Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (2004)
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided April 27, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Senator Laster:
¶ 0 This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following question:
May a public trust lawfully created under 60 O.S. Supp. 2003, § 176, operating a county jail facility, refuse to accept a prisoner when the admitting officer believes the prisoner needs medical treatment, and requires the arresting officers to obtain medical treatment for the prisoner prior to admission?
Background
¶ 1 Your question references a public trust formed to operate a county jail pursuant to 60 O.S. Supp. 2003, § 176[60-176].1 A…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grand River Dam Authority v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge Number 188 v. Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge Number 188 v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Harrison v. BartonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Osteopathic Hospital Founders Ass'n v. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety ex rel. Oklahoma Highway Patrol DepartmentCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995