Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1265.8
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Detention and arrest of persons entering without
Official statutory text
permission.
Any peace officer or any person employed as watchman, guard, or
in a supervisory capacity on premises posted as provided in Section
7 may stop any person found on any premises to which entry without
permission is forbidden by Section 7 and may detain him for the
purpose of demanding, and may demand of him his name, address and
business in such place. If said peace officer or employee has
reason to believe from the answers of the person so interrogated
that such person has no right to be in such place, said peace
officer shall forthwith release such person or he may arrest such
person without a warrant on the charge of violating the provisions
of Section 7; and said employee shall forthwith release such person
or turn him over to a peace officer, who may arrest him without a
warrant on the charge of violating the provisions of Section 7.
Any peace officer or any person employed as watchman, guard, or
in a supervisory capacity on premises posted as provided in Section
7 may stop any person found on any premises to which entry without
permission is forbidden by Section 7 and may detain him for the
purpose of demanding, and may demand of him his name, address and
business in such place. If said peace officer or employee has
reason to believe from the answers of the person so interrogated
that such person has no right to be in such place, said peace
officer shall forthwith release such person or he may arrest such
person without a warrant on the charge of violating the provisions
of Section 7; and said employee shall forthwith release such person
or turn him over to a peace officer, who may arrest him without a
warrant on the charge of violating the provisions of Section 7.
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