Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-34-102
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Chief of police - Powers, duties and functions -
Official statutory text
Qualifications.
A. The chief of police of a municipality shall be a peace
officer and shall enforce the municipal ordinances. The chief of
police of a municipality shall have such other powers, duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. Any person elected or appointed to the position of chief of
police of a municipality shall meet the following qualifications:
1. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
2. Be a citizen of the United States;
3. Possess at least a high school diploma or General Education
Diploma (GED);
4. Be certified as a peace officer in this state by the Council
on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), or meet all
requirements necessary for CLEET certification and obtain such
certification within six (6) months of assuming the position of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 301
chief of police or as otherwise allowed by Section 3311 of Title 70
of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
5. Have successfully completed a course of training meeting at
least the minimal criteria established by the Council on Law
Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) for police chief
administration, successfully completed an approved police chief
administrative school which has been developed by the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police and approved by the Council within
twelve (12) months of assuming the position of chief of police.
C. 1. Any person who does not meet the qualifications of
paragraph 4 or 5 of subsection B of this section at the time of
election or appointment to the position of chief of police and who
fails after assuming the position of chief of police to meet such
qualifications within the time required shall have their CLEET
certification revoked for the purpose of serving as chief and be
removed from the position.
2. Any person assuming the position of chief of police without
prior CLEET certification who fails to complete an approved course
of training or police chief administration school within the time
required shall be precluded from obtaining CLEET certification while
in such position.
D. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
(CLEET) shall establish minimal criteria for the qualifications of
paragraph 5 of subsection B of this section relating to a course of
training and police chief administration schools and approve all
training offered in this state relating to police chief
administration. The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police in
consultation and cooperation with the Council is directed to develop
a Police Chief Administrative School consisting of training courses
that meet at least the minimal criteria established by the Council.
E. The provisions of this act relating to qualifications for a
chief of police shall not apply to any person who has assumed the
position of chief of police and is currently serving as the chief of
police of a municipality on or before November 1, 2006.
A. The chief of police of a municipality shall be a peace
officer and shall enforce the municipal ordinances. The chief of
police of a municipality shall have such other powers, duties and
functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. Any person elected or appointed to the position of chief of
police of a municipality shall meet the following qualifications:
1. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
2. Be a citizen of the United States;
3. Possess at least a high school diploma or General Education
Diploma (GED);
4. Be certified as a peace officer in this state by the Council
on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), or meet all
requirements necessary for CLEET certification and obtain such
certification within six (6) months of assuming the position of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 301
chief of police or as otherwise allowed by Section 3311 of Title 70
of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
5. Have successfully completed a course of training meeting at
least the minimal criteria established by the Council on Law
Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) for police chief
administration, successfully completed an approved police chief
administrative school which has been developed by the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police and approved by the Council within
twelve (12) months of assuming the position of chief of police.
C. 1. Any person who does not meet the qualifications of
paragraph 4 or 5 of subsection B of this section at the time of
election or appointment to the position of chief of police and who
fails after assuming the position of chief of police to meet such
qualifications within the time required shall have their CLEET
certification revoked for the purpose of serving as chief and be
removed from the position.
2. Any person assuming the position of chief of police without
prior CLEET certification who fails to complete an approved course
of training or police chief administration school within the time
required shall be precluded from obtaining CLEET certification while
in such position.
D. The Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
(CLEET) shall establish minimal criteria for the qualifications of
paragraph 5 of subsection B of this section relating to a course of
training and police chief administration schools and approve all
training offered in this state relating to police chief
administration. The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police in
consultation and cooperation with the Council is directed to develop
a Police Chief Administrative School consisting of training courses
that meet at least the minimal criteria established by the Council.
E. The provisions of this act relating to qualifications for a
chief of police shall not apply to any person who has assumed the
position of chief of police and is currently serving as the chief of
police of a municipality on or before November 1, 2006.
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