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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2062 By: Pugh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to prisons and reformatories;
7 amending 57 O.S. 2021, Section 95, which relates to
8 delivery of sentenced person; authorizing certain
8 self-reporting to a correctional facility; requiring
9 the Department of Corrections to take certain
9 actions; clarifying responsibility; stating exception
10 for eligibility of certain reimbursement; and
10 providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 57 O.S. 2021, Section 95, is
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15 amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 95. A. Any Except as provided in subsection F of this
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17 section, any person convicted of an offense against the laws of this
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18 state and sentenced to imprisonment that is not to be served in a
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19 county jail shall be transported by the sheriff of the county where
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20 the person is sentenced, or transported by a designated
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21 representative of the sheriff, to the Department of Corrections at
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22 the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or other location
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23 designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
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1 B. Any Except as provided in subsection F of this section, any
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2 person convicted of an offense against the laws of this state and
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3 sentenced to imprisonment that is not to be served in a county jail
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4 and who is not housed in a county jail shall be transported by the
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5 detention center, or transported by a designated representative of
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6 the detention center, to the Department of Corrections at the
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7 Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or other location
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8 designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
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9 C. The sheriff shall deliver the person to the Department at
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10 such center together with:
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11 1. A certified copy of the judgment and sentence from the court
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12 ordering such imprisonment, unless the judgment and sentence
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13 previously has been sent electronically by an authorized clerk of
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14 the court;
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15 2. A certificate setting forth the number of days served in the
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16 county jail after the pronouncement of judgment and rendering of
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17 sentence for the offenses committed;
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18 3. A copy of any medical, dental, or mental health records of
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19 the defendant for conditions reviewed or treated while in the
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20 custody of the sheriff;
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21 4. Any medication or medical or dental device prescribed for
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22 the defendant while in the custody of the sheriff or for a
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23 preexisting condition; and
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1 5. A copy of the presentence investigation report, if a report
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2 was prepared.
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3 D. The Department of Corrections shall give the sheriff a
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4 receipt for each person received into the custody of the Department.
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5 The receipt shall be filed by the sheriff in the office of the clerk
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6 of the court where the sentence was made.
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7 E. The Department of Corrections shall reimburse the
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8 transporting agency as follows:
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9 1. Mileage from the county sheriff's office to the appropriate
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10 reception center and back to the county sheriff's office; and
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11 2. Hourly wage reimbursement for the transporting officer for
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12 the hours of transport travel and time spent at the reception center
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13 based on the transporting officer's normal hourly wage.
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14 Reimbursement shall not exceed Thirty Dollars ($30.00) an hour per
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15 officer. Documentation of the officer's hourly wage shall accompany
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16 all reimbursement requests to the Department.
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17 The Department of Corrections shall have the authority to
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18 promulgate rules and forms for the reimbursement procedures provided
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19 in this section.
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20 The Department of Corrections shall submit a quarterly report to
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21 the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the
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22 House of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Committee.
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23 F. Notwithstanding subsections A and B of this section, if the
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24 sentencing court orders self-reporting whereby a defendant who poses
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1 a low risk to public safety, as determined by factors including, but
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2 not limited to, the nature of the committed offense, criminal
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3 history, and the defendant's ties to the community, such defendant
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4 shall be allowed to self-report to a designated correctional
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5 facility for commencement of the imprisonment sentence and bypass
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6 detention in a county jail and initial reception processing. The
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7 Department of Corrections shall receive the defendant upon arrival,
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8 process any required documentation, and conduct initial assessments
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9 at the facility or through an alternative method approved by the
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10 Director of the Department of Corrections. The sheriff or detention
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11 center personnel shall not be responsible for transportation in such
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12 cases and shall not be eligible for reimbursement as provided in
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13 subsection E of this section.
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14 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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