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OK HB1437
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Doug Cox
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AI Summary
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Gives sheriffs sole discretion to determine the order and manner of transferring inmates from county jails to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
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Requires sheriffs to submit certified copies of judgments and sentences to the Department before inmate transfers, with the Department authorized to determine appropriate delivery methods.
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Establishes a 72-hour timeline for county jails at capacity to notify the Department and transport designated excess inmates to state facilities.
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Makes the Department of Corrections responsible for housing costs in county jails from the date of sentencing until inmate transfer, reimbursed at the per diem rate specified in statute.
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Effective November 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Prisons and reformatories; giving sheriffs the sole discretion to determine inmate transfers; effective date.
Prisons and Correctional Institutions
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/8/2011