Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-227
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Application - Exemption from Workers' Compensation Act -
Official statutory text
Liability for injuries.
A. All provisions of this section and Section 228 of this
title, except as otherwise noted herein, shall apply to eligible
offenders who are:
1. Assigned to a work program for any government entity of this
state pursuant to a municipal court order;
2. Assigned to a community service program pursuant to a
deferred prosecution agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section
305.2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 58, 58.1 or 58.2 of this title;
4. Assigned to community service pursuant to a sentence ordered
pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of
subsection A of Section 991a, Section 991c or Section 995.3 of Title
22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the
provisions of Section 215 et seq. of this title;
6. Assigned to community service as a condition of parole
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma;
7. Assigned to an eleemosynary institution pursuant to the
provisions of Section 212 et seq. of this title;
8. Assigned to any work release or private prison industry
programs pursuant to the provisions of this title;
9. Assigned to the Community Service Sentencing Program
pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a-4 of Title 22 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 69
10. Assigned to a work program of a nonprofit organization with
or without compensation.
B. Any eligible offender described in subsection A of this
section shall be exempt from the provisions of the Workers'
Compensation Act, Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Provided, such exemption shall not apply to employment of
such person by a private for-profit employer. Provided further,
such exemption shall not apply to those inmates employed in private
prison industries involving a for-profit employer which deal in
interstate commerce or which sell products or services to the
federal government.
C. All state and local government agencies, nonprofit
organizations, community service agencies, educational programs and
other treatment programs are hereby immune from liability for torts
committed by or against any eligible offender described in
subsection A of this section; provided, those entities having court-
mandated jurisdiction over the persons described in paragraphs 3, 5,
7 and 8 of subsection A of this section shall provide basic or
necessary medical and dental care to said persons in such instances.
A. All provisions of this section and Section 228 of this
title, except as otherwise noted herein, shall apply to eligible
offenders who are:
1. Assigned to a work program for any government entity of this
state pursuant to a municipal court order;
2. Assigned to a community service program pursuant to a
deferred prosecution agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section
305.2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 58, 58.1 or 58.2 of this title;
4. Assigned to community service pursuant to a sentence ordered
pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of
subsection A of Section 991a, Section 991c or Section 995.3 of Title
22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the
provisions of Section 215 et seq. of this title;
6. Assigned to community service as a condition of parole
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of the
Constitution of the State of Oklahoma;
7. Assigned to an eleemosynary institution pursuant to the
provisions of Section 212 et seq. of this title;
8. Assigned to any work release or private prison industry
programs pursuant to the provisions of this title;
9. Assigned to the Community Service Sentencing Program
pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a-4 of Title 22 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 69
10. Assigned to a work program of a nonprofit organization with
or without compensation.
B. Any eligible offender described in subsection A of this
section shall be exempt from the provisions of the Workers'
Compensation Act, Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma
Statutes. Provided, such exemption shall not apply to employment of
such person by a private for-profit employer. Provided further,
such exemption shall not apply to those inmates employed in private
prison industries involving a for-profit employer which deal in
interstate commerce or which sell products or services to the
federal government.
C. All state and local government agencies, nonprofit
organizations, community service agencies, educational programs and
other treatment programs are hereby immune from liability for torts
committed by or against any eligible offender described in
subsection A of this section; provided, those entities having court-
mandated jurisdiction over the persons described in paragraphs 3, 5,
7 and 8 of subsection A of this section shall provide basic or
necessary medical and dental care to said persons in such instances.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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