Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-513.2

facility, holding facility or detention center applicable to public

trust, private owner or management entity.

A. For purposes of any jail facility, holding facility or

detention center, every reference in statute or rule to any duty or

responsibility imposed upon the sheriff or any jailer to operate,

manage or provide any service to any person in the custody of such

facility or any service related to the management or operation of

such facility shall be deemed applicable to and imposed upon the

public trust or private owner or management entity who by contract

or otherwise legally operates or manages such jail facility, holding

facility or detention facility.

B. It is unlawful for any public trust, private owner or

management entity contracting to operate or manage any jail

facility, holding facility or detention center to fail to comply

with the provisions of any statute or rule relating to duties and

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responsibilities required to operate, manage and provide services to

any person in the custody of such facility.

C. Every governmental entity and other authority who contracts

for the operation or management of any jail facility, holding

facility or detention center with a public trust or any private

owner or management entity shall be required to have a provision in

such contract requiring compliance with the duties and

responsibilities imposed by statute or rule to operate or manage a

jail facility, holding facility or detention center.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer or

grant any peace-officer status or peace-officer power to any public

trust or private owner or management entity that by contract

operates or manages any jail facility, holding facility or detention

center, except as may be specifically provided in another provision

of law.