The sheriff, or such person designated by law in place of the sheriff, shall have charge of the county jail of his or her county and of all persons by law confined therein, and such sheriff or other officer is hereby required to conform, in all respects, to the rules and directions promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Jail Standards Act and of the district judge and communicated to the sheriff by the proper authority.

R.L. 1910, § 4585; Amended by Laws 1978, HB 1478, c. 244, § 19, emerg. eff. July 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 2025, SB 595, c. 11, § 12, emerg. eff. April 28, 2025 (superseded document available).