Legal Opinion
Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge Number 188 v. Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 14, 2000No. 92,626, 93,503PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
I. ISSUES
¶ 1 Three issues are presented for this Court’s review: (1) whether title 19, section 744 and title 57, section 41, the statutes allowing jail-privatization, are constitutional*1127ly infirm;1 (2) if the statutory provisions are constitutional, whether the Tulsa County Criminal Justice Authority (TCCJA) exceeded its authority by contracting with a private company for the operation and maintenance of the new Tulsa County Jail; and (3) whether the office and duties of sheriff were properly altered by the Legislature. We conclude that the challenged provisions are valid, that the TCCJA did…
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