Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1339
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Return - Signature and verification - Contents -
Official statutory text
Production of party.
The return must be signed and verified by the person making it,
who shall state:
First. The authority or cause of restraint of the party in his
custody.
Second. If the authority be in writing, he shall return a copy
and produce the original on the hearing.
Third. If he has had the party in his custody or under his
restraint, and has transferred him to another, he shall state to
whom, the time, place and cause of the transfer.
He shall produce the party on the hearing, unless prevented by
sickness or infirmity, which must be shown in the return.
R.L. 1910, § 4890.
The return must be signed and verified by the person making it,
who shall state:
First. The authority or cause of restraint of the party in his
custody.
Second. If the authority be in writing, he shall return a copy
and produce the original on the hearing.
Third. If he has had the party in his custody or under his
restraint, and has transferred him to another, he shall state to
whom, the time, place and cause of the transfer.
He shall produce the party on the hearing, unless prevented by
sickness or infirmity, which must be shown in the return.
R.L. 1910, § 4890.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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