Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-532
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Permitting escapes
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 230
Any sheriff, coroner, clerk of a court, constable or other
ministerial officer and any deputy or subordinate of any ministerial
officer, who either:
1. Willfully or carelessly allows any person lawfully held by
him in custody to escape or go at large, except as may be permitted
by law; or
2. Receives any gratuity or reward, or any security or promise
of one, to procure, assist, connive at or permit any prisoner in his
custody to escape, whether such escape is attempted or not; or
3. Commits any unlawful act tending to hinder justice,
shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense.
R.L. 1910, § 2244. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 208, eff. July
1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 68, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 208 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Any sheriff, coroner, clerk of a court, constable or other
ministerial officer and any deputy or subordinate of any ministerial
officer, who either:
1. Willfully or carelessly allows any person lawfully held by
him in custody to escape or go at large, except as may be permitted
by law; or
2. Receives any gratuity or reward, or any security or promise
of one, to procure, assist, connive at or permit any prisoner in his
custody to escape, whether such escape is attempted or not; or
3. Commits any unlawful act tending to hinder justice,
shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense.
R.L. 1910, § 2244. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 208, eff. July
1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 68, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 208 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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