Oklahoma § 57-13 Escape when committed for capital offenses a felony.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 57-13 — Escape when committed for capital offenses a felony.

Oklahoma § 57-13

Title 57Prisons And Reformatories

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-13 (2026).

Text

If any person committed to prison, for the purpose of detaining him for trial, for a capital offense, shall break prison and escape, he shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

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Legislative History

R.L. 1910, § 4616. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 502, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 367, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 721, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 502 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.