Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 21
Bringing or Possessing Contraband in Jail or Penal Institution - Penalties
Effective Jul 1, 1999Laws 1955, HB 845, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1955; Amended by Laws 1978, SB 441, c. 180, § 1, eff. October 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1973, c. 109, § 29, eff. November 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 420, c. 264, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 179, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1993; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 129, c. 274, § 48, eff. November 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 503 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 368, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).
- A. Any person who, without authority, brings into or has in his or her possession in any jail or state penal institution or other place where prisoners are located, any gun, knife, bomb or other dangerous instrument, any controlled dangerous substance as defined by Section 2-101 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any intoxicating beverage or low-point beer as defined by Sections 163.1 and 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or money, shall be guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year or more than five (5) years, or a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.
- B. If an inmate is found to be in possession of any such item, upon conviction, such inmate shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to imprisonment for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years in the State Penitentiary.
- C. If the person found to be in possession of any such item has, prior to the commission of said offense, committed two or more felony offenses, and said possession of contraband was within ten (10) years of the completion of the execution of the sentence, such person, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than twenty (20) years. Felony offenses relied upon shall not have arisen out of the same transaction or occurrence or series of events closely related in time and location.
Laws 1955, HB 845, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1955; Amended by Laws 1978, SB 441, c. 180, § 1, eff. October 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1973, c. 109, § 29, eff. November 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 420, c. 264, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 179, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1993; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 129, c. 274, § 48, eff. November 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 503 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 368, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).