Oklahoma Code § 22-177

Title 22. Criminal Procedure: Verbal warning or arrest for misdemeanor charges in
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another county.
If the offense charged in the warrant be a misdemeanor and the
defendant comes in contact with a law enforcement officer in another
county, the law enforcement officer may:
1.  Issue a verbal warning about the existence of the warrant
and further advise the defendant to contact the clerk of the court
for the purpose of resolving the outstanding warrant.  All verbal
warnings shall be documented by the law enforcement officer on a
department-issued warning ticket; or
2.  Arrest the defendant and take the defendant before a
magistrate in that county, or the image of the defendant may be
broadcast by closed circuit television to the magistrate, as
provided in Section 176 of this title, who must admit the defendant
to bail and take bail accordingly.

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