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57 OK Stat § 57-552 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-552. Referral of inmates to Pardon and Parole Board.

|The Department Classification Committee shall have the authority to refer inmates, upon reception, to the Pardon and Parole Board under written rules and regulations governing such referrals promulgated by said Board. The Department Classification Committee shall seek to recommend prisoners requiring alcoholism treatment services to alcoholism treatment centers as a condition of a medical leave or parole. If a prisoner requiring such services is indigent, such services shall be provided by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. |Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 10, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 156, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1990, c. 51, § 120, emerg. eff. April 9, 1990.
57 OK Stat § 57-555 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-555. Purchase of utility easements.

|The Department of Corrections may purchase utility easements for the purpose of constructing utility lines from penal institutions to supply lines of utility service providers when funds are available for that purpose. |Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 21, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977.
57 OK Stat § 57-556 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-556. Lease of residences near penal institutions.

|The Department of Corrections may lease residences near penal institutions for wardens, deputy wardens, superintendents and assistant superintendents of such institutions as needed and may buy the option to purchase said residences. The cost of the lease and the option to purchase shall be paid from operating funds of the using institution or the Department of Corrections. |Added by Laws 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 22, emerg. eff. June 21, 1977.
57 OK Stat § 57-557.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-557.2. Oklahoma Community Sentencing Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections to be designated the "Oklahoma Community Sentencing Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all funds appropriated to it by the Legislature, grants, gifts, bequests and any other lawful money received for the benefit of the statewide community sentencing system. All funds received shall be deposited to the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Division for state funding to approved community sentencing systems established pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act. 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. |Added by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 4, § 25, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 254.
57 OK Stat § 57-559 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-559. Disposition of monies received for prison rodeos and other 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. |Added by Laws 1979, c. 254, § 21, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 266, § 15, operative July 1, 1983.
57 OK Stat § 57-560 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-560. Architectural contracts - Restrictions.

|The Department of Corrections is hereby prohibited from contracting with any architectural firm for a specific project on which the architectural firm has been involved in any work preliminary to said project. |Added by Laws 1979, c. 254, § 22, emerg. eff. June 5, 1979.
57 OK Stat § 57-561.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-561.3. Private prison operators to furnish medical care.

|Every contract entered into on and after July 1, 2000, between the Department of Corrections and a private prison operator which provides for the housing of inmates under the custody or supervision of the Department of Corrections, shall require that the private prison operator furnish medical care for such inmates as part of the contract price. Such care shall meet standards prepared and established by the State Board of Corrections for inmate medical care. |Added by Laws 2000, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 8, § 7, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 384, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002.
57 OK Stat § 57-561.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-561.4. Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development 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 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. |Added by Laws 2007, c. 204, § 2, eff. July 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 258.
57 OK Stat § 57-561.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-561.5. Distributions from Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund.

|A. The Department of Corrections shall not make any distributions from the Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund except as required by this section. |B. The Department of Corrections may utilize the monies in the Private Prison and Halfway House Capacity Development Revolving Fund in order to make payments pursuant to contracts for private prison space and halfway houses at facilities located within the state as such contracts were in effect on July 1, 2007, for the purpose of funding up to a five-percent increase in payments to be made pursuant to such contracts.Added by Laws 2007, c. 204, § 3, eff. July 1, 2007.
57 OK Stat § 57-562 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-562. Correctional Officer Cadets.

|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. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 315, § 9, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 268, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 89, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2011, c. 160, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
57 OK Stat § 57-563.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-563.1. Location of private prison facilities - Restrictions.

|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; and2. 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, ore.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(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.Added by Laws 1987, c. 80, § 5, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 213, § 2, emerg. eff. May 20, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 290, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 394, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 244, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 345,§ 1, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.
57 OK Stat § 57-563.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-563.4. Transitional living facility – Location — Notification - 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 to the community or are otherwise in need of temporary housing assistance.Added by Laws 2005, c. 136, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 2005. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 278, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 2009; Laws 2014, c. 362, § 10, emerg. eff. May 28, 2014.
57 OK Stat § 57-564 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-564. Inmates to exhaust administrative remedies.

|An inmate in the custody of the Department of Corrections shall completely exhaust all available administrative remedies on all potential claims against the state, any governmental entity, the Department of Corrections, a private company providing services to the Department of Corrections, or an employee of the state, any governmental entity, the Department of Corrections, or a private company providing services to the Department of Corrections prior to initiating an action in district court. Upon release from custody an inmate shall be barred from bringing any action for a claim arising during custody or incarceration in which the inmate has failed to exhaust all administrative remedies. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 57, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 159, § 4, emerg. eff. May 10, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 31, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
57 OK Stat § 57-565 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-565. Affidavit in forma pauperis - Considering inmates deposited funds.

|In determining whether or not an inmate shall be allowed to use an affidavit in forma pauperis, the court shall consider the amount of funds an inmate has on deposit with the Department of Corrections. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 57, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
57 OK Stat § 57-566.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-566.2. Frivolous, malicious actions or failure to state claim upon which relief could be granted – Prepayment of fees.

|A. A prisoner who has, on three or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, or while on probation or parole, brought an action or appeal in a court of this state or a court of the United States that has been dismissed on the grounds that the case was frivolous, or malicious, or failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, may not proceed in a matter arising out of a civil case, or upon an original action or on appeal without prepayment of all fees required by law, unless the prisoner is under immediate danger of serious physical injury. |B. The court administrator of the Oklahoma courts shall maintain a registry of those prisoners who have had any cases dismissed as frivolous or malicious or for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The Attorney General, the General Counsel of the Department of Corrections, the district attorneys and general counsels of the various state agencies shall forward to the court administrator copies of all orders in which there was a finding the case filed by a prisoner was dismissed as frivolous or malicious or for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.Added by Laws 2001, c. 93, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
57 OK Stat § 57-566.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-566.5. Exhaustion of administrative and statutory remedies.

|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. |Added by Laws 2004, c. 168, § 13, emerg. eff. April 27, 2004. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 159, § 6, emerg. eff. May 10, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 31, 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 382, § 4 repealed the effective date in Laws 2004, c. 168, § 18, causing that chapter to revert to its emergency effective date.
57 OK Stat § 57-566.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-566.6. Claims in form of lien arising from prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of inmate.

|A. Claims in the form of a lien from an inmate or from a former inmate which arise from the prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of the inmate shall not be accepted by any county clerk, court clerk, county treasurer, or any official of this state having the authority to accept and file liens against persons or property in this state, unless the claim or lien is accompanied by a valid order from a court of competent jurisdiction. |B. Any lien filed by an inmate or on behalf of an inmate which arises from the prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of the inmate shall be void upon the filing of an affidavit that the lien arose out of an inmate claim or a claim on behalf of an inmate, unless the claim or lien is accompanied by a valid order from a court of competent jurisdiction.Added by Laws 2004, c. 382, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from Title 57, § 566.5 to avoid a duplication in numbering.
57 OK Stat § 57-581 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-581. Short title - Legislative findings.

|A. Sections 581 et seq. of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Sex Offenders Registration Act". |B. The Legislature finds that sex offenders who commit other predatory acts against children and persons who prey on others as a result of mental illness pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody. The Legislature further finds that the privacy interest of persons adjudicated guilty of these crimes is less important than the state's interest in public safety. The Legislature additionally finds that a system of registration will permit law enforcement officials to identify and alert the public when necessary for protecting the public safety.Added by Laws 1989, c. 212, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 260, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
57 OK Stat § 57-582.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-582.1. Determination of offender's numeric risk level prior to release.

|Before a person, who will be subject to the provisions of the Sex Offenders Registration Act, is due to be released from a correctional institution, the Department of Corrections shall determine the level of risk of the person to the community using the sex offender screening tool developed or selected pursuant to Section 26 of this act, and assign to the person a numeric risk level of one, two, or three. |Added by Laws 2007, c. 261, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
57 OK Stat § 57-582.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-582.2. Forwarding of registration information and level 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: |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; or2. 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; and4. 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; or2. Plea paperwork, Summary of Facts and Sentence on Plea or Sentencing After Jury Trial Summary of Facts.Added by Laws 2007, c. 261, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2007. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 404, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2017, c. 224, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
57 OK Stat § 57-582.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories|§57-582.4. Verification of numeric risk level by Department.

|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. |Added by Laws 2007, c. 261, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.