Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-54
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Person authorized to act as jailer - Civilian employees -
Official statutory text
Oath - Liability - Jails operated by private prison contractors.
The jailer, jail director or keeper of the jail shall, unless
the sheriff elects to act as jailer in person, be a deputy appointed
by the sheriff; provided, that the sheriff may, with approval as
provided in Section 162 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
appoint civilian employees as the sheriff may require to operate the
county jail. Those persons hired as civilian employees need not
complete the training prescribed for peace officers, as provided by
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but need only
complete such training as the sheriff deems necessary for the
civilians to properly perform the duties assigned to them, or such
training as may otherwise be prescribed by law. The jailer shall
take the necessary oaths before entering upon the duties of the
office. A jailer may be authorized by the sheriff of the county to
use nonlethal weaponry upon completion of appropriate training. The
sheriff shall in all cases be liable for the negligence and
misconduct of the jailer as of other deputies.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to jails operated
by private prison contractors pursuant to a contract with the board
of county commissioners.
R.L. 1910, § 4592. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 98, § 1, emerg. eff.
April 10, 1980; Laws 1987, c. 80, § 8, operative July 1, 1987; Laws
2001, c. 325, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2019, c. 78, § 1, emerg.
eff. April 17, 2019.
The jailer, jail director or keeper of the jail shall, unless
the sheriff elects to act as jailer in person, be a deputy appointed
by the sheriff; provided, that the sheriff may, with approval as
provided in Section 162 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
appoint civilian employees as the sheriff may require to operate the
county jail. Those persons hired as civilian employees need not
complete the training prescribed for peace officers, as provided by
Section 3311 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but need only
complete such training as the sheriff deems necessary for the
civilians to properly perform the duties assigned to them, or such
training as may otherwise be prescribed by law. The jailer shall
take the necessary oaths before entering upon the duties of the
office. A jailer may be authorized by the sheriff of the county to
use nonlethal weaponry upon completion of appropriate training. The
sheriff shall in all cases be liable for the negligence and
misconduct of the jailer as of other deputies.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to jails operated
by private prison contractors pursuant to a contract with the board
of county commissioners.
R.L. 1910, § 4592. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 98, § 1, emerg. eff.
April 10, 1980; Laws 1987, c. 80, § 8, operative July 1, 1987; Laws
2001, c. 325, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2019, c. 78, § 1, emerg.
eff. April 17, 2019.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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