Oklahoma § 22-185 - Verbal warning or taking before magistrate for misdemeanor

§ 22-185. Verbal warning or taking before magistrate for misdemeanor

charges.

If the offense charged in the warrant issued is a misdemeanor,

the law enforcement officer may:

1. Issue a verbal warning about the existence of the warrant

and further advise the defendant to contact the clerk of the court

for the purpose of resolving the outstanding warrant. All verbal

warnings shall be documented by the law enforcement officer on a

department-issued warning ticket; or

2. Take the defendant before a magistrate of the county in

which the warrant was issued, who must admit the defendant to bail,

and immediately transmit the warrant, complaint, depositions, if

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure

any, and undertaking, to the clerk of the court in which the

defendant is required to appear.

R.L. 1910, § 5643. Amended by Laws 2023, c. 204, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

2023.