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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-444: Escape or attempt to escape from arrest or detention –

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Removal of monitoring device.

A. It is unlawful for any person, after being lawfully arrested

or detained by a peace officer, to escape or attempt to escape from

such peace officer.

B. Any person who escapes or attempts to escape after being

lawfully arrested or detained for custody for a misdemeanor offense

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. Any person who escapes or attempts to escape after being

lawfully arrested or detained for custody for a felony offense shall

be guilty of a Class D2 felony offense and shall be punished by

imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section

20O of this title.

D. It is unlawful for any person admitted to bail or released

on recognizance, bond, or undertaking for appearance before any

magistrate or court of the State of Oklahoma, and required as a

condition of such release from detention to wear any electronic

monitoring device on the body of the person to remove such device

without authorization from the court. For purposes of this

subsection, any person charged with a misdemeanor offense who

removes such device without authorization from the court shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and any person charged with a felony offense

who removes such device without authorization from the court shall,

upon conviction, be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and shall be

punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F

of Section 20P of this title.

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