Oklahoma § 57-513 - Discharged prisoners - Clothing, transportation and funds
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§ 57-513. Discharged prisoners - Clothing, transportation and funds
A. When any prisoner shall be discharged from the institution,
the warden or superintendent shall furnish the prisoner with proper
and necessary clothing and a railroad or bus ticket to the home
community of the prisoner within the State of Oklahoma, if it is not
in the county in which the institution is located; and if the home
community of the prisoner is outside the State of Oklahoma, the
warden or superintendent may furnish the necessary tickets to the
home community of the prisoner or the county in which the sentence
was imposed; and if the inmate trust account of the prisoner does
not have at least a credit balance of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), the
warden, superintendent or Chief Financial Officer may furnish such
additional sum from the petty cash fund as will afford the prisoner
Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
B. Funds necessary to provide said clothing, transportation and
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) allowed in subsection A of this section shall
be drawn from a petty cash fund established by the Department of
Corrections pursuant to Section 513.1 of this title.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 261, § 13, operative July 1, 1967. Amended
by Laws 1974, c. 285, § 16, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974; Laws 2008, c.
171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 57-513 cover?
Section 57-513 ("Discharged prisoners - Clothing, transportation and funds") 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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