Oklahoma § 57-509.5 - Inmate work centers in Indian Country Land - Civil and

§ 57-509.5. Inmate work centers in Indian Country Land - Civil and

criminal jurisdiction - Expiration, cancellation or termination of

agreement.

A. Pursuant to applicable federal law, the State of Oklahoma

assumes both the civil and criminal jurisdiction with respect to all

criminal offenses and civil causes of actions over Indian Country

land wherein the state has entered into an agreement with the

applicable tribes or other appropriate authority for use of said

land as an inmate work center as established in Section 563 of Title

57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories

B. Upon the expiration, cancellation or other mutual

termination of the agreement the assumption of both civil and

criminal jurisdiction shall be deemed withdrawn by operation of law

and the land shall be Indian Country under the exclusive control of

the Indian tribes and federal authority together and any

improvements thereon shall inure to the benefit of the tribes.

Provided, that in the event of expiration, cancellation or other

mutual termination, the State of Oklahoma, through the Department of

Corrections shall have twelve (12) months in which to vacate and

relocate the offenders, unless otherwise extended by the parties.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 303, § 13, operative July 1, 1989.