Oklahoma § 57-65 - Credit for good behavior and blood donations - Duty of
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§ 57-65. Credit for good behavior and blood donations - Duty of
sheriff.
Any person in this state convicted of a crime, who is serving
time as a prisoner in the county jail of any county in the State of
Oklahoma as a result of said conviction of crime, shall be entitled
to receive five (5) days' credit for every four (4) days' time in
said county jail provided said prisoner shall have obeyed the rules
and regulations promulgated by the sheriff in charge of said county
jail in a satisfactory manner. Each prisoner shall also, in
addition thereto, be entitled to a deduction of three (3) days for
each pint of his blood he donates during his first thirty (30) days
of confinement in the county jail, and to five (5) days for each
pint of his blood he donates during any sixty-day period thereafter
to the American Red Cross or to a hospital approved for such purpose
by the sheriff. And the sheriff of said county is hereby authorized
to order said credit to be given to said prisoner on the records of
the court out of which said conviction is had.
Added by Laws 1933, c. 123, p. 271, § 3. Amended by Laws 1969, c.
204, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1969.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 57-65 cover?
Section 57-65 ("Credit for good behavior and blood donations - Duty of") 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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