Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-6-125.1
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Autism spectrum disorder persons — Program to train
Official statutory text
law enforcement officers on communication.
The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with Service
Oklahoma, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, the
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
and other entities or individuals with expertise in autism, shall
develop a program to assist and train law enforcement officers to
effectively communicate with a person who has been diagnosed with an
autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician,
licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. In addition, the
program shall include training in de-escalation methods when
interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism
spectrum disorder, proper utilization of the registry established
pursuant to Section 1 of this act, proper utilization of any
specific information regarding an individual listed in the registry,
and any other information that may be useful to law enforcement
officers when interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with
an autism spectrum disorder.
The program established pursuant to this section shall be
available annually to every state, tribal, county, and municipal law
enforcement agency in this state.
The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with Service
Oklahoma, the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, the
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services,
and other entities or individuals with expertise in autism, shall
develop a program to assist and train law enforcement officers to
effectively communicate with a person who has been diagnosed with an
autism spectrum disorder by a licensed primary care physician,
licensed psychologist, or licensed psychiatrist. In addition, the
program shall include training in de-escalation methods when
interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with an autism
spectrum disorder, proper utilization of the registry established
pursuant to Section 1 of this act, proper utilization of any
specific information regarding an individual listed in the registry,
and any other information that may be useful to law enforcement
officers when interacting with a person who has been diagnosed with
an autism spectrum disorder.
The program established pursuant to this section shall be
available annually to every state, tribal, county, and municipal law
enforcement agency in this state.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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