided in Section 865 et seq.

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or

53. Trafficking of humans as provided in Section 748 et seq. of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. When the Pardon and Parole Board makes a recommendation for

a compassionate parole pursuant to subsection B of Section 332.18 of

this title, the Board shall forward all relevant documentation to

the Governor within four (4) business days of the parole review of

the inmate. Upon receipt, the Governor shall have four (4) business

days to grant or deny the compassionate parole.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-38 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-38
Jail reimbursement rate - Reimbursement for medical
Status: in_force

expenses.

The Department of Corrections shall reimburse any county which

is required to retain an inmate pursuant to subsection F of Section

37 of this title in an amount not to exceed Thirty-two Dollars

($32.00) per day for each inmate during such period of retention,

unless the actual daily cost exceeds Thirty-two Dollars ($32.00).

If the actual daily cost as determined by the county exceeds Thirty-

two Dollars ($32.00), the county shall notify the Department of

Corrections of the actual daily cost no later than September 30. If

the county’s actual daily cost is accepted by the Department, such

amount shall be the reimbursement rate for the county beginning the

next fiscal year. If the Department rejects the county’s actual

daily cost application, the actual daily cost reimbursement shall be

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determined by the State Auditor and Inspector and shall be imposed

beginning the next fiscal year. The Department shall distribute the

reimbursement on a monthly basis upon receipt and approval of a

billing statement from the county. The county shall use the

reimbursement to defray expenses of equipping and maintaining the

jail and payment of personnel. The Department of Corrections shall

reimburse the county for the emergency medical care for physical

injury or illness of the inmate retained under this section if the

injury or illness is directly related to the incarceration and the

county is required by law to provide such care for inmates in the

jail. The Department shall not pay fees for medical care in excess

of the rates established for Medicaid providers. The state shall

not be liable for medical charges in excess of the Medicaid

scheduled rate. The Department may accept any inmate required to

have extended medical care upon application of the county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-515 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-515
Probation-parole officers
Status: in_force

All probation-parole officers shall be deemed peace officers and

shall possess the powers granted by law to peace officers.

Probation-parole officers shall meet all of the training and

qualifications for peace officers required by Section 3311 of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Qualifications for probation-parole

officers shall be good character and a bachelor’s degree from an

accredited college or university including at least twenty-four (24)

credit hours in any combination of psychology, sociology, social

work, criminology, education, criminal justice administration,

penology or police science.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-510A — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-510A
Department of Corrections Offender Management System
Status: in_force

Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Department

of Corrections Offender Management System Revolving Fund". The fund

shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,

and shall consist of all monies directed for deposit by law. All

monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated

and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of Corrections

for the purpose of implementing and administering an offender

management system. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon

warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as

prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-563 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-563
Correctional facilities - Creation or construction -
Status: in_force

Approval of Legislature - Inmate work centers - Location.

A. Except as otherwise authorized by Section 183 of Title 73 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, before any correctional facility other than

an inmate work center as authorized in subsection B of this section

or an inmate drug offender work camp, whether within the Department

of Corrections or within any other state agency, may be created or

any construction performed which may significantly increase, extend

or expand the present facility, such creation or construction shall

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be approved by the Legislature. Correctional facilities owned or

operated by private prison contractors shall not be deemed to be

within the Department of Corrections or other state agency.

B. The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to

establish inmate work centers in locations where a need for labor to

conduct public work projects is determined. The Department shall

select the inmate work center locations based on objective

comparisons of interested communities in accordance with procedures

and criteria established by the Department of Corrections. The

procedures, selection criteria and decision case analysis shall be

made available to the public upon request.

C. No state, county or municipal correctional facility

including any inmate work center, inmate drug offender work camp,

inmate halfway house, inmate transitional living center and any

other place where state, county or municipal inmates are housed

shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any public or

private elementary or secondary school nor within two thousand five

hundred (2,500) feet of any secure facility for juveniles. The

provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any inmate work

center, inmate drug offender work camp, inmate halfway house, inmate

transitional living center and any other place where state, county

or municipal inmates are housed established prior to May 20, 1994.

Provided, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to

state, county, or municipal correctional facilities that are granted

permission to operate within the areas restricted by this subsection

by a majority vote of the following entities:

1. The district board of education of each school district with

an affected school; and

2. The governing body of each affected private school.

D. In addition to the restrictions outlined in subsection C of

this section, following the effective date of this act, no privately

owned inmate halfway house or inmate transitional living center

shall be located in a residential neighborhood inside the corporate

limits of a municipality, or a county with planning and/or zoning

commissions created pursuant to law, without approval from the local

entity with authority over zoning requirements.

E. In any county with a population of two hundred fifty

thousand (250,000) or more, as determined by the latest Federal

Decennial Census, the Department of Corrections shall not cause,

permit or require any inmate in the custody of the Department or

cause, permit or require any offender under the supervision of the

Department to enter, remain or be present in any Department of

Corrections facility located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a

private or public elementary or secondary school, or on the grounds

of such a facility, for any activities involving or relating to

processing, training, instructing, interviewing, counseling,

reporting, conferring, imposing discipline, reviewing or

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adjudicating or any correctional function requiring or permitting

the presence of the offender, except offenders may be employed in

construction, maintenance or janitorial activities in or on the

structures or grounds while under supervision of a correctional

employee. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any

facility established or acquired by the Department of Corrections

prior to May 20, 1994.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-513.3 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-513.3
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 57-513.3v1 (HB 2364, Laws 2025, c. 96, § 1)

OS 57-513.3v2 (SB 216, Laws 2025, c. 137, § 3)
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-213 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-213
Sending qualified prisoners to requisitioning institution
Status: in_force

-Limited clemency - Receipts - Return of prisoners.

Upon being directed to do so by the Director of Corrections or

the designee of the Director, the appropriate warden or

superintendent shall send to the institution for which the

requisition was made, current qualified prisoners to perform the

services found by the Director or the designee to be needed at such

institution, and shall furnish the names of such prisoners to the

State Pardon and Parole Board for the purpose of securing limited

clemency for such prisoners for the performance of services at such

institution. Any such prisoner shall be returned to the institution

from which he was sent, upon order of the Director or the designee

or the head of such institution, either with or without notice, and

the return of a prisoner shall be compulsory for a violation of any

law or a violation of his parole agreement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-48 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-48
Jail register
Status: in_force

The sheriff, or other officers performing the duties of sheriff

of each county in this state shall procure at the expense of the

county a suitable book, or computer record that shall be considered

the original for all purposes, to be called the jail register, in

which the said sheriff, by himself or his jailer, shall enter:

1. The name of each prisoner with the date and cause of his

commitment, and the authority committing him; and, if committed for

a criminal offense, a description of his person;

2. The date or manner of his discharge or escape, as the case

may be;

3. What sickness, if any, has prevailed in the jail during the

year, and if known what were the causes of such disease;

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4. The habits of the prisoners as to personal cleanliness, diet

and order;

5. The means furnished prisoners of literary, moral and

religious instruction, and of labor; and

6. All other matters required by said rules, or in the

discretion of such sheriff deemed proper; and the said sheriff, or

other officers performing the duties of sheriff, shall carefully

keep and preserve the said jail register or computer record in the

office of the jailer of his county, and at the expiration of such

office shall deliver the same to his successor in office.

R.L. 1910, § 4586. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 367, § 1, emerg. eff.

June 9, 1994.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-533 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-533
Centralized food buying - Management of agricultural and
Status: in_force

livestock services.

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall develop and

promulgate a policy that will centralize, at the Department of

Corrections, the procurement of all items of food supplies, other

than fresh food local buys, for all institutions within the

Department of Corrections. The Department shall manage all

agricultural and livestock services so the maximum quantity and

quality of fruit, vegetables, herbs, grasses, seeds, meat, poultry,

eggs and dairy products are produced for institutional consumption

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with inmate or volunteer labor, which may include, but shall not be

limited to, any type of work release labor, community or

intermediate sanctions labor, jail labor or otherwise. Any excess

food or product produced shall be sold at competitive prices to the

public or private markets or sold or traded with other states or

political subdivisions or state and local agencies for goods and

services beneficial to the Department, this state, its political

subdivisions, jails or any state or local agency of this state. The

agricultural services division of the Oklahoma State University

shall provide services to the Department for improved land

utilization and product and livestock enhancements at least

annually. The Department shall develop a detailed plan to implement

the provisions of this section and shall submit the plan to the

Legislature by January 15 of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-68 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-68
Jail facilities operated by private prison contractor -
Status: in_force

Application of state law.

A. Except as otherwise provided, any state law governing jails

shall apply to jail facilities operated by a private prison

contractor.

B. Any offense which would be a crime if committed within a

county jail also shall be a crime if committed in a jail facility

operated by a private prison contractor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-18 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-18
Calendar of United States prisoners
Status: in_force

Before every stated term of the United States court, to be held

within this state, the said sheriffs, jailers and prison keepers

shall make out, under oath, a calendar of prisoners in their

custody, under the authority of the United States, with the date of

their commitment, by whom committed, and for what offense, and

transmit the same to the judge of the district court of the United

States for their district, and at the end of every six (6) months

they shall transmit to the United States marshal of their district,

for allowance and payment of their account, if any, against the

United States, for the support and keeping of such prisoners, as

aforesaid.

R.L. 1910, § 4621.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-53 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-53
Monthly inspections
Status: in_force

The sheriff or designated employee shall visit the county jail

in person and inquire into the condition of each prisoner at least

once each month and it shall be the duty of the sheriff or

designated employee to comply with all standards promulgated

pursuant to the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act.

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R.L. 1910, § 4591. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 22, eff. July 1,

1978; Laws 1994, c. 367, § 3, emerg. eff. June 9, 1994; Laws 2025,

c. 11, § 14, emerg. eff. April 28, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-563.4 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-563.4
Transitional living facility – Location — Notification -
Status: in_force

Definition.

A. No transitional living facility that houses sex offenders or

persons convicted of a capital offense shall be located within two

thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of any public or private

elementary or secondary school, secure facility for juveniles or

residential neighborhood. Prior to the establishment of any

transitional living facility, the proposed operator shall be

required to notify and obtain written authorization to establish and

operate the facility from the governing body of the municipality in

which the center is to be located or, if the facility is not to be

located within the incorporated limits of a municipality, from the

board of county commissioners of the county in which the facility is

to be located. Notification shall consist of the operator mailing a

certified letter to every elected city council member, every elected

state legislative member, and every county commissioner within the

jurisdiction in which the facility shall be located. The written

notice shall be mailed not less than thirty (30) days prior to the

date of any meeting or public hearing before a city planning

commission, city council or board of county commissioners where the

proposed transitional living facility may be considered. The

written notice shall clearly state that the operator seeks to obtain

written authorization from the governing body of the jurisdiction to

establish and operate a transitional living facility and whether the

facility intends to house any sex offender or person convicted of a

capital offense. The provisions of this section shall not apply to

any transitional living facility established prior to May 3, 2005.

B. For purposes of this section, "transitional living facility"

means those facilities that do not have a contract with the

Department of Corrections or another agency of this state, or any

political subdivision of this state, to provide living space for

persons who are under the custody of the Department of Corrections

and whose primary function is to provide housing assistance and

related social services for individuals who are transitioning from

previous incarceration in a county jail, state, or federal facility

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to the community or are otherwise in need of temporary housing

assistance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-332.6 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-332.6
Administration of oaths
Status: in_force

The Chairman and members of the Pardon and Parole Board and the

Executive Revocation Hearing Officers shall have the authority, and

are empowered, to administer oaths to witnesses appearing before the

Pardon and Parole Board at any meeting of said Board or any

executive parole revocation hearing.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-38.3 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-38.3
Reimbursement and payment for medical care and treatment
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

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1. "Emergency care" means the medical or surgical care

necessary to treat the sudden onset of a potentially life- or limb-

threatening condition or symptom;

2. "Dental emergency" means acute problems in the mouth

exhibiting symptoms of pain, swelling, bleeding or elevation of

temperature; and

3. "Mental health emergency" means a person exhibiting behavior

due to mental illness that may be an immediate threat to others or

himself or herself that renders the person incapable of caring for

himself or herself.

B. The Department of Corrections shall reimburse health care

providers for medical care and treatment for inmates retained in

county jails after a certified copy of a judgment and sentence has

been entered pursuant to the provisions of Section 980 of Title 22

of the Oklahoma Statutes or pursuant to the provisions of Section

988.12 or 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Health care

providers that are in the network established by the Department of

Corrections in conjunction with the State and Education Employees

Group Insurance Board shall be reimbursed according to the fee

schedule established for that network. Health care providers that

are out of network shall be reimbursed according to the Oklahoma

Medicaid Fee Schedule. Prior to obtaining nonemergency care outside

the county jail facility, authorization must be received from the

Department of Corrections. For any emergency care, dental emergency

or mental health emergency care obtained outside the county jail

facility, the Department of Corrections must be notified within

twenty-four (24) hours. The Department of Corrections is hereby

authorized to reject claims if proper notification has not been

provided.

C. The sheriff shall be responsible for providing and paying

for medical, dental and mental health care screening when an inmate

is admitted, routine sick calls within the county jail and access to

on-site physician services as is routinely provided for all inmates

in the custody of the sheriff and as provided by Section 52 of this

title.

D. The Department of Corrections shall pay the pharmacy

provider for medications provided to inmates retained in county

jails after a certified copy of a judgment and sentence has been

entered pursuant to the provisions of Section 980 of Title 22 of the

Oklahoma Statutes or pursuant to the provisions of Section 988.12 or

991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If the pharmacy

provider is a Medicaid provider, the pharmacy provider must bill the

Department at Medicaid rates. The county jail shall be responsible

for paying for any medications that are not listed on the Department

of Corrections formulary, unless the county jail receives a written

exception from the Department.

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E. Dental and mental health care shall be provided through the

designated host facility of the Department of Corrections for

inmates retained in county jails after a certified copy of a

judgment and sentence has been entered pursuant to the provisions of

Section 980 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes or pursuant to the

provisions of Section 988.12 or 991a-2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. Each county jail is encouraged to work with local

community mental health centers to provide necessary medications and

emergency services that would be reimbursed pursuant to the

provisions of this subsection.

F. The sheriff shall be responsible for transportation and

security of inmates to all outside health care appointments

including host facilities of the Department of Corrections.

G. Neither the Department of Corrections nor the sheriff shall

be responsible for the cost of health care while an inmate is on

escape status or for any injury incurred while on escape status.

H. The Department of Corrections shall not be responsible for

payment of health care of inmates housed in the county jail under

the following circumstances:

1. Prior to entry of a certified judgment and sentence pursuant

to the provisions of Section 980 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

2. When an inmate is detained in the county jail pursuant to a

writ of habeas corpus;

3. When an inmate is detained in the county jail for additional

cases pending after a certified copy of the judgment and sentence

has been entered;

4. When an inmate is detained in the county jail and his or her

status is on hold for another jurisdiction; or

5. When an inmate is detained in the county jail and the inmate

is sentenced to county jail time only.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-4 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-4
Jails to be kept clean - Care of prisoners
Status: in_force

The person responsible for administration of a jail shall see

that the jail is constantly kept in a clean and healthful condition,

and shall see that strict attention is constantly paid to the

personal cleanliness of all the prisoners in his custody.

R.L. 1910, § 4606. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 15, eff. July 1,

1978.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-510.8 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-510.8
Priority of placement - Refusal to participate - Waiver
Status: in_force

of educational requirements.

A. The Department of Corrections shall implement procedures to

ensure that priority for placement of eligible inmates in education

programs be given to inmates lacking basic literacy skills and to

inmates closest to their projected release dates.

B. Any incarcerated inmate that refuses to participate in

recommended education programs shall be ineligible for earned

credits as provided in Section 138.1 of this title and shall

jeopardize the eligibility of the inmate for parole or participation

in the Preparole Conditional Supervision Program.

C. Any eligible inmate who has not achieved the educational

proficiency level established in Section 510.7 of this title, prior

to the date of eligibility for parole or preparole conditional

supervision, shall be required by the Pardon and Parole Board to

participate in education programs approved by the Board to achieve

the proficiency level or, at the discretion of the Board, to obtain

a high school equivalency diploma as a condition of parole or

preparole conditional supervision. If education programs are not

available in the community where the inmate resides, or if the Board

finds that the educational requirements would be a financial

hardship on the inmate or that the inmate is not physically able to

participate, the Board may waive the educational requirement set

forth in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-214.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-214.1
High-voltage electric security fence system - Liability
Status: in_force

of electricity provider and parts suppliers.

A. The Department of Corrections may design and install high-

voltage electrified security fence systems at all existing and

proposed medium and maximum security prisons. At the time of

installation there shall be posted universal danger signs on all

sides of the system clearly visible to inmates and the public and

also displaying in English the warning "Deadly Voltage”. The

installation of these electric fence systems shall be between

double, twelve-foot high, security perimeter fences, with the

exception of those locations where a building or wall constitutes a

part of the security perimeter.

B. A provider of electricity for the electric fence system

authorized by this section or the providers of parts for

construction of the system shall not be liable for any accident,

injury or death which may occur as a result of the construction or

operation of the system, unless the accident, injury or death was

caused by the gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of

the provider or the provider’s employee or agent.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-517 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-517
Probation violators
Status: in_force

A. A Probation and Parole Officer, upon information sufficient

to give the officer reasonable grounds to believe that a probationer

has been charged with or found guilty of committing a felony or

misdemeanor offense, or has escaped from custody as provided in

Section 443 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall notify the

Department. If it is determined that the facts justify revocation

action, the Department shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the

probationer and the warrant shall have the force and effect of any

warrant of arrest issued by a district court in this state. A

probationer shall, after arrest, be immediately incarcerated in the

nearest county jail or intermediate sanctions facility to await

action by the court as to whether the probation will be revoked.

B. A Probation and Parole Officer, upon information sufficient

to give the officer reasonable grounds to believe that a probationer

has violated the terms or conditions of probation, may notify the

Department. If it is determined that the facts justify disciplinary

sanctions, the Department shall issue a warrant for the arrest of

the probationer and the warrant shall have the force and effect of

any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in this state. The

probationer shall, after arrest, be immediately incarcerated in the

nearest county jail or intermediate sanction facility to await

action by the court as to whether disciplinary sanctions shall be

imposed. Upon approval of the court and the Department of

Corrections, the probationer shall be placed in an intermediate

revocation facility for disciplinary sanction and intensive

programmatic services in lieu of a first revocation. Repeated

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violations by the probationer of the terms and conditions of

probation may result in a revocation proceeding.

C. Any probationer for whom a warrant for arrest issues as

provided in subsection A of this section may, at the discretion of

the court, be placed in an intermediate sanctions facility pending

or following any action by the court as to revocation of probation

or required additional conditions to remain on probation. A

probationer may be processed by the Department on an expedited basis

through any facility serving such purpose or may be processed

directly by the intermediate sanctions facility.

D. Nothing in this section shall preclude a district attorney

from initiating an application to revoke a suspended sentence

pursuant to subsection A of this section without a recommendation

from the Department or from initiating an application to revoke a

suspended sentence and referring the person to an intermediate

revocation facility without a recommendation from the Department

pursuant to subsection B of this section, when the district attorney

believes that competent evidence justifies the revocation of the

suspended sentence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-96 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-96
Foreign convicted offenders - Transfer or exchange
Status: in_force

If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign

country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders

to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor

may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty,

authorize the Director of the Department of Corrections to consent

to the transfer or exchange of offenders and take any other action

necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-332.1A — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-332.1A
Training for the members of the Pardon and Parole
Status: in_force

Board.

A. Each member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall receive at

least twelve (12) hours of training for the first year and six (6)

hours of training per year thereafter on matters relating to the

duties of the Board. The training shall be provided by personnel of

the Pardon and Parole Board.

B. Each member of the Pardon and Parole Board shall complete

annual training based on guidance from organizations that provide

training and technical assistance related to the probation and

parole process. Annual training curriculum shall include, but not

be limited to, identifying, understanding and targeting criminogenic

needs, the principles of effective intervention, core correctional

practices and how to support and encourage offender behavior change.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-549 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-549
Powers and duties of State Board of Corrections
Status: reserved

A. The State Board of Corrections shall have the following

powers and duties with respect to the operation of prison

industries, the Construction Division of the Department of

Corrections, and administration of inmate trust funds:

1. The power to make leases or other contracts consistent with

the operation of prison industries, and to set aside land or

facilities for the use of such industry;

2. The power to establish conditions for expenditures by the

Department of Corrections from the Industries Revolving Fund;

3. The power to negotiate wages and working conditions on

behalf of prisoners working in prison industries or prisoners

working in the Construction Division. Pay grades for the

Construction Division “on-the-job training” inmate crews shall be as

follows:

a. Pay Grade “A” - Inmate Worker,

b. Pay Grade “B” - Inmate Worker,

c. Pay Grade “C” - Apprentice, and

d. Pay Grade “D” - Skilled Craft;

4. The power to collect wages and other receipted funds on

behalf of the inmate, to apportion inmate wages and funds in

accordance with the law; and the duty to preserve those wages and

funds reserved for the inmate in an account for his or her benefit,

and to establish procedures by which the inmate can draw funds from

this account under the conditions and limitations and for the

purposes allowed by law;

5. The duty to establish the percentages of such wages which

shall be available for apportionment to inmate mandatory savings; to

the inmate for his or her personal use; to the lawful dependents of

the inmate, if any; to the victim of the inmate’s crime; for payment

of creditors; for payment of costs and expenses for criminal actions

against such inmate; and to the Department of Corrections for costs

of incarceration. Provided, that not less than twenty percent (20%)

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of such wages shall be placed in an account, and shall be payable to

the prisoner upon his or her discharge; however, inmates with a

sentence of life or life without the possibility of parole shall be

exempt from this provision. Funds from this account may be used by

the inmate for fees or costs in filing a civil or criminal action as

defined in Section 151 et seq. of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes

or for federal action pursuant to Section 1911 et seq. of Title 28

of the United States Code, 28 U.S.C., Section 1911 et seq.;

6. The power to invest funds held by the Department of

Corrections on behalf of each inmate in an interest-bearing account

with the interest accruing and payable to the Crime Victims

Compensation Revolving Fund, as provided in Section 142.17 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The interest from each inmate’s

savings account shall be payable to the Crime Victims Compensation

Revolving Fund, at such intervals as may be determined by the Board,

in addition to any other payments to such fund required by the

inmate’s sentence or otherwise by law. An inmate shall not have the

right, use, or control of any interest derived from any funds placed

in a mandatory savings account;

7. The power to invest funds held by the Department of

Corrections on behalf of each inmate in a commingled offender

interest-bearing account held by the Office of the State Treasurer.

The State Treasurer shall post interest to this account monthly.

The Department of Corrections, at such intervals as may be

determined by the Board, will credit interest to the inmate based on

the pro rata account balance of the inmate. Deposits into the

inmate interest-bearing account will only be allowed when the trust

fund draw account of the inmate has a balance in excess of One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Inmate mandatory savings account

balances will not be used to determine the eligibility of the inmate

to participate in the interest-bearing savings account. Inmates who

participate in the interest-bearing account will only be allowed to

transfer funds from their interest-bearing account to their draw

account once every ninety (90) days. All inmate transfers from the

interest-bearing account of the inmate to the draw account of the

inmate must be approved by appropriate Department staff prior to

transfer. All transfers of funds from an inmate interest-bearing

account to external recipients must be reviewed and approved by

appropriate Department staff prior to transfer. The Department will

define in policy those rules and procedures that govern inmate

interest-bearing account deposits and funds transfers; and

8. The power to invest canteen system, offender restitution,

and other offender-related collections by the Department of

Corrections in a commingled interest-bearing account held by the

Office of the State Treasurer and invested as prescribed by Section

89.2 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The State Treasurer

shall post interest to this account monthly. By the fifteenth day

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of each month, the proportionate share of the interest from the

canteen system, offender restitution, and other offender-related

collections, excluding that portion of the interest payable to the

Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund and any interest payable

to inmates for the inmate interest-bearing account, shall be

remitted to the State Treasurer from the Department of Corrections

for deposit into the General Revenue Fund.

B. The State Board of Corrections shall cause to be placed in

an account income from the inmate’s employment and any other income

or benefits accruing to or payable to and for the benefit of the

inmate, including any workers’ compensation or Social Security

benefits.

1. From this account the State Board of Corrections may charge

for costs of incarceration any inmate working in private prison

industries or any other inmate for costs of incarceration not to

exceed fifty percent (50%) of any deposits made to such account,

unless such deposits were from a workers’ compensation benefit.

2. From this account, the State Board of Corrections may charge

any inmate for costs of incarceration, an amount equivalent to one

hundred percent (100%) of any deposits from a workers’ compensation

benefit to such account.

3. The Department of Corrections shall pay into the Crime

Victims Compensation Revolving Fund, as provided in Section 142.17

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, an amount equal to five

percent (5%) of the gross wages earned by inmates working in a

private prison industries program, the amount to be paid from the

amount deducted for cost of incarceration.

4. Withdrawals and deposits shall be made according to rules

and regulations established by the State Board of Corrections.

C. The Department of Corrections may assess costs of

incarceration against all inmates. Such costs shall be a debt of

the inmate owed to the Department of Corrections and may be

collected as provided by law for collection of any other civil debt.

In addition to the provisions of this section authorizing

expenditure of inmate trust funds for costs of incarceration, any

monies received for costs of incarceration shall be deposited in the

Department of Corrections Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-631 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-631
Renumbered as § 2-312.1 of Title 43A by Laws 2023, c. 201,
Status: in_force

§ 5, eff. July 1, 2023.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-357 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-357
Professional investigators - Qualifications - Waiver -
Status: in_force

Attorneys.

Professional investigators shall have a four-year degree from an

accredited college or university, with a major in psychology,

sociology, criminal justice or related areas of study. Provided

that the agency may, at its discretion, waive the requirement of a

specific major and may substitute criminal justice experience for

the requirement of a major in psychology, sociology, criminal

justice or related areas of study.

Provided, however, nothing in this act shall disqualify any

persons currently holding the position of investigator from

continuing to act in that capacity.

At least one of the employees of the Office of the Pardon and

Parole Board shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the

State of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-513.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-513.1
Petty cash fund
Status: in_force

To satisfy the requirements of subsections A and B of Section

513 of this title, and to timely acquire goods and services that

cannot be secured through normal purchasing and invoice processes,

there is hereby created a petty cash fund within the Department of

Corrections. The Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services and the Director of the Department of

Corrections are authorized to fix the maximum amount of the petty

cash fund, and the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services shall prescribe the rules and procedures for the

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administration of the petty cash fund. The Department of

Corrections is directed to develop a written policy to specify which

units, facilities and institutions within the Department are

authorized to make disbursements from the petty cash fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-563.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-563.1
Location of private prison facilities - Restrictions
Status: in_force

A. The location of any prison facility which is not operated by

the Department of Corrections, a county, or a city:

1. Shall be subject to the nondiscriminatory zoning ordinances

of the town or city in which located; and

2. Is specifically prohibited within one (1) mile of any public

or private elementary or secondary school. The provision of this

paragraph shall not apply to:

a. any private medium secure juvenile facility which was

established and housed juveniles prior to July 1,

1999,

b. any prison facility which was used as a prison

facility prior to the establishment of a public or

private elementary or secondary school within the one-

mile radius of the prison facility as long as the

prison facility remains in continuous use as a prison,

c. any prison or juvenile facility established within the

prohibited distance from a private elementary or

secondary school prior to May 20, 1994, or within the

prohibited distance from a public elementary or

secondary school prior to July 1, 1987,

d. any other juvenile facilities, or

e. a correctional facility not operated by the Department

of Corrections that is granted permission to operate

within the areas restricted by this subsection by a

majority vote of the following entities:

(1) the district board of education of each school

district with an affected school, and

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(2) the equivalent governing body of each affected

private school.

B. The distance indicated in this section shall be measured

from the nearest property line of the school to the nearest property

line of the prison facility.

C. 1. Prior to the establishment of any prison facility which

is not operated by the Department of Corrections, a private prison

contractor shall obtain written authorization to establish the

facility from the governing body of any municipality in which the

facility is to be located, or if the facility is not to be located

within the incorporated limits of a municipality, from the board of

county commissioners of the county in which the facility is to be

located.

2. The authorization shall be submitted to the Board of

Corrections before any contract between the Department of

Corrections and the private prison contractor is awarded.

D. The term “prison or prison facility” means any facility

operated by a private prison contractor as such term is defined in

Section 502 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-528
Employees - Duties and compensation
Status: in_force

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The Director of the Department of Corrections shall appoint and

fix the duties and compensation of employees necessary to carry out

the duties imposed upon the Department of Corrections by law. The

State Board of Corrections shall appoint the Director of the

Department of Corrections with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The salary of the Director shall be set by the Legislature in the

annual appropriation bill.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-95 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-95
Delivery of sentenced person by sheriff or detention center
Status: in_force

- Receipts.

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A. Any person convicted of an offense against the laws of this

state and sentenced to imprisonment that is not to be served in a

county jail shall be transported by the sheriff of the county where

the person is sentenced, or transported by a designated

representative of the sheriff, to the Department of Corrections at

the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or other location

designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.

B. Any person convicted of an offense against the laws of this

state and sentenced to imprisonment that is not to be served in a

county jail and who is not housed in a county jail shall be

transported by the detention center, or transported by a designated

representative of the detention center, to the Department of

Corrections at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or

other location designated by the Director of the Department of

Corrections.

C. The sheriff shall deliver the person to the Department at

such center together with:

1. A certified copy of the judgment and sentence from the court

ordering such imprisonment, unless the judgment and sentence

previously has been sent electronically by an authorized clerk of

the court;

2. A certificate setting forth the number of days served in the

county jail after the pronouncement of judgment and rendering of

sentence for the offenses committed;

3. A copy of any medical, dental, or mental health records of

the defendant for conditions reviewed or treated while in the

custody of the sheriff;

4. Any medication or medical or dental device prescribed for

the defendant while in the custody of the sheriff or for a

preexisting condition; and

5. A copy of the presentence investigation report, if a report

was prepared.

D. The Department of Corrections shall give the sheriff a

receipt for each person received into the custody of the Department.

The receipt shall be filed by the sheriff in the office of the clerk

of the court where the sentence was made.

E. The Department of Corrections shall reimburse the

transporting agency as follows:

1. Mileage from the county sheriff's office to the appropriate

reception center and back to the county sheriff's office; and

2. Hourly wage reimbursement for the transporting officer for

the hours of transport travel and time spent at the reception center

based on the transporting officer's normal hourly wage.

Reimbursement shall not exceed Thirty Dollars ($30.00) an hour per

officer. Documentation of the officer's hourly wage shall accompany

all reimbursement requests to the Department.

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The Department of Corrections shall have the authority to

promulgate rules and forms for the reimbursement procedures provided

in this section.

The Department of Corrections shall submit a quarterly report to

the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the

House of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Committee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-2
Prohibition against intoxicating beverages in jails
Status: in_force

No sheriff, jailer or keeper of any jail shall, under any

pretense, give, sell or deliver to any person committed to any jail

for any cause whatever, any spirituous liquor, or any mixed liquor,

part of which is spirituous, or any wine, cider or strong beer,

under the penalties prescribed by the prohibition law of this state,

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unless a physician shall certify in writing that the health of such

prisoner requires it, in which case he may be allowed the quantity

prescribed and no more.

R.L. 1910, § 4604. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 14, eff. July 1,

1978.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-22 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-22
Receiving compensation for providing goods or services for
Status: in_force

benefit of inmate – Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any detention

officer, deputy sheriff, or other person employed as jail operations

staff by a county, city, or other entity that operates a jail who

receives compensation from any person other than the sheriff or jail

administrator for providing goods, tobacco products, or services for

the benefit of an inmate, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor if the compensation is an amount of less than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00), punishable by up to six (6) months in the

county jail, or a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment and shall be

guilty of a Class D1 felony offense if the compensation is an amount

of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more, punishable by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a fine of not more than

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person

operating, or employed by, a vendor facility licensed by the State

Department of Rehabilitation Services pursuant to Sections 71

through 78 of Title 7 of the Oklahoma Statutes for purposes of

carrying out the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20

U.S.C.A., Section 107 et seq., or any other duly authorized vendor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-184 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-184
Unconstitutional
Status: in_force

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Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-47 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-47
Sheriff to have charge of the jail
Status: in_force

The sheriff, or such person designated by law in place of the

sheriff, shall have charge of the county jail of his or her county

and of all persons by law confined therein, and such sheriff or

other officer is hereby required to conform, in all respects, to the

rules and directions promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Jail

Standards Act and of the district judge and communicated to the

sheriff by the proper authority.

R.L. 1910, § 4585. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 19, eff. July 1,

1978; Laws 2025, c. 11, § 12, emerg. eff. April 28, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-354 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-354
Continuing study of prisoner by pardon and parole board -
Status: in_force

Hearings - Recommendations.

Upon the commitment to imprisonment of any prisoner, the Pardon

and Parole Board shall cause a continuing study to be made of the

prisoner. When the prisoner has served the minimum sentence

imposed, or as soon thereafter as he or she can be heard, the Pardon

and Parole Board shall hear the application of the prisoner for

parole, and shall make such recommendation to the Governor as, in

its discretion, the public interest requires.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-509.2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-509.2
Town of Taft - Patrols and law enforcement
Status: in_force

A. In addition to their other security and oversight

obligations, the Department of Corrections shall patrol the

perimeters of the Jess Dunn Correctional Center and the George Nigh

Training Center and also make patrols through the town of Taft.

B. Due to the unusual circumstance that the facilities named in

Section 1 of this act are so closely situated to the town of Taft

and for the further reason that said town is without any local law

enforcement officer on an ongoing basis, it is the intent of the

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Legislature that the Department of Public Safety shall establish a

permanent trooper position to be based and stationed in the town of

Taft.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-530.3 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-530.3
Aliens in custody of Department of Corrections -
Status: in_force

Identification - Assistance to the United States Department of

Justice.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of

Corrections vigorously provide assistance to the United States

Department of Justice:

1. For the identification of foreign-born nationals who are in

the custody of the Department of Corrections;

2. In conducting interviews of and processing foreign-born

nationals or suspected foreign-born nationals who are in the custody

of the Department of Corrections; and

3. In conducting and completing the deportation process of

inmates whom the United States Department of Justice determines to

be aliens deportable from the United States. The Department of

Corrections shall assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service

in obtaining court certified copies of any records requested for use

in official criminal or administrative proceedings.

The Department of Corrections shall implement rules for the

determination of the place of birth of all inmates in the custody of

the Department. This determination shall be completed by January 1,

1997. Upon completion of this determination, the Department of

Corrections shall report to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore

of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives how

many inmates in the custody of the Department are not citizens of

the United States. The Department of Corrections shall submit

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updated reports to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on a

quarterly basis.

The Department of Corrections shall also implement rules for the

notification of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the

identity of all inmates in the custody of the Department of

Corrections who are foreign-born nationals or that the Department of

Corrections suspects are foreign-born nationals. The Department of

Corrections shall convene a working group and include the

Immigration and Naturalization Service in the formulation of rules

for implementation of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-504 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-504
Board - Officers - Rules and regulations - Travel expenses
Status: in_force

- Powers and duties.

(a) The Board shall elect from its members a chairman, vice

chairman and a secretary. It shall adopt rules and regulations for

its government and may adopt an official seal for the Department.

Members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, as provided in the

State Travel Reimbursement Act while attending meetings of the Board

or while performing other official duties.

(b) The Board shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To establish policies for the operation of the Department;

(2) To establish and maintain such institutions as are

necessary or convenient for the operation of programs for the

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education, training, vocational education and rehabilitation of

prisoners under the jurisdiction of the Department;

(3) To lease, from time to time, without restriction as to

terms, any property which said Board shall determine advisable to

more fully carry into effect the operation of prison industries;

(4) To acquire, construct, extend, improve, maintain and

operate any and all facilities of all kinds which in the judgment of

the Board shall be necessary or convenient to foster the prison

industries program;

(5) To require the Director and any other personnel of the

Department, when deemed necessary by the Board, to give bond for the

faithful performance of their duties;

(6) To appoint and fix the salary of the Director;

(7) To enter into contracts with private prison contractors;

and

(8) To provide training to employees of private prison

contractors and other governmental entities on a fee basis.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-350 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-350
Deduction from sentence of time spent on parole -
Status: in_force

Revocation of parole.

A. Every person, hereinafter referred to as "convict", who has

been or who in the future may be sentenced to imprisonment in any

state penal institution shall, in addition to any other deductions

provided for by law, be entitled to a deduction from his sentence

for all time during which he has been or may be on parole. The

provisions of this section are hereby declared to be both

retroactive and prospective, and to apply to convicts who are on

parole on the effective date of this act as well as to convicts who

may be paroled thereafter; and shall at the discretion of the

paroling authority apply to time on a parole which has been or shall

be revoked.

B. Beginning November 1, 1987, the paroling authority also

shall have the discretion to revoke all or any portion of the

parole.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-332.21 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-332.21
Power of Board to parole certain prisoners
Status: in_force

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A. The Pardon and Parole Board is empowered to parole a

prisoner who:

1. Is sixty (60) years of age or older;

2. Has served, in actual custody, the shorter of ten (10) years

of the term or terms of imprisonment, or one-third (1/3) of the

total term or terms of imprisonment;

3. Poses minimal public safety risks warranting continued

imprisonment;

4. Is not imprisoned for a crime enumerated in Section 13.1 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 571 of Title 57 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

5. Has not been convicted of a crime that would require the

person to be subject to the registration requirements of the Sex

Offenders Registration Act.

B. The authority to grant parole under Section 332.2 of Title

57 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall rest with the Pardon and Parole

Board.

C. The Pardon and Parole Board shall use an evidence-based

risk-assessment instrument to assess the public safety risk posed by

aging prisoners upon release.

D. Unless eligible for release at an earlier date, an aging

prisoner who has been committed to the Department of Corrections for

a term or terms of imprisonment shall have the ability to request a

parole hearing before the Pardon and Parole Board if the prisoner

has served, in actual custody, the shorter of:

1. Ten (10) years of the term or terms of actual imprisonment;

or

2. One-third (1/3) of the total term or terms of imprisonment.

E. Once a prisoner requests a parole hearing under subsection A

of this section, the Pardon and Parole Board may place the prisoner

on the next available docket.

F. The Pardon and Parole Board may grant parole to a prisoner

if the Board finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the

prisoner, if released, can live and remain at liberty without posing

a substantial risk to public safety.

G. The Pardon and Parole Board may use the selected evidence-

based risk-assessment instrument to make the determination provided

for in subsection F of this section.

H. The Pardon and Parole Board may provide the prisoner the

opportunity to speak on his or her own behalf and the option of

having counsel present at the parole hearing.

I. For purposes of this section:

1. "Aging prisoner" means any person imprisoned by the

Department of Corrections who is sixty (60) years of age or older;

and

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2. "Evidence-based" means programs or practices that have been

scientifically tested in controlled studies and proven to be

effective.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-508.2b — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-508.2b
Renumbered as § 1518 of Title 22 by Laws 2003, c. 340,
Status: in_force

§ 3, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-13 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-13
Escape when committed for capital offenses a felony
Status: in_force

If any person committed to prison, for the purpose of detaining

him for trial, for a capital offense, shall break prison and escape,

he shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be

imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

R.L. 1910, § 4616. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 502, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 367, eff. July 1, 1999;
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-592 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-592
Definition of local law enforcement authority
Status: in_force

As used in the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration

Act, "local law enforcement authority" means:

1. The municipal police department, if the person resides or

intends to reside or stay within the jurisdiction of any

municipality of this state; or

2. The county sheriff, if the person resides or intends to

reside or stay at any place outside the jurisdiction of any

municipality within this state; and

3. The police or security department of any institution of

higher learning within this state if the person:

a. enrolls as a full-time or part-time student,

b. is a full-time or part-time employee at an institution

of higher learning, or

c. resides or intends to reside or stay on any property

owned or controlled by the institution of higher

learning.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528.5 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-528.5
Reimbursement for cost of commercial driver license
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Corrections is authorized to reimburse an

employee of the Department of Corrections for any cost associated

with initially obtaining or renewing a commercial driver license, if

a commercial driver license is necessary for that employee's

performance of official duties for the Department of Corrections.

B. Any employee who has received reimbursement pursuant to

subsection A of this section may be required to reimburse the

Department of Corrections a prorated amount of the cost of the

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commercial driver license upon leaving the employment of the

Department of Corrections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-566.5 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-566.5
Exhaustion of administrative and statutory remedies
Status: in_force

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In any legal proceeding filed by an inmate, full and complete

exhaustion of all administrative and statutory remedies on all

potential claims against the state, the Department of Corrections,

private entities contracting to provide correctional services, or an

employee of the state or the Department of Corrections is a

jurisdictional requirement and must be completed prior to the filing

of any pleadings.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-582.2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-582.2
Forwarding of registration information and level
Status: in_force

assignment - Suspended sentences or probation - Duties of court.

A. No less than seven (7) days prior to the date on which a

person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders

Registration Act, is to be released from a correctional institution,

the person in charge of the correctional institution shall forward

the registration information, as provided in subsection A of Section

585 of this title, and level assignment to the Department of

Corrections and to:

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1. The local law enforcement authority in the municipality or

county in which the person expects to reside, if the person expects

to reside within this state; or

2. The local law enforcement authority that is identified by

the correctional institution as the agency designated by another

state to receive registration information, if the person expects to

reside in that other state and that other state has a registration

requirement for sex offenders.

B. If a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the

Sex Offenders Registration Act, received a suspended sentence or any

probationary term, including a deferred sentence imposed in

violation of subsection G of Section 991c of Title 22 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the court shall, on the day of pronouncing the

judgment and sentence:

1. Utilize the sex offender level assignments established by

the sex offender level assignment committee provided for in Section

582.5 of this title;

2. Assign to the person a level of one, two, or three;

3. Notify the person of the obligation to register as a sex

offender as provided for in Section 585 of this title; and

4. Order the offender to report to the local law enforcement

authority in the municipality or county in which the offender

resides and to report to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections

probation and parole office in the district in which the offender

resides.

C. Within three (3) business days after the court orders the

judgment and sentence, the court clerk shall transmit to the Sex and

Violent Offenders Registration Unit of the Department of Corrections

by facsimile, electronic mail or actual delivery of a certified copy

of:

1. The judgment and sentence; or

2. Plea paperwork, Summary of Facts and Sentence on Plea or

Sentencing After Jury Trial Summary of Facts.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-41 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-41
Establishment or access to jail in another county - Private
Status: in_force

prison contractors.

Every county, by authority of the board of county commissioners

and at the expense of the county, shall have a jail or access to a

jail in another county for the safekeeping of prisoners lawfully

committed.

A county may enter into contracts with private prison

contractors to provide and operate jail facilities for the county.

R.L. 1910, § 4579. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 17, eff. July 1,

1978; Laws 1987, c. 80, § 7, operative July 1, 1987.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-4.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-4.1
Administering medications
Status: in_force

A. In addition to other medical and health care services

required by a jail facility as may be provided by rule by the State

Department of Health, the person responsible for administration for

a jail shall administer medications according to the following:

1. Prescription medications shall be provided to the prisoner

as directed by a physician or designated medical authority. The

prisoner shall be observed to ensure the prisoner takes the

medication. The physician or designated medical authority shall be

particularly aware through his or her training of the impact of

opiate or methadone withdrawal symptoms that may occur in regard to

the mental and physical health of the prisoner. The physician or

medical authority shall prescribe and administer appropriate

medications to the prisoner pursuant to Section 5-204 of Title 43A

of the Oklahoma Statutes as the medical authority deems appropriate

to address those symptoms. Neither prescription nor over-the-

counter medications shall be kept by a prisoner in a cell with the

exception of prescribed nitroglycerin tablets and prescription

inhalers. Over-the-counter medications shall not be administered

without a physician’s approval unless using prepackaged medications;

2. Medical reception information shall be recorded on a printed

screening form approved by the physician or designated medical

authority which shall include inquiry into:

a. current illnesses and health problems including

medications taken and any special health requirements,

b. behavioral observation, including state of

consciousness and mental status,

c. body deformities and trauma markings such as bruises,

lesions, jaundice, and ease of body movement,

d. condition of skin and visible body orifices, including

infestations, and

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e. disposition or referral of prisoners to qualified

medical personnel on an emergency basis; and

3. For purposes of this section, “physician or other licensed

medical personnel” means a psychiatrist, medical doctor, osteopathic

physician, physician’s assistant, registered nurse, licensed

practical nurse, emergency medical technician at the paramedical

level or clinical nurse specialist.

B. 1. Subject to the provision of emergency opioid antagonists

by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

under Section 1 of this act:

a. the Department of Corrections, upon the discharge of

an inmate from an institution within the Department

who has been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder,

regardless of whether that inmate has received

treatment for the disorder, shall provide the inmate,

as the inmate leaves the institution, with two doses

of an emergency opioid antagonist, and

b. a county jail:

(1) upon the discharge of any person who is confined

in the jail pursuant to a sentence who has been

diagnosed with an opioid use disorder, regardless

of whether that person has received treatment for

the disorder, or

(2) upon the discharge of any person who is confined

in the jail for an offense related to possession

of an opioid drug other than:

(a) a person who is confined in the jail

pursuant to a sentence, or

(b) a person who is being transferred to the

custody of the Department of Corrections,

shall provide the person, as the person leaves the

jail, with two doses of an emergency opioid

antagonist.

2. Notwithstanding the provision of emergency opioid

antagonists by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Services as provided by Section 1 of this act, the Department of

Corrections and county jails may stock and provide emergency opioid

antagonists to inmates or persons upon discharge from the

institution or jail as described in paragraph 1 of this subsection.

3. Before the Department of Corrections or a county jail

provides an emergency opioid antagonist to an inmate or person as

described in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection, the Department of

Corrections or the jail shall ensure that the inmate or person is

provided with the opioid overdose education program provided by the

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services under

Section 1 of this act.

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4. Nothing in this subsection is intended to abrogate or

supersede any existing authority of the Department of Corrections or

a county jail to administer an emergency opioid antagonist to a

person experiencing an opioid overdose.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-10 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-10
Protection from annoyance - Penalty for annoying prisoners
Status: in_force

The officer having such prisoner in charge shall protect him

from insult and annoyance and communication with others while at

labor, and in going to and returning from the same, and he may use

such means as are necessary and proper therefor, and any person

persisting in insulting and annoying or communicating with any

prisoner after being first commanded by such officer to desist shall

be punished by a fine not exceeding Ten Dollars ($10.00) or by

imprisonment not exceeding three (3) days.

R.L. 1910, § 4613.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-55 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-55
Penalty for sheriff's neglect
Status: in_force

If the sheriff or jailer in charge of any county jail shall

neglect or refuse to comply with any of the rules and regulations

established by the district judge, or pursuant to the Oklahoma Jail

Standards Act, or to any other duties required pursuant to Sections

41 through 64 of this title, the sheriff or jailer in charge shall,

on conviction thereof, by indictment for each case of such failure

or neglect of duty as aforesaid, pay into the county treasury of the

proper county, for the use of such county, a fine not less than Ten

Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be

assessed by the district court of the proper district.

R.L. 1910, § 4593. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 23, eff. July 1,

1978; Laws 2025, c. 11, § 15, emerg. eff. April 28, 2025.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-593 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-593
Persons to whom act applies - Crimes to be registered
Status: in_force

under act - Judge's determination.

A. On and after November 1, 2004, the provisions of the Mary

Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act shall apply to:

1. Any person residing, working or attending school in this

state who is subsequently convicted of, or who receives a deferred

judgment or suspended sentence for, any crime or attempted crime

enumerated in subsection B of this section by any court in this

state, another state, the United States, a tribal court, or a

military court; or

2. Any person who subsequently enters this state for purposes

of residence, work or to attend school and who has been previously

convicted of or is subject to a deferred judgment, suspended

sentence, probation or parole from any court of another state, the

United States, a tribal court, or a military court for any crime or

attempted crime which, if committed or attempted in this state,

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would be a crime substantially similar to any crime enumerated in

subsection B of this section.

For purposes of this act, “convicted of” means an adjudication

of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction whether upon a verdict

or plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

B. The following crimes and attempts to commit such crimes

shall be registered under the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders

Registration Act:

1. First degree murder as provided for in Section 701.7 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Second degree murder as provided for in Section 701.8 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Manslaughter in the first degree as defined by Section 711

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

4. Shooting or discharging a firearm with intent to kill, use

of a vehicle to facilitate the intentional discharge of a firearm,

crossbow or other weapon, assault, battery, or assault and battery

with a deadly weapon or by other means likely to produce death or

great bodily harm, as provided for in Section 652 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Assault with intent to kill as provided for in Section 653

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Bombing as provided for in Section 1767.1 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

7. Abuse as specifically provided in subsection D of this

section; and

8. Any crime or attempt to commit a crime constituting a

substantially similar offense as stated in paragraphs 1 through 7 of

this subsection adjudicated by any court of another state, the

United States, a tribal court, or a military court.

C. The registration requirements of the Mary Rippy Violent

Crime Offenders Registration Act shall not apply to any person while

the person is incarcerated in a maximum or medium correctional

institution of the Department of Corrections, a private correctional

institution, or another state, federal, tribal or military facility,

but shall apply to deferred, suspended, probation, parole and

discharges.

D. 1. For purposes of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders

Registration Act, the requirement to register for a crime of abuse

shall be determined by the judge at the time of sentencing or upon

granting the defendant a deferred judgment. The judge shall

determine whether the crime for which the defendant is convicted or

pleads guilty or nolo contendere under any provision of Section

843.5 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 843.1, 843.2,

852 or 852.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes resulted in:

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a. physical pain, injury, sexual abuse, sexual

exploitation, unreasonable restraint or confinement,

or mental anguish to the victim, or

b. deprivation of nutrition, clothing, shelter, health

care, or other care or services which caused serious

physical or mental injury to the victim,

and whether the facts or nature of the offense warrant registration

for public disclosure and protection of victims.

2. Not every offense enumerated in paragraph 1 of this

subsection shall require automatic registration under the Mary Rippy

Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act, and no other offenses

shall be authorized for consideration for registration as a crime of

abuse. The judge shall not order any defendant to register under

the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act if the

defendant is required to register pursuant to any provision of the

Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act for the same offense.

3. Upon the judge determining the defendant should register

pursuant to the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act

for a crime of abuse as authorized in this subsection, the defendant

shall be ordered to register and to comply with all provisions of

the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act, including,

but not limited to, the statutory term of registration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-38.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-38.1
Reimbursement for disciplinary incarceration under
Status: in_force

community sentencing.

In jurisdictions where the local community sentencing system is

receiving state funds, the state shall provide funding for county

jail incarceration for disciplinary sanctions for eligible offenders

pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act

at a rate of Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) per day per person

imprisoned for a maximum term as provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-568 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-568
Hospice Care and Certified Nurse Assistant training
Status: in_force

program.

The Department of Corrections may establish a Hospice Care and

Certified Nurse Assistant training program administered through the

Health Services Division under the direction of the Chief Medical

Officer. The program shall be designed to provide inmate education,

training, and clinical experience to adequately prepare the

participants for related career opportunities upon release from

incarceration.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528.3 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-528.3
Repair and replacement of employee's personal property
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Corrections is authorized to repair or

replace an employee's personal property if said personal property is

damaged, destroyed or stolen by an offender while the employee is

engaged in the performance of his duties. Any personal property

repaired or replaced shall be comparable in kind, quality and cost.

Reimbursement shall not duplicate insurance coverage carried by the

employee in his individual capacity.

B. Provisions contained in subsection A of this section shall

be applied to all claims filed after July 1, 1985.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-360 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-360
Notification of pardon or parole
Status: in_force

A. Upon the granting of a parole by the Governor, and release

of the inmate to the community, the Pardon and Parole Board shall

provide written notification to the following:

1. The sheriff of the county in which the parolee is to reside;

2. The district attorney of the county in which the parolee is

to reside;

3. The chief law enforcement officer of any incorporated city

or town in which the parolee is to reside;

4. The sheriff of the sentencing county as defined in Section

513.2 of this title;

5. The district attorney of the sentencing county as defined in

Section 513.2 of this title;

6. The chief law enforcement officer of any incorporated city

or town in the sentencing county who has requested such

notification; and

7. Any victim of the crime for which the parolee was convicted

by mailing the notification to the last-known address of the victim,

if such information is requested by the victim. The Pardon and

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Parole Board shall not give the address of the parolee to any victim

of the crime for which the parolee was convicted.

B. Upon the granting of a pardon by the Governor, the Pardon

and Parole Board shall provide written notification to the

following:

1. The sheriff of the sentencing county as defined in Section

513.2 of this title;

2. The district attorney of the sentencing county as defined in

Section 513.2 of this title;

3. The chief law enforcement officer of any incorporated city

or town in the sentencing county who has requested such

notification; and

4. Any victim of the crime for which the person receiving the

pardon was convicted by mailing the notification to the last-known

address of the victim, if such information is requested by the

victim. The Pardon and Parole Board shall not give the address of

the person receiving the pardon to any victim of the crime for which

the person receiving the pardon was convicted.

C. Said notification shall be made on a monthly basis by the

tenth day of the month following the granting of the pardon or

parole.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-590.1 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-590.1
Individual dwelling residency restrictions - Two or more
Status: in_force

sex offenders – Housing of registered sex offenders.

A. 1. It is unlawful for two or more persons required to

register as sex offenders to reside together in any individual

dwelling during the term of registration as a sex offender. Every

person violating this provision shall be guilty, upon conviction, of

a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a

term not more than one (1) year and a fine in an amount not to

exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Every person convicted of

a second or subsequent violation of this section shall be guilty of

a Class B5 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody

of the Department of Corrections for a term not more than five (5)

years and a fine in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars

($2,000.00).

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not

be construed to prohibit a registered sex offender from residing in

any properly zoned and established boarding house, apartment

building or other multi-unit structure; provided the individual

dwellings are separate for each registered person. Nothing in this

subsection shall prohibit the sharing of living quarters, jail or

prison space, or any multi-person or dormitory-style housing of sex

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offenders in the custody of any jail or correctional facility or any

properly zoned facility under contract with a jail or correctional

agency for the purpose of housing prisoners, or any properly

established treatment or nonprofit facility located in a properly

zoned area determined by the local governing authority and housing

persons for purposes of sex offender services and treatment.

Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit married persons, both of

whom are required to register as sex offenders, or two or more blood

relatives who are required to register as sex offenders, from

residing in any individual dwelling during the term of registration

as a sex offender.

3. For purposes of this subsection, “individual dwelling”

means:

a. a private residential property, whether owned, leased

or rented, including all real property zoned as

single-family residential property or zoned as multi-

family residential property due to any adjacent,

detached or separate living quarters of any kind on

such property,

b. any room available within any boarding house or group

home as such term is defined by subsection D of this

section,

c. any single apartment for rent or lease within an

apartment building, or

d. any separate residential unit made available for sale,

rent or lease within a multi-unit structure, including

a condominium, duplex, triplex, quadriplex or any unit

that is constructed together with other separate units

into one structure.

4. For purposes of this section, “multi-unit structure” means a

structure with multiple residential units that provide independent

living facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating, and

sanitation within each individual unit. Manufactured homes, mobile

homes, trailers, and recreational vehicles that do not meet the

descriptions of this paragraph are not multi-unit structures.

B. The Department of Corrections is prohibited from contracting

for the housing of any person required to register as a sex offender

in any individual dwelling, as defined by paragraph 3 of subsection

A of this section, where another person required to register as a

sex offender also resides.

C. No halfway house, nonprofit organization, or private entity

shall contract with the Department of Corrections or any jail to

house any person required to register as a sex offender or offer

housing independently to any person required to register as a sex

offender if such housing facility is located within a single-family

zoned residential neighborhood or is not properly zoned as a multi-

unit housing structure, jail or correctional facility.

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D. No person or entity shall knowingly establish or operate a

boarding house or group home, or otherwise knowingly rent or lease

rooms, for the residency of persons required to register pursuant to

the Sex Offenders Registration Act unless treatment services are

provided. Said facility must also be in a properly zoned area

determined by the local governing authority. For purposes of this

subsection, “boarding house or group home” means a dwelling that is

used for the residency of two or more unrelated persons.

E. No person or entity shall knowingly establish, lease,

operate, or own any structure or portion of a structure where

persons required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders

Registration Act are allowed to reside together in violation of this

section or knowingly allow any other violation of this section.

F. Every person convicted of a first violation of subsection E

of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),

or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1)

year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted

of a second violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be

punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred

Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not

more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any

person convicted of a third or subsequent violation shall be guilty

of a Class B5 felony offense and shall be punished by a fine of not

less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) and not more

than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment in the

custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5)

years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-559 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-559
Disposition of monies received for prison rodeos and other
Status: in_force

special events - Transfer of funds in Department of Corrections

Rodeo and Special Events Revolving Fund.

Beginning July 1, 1983, all monies received by the Department

for prison rodeos and other special events for inmates shall be

deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of

Corrections Revolving Fund and expenditures for prison rodeos, and

other special events for inmates shall be made from said fund. The

Board may also authorize expenditures from said fund for inmate

recreation if said expenditures are in excess of the amount required

to support special events and the prison rodeos, and if the fund can

support such additional expenditures. On July 1, 1983, any cash

remaining in the Department of Corrections Rodeo and Special Events

Revolving Fund in excess of allotment balances or encumbrances for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1983, shall be transferred to the

Department of Corrections Revolving Fund and on November 15, 1983,

all cash remaining in the Department of Corrections Rodeo and

Special Events Revolving Fund shall be transferred to the Department

of Corrections Revolving Fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-598 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-598
Provision of false or misleading information
Status: in_force

No person subject to the provisions of the Mary Rippy Violent

Crime Offenders Registration Act shall furnish any false or

misleading information in the registration required by the Mary

Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-32 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-32
Violation a misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-589 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-589
Registered offenders prohibited from certain employment -
Status: in_force

Penalties - Civil damages.

A. It is unlawful for any person registered pursuant to the

Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act or the Mary Rippy Violent

Crime Offenders Registration Act to work with or provide services to

children or to work on school premises, or for any person or

business which contracts for work to be performed on school premises

to knowingly and willfully allow any employee to work with children

or to work on school premises who is registered pursuant to the

Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act or the Mary Rippy Violent

Crime Offenders Registration Act. Upon conviction for any violation

of the provisions of this subsection, the violator shall be guilty

of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00). In addition, the violator may be liable for

civil damages.

B. 1. A person or business who offers or provides services to

children shall ensure compliance with subsection A of this section

by conducting a name search of employees at least annually against

the registries maintained pursuant to the Oklahoma Sex Offenders

Registration Act and the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders

Registration Act while such person is working with or serving

children. All persons working with or providing services to

children shall be required to sign a statement declaring that he or

she is not currently required to register under the provisions of

the Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act or the Mary Rippy

Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act. Compliance with the

signed statement shall be mandatory for all persons working with or

providing services to children, and there shall be no liability or

obligation placed upon any person or business to ascertain the

truthfulness of the affidavit. Any person or business having a

contract with a school shall ensure compliance as provided by

Section 6-101.48 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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2. Failure of any person or business who works with or provides

services to children to conduct the annual name search of each

person employed shall be a misdemeanor. Upon conviction for failure

to conduct a name search, the violator shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00). Refusal of any person who is employed to work with or

provide services to children to sign a statement declaring they have

no requirement to register as provided in this section shall be a

misdemeanor, upon conviction, punishable by a fine not to exceed One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and the person shall be immediately

terminated from employment. Any person discovering an employment or

registration violation as required by any provision of law for any

person currently employed to work with or provide services to

children has a duty to and shall immediately report such findings to

the district attorney.

C. It is unlawful for any law enforcement agency to employ any

person as a peace officer or criminal investigator who has received

a verdict of guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any offense

required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act

or the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act,

including those receiving a verdict of guilt, pleading guilty or

nolo contendere as part of a deferred judgment or other provision of

law authorizing a delayed or suspended judgment or sentence. Every

person receiving a verdict of guilty or pleading guilty or nolo

contendere to any offense required to register pursuant to the Sex

Offenders Registration Act or the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders

Registration Act shall be prohibited from being certified by the

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) as a peace

officer, private investigator, or security guard, and if at the time

of the verdict or plea such person has been previously CLEET

certified such certification shall be revoked. Any violator shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction of noncompliance with the

provisions of this subsection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-590.2 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-590.2
Individual petition to remove requirement to register as
Status: in_force

sex offender.

A. For purposes of this section, a person shall be considered

for removal of the requirement to register as a sex offender if the

person:

1. Was convicted of a violation of Section 1111.1 or 1114 of

Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the person does not have any

other conviction for a violation of Section 1111.1 or 1114 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Is required to register as a sex offender solely on the

basis of a violation of Section 1111.1 or 1114 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. Was not more than four (4) years older than the victim of

the violation who was fourteen (14) years of age or older but not

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more than seventeen (17) years of age at the time the person

committed the violation.

B. If a person meets the criteria provided for in subsection A

of this section, the person may petition the court in which the

sentence for the conviction occurred for removal of the requirement

to register as a sex offender. The person shall allege in the

petition that the person meets the criteria provided for in

subsection A of this section and that removal of the registration

requirement will not conflict with federal law. The district

attorney shall be given notice of the petition at least twenty-one

(21) days before the hearing on the petition. The district attorney

may present evidence in opposition to the requested relief or may

otherwise demonstrate why the petition should be denied. The court

shall rule on the petition and, if the court determines that the

person meets the criteria provided for in subsection A of this

section and removal of the registration requirement will not

conflict with federal law, may grant the petition and order the

removal of the registration requirement. If the court denies the

petition, the person shall not be authorized to file any further

petition for removal of the registration requirement pursuant to

this section.

C. If a person, who has yet to be sentenced for a conviction

for a violation of Section 1111.1 or 1114 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, meets the criteria provided for in subsection A

of this section, the person may move the sentencing court for

removal of the requirement to register as a sex offender. The

person shall allege in the motion that the person meets the criteria

provided for in subsection A of this section and that removal of the

requirement to register as a sex offender will not conflict with

federal law. The district attorney shall be given notice of the

motion at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the hearing on the

motion. The district attorney may present evidence in opposition to

the requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate why the motion

should be denied. The court shall rule on the motion and, if the

court determines that the person meets the criteria provided for in

subsection A of this section and that removal of the requirement to

register will not conflict with federal law, may grant the motion

and order the removal of the registration requirement. If the court

denies the motion, the person shall not be authorized to file any

further motions or petitions for removal of the registration

requirement pursuant to this section.

D. If a person provides to the Department of Corrections a

certified copy of the order of the court removing the requirement

that the person register as a sex offender, the registration

requirement shall not apply to the person and the Department shall

remove all information about the person from the public registry of

sex offenders maintained by the Department. However, the removal of

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information about the person from the public registry shall not mean

that the public is denied access to information about the criminal

history or record of the person that is otherwise available as a

public record.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-219 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-219
Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

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The Director shall have full jurisdiction at all times over the

discipline and control of prisoners performing work under this

article.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-561.4 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-561.4
Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development
Status: in_force

Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Private

Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund". The

fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the

Department of Corrections from such sources as may be provided by

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law. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby

appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Department of

Corrections for the purpose of making payments required pursuant to

contracts with entities owning and operating private prisons

according to the requirements of Section 561.5 of this title.

Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by

the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with

the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for

approval and payment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-332.1B — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-332.1B
Pardon and Parole Board – Member eligibility
Status: in_force

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A. To be eligible for appointment as a Pardon and Parole Board

member, a person shall possess a bachelor's degree from an

accredited college or university and have at least five (5) years of

experience in one or more of the following fields:

1. Criminal justice;

2. Parole;

3. Probation;

4. Corrections;

5. Criminal law;

6. Law enforcement;

7. Mental health services;

8. Substance abuse services; or

9. Social work.

B. At least two members of the Pardon and Parole Board shall

have five (5) years of training or experience in mental health

services, substance abuse services or social work.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-218 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-218
Expense of prisoners
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections may contract with any requesting

public agency to provide inmate labor for public works projects.

The Department of Corrections shall promulgate and adopt rules which

may require the requesting agency for the public works project to

pay up to the base cost plus ten percent (10%), on a monthly

billing. The rules shall provide guidelines which establish the

criteria for how said charges are determined and the amounts the

agencies are to be charged. The requesting agency shall furnish all

tools and materials, unless otherwise agreed upon, necessary in the

performance of said public works project. The prisoner, while

assigned on said public works project, shall, for the purpose of

punishment for escape, be deemed to be on a trusty status and shall

be under the custody and control of the Department of Corrections.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-562 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-562
Correctional Officer Cadets
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to employ

Correctional Officer Cadets that will meet all the qualifications

established for correctional officers in Section 510 of this title.

After successful completion of the probationary period required in

subsection D of Section 840-4.13 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, Correctional Officer Cadets will be promoted to

Correctional Officer I.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-596 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-596
Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

Public officials, public employees, and public agencies are

immune from civil liability for good faith conduct under any

provision of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration

Act.

1. Nothing in the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders

Registration Act shall be deemed to impose any liability upon or to

give rise to a cause of action against any public official, public

employee, or public agency for failing to release information in

accordance with the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration

Act.

2. Persons collecting samples for DNA testing shall be immune

from civil liabilities arising from the collection of blood and

saliva samples.

3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent law

enforcement officers from notifying members of the public of any

persons that pose a danger under circumstances that are not

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enumerated in the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration

Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-582.4 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-582.4
Verification of numeric risk level by Department
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of notice pursuant to the provisions of Section 24

of this act, that a person subject to registration is to be released

from a correctional institution, has been placed on any form of

probation or parole, or intends to move to a new residence in this

state, the Department of Corrections shall verify the numeric risk

level assigned to the person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-59 — OK Code / Title 57 / Section 57-59
Grand juries shall examine prisons
Status: in_force

The grand jury at each term of the district court, shall make

personal inspection of the condition of the county prison, as to the

sufficiency of the same for the safekeeping of prisoners, their

convenient accommodation and health, and shall inquire into the

manner in which the same has been kept since the last term, and the

court shall give this duty in special charge to such grand jury, and

lay before them all rules and regulations in force relating to

county jails and prison discipline; and it shall be imperative upon

the board of county commissioners to issue the necessary orders, or

cause to be made the necessary repairs, in accordance with the

complaint or recommendation of the grand jury.

R.L. 1910, § 4597.