Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1145.6
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Procedures, rules and regulations
Official statutory text
A. A defendant arrested or held in a state or district other
than that in which the indictment or information is pending against
him may state in writing that he wishes to plead guilty, to waive
trial in the district in which the indictment or information is
pending and to consent to disposition of the case in the
jurisdiction or district in which he was arrested or is held,
subject to the approval of the prosecuting attorney for each
jurisdiction. Upon receipt of the defendant's statement and of the
written approval of the prosecuting attorneys, the clerk of the
court in which the indictment or information is pending shall
transmit the papers in the proceeding or certified copies thereof to
the clerk of the court for the jurisdiction in which the defendant
is held and the prosecution shall continue in that jurisdiction.
B. A defendant arrested on a warrant issued upon a complaint in
a jurisdiction other than the county, parish or district of arrest
may state in writing that he wishes to plead guilty to waive trial
in the jurisdiction in which the warrant was issued and to consent
to disposition of the case in the jurisdiction in which he was
arrested, subject to the approval of the prosecuting attorney for
each jurisdiction. Upon receipt of the defendant's statement and of
the written approval of the prosecuting attorneys, the court of
limited jurisdiction shall certify and transmit the records in the
case to the court of general jurisdiction, and, upon the filing of
an information or the return of an indictment, the clerk of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 445
court for the jurisdiction or district in which the warrant was
issued shall transmit the papers in the proceeding or certified
copies thereof to the clerk of the court for the jurisdiction or
district in which the defendant was arrested and the prosecution
shall continue in that jurisdiction or district. When the defendant
is brought before the court to plead to an information filed in the
jurisdiction or district where the warrant was issued, he may at
that time waive indictment and the prosecution may continue based
upon the information originally filed.
C. A juvenile who is arrested or held in a jurisdiction or
district other than that in which he is alleged to have committed an
act in violation of a law of a state or of the United States not
punishable by death or life imprisonment may, after he has been
advised by counsel and with the approval of the court and the
prosecuting attorney, consent to be proceeded against as a juvenile
delinquent in the jurisdiction or district in which he is arrested
or held. The consent shall be given in writing before the court but
only after the court has apprised the juvenile of his rights,
including the right to be returned to the jurisdiction or district
in which he is alleged to have committed the act, and of the
consequences of such consent.
D. For the purpose of initiating a transfer under this rule a
person who appears in response to a summons shall be treated as if
he had been arrested on a warrant in the jurisdiction or district of
such appearance.
than that in which the indictment or information is pending against
him may state in writing that he wishes to plead guilty, to waive
trial in the district in which the indictment or information is
pending and to consent to disposition of the case in the
jurisdiction or district in which he was arrested or is held,
subject to the approval of the prosecuting attorney for each
jurisdiction. Upon receipt of the defendant's statement and of the
written approval of the prosecuting attorneys, the clerk of the
court in which the indictment or information is pending shall
transmit the papers in the proceeding or certified copies thereof to
the clerk of the court for the jurisdiction in which the defendant
is held and the prosecution shall continue in that jurisdiction.
B. A defendant arrested on a warrant issued upon a complaint in
a jurisdiction other than the county, parish or district of arrest
may state in writing that he wishes to plead guilty to waive trial
in the jurisdiction in which the warrant was issued and to consent
to disposition of the case in the jurisdiction in which he was
arrested, subject to the approval of the prosecuting attorney for
each jurisdiction. Upon receipt of the defendant's statement and of
the written approval of the prosecuting attorneys, the court of
limited jurisdiction shall certify and transmit the records in the
case to the court of general jurisdiction, and, upon the filing of
an information or the return of an indictment, the clerk of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 445
court for the jurisdiction or district in which the warrant was
issued shall transmit the papers in the proceeding or certified
copies thereof to the clerk of the court for the jurisdiction or
district in which the defendant was arrested and the prosecution
shall continue in that jurisdiction or district. When the defendant
is brought before the court to plead to an information filed in the
jurisdiction or district where the warrant was issued, he may at
that time waive indictment and the prosecution may continue based
upon the information originally filed.
C. A juvenile who is arrested or held in a jurisdiction or
district other than that in which he is alleged to have committed an
act in violation of a law of a state or of the United States not
punishable by death or life imprisonment may, after he has been
advised by counsel and with the approval of the court and the
prosecuting attorney, consent to be proceeded against as a juvenile
delinquent in the jurisdiction or district in which he is arrested
or held. The consent shall be given in writing before the court but
only after the court has apprised the juvenile of his rights,
including the right to be returned to the jurisdiction or district
in which he is alleged to have committed the act, and of the
consequences of such consent.
D. For the purpose of initiating a transfer under this rule a
person who appears in response to a summons shall be treated as if
he had been arrested on a warrant in the jurisdiction or district of
such appearance.
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