{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-720","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-720","heading":"Detainment of person as material witness","body":"A. If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe\n\nthat a person is a necessary and material witness to a felony and\n\nthat there is probable cause to believe that the person would be\n\nunwilling to accept service of a subpoena or may otherwise refuse to\n\nappear in any criminal proceeding, the officer may detain the person\n\nas a material witness with or without an arrest warrant; provided,\n\nno person may be detained as a material witness to a crime for more\n\nthan forty-eight (48) hours without being taken before a judge as\n\nrequired by Section 719 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and\n\nprovided further, no person may be detained as a material witness to\n\na crime who is a victim of such crime.\n\nB. At the time of the detainment, the law enforcement officer\n\nshall inform the person:\n\n1. Of the identity of the officer as a law enforcement officer;\n\nand\n\n2. That the person is being detained because the officer has\n\nprobable cause to believe the person:\n\na. is a material witness to an identified felony, and\n\nb. would be unwilling to accept service of a subpoena or\n\nmay otherwise refuse to appear in any criminal\n\nproceeding.\n\nC. If a material witness is taken into custody pursuant to this\n\nsection, the provisions of Section 719 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma\n\nStatutes shall apply.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"f9b68b1778df317362568e3324b63a20486775527888efcc372fd19f1f12bb71","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-72","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}