Oklahoma § 22-185 Verbal warning or taking before magistrate for misdemeanor

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 22-185 — Verbal warning or taking before magistrate for misdemeanor

Oklahoma § 22-185

Title 22Criminal Procedure

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Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-185 (2026).

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charges. If the offense charged in the warrant issued is a misdemeanor, the law enforcement officer may: 1. Issue a verbal warning about the existence of the warrant and further advise the defendant to contact the clerk of the court for the purpose of resolving the outstanding warrant. All verbal warnings shall be documented by the law enforcement officer on a department-issued warning ticket; or 2. Take the defendant before a magistrate of the county in which the warrant was issued, who must admit the defendant to bail, and immediately transmit the warrant, complaint, depositions, if any, and undertaking, to the clerk of the court in which the defendant is required to appear.

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charges. If the offense charged in the warrant issued is a misdemeanor, the law enforcement officer may: 1. Issue a verbal warning about the existence of the warrant and further advise the defendant to contact the clerk of the court for the purpose of resolving the outstanding warrant. All verbal warnings shall be documented by the law enforcement officer on a department-issued warning ticket; or 2. Take the defendant before a magistrate of the county in which the warrant was issued, who must admit the defendant to bail, and immediately transmit the warrant, complaint, depositions, if any, and undertaking, to the clerk of the court in which the defendant is required to appear.