Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-209
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-209, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 43A, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 43A,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Additional period of detention - Petition - Order -
Official statutory text
Notification of interested parties of detention.
A. A person may be detained in emergency detention more than
one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days, excluding weekends
and holidays, only if the facility in which the person being
detained is presented with a copy of an order of the district court
authorizing further detention. Such order may be entered by the
court only after a petition has been filed seeking involuntary
commitment or treatment pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-410
of this title.
B. If a copy of an order for further detention is not delivered
to the facility by the end of the period of emergency detention, the
person alleged to be a mentally ill person, an alcohol-dependent
person, or a drug-dependent person and a person requiring treatment
shall be discharged from the facility in which detained unless said
person has applied for voluntary treatment.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 127
C. The person being held in protective custody or emergency
detention shall be asked to designate any person whom such person
wishes informed regarding the detention. If the person being held
in protective custody is incapable of making such designation, the
peace officer holding the person in protective custody shall notify
within twenty-four (24) hours of taking the person into protective
custody, other than the person initiating the request for protective
custody, the attorney, parent, spouse, guardian, brother, sister, or
child who is at least eighteen (18) years of age of the person.
Failure of the sheriff to find such person shall within a reasonable
time be reported to the administrator of the facility. Such fact
shall be made a part of the records of the facility for the person
being detained.
A. A person may be detained in emergency detention more than
one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days, excluding weekends
and holidays, only if the facility in which the person being
detained is presented with a copy of an order of the district court
authorizing further detention. Such order may be entered by the
court only after a petition has been filed seeking involuntary
commitment or treatment pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-410
of this title.
B. If a copy of an order for further detention is not delivered
to the facility by the end of the period of emergency detention, the
person alleged to be a mentally ill person, an alcohol-dependent
person, or a drug-dependent person and a person requiring treatment
shall be discharged from the facility in which detained unless said
person has applied for voluntary treatment.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43A. Mental Health Page 127
C. The person being held in protective custody or emergency
detention shall be asked to designate any person whom such person
wishes informed regarding the detention. If the person being held
in protective custody is incapable of making such designation, the
peace officer holding the person in protective custody shall notify
within twenty-four (24) hours of taking the person into protective
custody, other than the person initiating the request for protective
custody, the attorney, parent, spouse, guardian, brother, sister, or
child who is at least eighteen (18) years of age of the person.
Failure of the sheriff to find such person shall within a reasonable
time be reported to the administrator of the facility. Such fact
shall be made a part of the records of the facility for the person
being detained.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.