Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-980
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Duty of sheriff when defendant sentenced to state prison
Official statutory text
If the judgment is for imprisonment in a state prison, the
sheriff of the county or subdivision must, upon receipt of a
certified copy thereof or authorized notification thereof, take and
deliver the defendant to the warden of the Lexington Assessment and
Reception Center or to a place determined by the Director of the
Department of Corrections. The sheriff must also deliver to the
Department of Corrections:
1. A certified copy of the judgment and sentence, unless the
judgment and sentence has previously been sent electronically by an
authorized clerk of the court;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 269
2. A copy of any medical, dental, or mental health records of
the defendant for conditions reviewed or treated while in the
custody of the sheriff;
3. Any medication or medical or dental device prescribed for
the defendant while in the custody of the sheriff or for a pre-
existing condition;
4. Any forms required to be filed pursuant to the rules of the
Court of Criminal Appeals at the time of the formal sentencing; and
5. Any forms of identification of the defendant that were in
the possession of the defendant at the time of sentencing.
Upon delivery of the defendant with the required judgment,
records and medication or devices, the sheriff must take from the
Department of Corrections a receipt for the defendant, and make
return thereof to the court.
R.L. 1910, § 5965. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 13, § 1, emerg. eff.
Feb. 14, 1978; Laws 1998, c. 89, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999,
c. 51, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 294, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,
2003; Laws 2004, c. 239, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.
sheriff of the county or subdivision must, upon receipt of a
certified copy thereof or authorized notification thereof, take and
deliver the defendant to the warden of the Lexington Assessment and
Reception Center or to a place determined by the Director of the
Department of Corrections. The sheriff must also deliver to the
Department of Corrections:
1. A certified copy of the judgment and sentence, unless the
judgment and sentence has previously been sent electronically by an
authorized clerk of the court;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 269
2. A copy of any medical, dental, or mental health records of
the defendant for conditions reviewed or treated while in the
custody of the sheriff;
3. Any medication or medical or dental device prescribed for
the defendant while in the custody of the sheriff or for a pre-
existing condition;
4. Any forms required to be filed pursuant to the rules of the
Court of Criminal Appeals at the time of the formal sentencing; and
5. Any forms of identification of the defendant that were in
the possession of the defendant at the time of sentencing.
Upon delivery of the defendant with the required judgment,
records and medication or devices, the sheriff must take from the
Department of Corrections a receipt for the defendant, and make
return thereof to the court.
R.L. 1910, § 5965. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 13, § 1, emerg. eff.
Feb. 14, 1978; Laws 1998, c. 89, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999,
c. 51, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 294, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,
2003; Laws 2004, c. 239, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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