Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-532: Permitting escapes

Any sheriff, coroner, clerk of a court, constable or other

ministerial officer and any deputy or subordinate of any ministerial

officer, who either:

1. Willfully or carelessly allows any person lawfully held by

him in custody to escape or go at large, except as may be permitted

by law; or

2. Receives any gratuity or reward, or any security or promise

of one, to procure, assist, connive at or permit any prisoner in his

custody to escape, whether such escape is attempted or not; or

3. Commits any unlawful act tending to hinder justice,

shall be guilty of a Class B2 felony offense.

R.L. 1910, § 2244. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 208, eff. July

1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 68, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 208 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.