Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-173
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Requisites of warrant
Official statutory text
The warrant must specify the name of the defendant, or, if it is
unknown to the magistrate, the defendant may be designated therein
by any name. It must also state an offense in respect to which the
magistrate has authority to issue the warrant, and the time of
issuing it, and the county, city, or town where it is issued, and if
the offense charged is bailable, shall fix the amount of bail and an
endorsement shall be made on the warrant, to the following effect:
"The defendant is to be admitted to bail in the sum of $_______."
and be signed by the magistrate with his name of office.
unknown to the magistrate, the defendant may be designated therein
by any name. It must also state an offense in respect to which the
magistrate has authority to issue the warrant, and the time of
issuing it, and the county, city, or town where it is issued, and if
the offense charged is bailable, shall fix the amount of bail and an
endorsement shall be made on the warrant, to the following effect:
"The defendant is to be admitted to bail in the sum of $_______."
and be signed by the magistrate with his name of office.
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