Oklahoma § 57-1 - County commissioners - Inspection of jails
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 57-1 — County commissioners - Inspection of jails, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-1. County commissioners - Inspection of jails
County commissioners shall inspect the jails in their respective
counties at least once each year, and shall fully examine the
health, cleanliness and discipline conditions of the jail. The
person responsible for the administration of such jail shall provide
the county commissioner with the name, age and basis for
incarceration of each prisoner and if it appears to the
commissioners that any provisions of law have been violated or
neglected they shall give notice to the district attorney of the
county. This inspection shall be in addition to that performed by
the State Department of Health.
R.L. 1910, § 4603. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 13, eff. July 1,
1978.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-1 ("County commissioners - Inspection of jails") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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