Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 52 (2026)

Sheriff to provide board, medical care and necessities -

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Compensation - Purchases. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county to provide bed clothing, washing, board, and medical care when required, and all necessities for the comfort and welfare of prisoners as specified by the standards promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act and the sheriff shall be allowed such compensation for services required by the provisions of Sections 41 through 64 of this title, as may be prescribed by the county commissioners. All purchases made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be made pursuant to the purchasing procedures specified in Sections 1500 through 1505 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, including the use of blanket purchase orders as provided for in Section 310.8 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes. R.L. 1910, § 4590. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 244, § 20, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1991, c. 166, § 2, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 2025, c. 11, § 13, emerg. eff. April 28, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: Est. of Crowell Ex Rel. Boen v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 2010 OK 5 (Okla. 2010).
Est. of Crowell Ex Rel. Boen v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 2010 OK 5 (Okla. 2010). · cites it 2× “" 57 O.S.2001 § 52. This duty underlies the sheriff's liability as the supervisory authority.”
Kenneth Ray Meade v. Grubbs, Badge No. 128, Individually & as a Deputy Sheriff of the Cnty. of Oklahoma, 841 F.2d 1512 (10th Cir. 1988). “Okla.Stat. Ann. tit. 57, § 52 (1987 cum. supp.”
In Re Est. of Crowell v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Cnty. of Cleveland, 2010 OK 5 (Okla. 2010). · cites it 2× “" 57 O.S.2001 § 52. This duty underlies the sheriff's liability as the supervisory authority.”
State ex rel. Wise v. Whistler, 562 P.2d 860 (Okla. 1977). · cites it 2× “Two issues are presented: First, can a District Judge promulgate a rule governing the keeping of inmates in a county jail by order only?; Second, what is the correct interpretation of the words “bed clothing” as used in 57 O.S.1971, § 52? Title 57, O.S.1971, § 43, authorizes…”
Hillcrest Med. Ctr. v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Corr., 675 P.2d 432 (Okla. 1983). “57 O.S.1981 § 52 provides, “It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county to provide bed clothing, washing, board, and medical care when required, and all necessities for the comfort and welfare of prisoners .”
State Ex Rel. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 829 P.2d 961 (Okla. 1992). “First, the trial court’s finding concerning “causation” is not germane, because 57 O.S.1981, § 52, provides, in pertinent part, as follows: “It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county to provide bed clothing, washing, board and medical care when required, and all…”
State ex rel. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 831 P.2d 1006 (Okla. Civ. App. 1991). “57 O.S.1981 § 52 provides: It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county to provide bed clothing, washing, board and medical care when required, and all necessities for the comfort and welfare of prisoners as specified by the standards promulgated pursuant to Section 192 of…”
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. State Ex Rel. Okla. Dept. of Corr., 2021 OK CIV APP 33 (Okla. Civ. App. 2021). “" 6 Title 57 O.S. §52 provides: "It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county to provide bed clothing, washing, board and medical care when required, and all necessities for the comfort and welfare of prisoners as specified by the standards promulgated pursuant to Section…”
Question Submitted by: The Honorable Dana Prieto, Oklahoma State Senate, Dist. 34, 2024 OK AG 6 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2024). · cites it 2× “4 57 O.S.2021, § 52; 19 O.S.2021, § 746 (relating to payment for medical care); Estate of Crowell v.”
Bros. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Oklahoma Cnty. (W.D. Okla. 2023). · cites it 2× “Vare refers, Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 52 , does not provide a basis for his opinion.”
Question Submitted by: The Honorable Dana Prieto, Oklahoma State Senate, Dist. 34, 2024 OK AG 6 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2024). · cites it 2× “4 57 O.S.2021, § 52; 19 O.S.2021, § 746 (relating to payment for medical care); Estate of Crowell v.”
Question Submitted by: The Honorable Dana Prieto, Oklahoma State Senate, Dist. 34, 2024 OK AG 6 (Okla. Att’y Gen. 2024). · cites it 2× “4 57 O.S.2021, § 52; 19 O.S.2021, § 746 (relating to payment for medical care); Estate of Crowell v.”
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