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§ 272. Taking unlawful reward for requisition for fugitive

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and Punishments

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Part I. In General
Chapter 6. Crimes Against the Executive Power
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 272
§ 272. Taking unlawful reward for requisition for fugitive
Every officer who asks or receives any compensation, fee or reward of any kind for any service rendered or expense incurred in procuring from the Governor a demand upon the executive authority of a State or Territory of the United States, or of a foreign government, for the surrender of a fugitive from justice, or of any service rendered or expense incurred in procuring the surrender of such fugitive, or of conveying him to this state or for detaining him therein, except upon an employment by the Governor, and upon an account duly audited and paid out of the State Treasury, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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R.L.1910, § 2155.
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 272, OK ST T. 21 § 272
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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