Oklahoma § 74-5029 - Application for county jail improvement funds
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 74-5029 — Application for county jail improvement funds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 74-5029. Application for county jail improvement funds
The State Department of Health shall approve only those
applications for funds to renovate an existing county jail facility
or to construct a new county jail facility which contain proposed
plans that are in compliance with state-approved jail standards as
determined by the Jail Inspection Division, State Department of
Health. Any jail facility which serves as a combined city and
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county jail facility shall be eligible to apply for a grant under
the provisions of this act.
For each grant of funds by the State Department of Health to a
county, the requesting county must legally bind itself to expend on
said property funds equal to the amount of funds being applied for
from the County Jail Improvement Fund.
No application for funds available under the provisions of this
act may be filed where the construction of new facilities or the
renovation of existing facilities has begun by July 1, 1981.
No applicant may receive more than a total of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) from the County Jail Improvement Fund
in any one fiscal year.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 207, § 35, operative July 1, 1986. Amended
by Laws 2024, c. 375, § 6, emerg. eff. June 5, 2024.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 74-5029
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 74-5029 cover?
Section 74-5029 ("Application for county jail improvement 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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