Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-34-107
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Safety and liability policies
Official statutory text
A. Beginning January 1, 2016, every municipal police department
shall have adopted policies in place that at a minimum address the
following safety and liability issues, including but not limited to:
1. Search and seizure;
2. Arrest and alternatives to arrest;
3. Strip and body cavity searches;
4. Evidence and property management;
5. Inventories and audits;
6. Use of firearms and use of force;
7. Pursuit driving;
8. Impartial policing/racial profiling;
9. Mental health;
10. Professional conduct of officers;
11. Domestic abuse;
12. Response to missing persons; and
13. Supervision of part-time officers.
B. The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police shall possess
the responsibility of conducting compliance reviews for Oklahoma
Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies. Compliance reviews shall be
conducted upon receipt of a complaint or reasonable cause to believe
that the agency has failed to comply with safety and liability
policy requirements.
C. A complaint against a municipality for noncompliance with
this section shall be submitted in writing to the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police, the Director of CLEET and the
municipality pursuant to the provisions of Section 22-103 of Title
11 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon notification, the municipality
shall have six (6) months to come into compliance. If the agency
has not come into compliance after six (6) months, the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police shall notify in writing the chief
elected official of the governing body of the law enforcement
agency, the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement
agency, and the liability insurance company of the law enforcement
agency. If after six (6) months a municipality has not reached full
compliance with the requirements of this section, the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police may request the Director of CLEET
for an additional six (6) months if it is determined the
municipality is substantially attempting to comply with the
requirements herein.
shall have adopted policies in place that at a minimum address the
following safety and liability issues, including but not limited to:
1. Search and seizure;
2. Arrest and alternatives to arrest;
3. Strip and body cavity searches;
4. Evidence and property management;
5. Inventories and audits;
6. Use of firearms and use of force;
7. Pursuit driving;
8. Impartial policing/racial profiling;
9. Mental health;
10. Professional conduct of officers;
11. Domestic abuse;
12. Response to missing persons; and
13. Supervision of part-time officers.
B. The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police shall possess
the responsibility of conducting compliance reviews for Oklahoma
Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies. Compliance reviews shall be
conducted upon receipt of a complaint or reasonable cause to believe
that the agency has failed to comply with safety and liability
policy requirements.
C. A complaint against a municipality for noncompliance with
this section shall be submitted in writing to the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police, the Director of CLEET and the
municipality pursuant to the provisions of Section 22-103 of Title
11 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon notification, the municipality
shall have six (6) months to come into compliance. If the agency
has not come into compliance after six (6) months, the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police shall notify in writing the chief
elected official of the governing body of the law enforcement
agency, the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement
agency, and the liability insurance company of the law enforcement
agency. If after six (6) months a municipality has not reached full
compliance with the requirements of this section, the Oklahoma
Association of Chiefs of Police may request the Director of CLEET
for an additional six (6) months if it is determined the
municipality is substantially attempting to comply with the
requirements herein.
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