Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-8-107: Order for transportation of child by sheriff's office

- Reimbursement.

A. The court may issue an order directing the county sheriff or

his designee of the county in which the court is located to provide

transportation to a child who is the subject of a deprived

proceeding, regardless of where the child is placed within the

state, for purposes of the following:

1. Transferring the child from his or her current placement to

a designated inpatient treatment facility, as more further defined

in the Inpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment of

Minors Act;

2. Transferring the child from the inpatient treatment facility

to court for hearing;

3. Transferring the child from an out-of-county placement to

court for hearing and returning the child back to the out-of-county

placement; and

4. Assisting the Department of Human Services in transporting a

child from any location to placement when requested by the

Department for purposes of ensuring the safekeeping of the child as

well as the Department employee.

B. 1. The Department shall provide reimbursement to the county

sheriff or his designee for necessary and actual expenses for

transporting the child as follows:

a. a fee for the cost of personal services at the rate of

Twelve Dollars ($12.00) per hour,

b. mileage reimbursement for each mile actually traveled

at the rate established in the State Travel

Reimbursement Act,

c. meals for transporting personnel, not to exceed Seven

Dollars ($7.00) per meal, and

d. meals for the child being transported, not to exceed

Seven Dollars ($7.00) per meal.

2. The Department shall process and mail reimbursement claims

within sixty (60) days of receipt. Payments for services provided

by the county sheriff’s office shall be paid to the county and

deposited in the sheriff’s service fee account.

C. The court issuing the transportation order shall make such

provision for the transportation and safekeeping of a child as is

appropriate in the circumstances.