2018 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
§57-95. Delivery of sentenced person by sheriff or detention center - Receipts.

Universal Citation: 57 OK Stat § 57-95 (2018)

A. Any person convicted of an offense against the laws of this state and sentenced to imprisonment that is not to be served in a county jail shall be transported by the sheriff of the county where the person is sentenced, or transported by a designated representative of the sheriff, to the Department of Corrections at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or other location designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.

B. Any person convicted of an offense against the laws of this state and sentenced to imprisonment that is not to be served in a county jail and who is not housed in a county jail shall be transported by the detention center, or transported by a designated representative of the detention center, to the Department of Corrections at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or other location designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.

C. The sheriff shall deliver the person to the Department at such center together with:

1. A certified copy of the judgment and sentence from the court ordering such imprisonment, unless the judgment and sentence previously has been sent electronically by an authorized clerk of the court;

2. A certificate setting forth the number of days served in the county jail after the pronouncement of judgment and rendering of sentence for the offenses committed;

3. 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;

4. Any medication or medical or dental device prescribed for the defendant while in the custody of the sheriff or for a pre-existing condition; and

5. A copy of the presentence investigation report, if a report was prepared.

D. The Department shall give the sheriff a receipt for each person received into the custody of the Department at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center. The receipt shall be filed by the sheriff in the office of the clerk of the court where the sentence was made.

Added by Laws 1969, c. 137, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1969. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 13, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 14, 1978; Laws 1979, c. 221, § 14, emerg. eff. May 30, 1979; Laws 1997, c. 328, § 2; Laws 1998, c. 89, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 51, § 4, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 239, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 294, § 4, eff. July 1, 2006.

NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 133, § 23 repealed by Laws 1999, c. 51, § 5, eff. July 1, 1999 and by Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 452, eff. July 1, 1999.

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