Section 177 - Taking defendant before magistrate in misdemeanor cases - Use of closed circuit television If the offense charged in the warrant be a misdemeanor and the defendant comes in contact with a law enforcement officer in another county, the law enforcement officer may:
1. Issue a verbal warning about the existence of the warrant and further advise the defendant to contact the clerk of the court for the purpose of resolving the outstanding warrant. All verbal warnings shall be documented by the law enforcement officer on a department-issued warning ticket; or2. Arrest the defendant and take the defendant before a magistrate in that county, or the image of the defendant may be broadcast by closed circuit television to the magistrate, as provided in Section 176 of this title, who must admit the defendant to bail and take bail accordingly.Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 177
Amended by Laws 2023 , c. 204, s. 1, eff. 11/1/2023.R.L. 1910, § 5635; Amended by Laws 1991, c. 178, § 2, eff. 9/1/1991.