§ 21-833. Unlawful confinement of lunatics.  


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  • Every overseer of the poor, constable, keeper of a jail, or other person who confines a person who is impaired by reason of mental retardation or developmental disability, as defined by Section 1430.2 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, mentally ill person, insane person or other person of unsound mind, in any other manner or in any other place than is authorized by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

R.L. 1910, § 2392.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 246, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.