Section 980 - Duty of sheriff when defendant sentenced to state prisonIf the judgment is for imprisonment in a state prison, the sheriff of the county or subdivision must, upon receipt of a certified copy thereof or authorized notification thereof, take and deliver the defendant to the warden of the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center or to a place determined by the Director of the Department of Corrections. The sheriff must also deliver to the Department of Corrections:
1. A certified copy of the judgment and sentence, unless the judgment and sentence has previously been sent electronically by an authorized clerk of the court;2. A copy of any medical, dental, or mental health records of the defendant for conditions reviewed or treated while in the custody of the sheriff;3. Any medication or medical or dental device prescribed for the defendant while in the custody of the sheriff or for a pre-existing condition;4. Any forms required to be filed pursuant to the rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals at the time of the formal sentencing; and5. Any forms of identification of the defendant that were in the possession of the defendant at the time of sentencing.Upon delivery of the defendant with the required judgment, records and medication or devices, the sheriff must take from the Department of Corrections a receipt for the defendant, and make return thereof to the court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 980
R.L. 1910, § 5965; Laws 1978, c. 13, § 1, emerg. eff. 2/14/1978; Amended by Laws 1998, c. 89, § 2, eff. 7/1/1998; Amended by Laws 1999, c. 51, § 1, emerg. eff. 7/1/1999 ; Amended by Laws 2003 , HB 1147, c. 294, § 2, eff. 11/1/2003; Amended by Laws 2004 , HB 2252, c. 239, § 2, emerg. eff. 7/1/2004.