Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-1-109
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Powers and authority of peace officers
Official statutory text
A. The members of the ABLE Commission, the Director and such
agents and inspectors as the ABLE Commission appoints in writing
shall have all the powers and authority of peace officers of this
state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
B. The Director or any agent or inspector duly appointed, as
provided in subsection A of this section, shall be authorized to
arrest violators for offenses against laws of this state committed
in the presence of the Director or such agents or inspectors, and
further, upon the request of a sheriff or another peace officer of
this state or any political subdivision thereof, assist in
apprehension and arrest of a violator or suspected violator of any
of the laws of this state.
C. 1. A commissioned employee of the ABLE Commission shall be
entitled to receive, upon retirement by reason of length of service,
the continued custody and possession of the sidearm and badge
carried by such employee immediately prior to retirement;
2. A commissioned employee of the ABLE Commission may be
entitled to receive, upon retirement by reason of disability, the
continued custody and possession of the sidearm and badge carried by
such employee immediately prior to retirement, upon approval of the
Director;
3. Custody and possession of the sidearm and badge of a
commissioned employee of the ABLE Commission, killed in the line of
duty, may be awarded by the Director to the spouse or next of kin of
the deceased employee.
agents and inspectors as the ABLE Commission appoints in writing
shall have all the powers and authority of peace officers of this
state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
B. The Director or any agent or inspector duly appointed, as
provided in subsection A of this section, shall be authorized to
arrest violators for offenses against laws of this state committed
in the presence of the Director or such agents or inspectors, and
further, upon the request of a sheriff or another peace officer of
this state or any political subdivision thereof, assist in
apprehension and arrest of a violator or suspected violator of any
of the laws of this state.
C. 1. A commissioned employee of the ABLE Commission shall be
entitled to receive, upon retirement by reason of length of service,
the continued custody and possession of the sidearm and badge
carried by such employee immediately prior to retirement;
2. A commissioned employee of the ABLE Commission may be
entitled to receive, upon retirement by reason of disability, the
continued custody and possession of the sidearm and badge carried by
such employee immediately prior to retirement, upon approval of the
Director;
3. Custody and possession of the sidearm and badge of a
commissioned employee of the ABLE Commission, killed in the line of
duty, may be awarded by the Director to the spouse or next of kin of
the deceased employee.
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