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§ 22. Receiving compensation for providing goods or services for benefit of inmate--Penalties

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 57. Prisons and Reformatories

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. General Provisions
57 Okl.St.Ann. § 22
§ 22. Receiving compensation for providing goods or services for benefit of inmate--Penalties
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any detention officer, deputy sheriff, or other person employed as jail operations staff by a county, city, or other entity that operates a jail who receives compensation from any person other than the sheriff or jail administrator for providing goods, tobacco products, or services for the benefit of an inmate, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if the compensation is an amount of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), punishable by up to six (6) months in the county jail, or a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment and shall be guilty of a felony if the compensation is an amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more, punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not more than two (2) years, or a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person operating, or employed by, a vendor facility licensed by the State Department of Rehabilitation Services pursuant to Sections 71 through 78 of Title 7 of the Oklahoma Statutes for purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C.A., Section 107 et seq., or any other duly authorized vendor.

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Laws 2002, c. 231, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2008, c. 366, § 6, emerg. eff. June 3, 2008.
57 Okl. St. Ann. § 22, OK ST T. 57 § 22
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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