Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-153
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-153, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 22, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 22,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Absence from state, limitation does not run
Official statutory text
If when the offense is committed the defendant be out of the
state, the prosecution may be commenced within the term herein
limited after his coming within the state, and no time during which
the defendant is not an inhabitant of or usually resident within the
state, is part of the limitation.
state, the prosecution may be commenced within the term herein
limited after his coming within the state, and no time during which
the defendant is not an inhabitant of or usually resident within the
state, is part of the limitation.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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