{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-57-57-516","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-516","heading":"Parole violators","body":"A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the\n\nprobation and parole officer shall, upon information sufficient to\n\ngive the officer reasonable grounds to believe that the parolee has\n\nviolated the terms of and conditions of parole, notify the\n\nDepartment of Corrections. If it is determined that the facts\n\njustify revocation action, the Department shall issue a warrant for\n\nthe arrest of the parolee and the warrant shall have the force and\n\neffect of any warrant of arrest issued by a district court in this\n\nstate. The parolee shall, after arrest, be immediately incarcerated\n\nin the nearest county jail, intermediate sanctions facility, or a\n\nDepartment of Corrections facility to await action by the Governor\n\nor the Pardon and Parole Board as to whether the parole will be\n\nrevoked. Parole time shall cease to run after the issuance of a\n\nwarrant for arrest by the Department of Corrections, and earned\n\ncredits shall not be accrued during any period of time when the\n\nparolee is incarcerated pending revocation action by the Governor or\n\nthe Pardon and Parole Board. Pursuant to the provisions of this\n\nsubsection:\n\n1. The Governor shall have the power and authority to revoke\n\nparole granted by the Governor and file the certificate of\n\nrevocation with the Secretary of State; and\n\n2. The Pardon and Parole Board, by majority vote, shall have\n\nthe power and authority to revoke parole granted by the Pardon and\n\nParole Board and file the certificate of revocation with the\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nB. Any parolee determined to have violated any terms or\n\nconditions of parole by the supervising parole officer may be given\n\nthe option, at the discretion of the Department of Corrections, to\n\nbe placed in an intermediate sanctions facility for disciplinary\n\nsanction and programmatic services in lieu of revocation or when\n\nrevocation action by the Governor or the Pardon and Parole Board is\n\ndeemed unnecessary for the nature of the violation. Any parolee for\n\nwhom a warrant for arrest issues as provided in subsection A of this\n\nsection may, at the discretion of the Department or the Governor, be\n\nplaced in an intermediate sanctions facility pending or following\n\nany action by the Governor or the Pardon and Parole Board as to\n\nrevocation of parole or required additional conditions to remain on\n\nparole. A parolee may be received and processed into the custody of\n\nthe Department on an expedited basis through any facility serving\n\nsuch purpose or may be processed directly by the intermediate\n\nsanctions facility.","path":["OK Code","Title 57"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os57.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"7c8a915a8333ea42249c9f6ccc8df8874a29f27ae4eb0af47bafea3021089c75","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-57-57-515a","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-57-57-517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}