Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-128
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Stolen property moved, jurisdiction
Official statutory text
When property taken in one county, by burglary, robbery,
larceny, or embezzlement, has been brought into another, the
jurisdiction of the offense is in either county. But if, before the
beginning of the trial of the defendant in the latter, he be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 120
indicted or information be filed against him in the former county,
the sheriff of the latter must, upon demand, deliver him to the
sheriff of the former county, upon being served with a certified
copy of the indictment or information, and upon a receipt indorsed
thereon by the sheriff of the former county, of the delivery of the
body of the defendant, and is, on filing the copy of the indictment
and the receipt, exonerated from all liability in respect to the
custody of the defendant.
larceny, or embezzlement, has been brought into another, the
jurisdiction of the offense is in either county. But if, before the
beginning of the trial of the defendant in the latter, he be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 120
indicted or information be filed against him in the former county,
the sheriff of the latter must, upon demand, deliver him to the
sheriff of the former county, upon being served with a certified
copy of the indictment or information, and upon a receipt indorsed
thereon by the sheriff of the former county, of the delivery of the
body of the defendant, and is, on filing the copy of the indictment
and the receipt, exonerated from all liability in respect to the
custody of the defendant.
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