Req. No. 3430 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) SENATE BILL 1611 By: Jett AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to sheriffs; allowing counties to designate hospitals to determine certain medical status of arrestees; providing certain exemptions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 530 of Title 19, unless there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: A. A county may designate one or more hospitals within the county to determine whether or not it is medically advisable for an arrestee to be housed in the county jail. B. If such a designated hospital deems it medically inadvisable for an arrestee to be housed in the county jail, then the county shall not be required to house such arreste e. C. Nothing in this section shall preclude a county from agreeing to house an arrestee in the county jail or in another Req. No. 3430 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 place, even if a hospital deems it medically inadvisable for the arrestee to be housed in the county jail. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 58-2-3430 KR 1/20/2022 2:27:57 PM