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Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 980 (2026)

Duty of sheriff when defendant sentenced to state prison

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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;

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 pre- existing 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1943–2022 · leading case: Warnick v. Booher, 2006 OK CR 41 (Okla. Crim. App. 2006).
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Warnick v. Booher, 2006 OK CR 41 (Okla. Crim. App. 2006). “See also 22 O.S.Supp. 2004, § 980. Except as otherwise provided by law, 1 every inmate of a state correctional institution shall have their term of imprisonment reduced monthly, based upon the accrual of specifically designated credits.”
Bryant v. State, 2022 OK CR 5 (Okla. Crim. App. 2022). “See 22 O.S.2011, § 980. The entry of a sentencing order as a Youthful Offender is not a final conviction.”
Wallace v. State, 612 P.2d 284 (Okla. Crim. App. 1980). “We are further of the opinion that 22 O.S.1971 § 980 and 21 O.S.1971 § 533 cited by Petitioner as placing a duty on Oklahoma authorities to assume custody, are wholly inapposite: the sections are directed at the county sheriffs and cannot be construed as limiting the State of…”
Couch v. State, 141 P.2d 125 (Okla. Crim. App. 1943). “1931, •22 O.S. 1941 § 980. If he is to be used as a witness in other criminal trials, he can be brought back from the penitentiary to testify.”
Bryant v. State, 2022 OK CR 5 (Okla. Crim. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “See 22 O.S.2011, § 980 See 10A § 2-5-209(B)(1).”
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