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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 57. PRISONS AND REFORMATORIES

  § 57-571. Definitions.  

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  • As used in the Oklahoma Statutes, unless another definition is specified:

    1.  "Capacity" means the actual available bedspace as certified by the State Board of Corrections subject to applicable federal and state laws and the rules and regulations promulgated under such laws;

    2.  “Nonviolent offense” means any felony offense except the following, or any attempts to commit or conspiracy or solicitation to commit the following crimes:

    a.assault, battery, or assault and battery with a dangerous or deadly weapon;

    b.aggravated assault and battery on a police officer, sheriff, highway patrolman, or any other officer of the law;

    c.poisoning with intent to kill;

    d.shooting with intent to kill;

    e.assault with intent to kill;

    f.assault with intent to commit a felony;

    g.assaults while masked or disguised;

    h.murder in the first degree;

    i.murder in the second degree;

    j.manslaughter in the first degree;

    k.manslaughter in the second degree;

    l.kidnapping;

    m.burglary in the first degree;

    n.burglary with explosives;

    o.kidnapping for extortion;

    p.maiming;

    q.robbery;

    r.robbery in the first degree;

    s.robbery in the second degree;

    t.armed robbery;

    u.robbery by two (2) or more persons;

    v.robbery with dangerous weapon or imitation firearm;

    w.child abuse;

    x.wiring any equipment, vehicle or structure with explosives;

    y.forcible sodomy;

    z.rape in the first degree;

    aa.rape in the second degree;

    bb.rape by instrumentation;

    cc.lewd or indecent proposition or lewd or indecent act with a child;

    dd.use of a firearm or offensive weapon to commit or attempt to commit a felony;

    ee.pointing firearms;

    ff.rioting;

    gg.inciting to riot;

    hh.arson in the first degree;

    ii.injuring or burning public buildings;

    jj.sabotage;

    kk.criminal syndicalism;

    ll.extortion;

    mm.obtaining signature by extortion;

    nn.seizure of a bus, discharging firearm or hurling missile at bus;

    oo.mistreatment of a mental patient; or

    pp.using a vehicle to facilitate the discharge of a weapon pursuant to Section 652 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 97, § 2, emerg. eff. April 4, 1984.  Amended by Laws 1984, c. 275, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1984; Laws 1993, c. 276, § 10, emerg. eff. May 27, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 437, § 30, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2007, c. 358, § 10, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 3, § 29, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 2008.

Note

NOTE:  Laws 2007, c. 166, § 1 repealed by Laws 2008, c. 3, § 30, emerg. eff. Feb. 28, 2008.