Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-105.7
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Capitol Patrol Section - Authority - Reclassification
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- Salaries - Application.
A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Division of the Department of Public Safety a Capitol Patrol Section
which shall consist of such employees as may be necessary to provide
law enforcement services to all state buildings and properties,
including grounds appurtenant thereto, within Oklahoma County and
Tulsa County. All commissioned officers of the Capitol Patrol
Section as designated by the Commissioner shall have the authority
to enforce all parking, traffic, and criminal laws within Oklahoma
County and Tulsa County, and shall have the authority to perform
other law enforcement duties within the state as prescribed by the
Commissioner of Public Safety.
B. A Patrolman shall not be promoted to the position of Capitol
Patrol Sergeant.
C. Any officer of the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol Division may request reclassification to the
equivalent lateral position, rank, and salary within the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol Division and shall be reclassified to the position if
the officer:
1. Meets the requirements of paragraph 2 of subsection B of
Section 2-105 of this title. Provided, the officer shall be exempt
from the maximum age limitation;
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2. Satisfactorily completes a course of training as prescribed
by the Commissioner; and
3. Serves a twelve-month probationary period which shall
commence upon entering the course of training required by paragraph
2 of this subsection.
Such reclassified officer shall be subject to reassignment as
determined by the Chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division.
D. All commissioned officers of the Capitol Patrol Section of
the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public
Safety shall have, in addition to their primary duty as prescribed
in subsection A of this section, a secondary duty to enforce all
state statutes, to make arrests for violations and to perform other
duties as prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety in
accordance with Section 2-117 of this title.
E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the
Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority shall provide office and
operations space for the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.
F. The annual salaries of personnel comprising this section
shall be in accordance and conformity with the findings for
Department of Public Safety law enforcement personnel of the State
of Oklahoma Total Remuneration Study of 2013.
G. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing
laws covering the salaries for the commissioned officers in the
Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of
the Department of Public Safety.
A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Division of the Department of Public Safety a Capitol Patrol Section
which shall consist of such employees as may be necessary to provide
law enforcement services to all state buildings and properties,
including grounds appurtenant thereto, within Oklahoma County and
Tulsa County. All commissioned officers of the Capitol Patrol
Section as designated by the Commissioner shall have the authority
to enforce all parking, traffic, and criminal laws within Oklahoma
County and Tulsa County, and shall have the authority to perform
other law enforcement duties within the state as prescribed by the
Commissioner of Public Safety.
B. A Patrolman shall not be promoted to the position of Capitol
Patrol Sergeant.
C. Any officer of the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol Division may request reclassification to the
equivalent lateral position, rank, and salary within the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol Division and shall be reclassified to the position if
the officer:
1. Meets the requirements of paragraph 2 of subsection B of
Section 2-105 of this title. Provided, the officer shall be exempt
from the maximum age limitation;
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2. Satisfactorily completes a course of training as prescribed
by the Commissioner; and
3. Serves a twelve-month probationary period which shall
commence upon entering the course of training required by paragraph
2 of this subsection.
Such reclassified officer shall be subject to reassignment as
determined by the Chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division.
D. All commissioned officers of the Capitol Patrol Section of
the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public
Safety shall have, in addition to their primary duty as prescribed
in subsection A of this section, a secondary duty to enforce all
state statutes, to make arrests for violations and to perform other
duties as prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety in
accordance with Section 2-117 of this title.
E. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the
Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority shall provide office and
operations space for the Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma
Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety.
F. The annual salaries of personnel comprising this section
shall be in accordance and conformity with the findings for
Department of Public Safety law enforcement personnel of the State
of Oklahoma Total Remuneration Study of 2013.
G. The provisions of this section shall supersede all existing
laws covering the salaries for the commissioned officers in the
Capitol Patrol Section of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division of
the Department of Public Safety.
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