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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 2118 By: Hamilton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to counties; amending 19 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 180.43, as amended by Section 4, Chapter 394,
8 O.S.L. 2024 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 180.43),
8 which relates to county sheriff expenses; authorizing
9 surplus funds from county sheriff commissary account
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2021, Section 180.43, as
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15 amended by Section 4, Chapter 394, O.S.L. 2024 (19 O.S. Supp. 2025,
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16 Section 180.43), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 180.43. A. Each county sheriff may contract with any
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18 public or private entity engaged in the business of transportation
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19 of prisoners, the Department of Justice of the United States of
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20 America, the Department of Corrections, or any municipality of this
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21 state for the feeding, care, housing, and upkeep of federal, state,
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22 or municipal prisoners, or alien detainees incarcerated in the
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23 county jail. Any funds received pursuant to said contract shall be
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24 the funds of the county where the federal, state, or municipal
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1 prisoners, or alien detainees are incarcerated and shall be
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2 deposited in the Sheriff's Service Fee Account. All purchases made
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3 pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be made pursuant
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4 to the purchasing procedures specified in Sections 1500 through 1507
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5 of this title, including the use of blanket purchase orders as
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6 provided for in Section 310.8 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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7 The sheriff shall be permitted to expend the funds for capital
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8 expenditures. The sheriff shall be permitted to expend any funds in
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9 the Sheriff's Service Fee Account for administering expenses for
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10 salaries, training, equipment or travel.
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11 The claim for said expenses shall be filed with and allowed by
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12 the board of county commissioners as other claims. The sheriff
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13 shall receive no compensation for said services. The sheriff shall
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14 file an annual report with the board of county commissioners not
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15 later than January 15 of each year. The State Auditor and Inspector
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16 shall conduct an audit of the report as on other public records of
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17 the county.
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18 B. In lieu of the travel reimbursement or monthly travel
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19 allowance provided for by law, the board of county commissioners may
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20 purchase and provide for the operation, maintenance, insurance,
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21 equipping, and repair of an automobile for each county commissioner
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22 to be used in performing the duties of his office. In lieu of the
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23 travel reimbursement or monthly travel allowance provided for by
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24 law, the board of county commissioners, with the concurrence of the
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1 county sheriff, may purchase and provide for the operation,
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2 maintenance, insurance, equipping, and repair of automobiles for the
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3 use of the sheriff in performing the duties of his office. Any
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4 automobile purchased pursuant to the authority granted in this
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5 section shall be purchased by competitive bids. The use of any said
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6 automobile for private or personal purposes is hereby prohibited.
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7 In any county having a population of at least three hundred fifty
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8 thousand (350,000), where it is determined by the sheriff to be more
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9 economical and advantageous to the county, the sheriff may establish
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10 a monthly automobile allowance of not more than Four Hundred Dollars
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11 ($400.00) per month in lieu of the mileage per mile for in-county
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12 driving as authorized in this section. Any travel reimbursement
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13 other than in-county driving as provided for in this section shall
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14 be for actual and necessary expenses as provided for in the State
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15 Travel Reimbursement Act. Any person violating the provisions of
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16 this subsection, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
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17 and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars
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18 ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than
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19 thirty (30) days, or by both said fine and imprisonment, and in
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20 addition thereto shall be discharged from county employment.
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21 C. The State of Oklahoma hereby declares and states that the
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22 increased number of persons impersonating law enforcement officers
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23 by making routine traffic stops while using unmarked cars is a
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24 threat to the public health and safety of all of the citizens of the
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1 State of Oklahoma; therefore it shall be unlawful for any county
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2 sheriff, deputy sheriff or reserve deputy sheriff to use any vehicle
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3 which is not clearly marked as a law enforcement vehicle for routine
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4 traffic enforcement except as provided in Section 12-218 of Title 47
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5 of the Oklahoma Statutes. In addition to Section 12-218 of Title 47
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6 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the peace officer operating the law
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7 enforcement vehicle for routine traffic stops shall be dressed in
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8 the official uniform including shoulder patches, badge, and any
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9 other identifying insignias normally used by the employing law
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10 enforcement agency.
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11 D. Each county sheriff may operate, or contract the operation
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12 of, a commissary for the benefit of persons lawfully confined in the
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13 county jail under the custody of the county sheriff. Any funds
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14 received pursuant to said operations shall be the funds of the
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15 county where the persons are incarcerated and shall be deposited in
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16 the Sheriff's Commissary Account. The sheriff shall be permitted to
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17 expend the funds to improve or provide jail services. The sheriff
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18 shall be permitted to expend any surplus in the Sheriff's Commissary
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19 Account for administering expenses for training equipment, travel or
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20 for, capital expenditures, jail operations, inmate care, or other
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21 jail related expenditures. The claims for expenses shall be filed
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22 with and allowed by the board of county commissioners in the same
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23 manner as other claims. The sheriff shall receive no compensation
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24 for the operation of said commissary. The sheriff shall file an
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1 annual report on any said commissary under his or her operation no
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2 later than January 15 of each year. The State Auditor and Inspector
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3 shall conduct an audit of the report in the same manner as other
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4 public records of the county.
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5 E. Each county sheriff may operate, or contract the operation
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6 of, a telephone system for the benefit of persons lawfully confined
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7 in the county jail under the custody of the county sheriff. Any
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8 funds received pursuant to said operations shall be the funds of the
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9 county where the persons are incarcerated and shall be deposited in
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10 the Sheriff's Service Fee Account. Such funds may be expended
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11 according to the guidelines previously established for expenditures
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12 from the general fund. The claims for expenses shall be filed with
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13 and allowed by the board of county commissioners in the same manner
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14 as other claims.
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15 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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