Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-171.3
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Custody of persons subject to immigration detainer
Official statutory text
request.
A. A law enforcement agency that has custody of a person who is
subject to an immigration detainer request issued by the United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall:
1. Comply with, honor and fulfill any request made in the
immigration detainer request provided by the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
2. Inform the person identified in the immigration detainer
request that he or she is being held pursuant to an immigration
detainer request issued by the United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
B. A law enforcement agency shall not be required to perform a
duty imposed by subsection A of this section with respect to a
person who has provided proof that the person is a citizen of the
United States. Such proof may include:
1. An Oklahoma driver license or identification card issued by
Service Oklahoma on or after November 1, 2007; or
2. State- or federal government-issued identification.
C. As used in this section:
1. “Immigration detainer request” means a federal government
request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody of an alien,
including a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-247
document or a similar successor form; and
2. “Law enforcement agency” means any state, county or
municipal agency or department which maintains custody of persons
accused of, charged with or convicted of any criminal offense. This
term includes, but shall not be limited to, peace officers,
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jailers, correctional officers, agents,
employees or contractors of a law enforcement agency.
A. A law enforcement agency that has custody of a person who is
subject to an immigration detainer request issued by the United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall:
1. Comply with, honor and fulfill any request made in the
immigration detainer request provided by the United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
2. Inform the person identified in the immigration detainer
request that he or she is being held pursuant to an immigration
detainer request issued by the United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
B. A law enforcement agency shall not be required to perform a
duty imposed by subsection A of this section with respect to a
person who has provided proof that the person is a citizen of the
United States. Such proof may include:
1. An Oklahoma driver license or identification card issued by
Service Oklahoma on or after November 1, 2007; or
2. State- or federal government-issued identification.
C. As used in this section:
1. “Immigration detainer request” means a federal government
request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody of an alien,
including a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-247
document or a similar successor form; and
2. “Law enforcement agency” means any state, county or
municipal agency or department which maintains custody of persons
accused of, charged with or convicted of any criminal offense. This
term includes, but shall not be limited to, peace officers,
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jailers, correctional officers, agents,
employees or contractors of a law enforcement agency.
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