Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-9-112

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person arrested for

a violation of any section of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Code shall be admitted to bail as follows:

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1. Whenever a person is charged for any violation of any of the

wildlife laws of this state or rules adopted by the Wildlife

Conservation Commission pursuant to law, which violation is

punishable as a misdemeanor and the person is not immediately taken

into physical custody pursuant to state law, the officer shall

prepare a written citation containing a notice to appear in court,

the name and address of the person, the offense charged, the time

and place where the person shall appear in court and any other

pertinent information as may be necessary;

2. The arresting officer shall indicate on the citation the

date of the arraignment. The person charged shall appear in person

or by counsel at the stated time and place for arraignment;

3. The place specified in the citation for the arraignment

shall be before a judge of the district court within the county in

which the offense is alleged to have been committed and which has

jurisdiction of the offense; and

4. Except as otherwise provided by law, the person charged with

the violation shall agree to appear in court by signing at least one

copy of the written citation prepared by the arresting officer.

After signing, the officer shall deliver a copy of the citation to

the person. The officer shall not take the person into physical

custody for the violation if:

a. the arrested person is:

(1) a resident, or

(2) a nonresident of another state within the United

States which is a participant in the Interstate

Wildlife Violator Compact or any party within the

jurisdiction of the Interstate Wildlife Violator

Compact,

b. the arresting officer is satisfied as to the identity

of the arrested person and certifies the date and time

and the location of the violation,

c. the arrested person acknowledges the written promise

to appear in court as provided for on the citation,

and

d. the violation does not constitute:

(1) hunting or fishing while the hunting or fishing

license is under suspension, revocation, denial

or cancellation, or

(2) an arrest based upon an outstanding warrant.

B. A person charged with a violation listed in divisions (1)

and (2) of subparagraph d of paragraph 4 of subsection A of this

section shall be taken into custody and required to appear before

the court.

C. Except for any person charged with a violation requiring

restitution as set forth in Section 7-207 of this title or listed in

divisions (1) and (2) of subparagraph d of paragraph 4 of subsection

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A of this section or other applicable law, upon approval of the

district court, the person charged may submit payment to the court

in the amount of the minimum bond as prescribed by law for a

violation for which the person is charged if the violation carries a

minimum fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or less and sign a plea of

guilty or nolo contendere on the back of the citation, or such plea

may be entered by the defendant using an electronic method provided

by the court for such purposes, either through the website of the

court or otherwise. A person charged who elects to follow the

procedure authorized in this subsection shall not be required to

appear for arraignment.

D. All persons charged with a violation requiring restitution

as set forth in Section 7-207 of this title shall be required to

appear before the court.

E. If the form of a wildlife citation includes information

required by law and is signed by the preparing officer, the

citation, when filed with a court having jurisdiction, shall be

deemed to be a lawful complaint for the purpose of prosecution under

law.