Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-967
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Form of bench warrant
Official statutory text
The bench warrant must be substantially in the following form:
State of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 263
To any sheriff, constable, marshal or policeman in this state:
the crime of (designating it generally), you are therefore commanded
forthwith to arrest the above-named A B and bring him before that
court for judgment, or if the court has adjourned for the term, you
are to deliver him into the custody of the sheriff of the county of
Given under my hand, with the seal of said court affixed, this
By order of the court.
(Seal). E.F., Clerk.
State of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 263
To any sheriff, constable, marshal or policeman in this state:
the crime of (designating it generally), you are therefore commanded
forthwith to arrest the above-named A B and bring him before that
court for judgment, or if the court has adjourned for the term, you
are to deliver him into the custody of the sheriff of the county of
Given under my hand, with the seal of said court affixed, this
By order of the court.
(Seal). E.F., Clerk.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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