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In Muskogee, What Happens if Convicted of Carrying Drugs or Alcohol into a Jail?
Bringing or Possessing Contraband in Jail or Penal Institution is Oklahoma's law prohibiting the possession of certain items in a jail (Okla. Stat. tit. 57 § 21). Any gun, knife, bomb, or other dangerous instrument is prohibited. So is any controlled dangerous substance or alcohol. There's also a different category of contraband that includes cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, or any other form of tobacco product. Any person who knowingly, willfully, and without authority brings into or possesses in jail any cell phone or electronic device capable of sending or receiving any electronic communication is guilty of this crime. Read more »
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, What Makes Something Child Endangerment?
Definition of Child Endangerment Child endangerment isn’t as severe a crime as child abuse, but Oklahoma still handles it seriously. The main child endangerment law in Oklahoma asserts that child endangerment is when a child’s parent or guardian knowingly permits the physical or sexual abuse of the child, knowingly permits the child to be at […] Read more »
In Muskogee, OK, what is the crime of interfering with an emergency call?
In Oklahoma, it's a crime to interfere with an emergency call. The statute is called Interruption, Disruption, or Interference With Emergency Telephone Call. "Any person who intentionally interrupts, disrupts, impedes or interferes with an emergency telephone call or intentionally prevents or hinders another person from placing an emergency telephone call shall be guilty of a misdemeanor" (Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 1211.1). Read more »