Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-27-115.1
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Prosecutions by verified complaint - Means of
Official statutory text
verification.
Notwithstanding other provisions of law, when a law enforcement
officer issues a citation or ticket as the basis for a complaint or
information, for an offense against a municipal ordinance which is
declared to be a misdemeanor, the citation or ticket shall be
properly verified if:
1. The issuing officer subscribes the officer's signature on
the citation, ticket or complaint to the following statement:
"I, the undersigned issuing officer, hereby certify and
swear that I have read the foregoing information and know
the facts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting
the criminal charge stated therein are true."
Such a subscription by an issuing officer, in all respects, shall
constitute a sworn statement, as if sworn to upon an oath
administered by an official authorized by law to administer oaths;
and
2. The citation or ticket states the specific facts supporting
the criminal charge and the ordinance or statute alleged to be
violated; or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 245
3. A complainant verifies by oath, subscribed on the citation,
ticket or complaint, that he has read the information, knows the
facts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting the
criminal charge stated therein are true. For purposes of such an
oath and subscription, any law enforcement officer of the state,
county or municipality of the State of Oklahoma issuing the
citation, ticket or complaint shall be authorized to administer the
oath to the complainant.
Notwithstanding other provisions of law, when a law enforcement
officer issues a citation or ticket as the basis for a complaint or
information, for an offense against a municipal ordinance which is
declared to be a misdemeanor, the citation or ticket shall be
properly verified if:
1. The issuing officer subscribes the officer's signature on
the citation, ticket or complaint to the following statement:
"I, the undersigned issuing officer, hereby certify and
swear that I have read the foregoing information and know
the facts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting
the criminal charge stated therein are true."
Such a subscription by an issuing officer, in all respects, shall
constitute a sworn statement, as if sworn to upon an oath
administered by an official authorized by law to administer oaths;
and
2. The citation or ticket states the specific facts supporting
the criminal charge and the ordinance or statute alleged to be
violated; or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 245
3. A complainant verifies by oath, subscribed on the citation,
ticket or complaint, that he has read the information, knows the
facts and contents thereof and that the facts supporting the
criminal charge stated therein are true. For purposes of such an
oath and subscription, any law enforcement officer of the state,
county or municipality of the State of Oklahoma issuing the
citation, ticket or complaint shall be authorized to administer the
oath to the complainant.
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