Oklahoma § 22-980 - Duty of sheriff when defendant sentenced to state prison

§ 22-980. Duty of sheriff when defendant sentenced to state prison

If the judgment is for imprisonment in a state prison, the

sheriff of the county or subdivision must, upon receipt of a

certified copy thereof or authorized notification thereof, take and

deliver the defendant to the warden of the Lexington Assessment and

Reception Center or to a place determined by the Director of the

Department of Corrections. The sheriff must also deliver to the

Department of Corrections:

1. A certified copy of the judgment and sentence, unless the

judgment and sentence has previously been sent electronically by an

authorized clerk of the court;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure

2. 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;

3. Any medication or medical or dental device prescribed for

the defendant while in the custody of the sheriff or for a preexisting condition;

4. Any forms required to be filed pursuant to the rules of the

Court of Criminal Appeals at the time of the formal sentencing; and

5. Any forms of identification of the defendant that were in

the possession of the defendant at the time of sentencing.

Upon delivery of the defendant with the required judgment,

records and medication or devices, the sheriff must take from the

Department of Corrections a receipt for the defendant, and make

return thereof to the court.

R.L. 1910, § 5965. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 13, § 1, emerg. eff.

Feb. 14, 1978; Laws 1998, c. 89, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999,

c. 51, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 294, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

2003; Laws 2004, c. 239, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004.