Oklahoma § 19-905.4 - Regional jail commission - Commissioners - Tenure Compensation

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 19-905.4 — Regional jail commission - Commissioners - Tenure Compensation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 19-905.4. Regional jail commission - Commissioners - Tenure Compensation

A. Any regional jail district created pursuant to Section 3 of

this act shall be governed by a commission. The regional jail

commission shall be composed of the sheriff and presiding county

commissioner from each county within the district. Each regional

jail commissioner of the regional jail district shall serve during

his or her tenure as sheriff or as presiding county commissioner.

B. Commissioners of the regional jail district shall serve

until successors have been duly appointed. Vacancies on the

regional jail commission shall be filled by the succeeding sheriff

or presiding county commissioner for the remainder of the term.

C. Commissioners of the regional jail district shall serve

without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed by the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 19. Counties and County Officers

district for any reasonable and necessary expenses in the

performance of duties as regional jail commissioner.

Added by Laws 2012, c. 20, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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