Oklahoma § 44-895 - Offenses by sentinel or lookout
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 44-895 — Offenses by sentinel or lookout, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-895. Offenses by sentinel or lookout
ARTICLE 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout.
A. Drunk or sleeping on post, or leaving post before being
relieved. Any sentinel or lookout who is drunk on post, who sleeps
on post, or who leaves post before being regularly relieved, shall
be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by
confinement of not more than ten (10) years or other punishment as a
court-martial may direct, but if the offense is committed at any
other time, by such punishment as a court-martial may direct.
B. Loitering or wrongfully sitting on post. Any sentinel or
lookout who loiters or wrongfully sits down on post shall be
punished as a court-martial may direct.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 408, § 116, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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